Ringing Botuin, 10-12 May 2025
A small BDI team had a weekend ringing trip to Botuin in Vanrhynsdorp. We ringed mostly at Botuin and once at a nearby farm below Gifberg. We caught 55 birds of...
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Ringing at Nuwejaarsrivier, 6-11 Apr 2025
Three UK ringers, Les and I undertook 2 weeks of intense ringing, the first week being based at Botuin, and the second week at Nuwejaarsrivier (this blog, ebird...
Ringing at Botuin, 29 Mar – 4 Apr 2025
Three UK ringers, Les and I undertook 2 weeks of intense ringing, the first week being based at (this blog, ebird report), and the second week at Nuwejaarsrivie...
Ringing trip to Nuwejaarsrivier, 20-25/03/2025
A long weekend in March provided an opportunity for a BDI ringing trip(with a few trainees) to the Nuwejaarsrivier wetland area again (our first visit here was...
Ringing trip to Nuwejaarsrivier, 23-26 Feb 2025
A short ringing trip to Haas Vlakte farm with only 3 people, still yielded a few interesting species, including a juvenile Southern Boubou. A Blacksmith Lapwi...
Colour ringing birds at Fynbos Estate, 17-21 June 2019
Colour ringing birds at Fynbos Estate, 17-21 June 2019 2019-06-25 Bird ringing was conducted at Fynbos Estate, with two students from France, as part of their f...
Red-winged Starling, Cape Town, 18+20/07/2024
Red-winged Starlings are common, but also intelligent, making it slightly harder to catch than many other common passerines. Having a very narrow garden,...
Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Cape Town, 31/08/2024
Yesterday I ringed a male Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk in Keurboom Park, Cape Town, South Africa. This species does not normally occur in the park but does occur...
Gifberg ringing
This Karoo farmland at the foot of the majestic Gifberg outcrop, is home to some special birds. Ringing is challenging because of the very open landscape...
Bird ringing on Fregate, Seychelles, 11–27 Apr 2024
The conservation staff of Fregate Island, Seychelles, invited me to complete their training as bird ringers, an opportunity I gladly took up! Flying via Addis A...