Bird ringing at Ouberg Private Nature Reserve: 14 to 17 February 2023
A “BDI – Birds4Africa” bird ringing visit was held from 14 to 17 February 2023 at the Ouberg Private Nature Reserve in the Little Karoo near Montagu. This was a...
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Bird Ringing Course at Botuin : 1 to 7 February 2023
A “BDI – Birds4Africa” bird ringing course was held from 1-7 February 2023, with a base at Botuin Cottages & Olive Farm on the outskirts of the Karoo ...
Citizen Science & Birding in the Karoo
“Oh, it’s a glossy starling!” The car comes to a stop on the side of the highway. The passengers grab their binoculars and cameras and hop out of the vehicle, d...
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...
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...
BDI bird ringing courses at New Holme, Hanover, Northern Cape
Ringing courses in 2022: Dates: 1-7 Sep 2022 and 31 Oct – 6 Nov 2022 Location: New Holme Lodge (Karoo Gariep NR), Northern Cape – between Hanover and Cole...
Migration in a time of war: through the battle zone
During late-April and May, Curlew Sandpipers, and lots of other migrant waders, will be migrating through Ukraine. They will be joined by many passerine migrant...
Climate in Africa influences timing of migration of Willow Warblers in Poland
Since the 1980s, many migrant birds have arrived increasingly earlier in Europe in the northern hemisphere spring (March-April-May). This has often been attribu...
Birds of Fort Fordyce Reserve
Craig AJFK, and Hulley PE. 2020. The birds of Fort Fordyce Reserve, Eastern Cape. Biodiversity Observations 11.1:1-16 Biodiversity Observations is an open acces...
Karoo garden bird ringing, Vanrhynsdorp, January 2020
Not many gardens boast Karoo specials like European Bee-eater, Namaqua Warbler, and Lark-like Bunting. All these were ringed in a long weekend, as well as many ...