Vol 7 (2016)

Articles

• Records of feral Common Peacock Pavo cristatus in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

  CP Small

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• The Zimbabwe Yellow-banded Sapphire Iolaus nasisii: First record of this butterfly in South Africa in more than thirty years

  Bernardine A Altenroxel

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• A Pied Crow Corvus albus survey covering 4 000 km² of the Karoo: Autumn 2015

  John E Fincham, Peter Nupen

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• White-crested Helmet-Shrike in the Vredefort area, Northern Free State

  Dawid H de Swardt

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• Notes on the vocalisation and additional mimicry in the Common Fiscal Lanius collaris

  Doug M Harebottle

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• Bird population trends in a patch of temperate forest on the Drakensberg escarpment, Mpumalanga

  Donald M Williams

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• Water Thick-knees deterring a Water Monitor

  Elsa Bussière, Matthew Wijers

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• Garden Warbler ringed in Cape Town

  H. Dieter Oschadleus, Barry Schultz, Sue-Joy Schultz

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• Cooperative breeding in the African Paradise Flycatcher

  Julio de Castro, Mabel de Castro

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• Synthetic nesting materials use in birds' nests

  R Pretorius, G Ringani

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• Hovering by Common Fiscal Lanius collaris as a strategy to locate prey

  Les G Underhill

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• A case interspecific nest use in larks

  Derek Engelbrecht

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• Nesting association between weavers and warblers (PHOWN 5)

  H Dieter Oschadleus

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• An unusual meal for African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini chicks

  Dane M Paijmans

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• Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus and Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa presence in southern Namibia

  Peter Cunningham, Neil Thomson

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• Unique termite gleaning behaviour of the Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze

  Andrew T Kinzer

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• Extension of known distribution range: Short-tail Stingray Dasyatis brevicaudata

  Arnold C van der Westhuizen, Pieter JI van der Westhuizen

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• Alarm calls of African Rock Pipit Anthus crenatus — a new vocalisation

  Dawid H de Swardt

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• Sightings at sea: Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea off Durban, South Africa

  Dominic P Rollinson

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• Expanding the boundaries: Breeding range of Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala in Namibia extended to the Atlantic coast

  Ursula Francke-Bryson

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• Disturbance foraging by White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis

  Jerome Ainsley

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• Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus observed drinking

  Derek Solomon

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• Brant's Climbing Mice using weaver nests

  H Dieter Oschadleus

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• Birds ringed and recaptured at Kalkwal, Free State

  Dawid H de Swardt

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• Specimen of Steppe Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris (Lowe, 1921) in the collection of the Museu de Historia Natural, Maputo

  Gar Allport, Carlos Bento, Mariana Carvalho, Almeida Guissamulo

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• Specimen of Steppe Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris (Lowe, 1921) in the collection of the Museu de Historia Natural, Maputo

  Gar Allport, Carlos Bento, Mariana Carvalho, Almeida Guissamulo

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• Roosting behaviour of Wattled Starlings in the Agulhas Plain

  Wim de Klerk

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• Secretarybird Sagittaruis serpentaruis resighted after five years

  Dawid H de Swardt

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• African Black Oystercatcher fatality as a result of fishing line

  Dane M Paijmans, Michael Stewart

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• Wilson's Storm Petrels mating and resting on Antarctic ice-breaker

  Mia Cerfonteyn, Nico Lübcker, Martin Postma, Marthán Bester

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• Unusual foraging behaviour of two introduced mammals following degradation of their island habitat

  Richard B Sherley

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• Biodiversity survey at the Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station, Orpen Gate

  H Dieter Oschadleus

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• Vertebrate prey of a Fawn-coloured Lark Calendulauda africanoides

  Leejiah J Dorward

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• A desktop study of the ecology of the African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis in southern Africa

  Makhudu Masotla, Derek Engelbrecht

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• Rooster sacrifice fulfills dual purpose

  Crystelle Wilson

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• Irregular predation behaviour of the Brown House Snake Boaedon capensis

  Michael P Jackson

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• Speckled Rock Skink Trachylepis punctatissima predation of Cape White-eye Zosterops virens eggs

  Derek Engelbrecht

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• Clues towards the migration route for Greater and Lesser Sand Plovers spending the non-breeding season in Kenya

  Colin HW Jackson

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• SABAP2 after nine years, mid 2007 - mid 2016: coverage progress and priorities for the Second Southern African Bird Atlas Project

  Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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• Camels snacking on White-browed Sparrow-Weaver nests

  John Gitiri, Colin HW Jackson

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• The SABAP2 "Four Degrees Blue" project: the challenge to obtain at least 11 checklists in 576 pentads

  Jerome Ainsley

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• Nest usurper - hanging by a thread

  H Dieter Oschadleus

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• Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) chick fatality due to dogs

  Dane M Paijmans

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• The fundamentals of the SABAP2 protocol

  Les G Underhill

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• Bibliography: Research papers and postgraduate theses which have been largely dependent on data from the Southern African Bird Atlas Projects

  Les G Underhill

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• Fleeing by Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus in response to a recreational drone in Maputo Bay, Mozambique

  Gary Allport

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• The significance of Robben Island for birds: A collection of research papers

  Les G Underhill, Peter J Barham

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• Distribution record of a xanthic Zambezi Flap-shelled Terrapin Cycloderma frenatum at the Rufiji River, Tanzania

  Walter R Jubber, Martin Leyendecker

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• OdonataMAP: progress report on the atlas of the dragonflies and damselflies of Africa, 2010 - 2016

  Les G Underhill, Rene A Navarro, Alan D Manson, Jacobus P Labuschagne, Warwick R Tarboton

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• Aspects of the breeding biology of Angola Swallows Hirundo angolensis in Uganda

  Steven W Evans

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• Black-headed Herons preying on weavers

  H Dieter Oschadleus

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• Nigeria Bird Atlas Project: How far so far? Progress report August 2016

  Talatu Tende, Sam Ivande, Ulf Ottosson

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• Growth and development of nestlings: Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota

  Derek Engelbrecht, Mmatjie Mashao

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• Pentad-scale distribution maps for bird atlas data

  Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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• Observations of the courtship display of a White-Backed Night Heron from South Africa

  Dominic P Rollinson, Patrick L Rollinson

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• Two is a company, three's a clutch in a suburban population of Red-eyed Doves

  Derek Engelbrecht, Graeme Engelbrecht

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• Cape Weaver nesting association and interactions with waterbirds

  Billi Krochuk, H Dieter Oschadleus

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• Feral population of Common Peacock Pavo cristatus breeding in Bloemfontein, Free State

  Dawid H de Swardt

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• Lesser Grey Shrike and Common Fiscal impaling prey

  Dawid H de Swardt

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• Interesting behavioural observation of a Shoebill Balaeniceps rex in the Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia

  Megan Loftie-Eaton

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• Longevity records of southern African weavers

  H Dieter Oschadleus

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• Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) on Robben Island: Preliminary results from LepiMAP

  Megan Loftie-Eaton, Les G Underhill, Eward Doubell

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• A dragonfly and a damselfly on Robben Island: preliminary results from OdonataMAP

  Les G Underhill

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• Displaying changes in bird distributions between SABAP1 and SABAP2

  Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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• Report on the 2014 ringing year

  Dane M Paijmans, H Dieter Oschadleus

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• Observations on a Secretarybird nest at Langfontein, Petrusburg district, Free State

  Dawid H de Swardt

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• Range changes among bird species in the far Northern Cape

  Vincent Parker

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• At-sea sightings of banded Tristan Albatrosses off the Western Cape and a review of records in southern African waters

  Dominic P Rollinson

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• Diet of the Pririt Batis Batis pririt in the Free State, South Africa

  Dawid H de Swardt, Mmatjie Mashao, Derek Engelbrecht

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• The impact of political history on birds: A case study in north-eastern Mpumalanga, South Africa

  Les G Underhill, Peter Lawson, Ashwell Glasson

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• The BirdMAP protocol: bird atlasing in Africa in regions where the observer network is thin

  Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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• Parental care by a honey badger Mellivora capensis in Kruger National Park, South Africa

  Dominique Prinsloo

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• Co-operative feeding

  Brian Vanderwalt

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• Courtship displays and mating behaviour of a pair of Cape Parrots in the Hogsback area, South Africa

  Johann C Carstens

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• Fennoscandian-ringed Western Osprey recovery, Ingula, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

  R Colyn, HA Smit-Robinson

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• Leucistic Cape Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis nitens

  Julio de Castro, Mabel de Castro

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• Animal Demography Unit Citizen Science Week, 24 September to 2 October 2016: Cape Union Mart Heritage Hunt

  Les G Underhill, Megan Loftie-Eaton, Michael Brooks, Jerome Ainsley

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• Is Namibia on the brink of being invaded by Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris?

  Peter Cunningham

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• Feet bathing as a cooling down mechanism in two species of birds of prey

  Julio de Castro

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• Clever little hunters: catching Capped Wheatear and Mountain Wheatear in the Namibian semi-desert

  Ursula Franke-Bryson

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• Tracking the range expansion of the Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis in South Africa through SABAP2

  Doug M Harebottle

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• Internet searching of bird-bird associations: A case of bee-eaters hitchhiking large African birds

  Peter Mikula, Piotr Tryjanowski

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• Oxpeckers and hosts in northern Kruger National Park: January - February 2016

  Anthony Paton

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• Tip of the iceberg: hybrid Cape Sparrow and Great Sparrow in Namibia

  Ursula Franke-Bryson

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• Report on the BioBash to Postmasburg area, Northern Cape, September 2016

  Jerome Ainsley, Kerry C Fairley, Gary K Nicolau

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• More on the pre-copulatory display of the Red-faced Mousebird

  Derek Engelbrecht

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• A celebration of long-term involvement in citizen science: the Animal Demography Unit's Biodiversity Observer awards

  Les G Underhill, H Dieter Oschadleus, Michael Brooks, Rene A Navarro, Sue Kuyper

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• Swifter than swifts: second Eurasian Hobby ringed in Namibia

  Ursula Franke-Bryson

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• Bird distribution dynamics 1 - Hamerkop Scopus umbretta in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

  Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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• Bird distribution dynamics 2 - Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa In South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

  Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks

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• Report on the Spring LepiBASH for LepiMAP, 15 - 23 October 2016

  Megan Loftie-Eaton

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• Friendly Neighbours? White-browed Sparrow-weaver nesting in association with Greater Kestrel

  Doug M Harebottle

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• A blue sunbird: Colour variation as an arid climate adaptation in the Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa

  Roger Dixon, Jerome Ainsley

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• Overview of the discovery of the weavers

  H Dieter Oschadleus

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• First record of epomidis morph Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii

  Jean J de Klerk

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• Incubation behaviour of the White-browed Scrub-robin Cercotrichas leucophrys

  Derek Engelbrecht

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• European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca - the first confirmed record for the southern African subregion

  Salome Willemse

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• Bird distribution dynamics 3 - African Spoonbill Platalea alba in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

  Les G Underhill, Marí­a López Gómez, Michael Brooks

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• Longevity of the Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

  H Dieter Oschadleus, Barry Schultz, Sue-Joy Schultz

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• Growth and development of Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis nestlings

  Derek Engelbrecht

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• An observation of baboon spider mortality resulting from fire in Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

  Philip Jordaan, Ian Engelbrecht, Catharine Hanekom

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• Shoot the Dragons Week, Round 1: OdonataMAP grows by 1,200 records

  Les G Underhill, Alan D Manson, Jacobus P Labuschagne, Ryan M Ryan M Tippett

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• Bird distribution dynamics 4 - Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

  Les G Underhill, Marí­a López Gómez, Michael Brooks

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• European Bee-eater Merops apiaster on Robben Island

  Bukola Braimoh, Marí­a López Gómez

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