Vol 5 (2014)

Ornithological Observations

Published: 2017-04-06

Articles

A comparative analysis of SABAP2 data for the Free State National Botanical Gardens and the Valley of Seven Dams Conservancy, Bloemfontein

Dawid H de Swardt

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Another bird-snake encounter: Jackal Buzzard vs Mole Snake

Philna Botha

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Chicknapped! Two Kelp Gull chicks brooded and defended by an African Penguin at Halifax Island, Namibia

Jessica Kemper

11 - 16
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Hybridisation between White-faced and Fulvous Ducks in the wild: further evidence from South Africa

Doug Harebottle, Brian Vanderwalt

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Possible breeding record for the Grey-headed Bush-shrike Malaconotus blanchoti in Boskruin, Randburg (Pentads 2600_2755 and 2605_2755)

Andy Branfield, Anthony Clough

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Notes on the nesting of the Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus in the wild

Derek Engelbrecht

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White-bellied Sunbird breeding in greenhouse

Ernst F Retief

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Bateleur sunbathing at Punda Maria

Don Reid

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The breeding ecology of Cape Glossy Starlings at a nest site in the Kalahari

Rion E Lerm

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Vocal imitation and courtship display in Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler Sylvia subcaerulea

Faansie Peacock

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Nectar-feeding by southern African birds, with special reference to the Mountain Aloe Aloe marlothii

Derek Engelbrecht, Joe Grosel, Daniel Engelbrecht

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Egg rejection by Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus

Craig T Symes

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White Stork became resident in the Johannesburg CBD in 2013

GJ Oettle

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The birds of the Groenkloof conservation complex, Pretoria

Vincent Parker

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Karoo Thrush and frogs: potential food source or opportunistic attack?

Joshua Weiss

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Breeding Chestnut-banded Plovers Charadrius pallidus at Leeupan, Mpumalanga

Faansie Peacock, Phil Penlington, Gareth Hazell

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A peculiar case of isabellinism on Bird Island, Algoa Bay?

Diane Smith, Nina Voogt

108 - 111
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An unconvenient death: Eastern Clapper Lark on barbed wire fence

Dawid H de Swardt

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The learning curve: Half-collared Kingfisher learns to fish

Chris Krog

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Red-winged Starling Onycognathus morio sourcing nest material from live Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus

Craig T Symes, Jean Hirons

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Invasive House Mouse Mus musculus in the diet of a tropical seabird

Daniel Keith Danckwerts

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Kelp Gulls breeding in mountain fynbos

Peter G Ryan, Bruce M Dyer

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Nasty neighborhood: kleptoparasitism and a egg predation of Swift Terns by Hartlaub's Gulls

Davide Gaglio, Richard B Sherley

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How many tortoises do a pair of Pied Crows Corvus albus need to kill to feed their chicks?

John E Fincham, Nollie Lambrechts

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Birds of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, South-Western Cape, South Africa

Mike Fraser

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Territorial behaviour and vocalisations of African Rock Pipit Anthus crenatus at Lundin's Neck, Barkly East

Dawid H de Swardt

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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill breeding in electricity pole

Ernst F Retief

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First and first: African Spoonbill Platalea alba observed breeding on Robben Island

Arnold C van der Westhuizen, T Mario Leshoro, Eukene Rueda, Les G Underhill, Danel van der Westhuizen

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Preliminary summary of changes in bird distributions between the First and Second Southern African Bird Atlas Projects (SABAP1 and SABAP2)

Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

258 - 293
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In search of the Green Tinkerbird - an eye witness report

Karin Wiesler

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Photographic records of Grey-backed Storm-Petrels Garrodia nereis in South African waters

Vincent Ward, Rob W Leslie, John MD Graham, David Christie

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Roadside densities and variations in nest size and structure of Sociable Weavers colonies near Prieska, Northern Cape, South Africa

Doug M Harebottle, H Dieter Oschadleus

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Double brooding attempt by African Black Oystercatchers on Castle Rock, Knysna

Johanna M du Toit

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First record of a Lesser Moorhen in the Free State Province, South Africa

Gregory Goosen, Janine Goosen

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Weavers and nectar feeding

H Dieter Oschadleus

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Notes on the diet of birds in the Free State and Lesotho, Southern Africa

Grzegorz Kopij

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Interspecific competition between Oxpecker Buphagus species?

Walter R Jubber

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Hybrid: Barn Swallow x Common House Martin

Andrew Pickles

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African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini swimming in the sea as part of distraction behaviour

Les G Underhill

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Ovambo Sparrowhawk attempting to prey on waterbirds

Andy Branfield

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Low altitude attack: Ovambo Sparrowhawk preying on Southern Masked Weavers in suburban Gauteng

Andy Branfield

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Excitement and predation at Shoebill nests

Ralf HE Mullers, Craig Reid

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Spotted Eagle-Owl nesting on top of Sociable Weaver nest

Dawid H de Swardt

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Not so friendly neighbours: Pygmy Falcon eating Sociable Weaver nestling

Jacky Spiby

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Snakes in the diet of Secretarybirds Sagittarius serpentarius: an example from Balfour, Mpumalanga

Gregory BP Davies, Ernst F Retief, Hanneline Smit-Robinson

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Sun-bathing by Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus on its African wintering grounds

Alexandre Villers, Benoit Gangloff, Victor Turpaud-Fizzala, Steve Augiron

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Confirming Southern Double-collared Sunbird as host for the Klaas's Cuckoo

Rob Little

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An annotated checklist of birds of the Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Mozambique

Christine Read, Warwick R Tarboton, Gregory BP Davies, Mark D Anderson, Tania A Anderson

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Aerial feeding by Greater Striped Swallows Hirundo cucullata in a small enclosed garden

Vincent L Ward, Susan M Millar

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Cuckoo about cuckoos: identification of Common and African cuckoos re-examined

Faansie Peacock

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Bird distribution changes in the Lydenburg area, Mpumalanga (2530AB Lydenburg and 2530BA Long Tom Pass) using SABAP data to compare with historical data: a period since the 1980s

Dawid H de Swardt

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First record of Chestnut-fronted Helmet-Shrike at Chilo Gorge Lodge, Zimbabwe

Lizet Grobbelaar

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SABAP2 shows that the Common Myna Acridotheres tristis is using the towns and villages as stepping stones to spread across South Africa

Les G Underhill, Jacky Spiby, Gwen Fox

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Photos of Weaver Nests. Why PHOWN?

H Dieter Oschadleus

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Observations of visible northbound passage in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Joshua I Engel

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