Click here for the full programme of events. The seminar venue is the Iziko South African Museum, Company Gardens, Cape Town.

The highlights of the week include:

• Monday, 11 Oct: Seminar: "The good, the bad and the ugly of seabird conservation" by Prof Peter Ryan, followed by the launch of Diemersfontein's new BirdLife South Africa wine "For the birds".

• Wednesday, 13 Oct: Seminar: "Sustainable fishing: Oxymoron or Opportunity" by Dr Samantha Petersen.

• Friday, 15 Oct : Seminar: "Seals and Seabirds: Incompatible parts in an unwholesome ecosystem" by Steve Kirkman.

• Saturday & Sunday, 16-17 October: Robben Island Birding Trips

For more information on this exciting week contact Christina Moseley at BirdLife South Africa's Seabird Division on +27 (0) 78 882 5098 or email seabirdtour@birdlife.org.za