Bird Ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm, June 2023
We had a few excellent days of bird ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm, from 8 to 11 June. We occupied two comfortable cottages, recently transformed into visitor a...
We had a few excellent days of bird ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm, from 8 to 11 June. We occupied two comfortable cottages, recently transformed into visitor a...
This blog is a summary of bird ringing at Botuin, Vanrhynsdrop. Over our first three bird ringing visits to Botuin, we have caught 748 birds of 57 species! Botu...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
“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...
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...
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...
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...