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Vagrant Northern Rockhopper Penguin at Soetwater Beach, Western Cape
Get PDFAn unusual penguin was discovered on a kelp lined beach at Soetwater Reserve (S34?09' E18?19'E) on 30 January 2013. The bird was soon identified as a Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi..
Nest site of Black Saw-wing at Bettys Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
Get PDFTarboton (2001, 2011) described the usual nest site of the Black Saw-wing as a self-excavated tunnel in earth-banks ..
Confusion about the distribution of Grey-backed and Wailing Cisticolas in the Southern Cape
Get PDFIt is common cause that Wailing and Grey-backed Cisticolas are difficult to tell apart, but it is not impossible
Interspecific interaction involving the Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis in suburban Gauteng
No full textI will document another method involving a stealthy sneak stoop from a low altitude flight hoping to catch potential prey by surprise as well as higher altitude interactions
Shadow boxing by birds - a literature study and new data from southern Africa
Get PDFAvian shadow boxing can be described as birds attacking, fighting, calling, pecking, displaying or flying at their reflections in mirrors or windows in an attempt to defend their territory against a perceived intruder. For the first time, this study summarizes the literature on this topic; it lists 78 species recorded shadow boxing worldwid
Surprise in the nest box: Great Spotted Cuckoo
Get PDFIn the box there were 5 light blue eggs - one approximately 30% larger than the others ..
Evidence of breeding by Diving Petrels and Storm Petrels at Marion Island after the eradication of feral cats
No full textMarion Island is likely still recovering from significant declines in its burrowing petrel populations as a consequence of four decades of predation by feral cats Felis catus
Random time-activity budgets in captive Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri (Vigors, 1825)
Get PDFCaptive breeding of this species can potentially increase the population size two-fold because both eggs laid are guaranteed survival. But when does mating occur
Short-tailed Pipit breeding and distribution records from the eastern Free State
Get PDFThe Short-tailed Pipit Anthus brachyurus is a tricky species to get to know well
Bird species captured in Protea roupelliae woodland and their association with Protea habitats
Get PDFDuring a long term study on the seasonal movements of Gurney's Sugarbirds Promerops gurneyi in the Lydenburg area, Mpumalanga, sugarbirds as well as other species were captured and ringed in Protea roupelliae woodland (De Swardt 1991). Aspects of the avifauna associated with Protea woodland and the factors which affect sugarbird densities were also studied (De Swardt 1993). De Swardt (1993) listed 29 species (of 812 individuals) captured in P. roupelliae woodland between December 1986 and December 1992. The most frequently captured species were Sugarbirds, three sunbird species, Cape White-eyes Zosterops spp. and two canary species