African Birdlife

Cliff Hangers

• Andrew Jenkins revisits the Augrabies Falls National Park and photographs the impressive variety of raptors present within its rocky reaches.

Fetch & Carry

• A young Pale Chanting Goshawk toys with ball of elephant dung.

raising Lazarus

• A small group of committed people has made a positive difference to the conservation of some of Madagascar’s rarest bird species.

Crushing Defeat

• A Yellow-bellied Greenbul meets an untimely end in a garden pond.

Wax Works

• Hugh Chittenden highlights some of the adaptations that help honeyguides accommodate their unique diet.

Elevating Gamebirds

• A new study on francolins and spurfowls recommends elevating no fewer than 14 subspecies to species level and lumping other subspecies into more inclusive entities.

Double Take

• New photographic evidence reveals that Double-banded Coursers can lay two clutches in one season.

Girl Power

• A feisty juvenile female Black Sparrowhawk attempts to get an early start on the mating game.