top of page
Search

Birding Big Day 2024: Suburban Triumph in Pretoria
Viva the 6 km radius BBD! It is always utterly rewarding to bird in and around your own pentad. Aren’t these our familiar stamping...
Ivonne Coetzee
Dec 12, 20243 min read


How Birds Fly: A Conversation with Peter Cavanagh
Listen to this episode here In the latest episode of The Birding Life Podcast, I had a conversation with Peter Cavanagh about bird...
Adam Cruickshank
Dec 9, 20243 min read


Loss, Connection, and the Magic of the Birding Community
Almost daily on the last Flock to Marion Cruise in 2022, I would retreat to a small deck near my room at the back of the ship to find...
Adam Cruickshank
Nov 29, 20244 min read


5 Tips for Identifying Albatrosses on the Flock to Marion Cruise
There can be few greater experiences for birders than encountering an albatross. As the famous quote from Robert Cushman Murphy says, “I...
Adam Cruickshank
Nov 28, 20242 min read


Celebrating Sunbirds and Sugarbirds: A Conversation with Ornithologist Mark Brown
Listen to this episode here In this episode, we’re joined by Mark Brown , a renowned South African ornithologist with a profound love...
Adam Cruickshank
Nov 26, 20244 min read


Five steps to prepare for Birding Big Day
On Saturday, the 7th of December, BirdLife South Africa’s annual Birding Big Day will take place. Throughout the day, teams of birders...
Adam Cruickshank
Nov 20, 20243 min read
bottom of page