Ringing events

Calendar 2024

OVERVIEW of dates (details below):

9-16 Sep 2024 – Karoo Gariep [New Holme] near Hanover
Early 2025 – Namibia ringing
Watch this space for new events!

Ringing Events include training for trainees and opportunities for ringers to ring amazing species, and try new trapping techniques. What to expect on a Ringing Week. They are run by Birds4Africa, often in collaboration with the Biodiversity Institute (BDI). Custom ringing events can also be arranged – costs depend on number of attendees.
Contact me for more info (dieter@birds4africa.org)

 

TBC – (dates) To be confirmed

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VONDELING – wine farm, Western Cape, South Africa – with BDI (Location)
Next course  TBC			Previous visits 16-20 Jan 2024, 30 species 4-9 Dec 2023, 26 species 17-20 Aug 2023, 26 species 3-6 Aug 2023, 17 species 8-11 June 2023, 19 species 13-16 Apr 2023, 19 species (also here) 29 Mar 2018 and 21-22 Apr 2018

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OUBERG – Montagu, Western Cape, South Africa – with BDI (Location)
Next course  TBC			Previous courses 1-7 May 2024, 28 species 10-15 Dec 2023, 39species 10-16 May 2023 (also here) 29 species 14-17 Feb 2023, 24 species 21-25 October 2020, 35 species Fauna & flora (youtube)

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BOTUIN – Vanrhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa – with BDI (Location)
Next course TBC			Previous courses 4-7 Aug 2024, 11 species [blog] 2-5 Jun 2024 [BDI], 25 species 31 Jan – 6 Feb 2024, 37 species [blog] 27 Nov-3 Dec 2023, 31 species 28 June – 4 July 202, 29 species [blog, ebird] Summary of ringed birds 1-7 Feb 2023, 29 species [blog, ebird] 27 Nov-1 Dec 2021, 36 species 23-26 Jan 2020, 26 species

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KAROO GARIEP NR (New Holme), near Hanover, Northern Cape, South Africa – with BDI (Location)
Next course 9-15 Sep 2024			Previous courses 1-10 Sep 2023, 35 species (blog) 1-7 Sep 2022, 31 species 30 Oct-6 Nov 2022, 30 species Previous ringing – 10-12 Nov 2019, 2022 (facebook)

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ZAMBESI RIVER ZAMBIA
Next course TBC			Previous courses Bovu Island, 29 Mar – 6 Apr 2012, 45 species Nampene Island, 27 Nov-1 Dec 2022, 35 species

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KAKOMA Bush camp, Mwinilunga, NW Zambia
Next course TBC			Previous courses Kakoma Oct 2023, 45 species

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Custom Bird ringing tours

These are typically 5-7 day tours, starting dates flexible. See also bird ringing tours and watch video of Dieter talking about some ringing trips. Email Dieter to make a booking or to send a query.

Click on the location link to see at example of previous ringing expeditions to the site!

 

Habitat	Location
Fynbos farmland	Near Cape Town, South Africa
Tropical islands	Seychelles
Zambesi River	Zambesi River, Zambia
Grassland	Wakkerstroom, South Africa
Tropical forest & wetland	Zululand, South Africa
Arid, Karoo (Vanrhynsdorp)	Western Cape, South Africa

The following are also possible: custom tours, different dates for above tours, speciality tours (eg Swallow ringing, coastal seabirds, Bushveld birds, forest birds, weaver chicks).

 

Bookings

To make a booking (or enquiry), send an email to Dieter at dieter@birds4africa.org

email megan@thebdi.org