Bird ringing at Frogmore Estate/Zandvlei : 9 May 2026
Frogmore Estate is a suburb of Cape Town, a few kilometres north of Muizenberg, and bordering on Zandvlei. The Zandvlei Trust plays a key role in the conservati...
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Bird ringing and brunch at Zandvlei : 21 December 2024
On Saturday 21 December 2024, we invited all the bird ringers in Cape Town to celebrate a year of enjoying birds. It was an special opportunity for the bird rin...
Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
Cover photo by Anthony Archer – BirdPix 188952 Cape Wagtail Identification Cape Wagtails are medium-sized, greyish-brown birds with long tails and a disti...
White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius)
Cover image: White-backed Mousebird by Ryan Tippett – BirdPix 103558 White-backed Mousebird Identification The White-backed Mousebird has a grey head, pro...
Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus)
Cover image: Olive Thrush by Gregg Darling – BirdPix 28166 Olive Thrush Identification The Olive Thrush has a dark grey head, back, and tail, an orange be...
Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
Cover image: Pied Crow by Trevor Hardaker – BirdPix 16860 Identification The Pied Crow is an unmistakable, vocal and conspicuous species, unlikely to be o...
Bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus)
Cover image: Bokmakierie by Dave Rimmer – BirdPix 21605 Identification The Bokmakierie is a species of bushshrike, belonging to the Family Malaconotidae. ...
Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
In southern Africa it is extremely common and widespread, where it can be found in several habitat types including: woodlands, farmlands, suburban parks, alien ...
Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)
Cover photo – Red-eyed Dove by Anthony Archer. Identification The Red-eyed dove is common in many areas of southern Africa, and has adapted well to living...
Southern Fiscal (Lanius collaris)
Cover photo: Southern Fiscal BirdPix 8316 – Desire Darling Identification The Southern Fiscal can be identified by its distinct black and white colouration and ...