Journal of the SA Bird Ringing Unit

Safring News

Contents:

• Editorial, by Dieter Oschadleus
  

Papers: Localities

• J. Jessnitz. Introduction to Witsand Nature Reserve
• A. Botha. The BirdLife South Africa Wakkerstroom Project and its relevance to bird ringing
• P. van Eeden. Vlakplaats Wastewater Treatment Works: 30 years of birding history
• S.J. Tyler. The excitements for a UK bird ringer of ringing in Botswana
• R. Liversidge. The Kalahari environment: its birds and mammals
• L.G. Underhill. Expedition to the Taimyr Peninsula, Russia

Papers: Bird Groups

• M.D. Anderson. Raptor conservation in the Northern Cape Province
• R.J.M. Crawford & L. Staverees. The importance of ringing for management of South Africa's seabird populations
• A.J. Tree. Terns
• R. Nuttall. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica ringing in Bloemfontein, South Africa
• S.J. Tyler. Warblers of reedbeds, marshes and bush
• D. de Swardt. Moult and eclipse plumages of Malachite Sunbirds in the Free State

Papers: General

• S.E. Piper. Ringing in the new century
• R. Geyser. Organising ringing groups
• H.D. Oschadleus. SAFRING record keeping
• S.E. Piper. Reflections on the use of colour-rings in southern Africa
• L.G. Underhill. An introduction to primary moult
• P. van Eeden. Birds in the air: a quality perspective
• D.M. Harebottle. Projects of the Avian Demography Unit

General

• H.D. Oschadleus & L.G. Underhill. Analysis of ringing records at Witsand
• R. Geyser. Trapping a Kori Bustard with a torch and handnet
• List of attendees at the Witsand Bird Ringers' Training Workshop

Published by the South African Bird Ringing Unit

Safring News Vol. 29(1) is devoted to the First National Ringing Workshop held at the Witsand Nature Reserve in March 2000. It contains written versions of the wide array of interesting talks presented during the week at Witsand. Copies of this edition of Safring News are available from SAFRING at R25.00 each. Please contact Dieter Oshadleus at safring@gmain-com or write to SAFRING, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701. Cheques should be made payable to the University of Cape Town.