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...
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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...
Counting African Oystercatchers on Robben Island : 31 July 2026
The survey of the African Oystercatchers on Robben Island on Friday 31 July turned out blogworthy, not so much from the perspective of the oystercatchers, but b...
Counting African Oystercatchers on Robben Island : 13 June 2026
We counted the African Oystercatchers on the 10 km of shoreline of Robben Island on 13 June 2026. There were 420 adults and three juveniles. The previous survey...
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African Oystercatcher monitoring on Robben Island : 2025 to 2026
Introduction We have been monitoring the breeding of the African Oystercatchers Haematopos moquini on Robben Island since the summer of 2001/02. We have also mo...