Posted on the 15th December 2020
African savanna landscapes are synonymous with sightings of large birds of prey. These majestic apex predators can give pause to even the least bird-friendly observer driving by. To behold such uni... Read more
Posted on the 27th November 2020
RSPB Council gives the go ahead for 2021 restoration operation
Following the postponement of the Gough Island Restoration operation this year due to Covid-19, RSPB council trustees met on Tuesd... Read more
Posted on the 18th September 2020
(Media release by BirdLife South Africa on 18 September 2020, Johannesburg)
Eagle-eyed conservationists are helping protect our country’s natural resourcesin the face of a rapidly c... 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 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 5th November 2019
CAPE WHALE COAST BIRD STRANDING NETWORK
Details of the Overstrand bird stranding network have just been released – save the number below on your phone and report all oiled or injured peng... Read more
Posted on the 30th September 2019
We have recently developed a PowerPoint presentation to give feedback on progress with the CleanMarine campaign. Herewith the bullet points as it stood at the end of September 2019. Illustrative im... Read more
