Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus)
Cover image by Sybrand Venter – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 233365 Identification The Blacksmith Lapwing is a boldly marked a...
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Mountain Chat (Oenanthe monticola)
Cover image of Mountain Chat by Gerald Wingate – Britannica Bay, Western Cape. Identification The Mountain Chat or Mountain Wheatear is a handsome and...
White-breasted Cormorant (Phalocrocorax lucidus)
Identification In theory, the White-breasted Cormorant is an easy species to identify (but there are imposters, see later). In adults the top half of the front ...
Tractrac Chat (Emarginata tractrac)
Cover image of Tractrac Chat by Gregg Darling – Spitzkoppe, Namibia – BirdPix No. 13744 Identification The Tractrac Chat is a small, pale coloure...
Bird Ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm, June 2023
We had a few excellent days of bird ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm, from 8 to 11 June. We occupied two comfortable cottages, recently transformed into visitor a...
Bird ringing at Botuin: summary 2020 to 2023
This blog is a summary of bird ringing at Botuin, Vanrhynsdrop. Over our first three bird ringing visits to Botuin, we have caught 748 birds of 57 species! Botu...
Sickle-winged Chat (Emarginata sinuata)
Cover image of Sickle-winged Chat by Vaughan Jessnitz – St. Helena Bay, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 152671 Identification The Sickle-winged Chat i...
Karoo Chat (Emarginata schlegelii)
Cover image of Karoo Chat by Desire Darling – Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 38935 Identification The Karoo Chat is lar...
Bird ringing at Grotto Bay, 27 May 2023
The Biodiversity and Development Institute (BDI) hosted a Citizen Science Day on Saturday, 27 May 2023, with a focus on bird ringing at Grotto Bay Private Natur...
Ant-eating Chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora)
Cover image of Ant-eating Chat by Desire Darling – Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 7088 Identification The Ant-eating Cha...