Bird ringing at Grotto Bay : 31 August 2024
On 31 August we held an Open Day for bird ringing at Grotto Bay Private Nature Reserve. We caught 62 birds of 19 species (list at the bottom of this blog), incl...
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Cape Rockjumper (Chaetops frenatus)
Cover image: Cape Rockjumper by Duncan Butchart – Hermanus, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 86016 Rockjumpers belong to the Family CHAETOPIDAE. ...
Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostra)
Cover image of Black Crake by Anthony Paton – Kruger National Park, Limpopo – BirdPix No. 41149 Crakes belong to the Family: RALLIDAE. This ...
African Darter (Anhinga rufa)
Cover image of African Darter by Graeme Hatley – Stanford, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 285516 Darters belong to the Family: ANHINGIDAE. Anhin...
Flowers and feathers: Vanrhynsdorp : 4 to 7 August 2024
We visited Botuin Cottages between 4 and 7 August to enjoy the spring flowers and do some birding and ringing. Flowers and feathers. It was also a test run to e...
Botha’s Lark (Spizocorys fringillaris)
Cover image of Botha’s Lark by Maans Booysen – Daggakraal, Mpumalanga – BirdPix No. 213508 Larks are passerine birds of...
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Cover image: European Bee-eater by Neels Putter – Thabazimbi district, Limpopo – BirdPix No.153941 Bee-eaters belong to the Family: MEROPIDAE. Th...
Suburban wetlands 1 : Liesbeek River, Observatory
Having started out in life on the eastern buttress of Table Mountain, the Liesbeek River loses its freedom and is condemned to run most of its course imprisoned...
Lark-like Bunting (Emberiza impetuani)
Cover image of Lark-like Bunting by Les Underhill – Vanrhynsdorp district, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 274357 Buntings belong to the Family: EMBER...
Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres)
Cover image of Cape Vulture by Pamela Kleiman – Underberg district, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 274705 Vultures belong to the Family: ACCIPI...