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 Zandvlei, then have brunch at Marina da Gama.
We inaugurated this last year, and the report on the event is here.
Networking after the ringing last year!
We will set up a WhatsApp group to communicate final details.
Sunrise is at 05h31 that day. So the ringing will be starting early! Details of times and place(s) will be sent to everyone who responds. You don’t need to come as early as the start of the ringing, and you are even welcome to just come for the brunch! We will set up a WhatsApp group to communicate final details.
Brunch will be a bring and share event. Like it was last year:
In spite of the appearances here, there were lots of people to tackle all the food. Last year, this included an ostrich egg omelette!
This event provides a great opportunity to network, and to make plans for ringing in 2026.
Please contact Sue Gie if you would like to be part of the morning; send an email to susan[at]gie.co.za
The BDI ringing programme for 2026 is here. There is a list of all the events which have reports here.
Bird ringing has made a huge contribution to bird research and bird conservation. This is outlined here.
