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Interesting behavioural observation of a Shoebill Balaeniceps rex in the Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia
Get PDFThis paper describes an observation of a Shoebill actively taking a bath, a behaviour which appears not to have been recorded in the wild. A sequence of photographs was taken of the event, and these are presented as a visual record of the behaviour
A dragonfly and a damselfly on Robben Island: preliminary results from OdonataMAP
Get PDFOf the 144,033 records in the combined database of OdonataMAP and the Odonata Database of Africa, only two records, both from OdonataMAP, are from Robben Island. They are of two species, Tropical Bluetail Ischnura senegalensis, a damselfly, and Blue Emperor Anax imperator, a dragonfly
The BirdMAP protocol: bird atlasing in Africa in regions where the observer network is thin
Get PDFThis paper recommends strategies for undertaking bird atlasing in Africa, making use of aspects of the SABAP2 protocol, in such a way that it is compatible with it. We call this protocol the BirdMAP protocol. The key element of compatibility is the five-minute grid system which generates cells known as pentads
Expanding the boundaries: Breeding range of Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala in Namibia extended to the Atlantic coast
Get PDFHundreds of kilometers astray of its traditional range, at the Sewage Works (S22°39' S14°32') in Swakopmund, we caught and ringed a female Red-billed Firefinc
A desktop study of the ecology of the African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis in southern Africa
Get PDF... In conclusion, the present study provided valuable information on the breeding biology of the African Quailfinch. It demonstrated that the various citizen science databases possess a wealth of information which may improve our knowledge of secretive and poorly known species. This, in turn, can serve as a baseline for the design of field-based studies or provide basic knowledge to inform biodiversity management decisions
The fundamentals of the SABAP2 protocol
Get PDFThis essay sets out to explain the motivation that underpins the protocol used by SABAP2, the Second Southern African Bird Atlas Project. Used in this sense, the term protocol means a set of instructions to collect data
Report on the BioBash to Postmasburg area, Northern Cape, September 2016
Get PDFThe Postmasburg Biobash took place from 23-26 Septemnber 2016. The mining of iron ore is the dominant economic activity in Postmasburg area of the Northern Cape. The Gamagara Mining Corridor which stretches from Postmasburg to Hotazel is now in the development stage with significant investments and rapid expansions currently taking place. It is also an area short of biodiversity data upon which to base planning decisions. Over the weekend of the BioBash, 64 full protocol atlas checklists were completed for 55 pentads. Of these, 31 were first checklists for pentads. The Postmasburg BioBash resulted in SABAP2 coverage for the Northern Cape increasing by 0.6%. A total of 80 Virtual Museum records were also collected. Apparent range extensions were noted for a number of bird and reptile species
Swifter than swifts: second Eurasian Hobby ringed in Namibia
Get PDFThe Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo, coming a long way south from Eurasia and its dragonfly prey, the Global Wanderer, migrating with the monsoon across the Indian Ocean, meet in Namibia. Distribution, migration, food and feeding of the species are described and the measurements of a ringed bird (5H26516) will be compared to the literature
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster on Robben Island
Get PDFSix European Bee-eaters Merops apiaster were recorded on Robben island, Table Bay, South Africa, on 29 December 2016. This brings the number of bird species recorded on the island in the 21st century to 133
Notes on the vocalisation and additional mimicry in the Common Fiscal Lanius collaris
Get PDFWhat is notable from this short study, particularly from the longer 10 April recording, that there is substantial mimicry taking place in amongst the shrike's usual swizzles and warbles