Familiar Chat (Oenanthe familiaris)
Cover image of Familiar Chat by Ryan Tippett – Near Carnarvon, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 253536 Identification The Familiar Chat is a small and...
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Bird ringing course at Ouberg Private Nature Reserve, 10 to 16 May 2023
A cold and sometimes wet Karoo week was not the best for a ringing course, yet everyone thoroughly enjoyed the course! We caught 219 birds of 29 species at the ...
African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
Cover image: African Sacred Ibis by Malcolm Robinson– Darvill Bird Sanctuary, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 249235 Identification The African Sacred Ibi...
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Cover image. Little Grebe by Joanne Putter – Keurboomsrivier, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 224373 Identification The Little Grebe is a small and co...
Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa)
Cover image: Karoo Prinia by Pieter La Grange – Vleesbaai, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 239246 Identification The Karoo Prinia is a small, pale and long-tailed wa...
Short-toed Rock-thrush (Monticola brevipes)
Cover image of Short-toed Rock-thrush by PR Kleiman – Near Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 245207 Identification The Short-toed Rock-thr...
Yellow Bishop (Euplectes capensis)
Identification The Yellow Bishop is a medium-sized, brightly coloured bird. Males are black and yellow in breeding plumage, and keep the bright yellow wing and ...
Greater Striped Swallow (Cecropis cucullata)
Cover image of Greater Striped Swallow by Cobus Elstadt – Near Uniondale, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 256513 Identification The Greater Striped Sw...
Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
Identification Deciding that the bird you are looking at is an adult Kelp Gull is one of the easiest identification challenges: white head and body, black back ...
Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula)
Cover image by Andre Kok – Karoo National Park, Western Cape. The Rock Martin belongs to the family HIRUNDINIDAE, a group that includes Swallows,...