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Bird ringing course at Botuin : 28 June to 4 July 2023

Posted on 05/07/2023 by Dieter Oschadleus

Although mid winter, we had a great bird ringing course at Botuin, in Vanrhynsdorp. The days were shorter and colder, and the migrants had left (except for one!...

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Bird ringing at Botuin

Posted on 05/06/2023 by Dieter Oschadleus

Over three bird ringing visits to Botuin, we have caught 748 birds of 57 species! Botuin is situated on the outskirts of Vanrhynsdorp and accessible with a norm...

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Bird ringing course at Ouberg Nature Reserve, 10 to 16 May 2023

Posted on 19/05/2023 by Dieter Oschadleus

A cold and sometimes wet Karoo week was not the best for a ringing course, yet everyone thoroughly enjoyed the course! We caught 219 birds of 29 species at the ...

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Bird ringing courses in South Africa

Posted on 12/03/2023 by Dieter Oschadleus

The BDI and Birds4Africa run bird ringing courses in South Africa regularly, and we aim for at least four per year. The aim here is to give a broad overview of ...

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Bird ringing at Ouberg: 14 to 17 February 2023

Posted on 19/02/2023 by Dieter Oschadleus

A “BDI – Birds4Africa” 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 rela...

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Citizen Science & Birding in the Karoo

Posted on 16/11/2022 by Ashley Eugley

“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...

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BDInsight – March 2022

Posted on 04/04/2022 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Welcome to the March 2022 newsletter! Upcoming BDI Events 15 – 19 July 2022 2022: Winter Atlas Bash – Khoisan Karoo Conservancy 01 – 07 Septem...

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BDInsight – February 2022

Posted on 28/02/2022 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

We have lots of exciting news to share with you this month, from the plains of the Karoo to the savannas and woodlands of Limpopo Province. And, we have some gr...

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Fundamentals of Citizen Science, a BDI course

Posted on 23/12/2020 by Les Underhill

During 2021, the BDI will offer a course called "Fundamentals of Citizen Science".

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If a river could talk…

Posted on 13/10/2020 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Looking out over the peaceful Seekoei River, the reeds swaying in the breeze, I find it hard to fathom the horrible atrocities that happened here almost 250 yea...

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