Ringers’ Symposium : 6 to 12 November 2026 with 8 to 10 November as core dates!
The Biodiversity and Development Institute invites ringers (and banders) to attend and participate in a Ringers’ Symposium to be held over the period Friday 6 t...
Category: Birding
Open Day for bird ringing at Grotto Bay Private Nature Reserve : 12 September 2026
The BDI arranged an Open Day for bird ringing in partnership with the Grotto Bay Private Nature Reserve on 12 September 2026. If you missed this one you have a ...
Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor)
Cover image: Lesser Honeyguide by Gregg Darling – Baviaanskloof Conservation Area, Eastern Cape Honeyguides belong to the Family INDICATORIDAE. This ...
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Cover image of Indian Peafowl. Photograph taken 9 December 2023, at Vondeling Wine Farm, northwest of Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa. The Indian Pe...
Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
Cover image of Chukar Partridge. Photograph taken on Robben Island. The Chukar Partridge belongs to the Family Phasianidae (pheasants). There are curr...
Long-billed Crombec (Sylvietta rufescens)
Cover image of Long-billed Crombec by Johan van Rooyen – Swartberg, Western Cape Crombecs belong to the Family MACROSPHENIDAE (Af...
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...
Bird ringing at Ouberg : 30 May to 4 June 2026
We made only two ringing visits to Ouberg Private Nature Reserve last year: 14 to 17 February 2025, and 21 to 24 October 2025. We were delighted to be back at r...