RAVE : Days 12 and 13 (8 and 9 December 2023)
The first week of the RAVE (RAVE = Ringing, Atlasing, Virtual-museuming Expedition) was spent at Botuin, Vanrhynsdorp, and the report on the first four days, is...
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RAVE : Days 8 to 11 (4 to 7 December 2023)
On 4 December, the RAVE scene moved to Vondeling Wine Farm, and the eastern edge of the Paardeberg. (RAVE = Ringing, Atlasing, Virtual-museuming Expedition.) Th...
RAVE (Ringing, Atlasing, Virtual-museuming Expedition) : Days 1 to 4 (27 to 30 November 2023)
The first data collection spot on the RAVE was the low level bridge across the Olifants River, a kilometer from the turnoff to Algeria on the N7 from Cape Town ...
Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix)
Cover image by Lia Steen – Lake Chrissie, Mpumalanga – BirdPix No. 236 Identification The Southern Red Bishop is one of the most distinctively pl...
Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea)
Cover image of Wattled Starling by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon District Starlings belong to the family STURNIDAE. All members of the family, which also includes My...
Kittlitz’s Plover (Charadrius pecuarius)
Cover image: Kittlitz’s Plover by Malcolm Robinson – Albert Falls Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 261565 Identification Kittlitz’s Plove...
Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris)
Cover image: Three-banded Plover by Ansie Dee Reis – Dikhololo Resort, North West – BirdPix No. 265474 Identification The Three-banded Plover is distinctive and...
Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
Cover image by Colin Summersgill – Bisley Valley Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 248466 Identification Guineafowl are quintessentiall...
Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)
Cover image: Namaqua Dove by Neels Jackson – Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo – BirdPix No. 170565 Identification The Namaqua Dove is a distinct...
Pale-winged Starling (Onychognathus nabouroup)
Cover image: Pale-winged Starling by Desire Darling – Erongo Wilderness lodge, Namibia Starlings belong to the family STURNIDAE. All members of the family, whic...