BDInsight

Welcome to our newsletter, in which we try to summarise some recent citizen science results and initiatives, as well as news from the BDI.

BDInsight – March 2024
Cover image: Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris) – Vanrhynsdorp, Western Cape – Photo by Amandine Dore Welcome to the March 2024 edition of the BDInsight. We have plenty of news to share and plenty of exciting events coming up. Read on to find out more….. Bird Ringing The 2024 ringing season kicked off with our first course for the […]
BDInsight – February 2024
Cover image: Malachite Sunbird (Nectarina famosa) – Middelburg district, Eastern Cape – Photo by Tino Herselman Welcome to the February 2024 edition of the BDInsight. We have plenty of news to share and plenty of exciting events coming up. Read on to find out more….. BDI-style Bird Species Texts We are aiming to make it easier for beginner […]
BDInsight – December 2023
Cover image: Fiery necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralisKarongwe Private Game Reserve, Hoedspruit, Limpopo ProvincePhoto by Douglas Cook Botuin RAVE! RAVE = RINGING, ATLASING AND VIRTUAL MUSEUMING EXPEDITION The first four days of the BDI Rave were in November from the 27th to the 30th, at Botuin in Vanrhynsdorp. There is a report on this period […]
BDInsight – November 2023
Ringing News Bird ringing remains one of the most important research methods for discovering some of the most important basic information about each species. Conservation initiatives need a lot of information. Two key factors to understand are rates of survival and extent of movement. There is a discussion about the value of ringing here. Eastern […]
BDInsight – October 2023
Virtual Museum The Virtual Museum (VM) provides the platform for citizen scientists to contribute to biodiversity research and mapping projects. This innovative concept was originally developed by the Animal Demography Unit at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2005. It is now managed by the Biodiversity and Development […]