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Evidence of Yellow-billed Kites Milvus eagyptius fishing during the barbel run in the Okavango pan-handle, Botswana
No full textA Yellow-billed Kite was photographed swooping low over the open surface of the pan-handle waters and throwing its feet forward to seize a fish in its talons, and subsequently eating the caught fish in the air
New breeding record for Yellow-bellied Greenbul at Die Oog Retirement Centre, Mookgopong, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Get PDFOn 13 November 2012, an active nest of Yellow-bellied Greenbul was found in a small garden at Die Oog Retirement Centr
Artificial nest sites used by Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus
Get PDFThis note reports on Southern Bald Ibises breeding at artificial sites which are characterised by significant levels of human disturbance
Feral pigs: a threat to ground-nesting birds
Get PDFThese sightings have prompted us to the history of these pigs and collate information on the size of Western Cape and other populations. We felt it necessary to draw attention to the possible damage that feral pigs are probably doing to vulnerable ground-nesting bird
Cannibalism in the Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas
No full textOn several occasions since 2009, I have noted unexplained loss of nestlings. Although it was normally relatively young and/or weak nestlings that disappeared, there were a few instances where older and/or apparently healthy nestlings also disappeared
African Pipit feeding on monkey beetles
Get PDFBeetles are important prey of African Pipits Anthus cinnamomeus but scarab beetles (Scarabaeoidea) are seldom recorded diet
Nest construction by Barred Wren Warbler in central Namibia
Get PDFBarred Wren Warbler Calomonastes fasciolatus are known secretive breeders tailoring elaborate nests from leaves of a variety of plant species
New distribution records: Black-backed Puffback and Barred Wren-warbler in the Free State
Get PDFThe observations reported in this paper represent new distribution records of these species..
Variations on the call of the Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
Get PDFThis article refers to personal observations made in the Fig Tree Forest in the Mkuze Game Reserv
Art of construction: nest materials used by a Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer
No full textAs the nest was already partly disassembled, I took the opportunity to count and measure the nest construction materials