This is a list of bird ringing courses and other ringing events with reports on the BDI website. The most recent event is at the top, and we work backwards to finish with the first report, on an event in December 2019, at the bottom. Future ringing courses and events are listed here.
2025
Bird ringing at Ouberg : 21 to 24 October 2025
Bird ringing at Nuwejaars Wetlands SMA : 19 to 23 September 2025
Bird ringing at Botuin, Vanrhynsdorp : 23 to 27 August 2025
Bird ringing at Nuwejaars Wetlands SMA : 9 to 14 August 2025
Bird ringing at Nuwejaars Wetlands SMA : 30 May to 4 June 2025
Bird ringing at Nuwejaars Wetlands SMA : 7 to 11 April 2025
Bird ringing at Botuin : 29 March to 4 April 2025
Bird ringing at Ouberg : 14 to 17 February 2025
Bird ringing at Alte Kalköfen Bird Observatory : 5 to 12 February 2025
2024
Bird ringing and brunch at Zandvlei : 21 December 2024
Bird ringing course 10 : Botuin, Vanrhynsdorp : 15 to 20 November 2024
Bird ringing at Nuwejaars Wetlands SMA : 7 to 12 October 2024
Bird ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm : 17 to 19 September 2024
Bird ringing course 9 : New Holme : 9 to 15 September 2024
Bird ringing at Grotto Bay : 31 August 2024
Bird ringing (and flowers) at Botuin : 4 to 7 August 2024
Bird ringing at Botuin : 2 to 5 June 2024
Bird ringing course 8 : Ouberg – 1 to 7 May 2024
Bird ringing course 7 : Botuin – 31 January to 6 February 2024
2023
Bird ringing course 6 : New Holme : 2 to 10 September 2023 – Part 1
Bird ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm : 17 to 20 August 2023
Bird ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm : 3 to 6 August 2023
Bird ringing course 5 : Botuin : 28 June to 4 July 2023
Bird ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm : June 2023
Bird ringing at Botuin : Summary 2020 to 2023
Bird ringing at Grotto Bay : 27 May 2023
Bird ringing course 4 : Ouberg Nature Reserve : 10 to 16 May 2023
Bird ringing at Alte Kalköfen Bird Observatory : January to April 2023
Bird ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm : April 2023
The value of bird ringing to research and conservation
Bird ringing courses in South Africa
Bird ringing at Ouberg : 14 to 17 February 2023
Bird ringing course 3 : Botuin : 1 to 7 February 2023
2022
Bird ringing course 2 : New Holme, Hanover : 30 October to 6 November 2022
Bird ringing course 2: Citizen science and birding in the Karoo : a visitor’s impressions
Bird ringing course 1 : New Holme, Hanover: 1 to 7 September 2022
2020
Bird ringing at Botuin, Vanrhynsdorp : January 2020
Colour ringing birds at Fynbos Estate
Ringing the Dark-backed Weaver
Bird ringing at Sonop farm, Paardeberg
2019
Establishing a long-term bird ringing site. Part 1: the place
Establishing a long-term bird ringing site. Part 2: some birds
Fynbos Estate bird ringing expedition : 3 to 12 December 2019
Bird ringing at New Holme, Hanover, in the Karoo : 10 to 12 November 2019
Boegoeberg Dam BioBash: Where Kalahari Meets Karoo : October 2019
Second Calvinia BioBash: Citizen Science in the Hantam : 12 to 17 June 2019
The BDI visits the Karoo Gariep Nature Reserve : May 2019
2018
Calvinia BioBash: Citizen Science in the Hantam : 8 to 12 November 2018
Bird ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm : 28 March 2018
Wrap!
Most of the bird ringing events have been led by Dieter Oschadleus. All the data collected is embedded in SAFRING, the South African Bird Ringing Unit. The value of bird ringing to our understanding of bird biology, and the contribution that bird ringing makes to conservation is described here.
A list of future bird ringing courses and events is maintained on the BDI website.
