Posted on the 14th September 2020
Another glorious day for our winter count. Sunshine, no wind, generally good visibility. Some coastal roads had a bit of mist to begin with, but on the whole most routes leaders commented how their... Read more
Posted on the 25th August 2020
In 2016 the global conservation community developed a globally recognised standard to identify KBAs - the most important sites for biodiversity globally.
In 2019/20, South Africa became the fi... Read more
Posted on the 22nd April 2020
BirdLife South Africa is proud to support BirdLife International in its call to the United Nations to make a 'healthy natural environment' a human right. After all, South Africa is one of v... Read more
Posted on the 13th April 2020
A GENERAL NOTICE TO BIRDLIFE OVERBERG CLUB MEMBERS
The unrealistic and unsustainable time spent on BirdLife Overberg work and commitments were discussed fairly comprehensively in the annual repor... Read more
Posted on the 6th April 2020
Interesting letter received form the Global Ecobrick Alliance:
Dear Anton,
This a top priority Global Ecobrick Alliance (GEA) bulletin were sending to full GoBrik database. We hope this finds... Read more
Posted on the 27th March 2020
A lot can happen in a year. Browse some of the most important advances in bird conservation science that happened over 2019: part of the yearly update to our flagship publication, State of the Worl... Read more
Posted on the 23rd March 2020
BIRDLIFE OVERBERG CONSERVATION REPORT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2020
This report reviews progress with the various projects forming part of BirdLife Overberg’s CleanMarine campaign and a few... Read more
Posted on the 27th February 2020
The importance of reporting collisions with overhead electrical wires is very well illustrated by this example: This morning I received the report below from Steve Peck of a Denham’s Bustard ... Read more
Posted on the 3rd February 2020
The contents of the Flight Higher course for more experienced birders have now been adapted to a workshop format rather a lecture format. A variety of talks are now available and the decisions of w... Read more
Posted on the 1st January 2020
BIRDLIFE OVERBERG CONSERVATION REPORT 2019
This report reviews progress with the six projects forming part of BirdLife Overberg’s CleanMarine campaign and a few other conservation related... Read more
Posted on the 19th December 2019
BIRDLIFE OVERBERG’S CLEANMARINE PROJECT 4: REPORT ON ADDRESSING THE LITTERING OF CIGARETTE BUTTS (2019)
This project is one of six forming part of BirdLife Overberg’s CleanMarine camp... Read more
Posted on the 18th December 2019
BIRDLIFE OVERBERG’S CLEANMARINE PROJECT 2: REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY CO-ORDINATED WATERBIRD COUNTS (CWACs) ALONG THE OVERSTRAND ESTUARIES (2019)
This project is one of six campaigns forming p... Read more
Posted on the 16th December 2019
Marine litter affects a variety of marine animals, notably turtles, coastal birds and whales. Fishing line and other fishery-related products pose a major problem as marine creatures may become ent... Read more
Posted on the 11th December 2019
The Chairperson of the Hermanus Ratepayers Association requested me to comment on this application on Thursday afternoon 5 December with the note that the closing date for comments is Tuesday 10 De... Read more
Posted on the 7th November 2019
(This report originally appeared in the November 2019 edition of “BATIS”, the quarterly newsletter of the Somerset West Bird Club – Ed.)
A glorious winters’ day dawned on ... Read more
