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June 2021

New paper published in the African Journal of Marine Science - Fri, 06/18/2021 - 11:45
New study published : The importance of sociable weaver colonies to the surrounding animal community - Mon, 06/14/2021 - 12:00

March 2021

New paper published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 13:15

February 2021

Unpleasant meals may help manage crow predation on bird nests - Wed, 02/24/2021 - 07:30

December 2020

Sensing good vibrations: a remarkable sensory organ in the beaks of ancient fossil birds - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 10:15

November 2020

The 2020 MSc CB class finally get in to the field again - Tue, 11/24/2020 - 12:00
New paper on the critically endangered White-winged Flufftail - Fri, 11/13/2020 - 09:30
Congratulations to Dr Susie Cunningham on her UCT College of Fellows’ Young Researcher Award - Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:45

October 2020

Common Bulbuls time moult to the onset of rains in each locality - Tue, 10/20/2020 - 11:00
Animal Behaviour Community Africa - Thu, 10/15/2020 - 11:30
More new papers from the Hot Birds Project team - Wed, 10/14/2020 - 10:15

September 2020

2020/2021 Gough Island Restoration team arrive on the island - Mon, 09/28/2020 - 09:30
Award for Fitz Honorary Research Associate, Prof. Wendy Foden - Wed, 09/02/2020 - 09:00

August 2020

New papers from the Hot Birds Project team - Mon, 08/03/2020 - 09:45
Managing geese on golf courses - Mon, 08/03/2020 - 09:15

July 2020

The importance of Proteaceae diversity to nectar-feeding birds - Thu, 07/30/2020 - 10:00
Researchers build first AI tool capable of identifying individual birds - Tue, 07/28/2020 - 12:45

June 2020

Kalahari skinks eavesdrop on sociable weavers to manage predation by pygmy falcons - Thu, 06/18/2020 - 09:45
Bearded Vulture reintroduction in South Africa - Thu, 06/11/2020 - 10:45
Wealth, Water and Wildlife - Thu, 06/11/2020 - 09:45

January 2020

New research into flightlessness in the Aldabra rail indicates it could be a distinct species - Fri, 01/17/2020 - 12:15

November 2019

Non-invasive physiological measurements in wild animals - Wed, 11/27/2019 - 10:45
Unravelling francolin taxonomy - Tue, 11/05/2019 - 11:30

October 2019

International recognition for Prof Wendy Foden - Thu, 10/24/2019 - 12:15

September 2019

Juggling a "junk-food' diet - Wed, 09/04/2019 - 09:45

August 2019

A predation risk experiment - Wed, 08/14/2019 - 11:45
Invasion by Black Sparrowhawks - Fri, 08/02/2019 - 12:30

July 2019

Resolving spurfowl taxonomy - Wed, 07/17/2019 - 12:15

April 2019

In memoriam - Patrick Morant - Mon, 04/01/2019 - 09:00

March 2019

Latest Fitz publication in Nature Communication - Fri, 03/22/2019 - 09:30
New Niven Librarian - Mon, 03/11/2019 - 12:00

February 2019

Prof.David Walton - obituary - Wed, 02/13/2019 - 08:45

October 2018

Mystery of the world's smallest flightless bird solved - Mon, 10/29/2018 - 12:30
Dr Petra Sumasgutner receives a L'Oréal UNESCO Women in Science award - Mon, 10/29/2018 - 12:00

June 2018

Birding in South Africa's National Parks - Thu, 06/14/2018 - 12:30

May 2018

Sir Clive Elliott - obituary - Wed, 05/02/2018 - 09:15

January 2018

December 2017 graduation - Fri, 01/12/2018 - 10:45

December 2017

First photographs of Niam-niam parrot, not seen for 40 years - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 12:45

November 2017

New study highlights need for action to protect Grey parrots - Mon, 11/27/2017 - 09:45
Dave van Beuningen wins Conservation category in Exposure Environmental Photography competition - Wed, 11/01/2017 - 08:45

October 2017

Peter Ryan inducted into UCT's prestigious College of Fellows - Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:15

July 2017

Peter Ryan awarded SANCOR's Gilchrist Medal - Wed, 07/19/2017 - 10:15
July 2017 graduation - Tue, 07/18/2017 - 12:45
PhD student wins 2nd prize at ZSSA - Fri, 07/14/2017 - 12:00

April 2017

Tygerberg Bird Club support Verreaux's Eagle research - Wed, 04/26/2017 - 11:00
FitzPatrick Institute 2017 AGM - Thu, 04/06/2017 - 12:30
UCT rated third in World University Rankings for Ornithology! - Wed, 04/05/2017 - 15:15

September 2016

The 'Hot Birds' team are pretty busy in the Kalahari ... - Thu, 09/29/2016 - 12:30
New African gamebird book by Rob Little - Thu, 09/15/2016 - 12:45

August 2016

Davide Gaglio wins BMC Ecology 2016 image competition - Fri, 08/12/2016 - 13:00