Vol 4 (2013) | Biodiversity Observations

Ornithological Observations

Published: 2017-04-06

Articles

Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup building a nest in a Quiver Tree Aloe dichotoma in the Namibian plains

Ursula Franke

143 - 146
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Confusion about the distribution of Grey-backed and Wailing Cisticolas in the Southern Cape

Alan Collet

147 - 150
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Nest construction by Barred Wren Warbler in central Namibia

Jock Orford, Rosemary Orford, Melle PJ Orford, Peter Cunningham

151 - 153
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Random time-activity budgets in captive Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri (Vigors, 1825)

Mark Cooper, Lara Cooper

154 - 157
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Seasonal and altitudinal variations in an avian assemblage in an inselberg Olea-Buddleia vegetation in the dry Cymbopogon-Themeda grassveld, South Africa

Grzegorz Kopij

158 - 167
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Two Kalahari Scrub Robins mobbing a Puff Adder

Elsa BussiÃ¨re

168 - 170
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Why should an eagle mob a leopard?

Megan Murgatroyd

1 - 3
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Grey Heron Ardea cinerea "spearfishing" swifts?

RJ Power

4 - 5
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African Pipit feeding on monkey beetles

Peter G Ryan, Jonathan F Colville, Mike Picker

6 - 8
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Interspecific interaction involving the Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis in suburban Gauteng

Andy Branfield

9 - 10
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Foraging frenzy: more than 50 raptors at a termite swarm

Elsa BussiÃ¨re, Matthew Wijers

11 - 18
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Artificial nest sites used by Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus

CL Henderson, R Pretorius, D de Wet, E von Fintel

19 - 23
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First observations of Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus on Robben Island

E Rueda, RB Sherley

24 - 26
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Evidence of Yellow-billed Kites Milvus eagyptius fishing during the barbel run in the Okavango pan-handle, Botswana

Glynis Humphrey, Luke Saffarek

27 - 30
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Photos of weaver nests: PHOWN progress report to December 2012

H Dieter Oschadleus, Les G Underhill

31 - 35
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Vagrant Northern Rockhopper Penguin at Soetwater Beach, Western Cape

Dominic P Rollinson, Chevonne Reynolds, Dane M Paijmans

36 - 38
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Shadow boxing by birds - a literature study and new data from southern Africa

Joel Roerig

39 - 68
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New distribution records: Black-backed Puffback and Barred Wren-warbler in the Free State

Dawid H de Swardt

69 - 71
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Short-tailed Pipit breeding and distribution records from the eastern Free State

Murray Christian

72 - 75
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Surprise in the nest box: Great Spotted Cuckoo

Sascha Michel

76 - 80
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Nest site of Black Saw-wing at Bettys Bay, Western Cape, South Africa

Les G Underhill

81 - 82
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Feral pigs: a threat to ground-nesting birds

JE Fincham, JA Hobbs

83 - 89
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Evidence of breeding by Diving Petrels and Storm Petrels at Marion Island after the eradication of feral cats

Gregory TW McClelland, John Cooper, Stephen L Chown

90 - 93
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Population densities of woodland bird species at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden

Vincent Parker

94 - 103
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Cannibalism in the Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas

Derek Engelbrecht

104 - 106
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2528AB Pienaarsrivier - Analysis of SABAP1 and SABAP2 data for the quarter degree square

Ernst F Retief

107 - 118
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Three-banded Courser chicks hatching - eye witness report

Simon Stobbs

119 - 122
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Variations on the call of the Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli

Andy Branfield

123 - 126
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Art of construction: nest materials used by a Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer

Faansie Peacock

127 - 130
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Raider of the Baglafecht Weaver nest: Vervet Monkey

Pieter Cronje

131 - 132
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First recorded sighting of White-breasted Cuckooshrike in Gauteng?

Robert Tibbitt-Eggleton

133 - 134
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New breeding record for Yellow-bellied Greenbul at Die Oog Retirement Centre, Mookgopong, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Rihann F Geyser

135 - 137
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Living on the edge: Sooty Albatross chick killed by a Northern Giant Petrel

Ben J Dilley

138 - 142
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