Jessica Wilmot, manager of BirdLife South Africa’s European Roller Monitoring Project, with Toshimitsu Tanaka, Managing Director of Subaru South Africa, with Jessica’s new vehicle. Each spring, South Africa’s skies burst into life with the spectacular flight and familiar calls of migratory birds returning from across the world. From the acrobatics of swallows to the cuckoos’…
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Movements of Rory, Juno, and Atlas since March 2025, showing different migration strategies across the flyway The European Roller monitoring project continues to provide valuable insight into the remarkable movements, and decision-making, of this long-distance migrant. While some journeys have unfolded as expected, others have challenged our assumptions, highlighting just how dynamic and adaptable migration…
DetailsA team of CapeNature rangers at Witfontein Nature Reserve put their bird identification skills to the test in friendly competition to log more species for SABAP2 than the other teams. Credit Natalie Baker The CapeNature rangers were briefed about bird species in the reserve’s habitats and given training in reporting sightings to SABAP2 via BirdLasser.…
DetailsWorkshop attendees at the SETAC conference held in Johannesburg. Birds and Agrochemicals on the global stage From 29 September to 3 October, the combined 9th World Congress of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and the 12th Biennial Meeting of SETAC Africa was hosted in Johannesburg. Delegates from 42 countries attended the congress,…
DetailsJessica Wilmot, manager of BirdLife South Africa’s European Roller Monitoring Project, with Toshimitsu Tanaka, Managing Director of Subaru South Africa, with Jessica’s new vehicle. Each spring, South Africa’s skies burst into life with the spectacular flight and familiar calls of migratory birds returning from across the world. From the acrobatics of swallows to the cuckoos’…
DetailsSeptember Newsletter 2025 © Odette Curtis-Scott The newly acquired Goereesoe section forms part of the Haarwegskloof Reserve Cluster. Dr Odette Curtis-Scott with Chuana, a tagged Black Harrier whose movements are providing crucial data to guide conservation actions and safeguard the future of this endangered species. A race against time for Black Harriers With fewer than…
DetailsPhindile Ntshangase is a familiar presence around St Lucia, a popular KwaZulu-Natal birding hotspot. Dolly Khanye spends most of her time birding around Memel in the Free State, where she loves visiting Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve and its surroundings. Birding on the Dlinza Forest Aerial Boardwalk is always rewarding, especially in the company of BirdLife South…
DetailsJuly Newsletter 2025 Rory in full breeding plumage in Xinjiang, a striking contrast to the colours we see in South Africa. Credit Ma Ming From Limpopo to China: a European Roller’s migration The Flyway and Migrants Project is thrilled to announce a new milestone in migratory bird research: confirmation that European Rollers migrate between South…
DetailsJune Newsletter 2025 Wind turbines and birds BirdLife South Africa recognises the value of renewable energy as part of South Africa’s green transition. However, while renewable technologies are relatively benign compared to thermal generation, they can have negative impacts on birdlife. At wind farms, bird collisions with turbine blades are of particular concern. Large soaring…
DetailsMay Newsletter 2025 Double the impact of your donation! For the whole of June 2025, all donations made to the Saving Marion Island’s Seabirds: The Mouse-Free Marion Project will be doubled, while matching funds last. Help us raise R220 000 by supporting the initiative to save Marion Island’s seabirds. The money raised this June will support…
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