Citizen Science

Members of the Diaz Cross Bird Club are involved in the following citizen science projects.

Bird Ringing
SAFRING

Conducted by qualified bird ringers, often together with trainees, e.g. Zoology students from Rhodes University.
For further information, please contact Adrian Craig.

Bird Atlassing
South African Bird Atlas Project (SABAP2)

This project is a partnership between the FitzPatrick Institute at the University of Cape Town, BirdLife South Africa and the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The project aims to map the distribution and relative abundance of birds in southern Africa. The field work for this project is done by volunteers, known as citizen scientists; they are making a huge contribution to the conservation of birds and their habitats. The unit of data collection is the pentad, five minutes of latitude by five minutes of longitude, squares with sides of roughly 9 km.  For further details on how to participate and submit your data, see the SABAP website.

iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org

Conservation

The club also makes periodic contributions to bird conservation efforts.

SANCCOB
Adopt a Penguin

2025 - Adopted two penguins
2025 - Sponsored two penguins shelters