Swee Waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis)
Identification The Swee Waxbill is 9–10 cm long with a grey head and breast, pale yellow-grey belly, olive back and wings, red lower back and rump, and a black ...
Category: Birding
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer diffusus)
Cover image by Gregg Darling – BirdPix 20396 Identification As its name suggests the Grey-headed Sparrow has a grey head and face with pale grey underpart...
Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
Cover image: Pied Crow by Trevor Hardaker – BirdPix 16860 Identification The Pied Crow is an unmistakable, vocal and conspicuous species, unlikely to be o...
BDI Bird Ringing Course at New Holme, Hanover: 30 October to 6 November 2022
The second BDI bird ringing course at New Holme Lodge, in the KhoiSan Karoo Conservancy, has been completed. (Here is the blog about the first course!) Eight at...
Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
Cover image. Speckled Pigeon by Gregg Darling – BirdPix 46904 Identification This is a large pigeon at 41 cm in length. Its back and wings are reddish-bro...
Bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus)
Cover image: Bokmakierie by Dave Rimmer – BirdPix 21605 Identification The Bokmakierie is a species of bushshrike, belonging to the Family Malaconotidae. ...
First BDI Bird Ringing Course: 1 to 7 September 2022
The first bird ringing course run by the BDI has been completed at the KhoiSan Karoo Conservancy. Eight attendees plus leader Dieter had an exciting week of rin...
Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
In southern Africa it is extremely common and widespread, where it can be found in several habitat types including: woodlands, farmlands, suburban parks, alien ...
Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)
Cover photo – Red-eyed Dove by Anthony Archer. Identification The Red-eyed dove is common in many areas of southern Africa, and has adapted well to living...
Southern Fiscal (Lanius collaris)
Cover photo: Southern Fiscal BirdPix 8316 – Desire Darling Identification The Southern Fiscal can be identified by its distinct black and white colouration and ...