Karoo ringing at Botuin, 27 Nov-1 Dec 2021
Botuin is a self-catering property on the edge of the Karoo town of Vanrhynsdorp. Olive groves, garden trees and nearby karoo vegetation provide for a wide dive...
Tag: bird ringing
Wattle-eye and Batis longevities
The family of Wattle-eyes and Batises (Platysteiridae) consists of small insectivorous passerines of forests and woodlands in sub-Saharan Africa. Three g...
Best ringing experiences
Enjoy the video of about 30 minutes (watch below, hosted on the BDI youtube channel)! Read more below. It is difficult to single out all the amazing bird ringin...
Portrait of a Cape Weaver
On 18 October 2014 I ringed a juvenile Cape Weaver at the wetland at Diep River (Elfindale) in Cape Town, caught with 44 other birds that morning. A year...
Ouberg ringing
Ringing on Ouberg Private Nature Reserve, 21-25 October 2020 The BDI held a biobash on Ouberg Private Nature Reserve, a karoo farm near Montagu. A group...
Longevities of cranes
There are 15 species of cranes, found on 5 continents (not South America or Antarctica). The cranes are among most threatened bird families globally, wit...
Longevities of shrikes, bush-shrikes and helmet-shrikes
Would you like to ring a shrike? Book a ringing trip with Birds4Africa ! The shrikes, bush-shrikes and helmet-shrikes were formerly all classed together in one ...
Karoo garden ringing – Botuin, 23-26 Jan 2020
If you would like to ring Karoo birds, book a trip with Dieter at Birds4Africa ! Visiting Vanrhynsdorp from 23-26 January 2020, a team of ringers and trainees...
The Cardinal Woodpecker tree
Fynbos Estate, near Malmesbury in the Western Cape, has a variety of good sites for bird ringing. One of the best sites for diversity is along a road bet...
Fynbos Estate Expedition, 3-12 December 2019
Following a successful 10 day BDI bird ringing expedition in February, another was held at Fynbos Estate in December. It was hot and windy but the days were lon...