Spotted Eagle Owl, Vondeling, 10/06/2023
Early one morning, before sunrise, this adult Spotted Eagle Owl flew into a large mesh net, even though this net was fairly low. This individual ...
Category: Special
This shows a list of posts of some of my special ringing moments, usually species focussed.
European Bee-eater, Vanrhynsdorp, 25/01/2020
The first European Bee-eaters I ringed were a complete surprise. During normal ringing at Botuin, a juvenile was found in a net below a telephone line in...
Sickle-winged Chat, Vanrhynsdorp, 2/07/2023
On our recent Botuin course we caught two Sickle-winged Chats in the karoo veld outside Vanrhynsdorp. The first one was caught in a spring trap and the second i...
Burchell’s Courser, New Holme, 6/09/2023
On a New Holme ringing course we caught one of a pair of Burchell’s Coursers in the karoo veld on the farm. I had placed a spring trap near a termite mo...
Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush, Kakoma, Zambia, 3/10/2023
On a recent Zambia ringing expedition we caught a Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Stizorhina fraseri in the forest on the banks of the West Lunga River. This ap...
Trapping weavers, Vondeling, 17-18/09/2024
A small group arrived at Vondeling on 17 Sep for a 2 night visit. While settling in, I noticed that weavers were coming to feed on the ground outside our cottag...
Catching larks, New Holme, 14/09/2024
Catching larks is not easy, unless flocks (or single birds) come to drink at water. While ringing at New Holme in the Northern Cape, we brought 4 larks, all of ...
Cape Penduline-tit, Grotto Bay, 31/08/2024
The two penduline-tits are of the smallest birds in southern Africa, at a mere 9cm in length. They are best known, however, for their remarkable nests with a fa...
Seychelles Kestrel, Anonmyne Island, Seychelles, 12/04/2024
The Seychelles does not have a very high list of birds, but there are quite a few special endemic birds. There is one endemic kestrel, found mainly on Mahe but ...
Yellow-bellied Eremomela, Gifberg, 3/06/2024
The Yellow-bellied Eremomela is a small, inconspicuous bird found widely in Africa, in open savanna and dry woodland habitats, including the Karoo where there a...