Brown-backed Honeybird, Cape Town, 11/06/2024
Ringing demonstrations for school children are rewarding, in seeing the excitement when they gently touch a bird and let it go after watching the ringing...
Category: Special
This shows a list of posts of some of my special ringing moments, usually species focussed.
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,...
Catching Cape Weavers, Maskam, 5-6/08/2024
Spring trap inside chicken coop We visited Maskam farm on 5-6 August 2024 to see the spring daisies and other flowers. While the group drove around the scenic...
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...