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Written by Jean
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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Not a guest in sight (I was on my way to Jozini dam to deliver boat petrol) and what do I get but my best ever sighting of a martial eagle. Now I have been lucky when it comes to sightings of this magnificent eagle but this was something else. I was on the winding dirt track that leads to our boat and as I rounded a corner there was the eagle flying at my eye height. He flew following the road in front of me for about two kilometers. I have watched these eagles perched near me, flying above me, flying along a cliff face below me but somehow the absolute size, power and grace was brought home to me ten fold watching him fly directly at my eye line.
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Birding Software
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Written by Dirk Human
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
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Version 2.0 will be lauched tomorrow! 
Please note , you will need to register as a user on GlobalBirdTrekkers to access information, registration and support for this bird photo and data capturing programme. Once you have registered, go to the Support Forums in the Trekkie's Forums, and read the BirdPhoto Capture V2.0 topic.
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The Sociable Nest
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Written by Candice Swarts
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Sunday, 21 February 2010 |
Theme: Your Favourite Bird 1st place is awarded to Myron Tay whom accumulated 16 points! 
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Birds and Birding news..
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Written by Charleen O'Donoghue
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 |
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Source: RSPB " New survey results show the Cirl Bunting – one of Britain’s most threatened songbirds - is continuing its comeback from the brink of extinction. According to the latest figures published this week, the Cirl Bunting population has increased by 25 per cent since 2003, reaching 862 breeding pairs in 2009. Despite this increase the species remains confined to a small area of Devon and Cornwall.  License Although their range once covered large parts of southern England and they could be heard singing from the trees of Wimbledon Common, Cirl Bunting populations declined massively in the second half of the 20th Century with just 118 pairs remaining in 1989. The rise in numbers follows a joint campaign by the RSPB and Natural England to help local farmers manage their land in ways that provide year-round food supplies and breeding habitat for these threatened birds. Under the Cirl Bunting Species Recovery Programme, led by the RSPB and co-funded by Natural England, advisers visit farmers to help them choose the best agri-environment scheme options. These include grasslands, which provide invertebrates for summer food, and weedy overwinter stubble, which provide essential seed food during the colder months. Around 18 months ago the RSPB opened the Labrador Bay reserve in Devon to create a protected haven for Cirl Buntings – the first time the charity has bought a piece of land to save a single bird species. “This is fantastic news, we are all very excited that these fascinating birds are starting to make a comeback,” said Mark Avery, RSPB director of conservation. “Wildlife lovers come from across the UK to this area to catch a glimpse of the elusive Cirl Bunting. It has also become something of a local celebrity – even being incorporated into the emblem of a local village school. We have learnt a lot in recent years about Cirl Buntings and how to protect their habitat, and now that is paying off. But we can’t take all the credit. The Cirl Bunting is a farmland bird and it’s down to the work farmers on the Devon coast have put in on their land that this comeback has been possible. Farmland birds as a group have declined by 50 per cent in the past 40 years. If we can halt the decline in a dangerously threatened species like this one then there is hope for all the endangered birds in our countryside.”Tom Tew, Chief Scientist of Natural England, said: “The recovery of the Cirl Bunting shows what can be achieved when farmers and conservationists work together to target specific land management measures in the right place.“Biodiversity loss need not be the inevitable consequence of 21st century life and we are delighted that this rare and beautiful bird is making a comeback having come so close to being lost as a breeding bird in this country.” "
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Birds and Birding news..
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Written by globalbirdtrekkers.org
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 |
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The Barn Owl's Post
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Written by Batmad
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 |
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Dear Fellow Trekkies, I would like to introduce myself as the new Newsletter editor of TBOP (The Barn Owl Post) Some backround about me, I am still a student and am aged 14. My love for nature started when i was a mear 8 months old when i went for my 1st trip to the Kruger National park. Since then my love for nature has grown and my curiosity takin over, alowing me to research and learn more about nature. Qualifications- FGASA Junior Nature Guide (level 1) I plan to bring the world of birding to all trekkies, from Canada to South Africa, bringing you information and a fun and informative newsletter. I would like to say thank you to The Moderators of GBT for letting me bring back the Barn Owl Post, and allowing me to be the editor. Plans for TBOP- I plan to bring you TBOP four times a year, and i shall post the link on the GBT site. All the best and Happy Birding, BM
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.gif "Africa Birds and Birding Magazine")
If you don't at least have a lens with a F2.8 and a 400-500 mm lens... forget about taking any decent shots in those forests 
