Red-necked Falcon takes Red-collared Widow
The Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera eats mostly small to medium-sized birds, usually less than 300 g in weight. It also preys on small mammals (like bats and ...
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Cape Weaver longevity
On 14 December 2019 Rina Pretorius recaptured an adult male Cape Weaver at Wakkerstroom, South Africa. This bird had been ringed on 3 January 2005 by George Vil...
Clarke’s Weaver breeding records
Clarke’s Weaver is a social weaver that lives and breeds in flocks. It is restricted to a small area in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Dakatcha area in sou...
White-browed Sparrow-weavers in Kruger – 2
White-browed Sparrow-weaver records in the Kruger National Park are slowly increasing. Here is the latest record. A White-browed Sparrow-weaver was seen buildin...
Transitional widowbirds
Bird ringing in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal From 9-21 October 2019 I helped Rute catch and ring birds in Pietermaritzburg. The project was for studying the ...
Red-billed Buffalo-weaver in Mokala
The Red-billed Buffalo-weaver Bubalornis niger occurs in savanna regions in southern and East Africa. On 9 October 2019 Beryl Wilson found a small group of Red-...
Ringing on Aride
Aride Island in the Seychelles is the northernmost granitic island in the Seychelles. It is a nature reserve managed by the Island Conservation Society (...
Scaly-feathered Finches in Kruger
Scaly-feathered Finch south of Boyela waterhole © Duncan McKenzie Photo hosted at rarebirdnews A group of 7 Scaly-feathered Finches were found a short distance ...
White-browed Sparrow-weavers in Kruger
White-browed Sparrow-weaver on the S39 © Ard van de Wetering Photo hosted at rarebirdnews A White-browed Sparrow-weaver was seen 20 km south of the Timbavati pi...