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...
“How do we get people interested in the environment?” “How do people get connected to nature?” This gallery of photos, taken at the Nuwe...
We had neglected our Vanrhynsdorp ringing sites since November last year, so this visit was overdue! You can read the report on that trip here. This blog summar...
Imagine. You are a new postgraduate student on Robben Island. You know you have lots of predecessors, and that you need to read up on all the research has alrea...
It was both an opportunity and a privilege when the Boland Region of the SANParks Honorary Rangers invited me to join them at their annual event at the Tankwa K...
During the early part of 2023 (15 January to 20 April) a total of 3,440 birds of 56 species were ringed at the Alte Kalköfen Bird Observatory in southern Namibi...
In October 2019, the piece of the Black River between the N1 and Section Street in the City of Cape Town looked like this: It was described in a 2019 blog as a ...
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...
This remarkable 200-m section of the Black River in Paarden Eiland is a novel ecosystem. There are many bird species breeding and feeding. It is a biodiversity ...
The interface of Kalahari and Karoo is a study in contrasts: red sands and blue skies; dry earth and flowing river; bustling weaver colonies and deserted towns....