Raptor biologists comprise a discipline renowned for the dedication of its disciples and Andrew Jenkins is a beacon among even the brightest.
He is an accomplished academic with a lengthy track record in research and student supervision. His influence outside the ‘ivory tower’ is even more impressive and locally he is the preeminent avian specialist in the hard-nosed world of environmental consulting. Less well appreciated is his generosity in lending his expertise to a wide range of raptor conservation causes, essentially pro bono. Andrew also has that rare ability to translate his craft into compelling popular accounts. His photos frequently enliven his writing and his iconic portrait of a Peregrine Falcon contemplating urban Cape Town from the summit of Table Mountain is unforgettable.
Birds of prey have been Andrew’s passion since boyhood. A precocious talent, he was publishing on Verreaux’s Eagles in the Magaliesberg while still a schoolboy. Based at the FitzPatrick Institute, in 1989 he initiated an ambitious study that resulted in his PhD on Peregrine and Lanner falcons. His demographic analysis of the Cape Peninsula Peregrine population continues to this day as one of the longest-running raptor investigations in the world. He’s now a global expert on this cosmopolitan species, so don’t waste time asking what his favourite bird is!
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footloose IN FYNBOS
The Walker Bay Diversity Trail is a leisurely hike with a multitude of flowers, feathers and flavours along the way.
water & WINGS
WATER IS LIFE. As wildlife photographer Greg du Toit knows better than most.
winter wanderer
as summer becomes a memory in the south, the skies are a little quieter as the migrants have returned to the warming north. But one bird endemic to the southern African region takes its own little winter journey.
when perfect isn't enough
Egg signatures and forgeries in the cuckoo-drongo arms race
Southern SIGHTINGS
The late summer period naturally started quietening down after the midsummer excitement, but there were still some classy rarities on offer for birders all over the subregion. As always, none of the records included here have been adjudicated by any of the subregion's Rarities Committees.
prey for penguins
To stem the African Penguin's slide to extinction, government support for optimal no-take zones around South Africa's penguin colonies is critical.
agrochemicals and birds
By the year 2050, it is estimated that 171 million more hectares of agricultural land will be needed to feed a global population of 10 billion people.
arrivals and departures
The Mouse-Free Marion Project is committed to ensuring that breeding seabirds can return to a predator-free Marion Island.
MIDRAND marvel
Gauteng birders don't need to travel far to get their feathery fix. Midway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, Glen Austin Pan has become a favourite patch for this returnee expat.
a journey through the mysteries of moult
As a bird researcher in South Africa’s botanically diverse fynbos biome, I have come to regard bird ringing as part of my journey to understanding moult.
