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Ornithological Observations, 2015, Vol. 6 - ISSN 2219-0341

Arboreal foraging by waxbills in the canopies of leguminous trees and creepers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Gregory BP Davies
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:240-243, published 2015-11-10
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The impacts of the Pied Crow Corvus albus on other species need to be determined
John E Fincham, Ronelle Visagie, Les G Underhill, Michael Brooks and Miles B Markus
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:232-239, published 2015-11-07
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Double broods, post-hatching brood amalgamation and other notes on the breeding biology of Egyptian Geese Alopochen aegyptiacus in the Netherlands
Klaas van Dijk
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:217-231, published 2015-10-24
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Egyptian Geese nesting in Secretarybird nests
Ernst F Retief, Hanneline A Smit-Robinson and Dawid H de Swardt
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:215-216, published 2015-10-24
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A photo report: close encounter of the cuckoo kind!
Lesley A Cornish
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:208-214, published 2015-10-23
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Invasion of the Flamingo snatchers: Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor trapped by a mussel
Ursula Franke-Bryson
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:205-207, published 2015-09-12
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Observations of African Jacanas at Rooidam, Bloemfontein
Dawid H de Swardt
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:202-204, published 2015-09-12
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Number of nests owned by individual Cape Weaver males (PHOWN 4)
H Dieter Oschadleus and Leah Werner
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:197-201, published 2015-09-07
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Breeding data on the birds of Namibia: laying months, colony and clutch sizes and egg measurements
CJ Brown, PA Bridgeford, SG Braine, M Paxton and W Versfeld
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:92-196, published 2015-09-05
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Desktop ecology: Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota
Mmatjie Mashao, Derek Engelbrecht and Dawid de Swardt
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:84-91, published 2015-08-31
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Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus brood food and feeding Potohar, Punjab, Pakistan
Abu ul Hassan Faiz
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:82-83, published 2015-07-16
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Seasonal changes in avian communities in a farmland in the Cuvelai Drainage System, northern Namibia
Grzegorz Kopij
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:73-81, published 2015-06-15
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Southern Masked Weavers nest earlier in suburban than rural areas (PHOWN 3)
H Dieter Oschadleus, Pieter Cronje, Corey Thorp
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:68-72, published 2015-06-14
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Four records of Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola in South Africa: the bigger picture
Les G Underhill
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:65-67, published 2015-05-02
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An unusual method of predation by a Kelp Gull
Davide Gaglio
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:60-64, published 2015-04-30
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Does Haldane's Rule apply to hybrid Cut-throat x Red-headed Finches?
Derek Engelbrecht and Daniel Engelbrecht
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:57-59, published 2015-04-30
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Foraging behaviour of some members of the gleaning guild in southern Africa
Warwick Fraser
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:51-56, published 2015-04-29
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Aggression by Diderick Cuckoo towards Klaas's Cuckoo
Anthony Paton
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:49-50, published 2015-04-25
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Observations of Swee Waxbill interactions with Pin-tailed Whydahs
Raleigh L Meredith and Ralf HE Mullers
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:46-48, published 2015-03-08
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Chorister Robin-Chat Cossypha dichroa gleaning on Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
Craig T Symes, Theresa Rees, Karin Nelson
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:44-45, published 2015-03-07
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Cape Sparrows nesting in a Black-collared Barbet nest cavity
Ian T Little and Rob M Little
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:41-43, published 2015-03-05
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Mallard x Egyptian Goose hybrid?
Anthony Paton
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:39-40, published 2015-02-26
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"Floating" Grey Heron?
Rob Boyd and Shaun Peard
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:37-38, published 2015-02-23
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A survey of Cape Vulture breeding colonies in South Africa's northern provinces (Transvaal Region) - an update 2013
Patrick C Benson
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:31-36, published 2015-02-23
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Golden-tailed Woodpeckers along the Orange River in the southern Free State
Dawid H de Swardt and Willem Boshoff
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:29-30, published 2015-02-16
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Lanner Falcon hunting large forest hornbills in the east Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
Phoebe Barnard
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:26-28, published 2015-01-22
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European Honey Buzzard feeding on Yellow Jacket Vespula germanica combs in Wellington, Western Cape
Edmund Oettle
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:24-25, published 2015-01-22
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Range limits of the Sociable Weaver
H Dieter Oschadleus
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:19-23, published 2015-01-18
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First record of a Great Reed Warbler on the Prince Edward Islands
LJ Daniel Kotze, David B Green, Bruce M Dyer
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:16-18, published 2015-01-17
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Reed banks used regularly as a day time roost by White-backed Night-Herons in the Kruger National Park
Andy Branfield
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:12-15, published 2015-01-11
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Comparing reporting rates between the First and Second Southern African Bird Atlas Projects
Megan Loftie-Eaton
Ornithological Observations 2015 6:1-11, published 2015-01-04
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