African Birdlife (July / Aug 2024)

This LBJ is in trouble

Inbox: The owls of Klein Helderberg; Parental duties; The Kgalagadi always delivers; Nothing fishy here

Trogon Triumph

A smart way to bird? Swarovski AX Visio

Tool of the trade: Canon’s 200–800mm zoom lens

The cost of migration

What's in a name? St Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae

SABAP: New Rarities committees

Bird of the Year 2024: Bataleur - Bateleurs keeping cosy

Never miss a meal

Northern Farm: a Gauteng jewel

High drama: ravens steal the show at vulture feeding site

Phoneless in Paradise: Rediscovering the joy of watching birds in northern KwaZulu-Natal

Garden Watch: If you build it, they will come

BLSA News: 20 years of teamwork for conservation; A new logo and what it means; All aboard: Flock to Marion AGAIN! 2025; It's here at last! South African Birdfair; Welcome Philipp; Our national pride: endemic birds; Staff meeting at Lapalala

Farewell to a friend

Jonathan Livingston Gannet

The FitzPatrick Report: How blackouts can illuminate bird behaviour