On May 7th, an inaugural bird-ringing session took place at the Ongava Game Reserve. The session was organized by the ORC and led by Ruben Portas, with assistance from avian ecologist Dr. Teja Curk. The main objective of the Read more

Updated: Jan 16, 2023

The Kori bustard, Ardeotis kori, and the Secretarybird, Sagittarius serpentarius, are the world’s heaviest flying bird and the world’s tallest raptor respectively. Although the two are in different families, both are mostly terrestrial Read more

Although Gabar Goshawks are the commonest birds of prey (or raptor) on Ongava, finding their nests is not that easy. And each time we find one, questions get raised about their nesting habits. Like most small raptors, their nests Read more

Updated: Dec 22, 2021

Have you ever heard about queleas? Chances are you did hear about these huge flocks of small, red-billed birds destroying crops and being eradicated as pest? These are red-billed queleas (Quelea quelea), small Read more

Astonishing bloody battles play out in the nests of several species of eagles, herons, boobies, pelicans and certain other large birds. These are between their nestlings, although its more a case of the first-born Cain simply murdering the second-born Read more