Karoo Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas coryphoeus)
Cover image of Karoo Scrub Robin by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 274165 Identification The Karoo Scrub Robin is...
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BDInsight – March 2024
Cover image: Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris) – Vanrhynsdorp, Western Cape – Photo by Amandine Dore Welcome to the March 2024 edition of the BDInsig...
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Cover image: Grey Heron by Ryan Tippett– Zimanga Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 22138 Identification The Grey Heron is a large, conspicuous...
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Cover image: Western Cattle Egret by David Kennedy– Linyanti Swamps, Botswana – BirdPix No. 249235 The Western Cattle Egret is monotypic, meaning it l...
Little Swift (Apus affinis)
Cover image: Little Swift by Gerald Wingate – Vanschoorsdrif, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 186019 Swifts are specialised, highly aerial birds with ...
Malachite Sunbird (Nectarina famosa)
Cover image: Malachite Sunbird by Pamela Kleiman – Steytlerville, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 10960 Identification The Malachite Sunbird is ...
Bird Ringing Course at Botuin, Vanrhynsdorp: 31 January to 6 February 2024
This was the seventh BDI bird ringing course. You get links to the previous courses and other bird ringing events here. Although we had some extremely hot (over...
BDInsight – February 2024
Cover image: Malachite Sunbird (Nectarina famosa) – Middelburg district, Eastern Cape – Photo by Tino Herselman Welcome to the February 2024 edition of the BDIn...
Pririt Batis (Batis pririt)
Cover image: Pririt Batis by Ryan Tippett– Carnarvon district, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 252534 Batises make up a genus of small, uniquely Afr...
Fairy Flycatcher (Stenostira scita)
Cover image: Fairy Flycatcher by Marna Buys – Wonderboom, Gauteng – BirdPix No. 261347 Identification This species is notable for being one...