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African Pitta • Big Birding Year • Congo • Nomadic birds • Pearl-spotted Owlets

FOLLOW THAT SHIP

Albatrosses refine their ship-following behaviour

3 mins

EXPLOSIVE SPECIATION

The rapid radiation of white-eyes

3 mins

THE winds OF change

The start of 2023 saw two major changes at the Fitz.

2 mins

Sightings IN THE SUBREGION

Midsummer produced a wealth of good and entertaining birding and some mouth-watering specials that had twitchers dropping everything to rush off and see them.

4 mins

GOING ALL OUT

A really big birding year

7 mins

Serendipity

Embracing the Patagonia Picnic Table Effect

5 mins

Chasing Rainbows

In pursuit of the African Pittal

10 mins

Beneath THE canopys

The Congo's Odzala-Kokoua National Park

4 mins

WHERE AND WHEN TO go?

Questions for nomadic birds

6 mins

Breeding IN THE bushveld

Pearl-spotted Owlets

6 mins

Hatch & Dispatch

Diederik Cuckoo breeding strategy

1 min

Challenge Accepted

Photographing swallows in flight

2 mins

Image Conscious

How photographs benefit birders

3 mins

Working together for SOUTHERN BALD IBIS

BirdLife South Africa is working closely with authorities in Lesotho in a bid to protect the Southern Bald Ibis and at the same time promote development of the Mountain Kingdom's natural resources.

2 mins

PAOC AT VICTORIA FALLS

No fewer than 13 staff members of BirdLife South Africa travelled to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, to attend the 15th Pan African Ornithological Congress (PAOC) from 21 to 25 November 2022.

2 mins

Records abound on BBD 2022

By the time Birding Big Day (BBD) 2022 dawned on 3 December, nearly 400 teams comprising about 1600 birders had registered for the 50-kilometre and six-kilometre categories, roughly the same number of teams as in the previous year.

3 mins

SHOWCASE

We receive remarkable images on a regular basis, but are not always able to find space for them in our pages.

2 mins

WHEN IS sharp ENOUGH?

We as humans intuitively mistrust Artificial Intelligence.

3 mins

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African Birdlife is a world-class bi-monthly magazine about birds and birdwatching in Africa. It includes informative articles and stunning photographs of Africa's birds. Features include: The latest news on bird conservation and behaviour; equipment reviews; photographic tips; competitions to win great prizes. It serves as an important mouthpiece for BirdLife South Africa to create awareness about bird research and conservation.