Bird of the Year 2017 Lappet-faced Vulture
Power struggle
Electricity transmission pylons can pose a deadly threat to large birds of prey such as vultures. Although the problem dates back more than half a century, we are nowhere near finding a solution.
Personal Best
Going all out for a duck
Tony Archer’s quest for the 800th species on his life-list turned into far more than he had bargained for.
Hiding in plain sight
Discovering Booted Eagle nests in South Africa
In article written shortly before he died, Rob Martin looks back over 50 years of discovering that the Booted Eagle not only is a Palearctic migrant to South Africa, but also has a flourishing breeding population in the region.
Best of both worlds
Peregrine Falcons of the Cape Peninsula
Raptor researcher Andrew Jenkins allows us an intimate view of the raptors that he has studied and photographed for a number of decades.
Shining Light
Passionate about birds of prey and a dedicated field researcher, Dr Andrew Jenkins.
On the hunt
Predator–prey interactions in Little Sparrowhawk
Observations of the hunting methods employed by a pair of Little Sparrowhawks, as well
as their interaction with other predators.
Talking Tech
A review of some of the latest models of Zeiss binoculars.