Zandvlei Trust

Western Cape Raptor Research Programme – Fish Eagle juveniles – March 2007.

photograph by Ann Koeslag

02/03/2007 – Ann Koeslag reports " The juvenile Fiah Eagle was at Zandvlei in February 2007. It was reported on 3 occasions in January 2007. The wing tag is visible. It was grooming its feathers and the tag was pushed up into this position".

28/09/2006 – Ann Koeslag reports " Adam Weltz decided to have a go at our FE nest and so we went this morning.  His expert climber made good time getting up and the chick was lowered to have a tag and rings attached.

photograph by Ann Koeslag

The 2006 chick having its vitals recorded.

photographs by Ann Koeslag

He and his two helpers were most impressed with the size of the tree and height of nest. 44 metres from the ground to the nest.

photographs by Ann Koeslag

Adam Weltz and his helpers doing all the checks and measurements when ringing and tagging this years juvenile which has recently fledged. Its plumage is much darker than the chick that fledged two years ago".

photograph by Ann Koeslag

Click to see the 2004/5 Fish Eagle chick

If anyone sees him, please report it on the CapeBirdNet,  Western Cape Raptor Research Programme, Fitzpatrick Institute, UCT or

Ann Koeslag   072 357 0909    email    annkoeslag@cybersmart.co.za

We would be most grateful.