African Birdlife (November / December 2017)

Community spirit

Inbox: Bridging the divide

The value of the unprotected: Bale’s forest birds

Pair bond: Green Tinkerbird

Dinner-cam:Using digital photography to discover what birds eat

Look out for these new books: the Birder’s Guide to Africa, Michael Mills and more

Toe hold

Science and serendipity

Sightings in the subregion

Chasing in Chad: The barbet of Zakouma

High flyers: Birds of the Lesotho Highlands

Winged windfall: termite emergencies

Light moves: Reflective signalling in two southern African bird species

Top of the pile

Win some, lose some

Enigmatic giant

70 years and counting: Witwatersrand Bird Club; Giving conservation wings; Have you got your spot on Flock yet?; Birdlife South Africa Owl Awards, 2017; Seabirds in the Seychelles; A celebration of birds and birders: Birding Big Day, 2017; Welcome Jonathan

Shooting in the dark: Tips for photographing nightjars

Twitter feed

Grassland gardens

Special delivery

Seeking the elite