Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
Cover image of Black-winged Kite by Mark Stanton – Pilanesberg National Park, North West Kites belong to the family ACCIPITRIDAE (Hawks, Ea...
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Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)
Cover image of Red-knobbed Coot. Coots belong to the Family RALLIDAE. This family also includes Rails, Crakes, Swamphens, Flufftails, Gallinules, and Moorhens, ...
Bird ringing at Nuwejaars Wetlands SMA : 14 to 19 June 2026
On 14 to 19 June 2026 we made our second visit this year to the Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area, the first visit have been made in April, with blog h...
Bird ringing at Strandfontein Sewage Works : 20 July 2026
Multiple bird ringing expeditions to the Strandfontein Sewage Works have taken place since the one described in the blog for 24 May 2026. On that trip we ringed...
Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens)
Cover image of Cardinal Woodpecker by Marna Buys – Magaliesberg Natural Area, Gauteng Woodpeckers belong to the family PICIDAE. Members of t...
Bird ringing at Ouberg : 10 to 16 July 2026
A total of 141 species has been recorded for SABAP2 pentad 3340_2015, the one into which Ouberg Private Nature Reserve falls. That list is based on 29 full prot...
Red-capped Lark (Calandrella cinerea)
Cover image of Red-capped Lark Lark by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape Larks are passerine birds of the family&n...
Bird ringing at Botuin, Vanrhynsdorp : 3 to 7 July 2026
We were bird ringing near the Maskam Mountain, Vanrhynsdorp, from 3 to 7 July. We were based at Botuin Cottages. We ringed in the Botuin garden, the Lark Site c...
Cape Grassbird (Sphenoeacus afer)
Cover image of Cape Grassbird by Ryan Tippett – Ithala Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal The Cape Grassbird belongs to the Family MACROSPHENIDAE (Afri...
Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Cover image of Black-necked Grebe by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape Grebes are the sole members of the Family PODICI...