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...
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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...
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...
Ringing at Sonop farm, Paardeberg, 27 April 2019
Ringing at Sonop farm, Paardeberg, 27 April 2019 2019-04-29 (837) Ringing site around dam at Sonop farm Paardeberg Inselberg is surrounded by vineyards a...
Ringing expedition to Fynbos Estate, 18-28 February 2019
Ringing expedition to Fynbos Estate, 18-28 February 2019 2019-03-08 (834) Common Fiscal – female (L) with white eyestripe male (R) no eyestripe Ten...
Ringing weekend at Wittewater Farm, 15-18 February 2018
Ringing weekend at Wittewater Farm, 15-18 February 2018: buntings and bishops 2018-02-23 (817) Wittewater Farm Cape Bunting Yellow Bishop Phil Green host...
Limpopo, Red-billed Quelea flocks, 20 Nov 2017
Red-billed Quelea flocks 2018-08-21 (824) On 20 Nov 2017 I was on farm Swebe-Swebe in Limpopo Province watching vast flocks of quelea flying into their roost in...
Bird ringing course, Aride, Seychelles, 15-22 October 2017
Bird ringing course, Aride, Seychelles, 15-22 October 2017 A ringing training course was held on Aride Island in the Seychelles, followed by an overnight visit ...
Hairy Lemon Island, Nile River, Uganda, 13 July 2017
Hairy Lemon Island, Nile River, Uganda, 13 July 2017 Nile River Explorers base camp, Jinja As part of a research visit to Uganda, Dayo Osinubi and I visi...