Ringing recce, 19-21 April 2022
Ringing course, 31 Oct – 6 Nov 2022 New Holme Guest Farm, Northern Cape/ Karoo Gariep NR [coords for turn-off]BDI ringing event for ringers and trainees P...
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Ringing course, 31 Oct – 6 Nov 2022 New Holme Guest Farm, Northern Cape/ Karoo Gariep NR [coords for turn-off]BDI ringing event for ringers and trainees P...
Botuin is a self-catering property on the edge of the Karoo town of Vanrhynsdorp. Olive groves, garden trees and nearby karoo vegetation provide for a wide dive...
The family of Wattle-eyes and Batises (Platysteiridae) consists of small insectivorous passerines of forests and woodlands in sub-Saharan Africa. Three g...
Enjoy the video of about 30 minutes (watch below, hosted on the BDI youtube channel)! Read more below. It is difficult to single out all the amazing bird ringin...
Ringing on Ouberg Private Nature Reserve, 21-25 October 2020 The BDI held a biobash onĀ Ouberg Private Nature Reserve, a karoo farm near Montagu. A group...
Birding and ringing at Fynbos Estate, 21-23 September 2020 Two nights holiday at Fynbos Estate yielded a bird list of 43 species while doing some ringing. A pai...
Two seabirds were rehabilitated at SANCCOB, Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, in Cape Town, and I was asked to ring them today ...
Kingfishers are colourful and interesting, and it is always exciting to hold one in the hand. Catching them also provides valuable data, and here longevi...
There are 15 species of cranes, found on 5 continents (not South America or Antarctica). The cranes are among most threatened bird families globally, wit...
The sunbirds and spiderhunters (family Nectariniidae) are small passerine birds found in the Old World. There are about 145 species with species diversity being...