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  1. weavers4africa

    Longevity list for southern African birds

    I have compiled a list of longevities of southern African birds, based on published values which have been checked. Most commonly ringed species are included - species not in the list generally are those which do not have any significant recoveries or resightings (related to longevity). The list...
  2. weavers4africa

    "Weavers for Africa" Conference

    The Animal Demography Unit will be holding a one-day conference on weavers on 26 January 2013, at Intaka Island, one of the top birding sites in Cape Town, South Africa. Registration form and program details are at http://weavers.adu.org.za/conf.php
  3. weavers4africa

    Ringing and PHOWN workshops in Kenya

    Kenya is the country with the highest diversity of weaver species (over 60 species) of any country in the world. In a recent visit I presented two PHOWN (PHOtos of Weaver Nests, http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown.php) workshops in Kenya. The first was hosted by the Ornithology section of the...
  4. weavers4africa

    'Photos of Weaver Nests' workshop in Kenya

    A workshop on PHOWN (Photos of Weaver Nests) will be held in Kenya, the country with the highest diversity of weaver species (over 60 species). A workshop will be held in Nairobi at the Nairobi National Museum from 28-30 May 2012. A second workshop will be held in Watamu on the Kenyan coast...
  5. weavers4africa

    'Photos of Weaver Nests' workshop in Kenya

    A workshop on PHOWN (Photos of Weaver Nests) will be held in Kenya, the country with the highest diversity of weaver species (over 60 species). A workshop will be held in Nairobi at the Nairobi National Museum from 28-30 May 2012. A second workshop will be held in Watamu on the Kenyan coast...
  6. weavers4africa

    Ringing trip to Namibia

    Recently I attended the 50th anniversary of the Namibia Bird Club. A trip report, with a focus on bird ringing before, during and after this event, may be seen at http://weavers.adu.org.za/trip2012na.php, showing photos of some special birds that were caught. Photo: Shaft-tailed Whydah, male...
  7. weavers4africa

    Ringing course in Zambia

    The Zambian Ornithological Society invited me to run a ringing course on Bovu Island, on the Zambezi River, about 60 km upstream of Victoria Falls. The bird ringing course ran from 30 March to 3 April, and was attended by 10 trainees. One of the trainees, Rory McDougal, was qualified as a...
  8. weavers4africa

    Loanga Weaver nests

    The first two PHOWN (Photos of Weaver Nests, http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown.php) records have been submitted for the Loanga Weaver <i>Ploceus subpersonata</i>. They were submitted by Guillaume Passavy, who also published the first details of the nest and young of this species. To read the story...
  9. weavers4africa

    Olive-headed Weaver

    Olive-headed Weavers in the Panda area, Mozambique, may be threatened by habitat destruction. One way to monitor this species, is to archive records of its nests in PHOWN (Photos of Weaver Nests, http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown.php). Any photos with date and coordinates may be submitted. Six...
  10. weavers4africa

    Ringing near Port Elizabeth

    Last week Mike Ford and I were ringing at Landela farm near Port Elizabeth and caught some great birds including Yellow-throated Wood Warbler. To see some more interesting birds caught see http://weavers.adu.org.za/newstable.php?id=198
  11. weavers4africa

    hello

    My main interest is weavers, a family of 117 species. As bird ringing coordinator I get to ring weavers (and study them in the hand). I also run a project called PHOWN (Photos of Weaver Nests, http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown.php). Anyone can take part - you need a photo of a weaver nest or...
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