The Cape Bird Club

Bird Ringing at Paarl

Francis Hannay - Has taken over the birding ringing at Paarl.     updated 28/02/2010
For details of times ph 021 855 2745 or 076 478 7265 or fhannay@netactive.co.za

May 2010

Francis Hannay and Felicity Ellmore were ringing at Paarl Bird Sanctuary on Saturday 22 May 2010.
About 25 birds were ringed - mostly Southern Red Bishops and Lesser Swamp warblers, with a single Malachite Kingfisher that received the most attention.
Also helping were Robyn Kadis, a trainee bird ringer and Marilyn Scholtz.

photograph by Cathy Hannay

l to r Marilyn Scholtz (back to camera), Felicity Ellmore, Francis Hannay, Robyn Kadis.

photograph by Cathy Hannay

Felicity Ellmore recording measurements of a Southern Masked Weaver.

photograph by Francis Hannay

You wont get any closer to this beautiful sight than this. It is even better if you were there helping.

photograph by Francis Hannay

Wow!!

Paarl 2005

photograph by Reg Weiss

Birds in bags - Gordon Scholtz's bird-ringing group at the Paarl Bird Sanctuary, August 2005. Gordon (right) chats with Megan Taylor while Gwen Hannay enters particulars in a log.
Chresendo Francke and Jeane-Marie West from Orleansvale Primary School stand by to assist. Gordon has been encouraging local pupils to take an active interest in their own natural heritage.

10th Anniversary Celebrated.

photograph by Sally Weighill

This group of bird ringers celebrating the anniversary at the Paarl Sewerage Works.

What to do if you find or see a bird with leg rings?

If you find a dead or an alive bird, with metal or plastic rings,  please give the information to;

SAFRING, 
University of Cape Town,
Rondebosch, 7701.
ph  021 650 2421/2
fax 021 650 3434
email safring@adu.uct.ac.za