African Birdlife (January / February 2023)

A bird of the forest: Cape Parrot

A pillar of conservation: Ntsikeni Nature Reserve; Birdlife South Africa's Members' Directors; Flock with us! Flock to Wilderness 24-28 May 2023; Middelpunt: A new nature reserve; An AEWA spotlight on local successes; Penguins breeding at de Hoop; Listing for conservation; Botha's Lark: Conservation and Research Working Group; Putting 'community' into community bird guides

A world view

Canon R7 camera: Premium performance at a reasonable price

Celebrating successes

DDT dangers: global monitoring in raptors

Guts and glory

Inbox: Trick or Treat?; That's a wrap; Finding Finfoot

Just wait…

Martial law

News: Adapt-a-bill: yet more cryptic prions; Contact tracing: Feather lice transmission between seabirds; Change your tune: Coping with noisy neighbours; Cause & Effect: Drop in Lesser Kestrel numbers; It's official: Principe Scops Owl; Synthetic fibre blues; Duck or dive: predator avoidance tactics

Sanjo Rose: Passion and commitment

Show and tell: African Broadbill display

Showcase

Sightings in the subregion

Take a hike: birding the Pondo Trail

Take cover: You don't have to be crazy, but it helps…

Twitter feed: Garden watch