Ringing course, Nampene, 27 Nov-1 Dec 2022
Eight attendees attended the first bird ringing course to be held on Nampene Island in the Zambesi River, directly after the 15th PAOC held in Victoria Falls. A...
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Ringing at Klipbokkop, 3-6 Oct 2022
From 3-6 October some 23 students from Imperial College, London, staying at Klipbokkop, Worcester, South Africa, underwent basic training in bird ringing...
BDI Bird Ringing Course, 1-7 Sept 2022
The first BDI ringing course at the Karoo Gariep NR has been completed. Eight attendees plus leader Dieter had an exciting week of ringing new species, going on...
Fynbos Estate, 5-8 August 2022
A part of the long weekend was spent at Fynbos Estate near Malmesbury to ring birds with a visiting trainee and my family. It was windy much of the weeke...
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...
Karoo ringing at Botuin, 27 Nov-1 Dec 2021
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...
Wattle-eye and Batis longevities
The family of Wattle-eyes and Batises (Platysteiridae) consists of small insectivorous passerines of forests and woodlands in sub-Saharan Africa. Three g...
Best ringing experiences
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...
Ouberg ringing
Ringing on Ouberg Private Nature Reserve, 21-25 October 2020 The BDI held a biobash on Ouberg Private Nature Reserve, a karoo farm near Montagu. A group...
Fynbos Estate 2020
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...