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CAPE BIRD CLUB NEWS SNIPPETS May 2015
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The Mercy of Wild Things
performed by Red Earth and Rust with Jacques Coetzee
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THE MERCY OF WILD THINGS is RED EARTH & RUST`S fourth album of original material.
These are songs of love, loss and ecstasy.
They owe an equal debt to traditional folk, blues and alternative gospel.
Lyrics are by Barbara Fairhead. Album production by Jonny Blundell.
Albums will be on sale at the event for R150.
CASH SALES ONLY
Where: Nassau Theatre
When; 6th and 7th June 2015
Time: 18h00 for 19h00
More information and Tickets from Computicket
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XYLITOL IS TOXIC TO BIRDS
A number of newspapers have carried a story about the inadvertent poisoning of Cape Sugarbirds with xylitol.
Xylitol is a sweetener than can be used as a substitute for sugar by diabetics and people who want to limit sugar in their diets.
However, xylitol has been shown to be toxic to birds and dogs and should never be used in nectar feeders instead of sugar.
You can read the full article here
Photograph by Cheryl Leslie
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ADU/WESSA CITIZEN SCIENCE EVENT IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2015
WESSA and UCT's Animal Demographic Unit are hosting an exciting full day introduction to the world of CITIZEN SCIENCE on Saturday 6 June!
Join them for a fun and enlightening day with a wide variety of presentations and practical demonstrations from experts in the field, and learn how you can contribute more towards the conservation of your local environment. All welcome, no charge.
When: Saturday 6 June 2015
Where: WESSA Barn, 31 The Sanctuary, Kirstenhof
Time: The event starts at 07h00 with with bird ringing, MyBirdPatch fieldwork and Virtual Museum photography, but the main programme gets going at 09h00.
Click here for the full programme.
There is no charge but please register for the event here so that the organisers have an idea of the number of people attending.
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Contributions for the Newsletter
Please send any contributions for the newsletter (interesting sightings, photographs or any interesting news items) to Cheryl Leslie at cdleslie@kingsley.co.za.
Photographs should not exceed 1MB in size.
Postal and Email addresses
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Address changes: Please notify BirdLife promptly by post at P O Box 515 Randburg 2125 or fax to 011 789 5188 of any change in address to ensure that you continue receiving Promerops.Email changes:
Please contact BirdLife at membership@birdlife.co.za if you change your email address with a copy to ackroyd.joan@broadwalk-mews.co.za
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