Pied Starling (Lamprotornis bicolor)
Cover image of Pied Starling Starling by Lance Robinson – Near Frankfort, Free State Starlings belong to the family STURNIDAE. All members of the fami...
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Levaillant’s Cisticola (Cisticola tinniens)
Cover image: Levaillant’s Cisticola by Gerald Wingate – Strandfontein Sewage Works, Western Cape Cisticolas belong to the Family CISTICOLIDAE. This is a g...
African Rail (Rallus caerulescens)
Cover image of African Rail by Johan Heyns – Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng Rails belong to the Family: RALLIDAE. This family also includes C...
Bird ringing at Zandvlei, brunch at Marina da Gama : 20 December 2025
Saturday. 20 December. was the Open Day for bird ringing. We had two locations arranged for the ringing, so that there was space for everyone. At sunrise, we di...
Open Day for bird ringing at Grotto Bay Private Nature Reserve : 29 November 2025
There is no record of the number of people who attended the Open Day for bird ringing at Grotto Bay, but it was probably roughly 40, both residents and visitors...
Bird ringing at Zandvlei, brunch at Marina da Gama : 20 December 2025
Ringers, plus family and friends, trainees and would-be trainees are invited to the end-of-year event on Saturday 20 December 2025. We will be bird ringing at Z...
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African Oystercatcher monitoring on Robben Island : 2025 to 2026
Introduction We have been monitoring the breeding of the African Oystercatchers Haematopos moquini on Robben Island since the summer of 2001/02. We have also mo...
Connecting to nature via bird ringing : Nuwejaars Wetlands : 2 to 7 November 2025
“How do we get people interested in the environment?” “How do people get connected to nature?” This gallery of photos, taken at the Nuwe...
Bird ringing at Ouberg : 14 to 17 February 2025
There is no pollution from city light. We are deep in the countryside. There is no moon. The night is dark. Above our heads, the Southern Cross and The Pointers...
Bird ringing at Ouberg : 21 to 24 October 2025
The Ouberg Private Nature Reserve is 20 km northeast of the town of Montagu in the Western Cape. It is in the foothills of big mountains. Three biomes meet here...