Gurney’s Sugarbird (Promerops gurneyi)
Cover image. Gurney’s Sugarbird by Colin Summergill – Carter’s Hill, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 252816 Identification The Gurn...
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Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)
Cover image by Marna Buys – Kirstenbosch, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 61050 Cape Sugarbird Identification The Cape Sugarbird is a very distin...
Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor)
Cover image of Common Bulbul by Lia Steen – Shellybeach, KwaZulu-Natal Identification The Common or Dark-capped Bulbul is a distinctive and easily rec...
Bird ringing at Vondeling, 17 to 20 August 2023
Two weeks after our previous bird ringing visit, we were again at Vondeling Wine Farm. This time we focused on species diversity. We caught 26 species in four d...
African Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans)
Cover image of African Red-eyed Bulbul by Jon Blanco – Karoo Gariep Nature Reserve, Northern Cape Identification The African Red-eyed Bulbul is an eas...
Bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus)
Cover image of Bokmakierie by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon District, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 114349 Identification The Bokmakierie should be fami...
Bird ringing at Vondeling, 3 to 6 August 2023
We had an enjoyable long weekend of bird ringing at Vondeling Wines. Although we are still deep in winter, the first signs of spring were evident, green shoots ...
Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)
Cover image Greater Kestrel by Sybrand Venter – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 246605 Identification The Greater Kestrel is a sm...
Pale Chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus)
Cover image of Pale Chanting Goshawk by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 60801 Identification The Pale Chanting Gos...
Capped Wheatear (Oenanthe pileata)
Cover image of Capped Wheatear by Sybrand Venter – Near Carnarvon, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 219360 Identification The Capped Wheatear is a str...