Deadlines for voting for Observation of the Month.
(these will only fill up as the time rolls by).

January 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-01-01&created_d2=2024-01-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated Vote by March 15
  Winner: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196994070 Family Araneidae Orbweavers at West Coast District Municipality, South Africa by @arnovandervyver

February 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-02-01&created_d2=2024-02-29&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated Vote by April 15
  Winner: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199916293 Ninurta coeruleopunctatus Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard at George Municipality, South Africa by @bluehillescape

Vote Now for

March 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-03-01&created_d2=2024-03-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated
  Vote by May 15

April 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-04-01&created_d2=2024-04-30&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated
  Vote by June 15

May 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-05-01&created_d2=2024-05-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated
  Vote by July 15

June 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-06-01&created_d2=2024-06-30&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated
  Vote by August 15

July 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-07-01&created_d2=2024-07-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated
  Vote by September 15

August 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-08-01&created_d2=2024-08-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated
  Vote by October 15

September 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-09-01&created_d2=2024-09-30&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated
  Vote by November 15

October 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-10-01&created_d2=2024-10-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated
  Vote by December 15

November 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-11-01&created_d2=2024-11-30&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated
  Vote by January 15

December 2024
Eligible for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2024-12-01&created_d2=2024-12-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

• Nominated
  Vote by February 15

Last few Observations of the Month to nominate and review. Please have a look.

Observation of the year deadline is 28 February. More soon.

The following are still being nominated and reviewed:

• October and the winner is: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187409677 - Wolfgangiella franznegeri at George Municipality, South Africa by @cgmayers
• November and the winner is: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192449830 Cryptochloris wintoni De Winton's Golden Mole at South Africa by @jpleroux
• December and the winner is: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195357748 Aparallactus capensis Cape Centipede-Eater at Gravelotte, 0895, South Africa by @vaughanjessnitz

We have now voted for the Observation of the month for the first six years of 2023.
Please remember to continue FAVING any outstanding observations and to nominate the best for observation of the month.

Next week we select for for the next. Remember to vote every month if you are interested.

See the first six months year (sorry: here)

April 2023
Eligable for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2023-04-01&created_d2=2023-04-30&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any
Vote by 22 July Done

May 2023
Eligable for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2023-05-01&created_d2=2023-05-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any
Vote by 12 August Done

June 2023
Eligable for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2023-06-01&created_d2=2023-06-30&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any
Vote by 26 August Done

July 2023
Eligable for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2023-07-01&created_d2=2023-07-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any
Vote by 9 Sept Done

Have you joined the Project? Are you taking part by Voting and Nominating?

Instructioins on the banner page of this project.

Have a look at our previous Observations of the Month:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=observation-of-the-month-s-afr&subview=grid&verifiable=any

We will take a break for the City Nature Challenge.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-southern-africa-2023

Have you joined? Are you taking part?

And mid May we will start with the observations for 2023.

Deadlines

January 2023
Eligable for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2023-01-01&created_d2=2023-01-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any
Vote by 20 May - Closed

February 2023

Eligable for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2023-02-01&created_d2=2023-02-28&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any
Vote by 10 June - Closed

March 2023
Eligable for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2023-03-01&created_d2=2023-03-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any
Vote by 01 July - Closed

April 2023 CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW
Eligable for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2023-04-01&created_d2=2023-04-30&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any
Vote by 22 July

May 2023
Eligable for nomination: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2023-05-01&created_d2=2023-05-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any
Vote by 12 August

We are voting for 2022's observations of the month. This week is February.

Please remember to vote for your favourites each month.

Remember too to nominate observations for each month. If you have have not done so for January 2023 and for February, then please do so. Join this project and add it to nominate your favourite observations.

And dont forget to FAVE!

Candidates so far for January 2023:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2023-01-01&created_d2=2023-01-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&project_id=nominations-observation-of-the-month-s-afr

We have been very slack for 2022 and have not done any of our observations of the month. Time to play catchup.

These are the nominations. Note that you can still nominate observations until the voting date.

Time to finalize nominations and to Vote for the Months of 2022 These are:

January: Select and vote for January
Deadline: 4 February DONE

February: Peruse and decide for February
Deadline: 11 February DONE

March: Explore and Fave for March
Deadline: 18 February DONE

April: Explore and Fave for April
Deadline: 25 February DONE

May: Explore and Fave for May
Deadline: 4 March DONE

June: Explore and Fave for June
Deadline: 11 March DONE

July: Explore and Fave for July
Deadline: 18 March DONE

August: Explore and Fave for August
Deadline: 25 March DONE

September: Explore and Fave for September
Deadline: 2 April DONE

October: Peruse and decide for October
Deadline: 8 April DONE

November: Peruse and decide for November
Deadline: 15 April DONE

December: Explore and Fave for December
Deadline: 22 April UNDER REVIEW

We will continue with 2023 after the City Nature Challenge. Please remember to nominate and vote for any outstanding observations.

See previous winners here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=observation-of-the-month-s-afr&verifiable=any
(the project is here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/observation-of-the-month-s-afr)

Things that were destined to be have been postponed. But we cannot await the future: we must embrace the present and learn from the past.

Time to Vote for the outstanding Months of 2021 These are:

October: Select and vote for October
Deadline: 11 June

November: Peruse and decide for November
Deadline: 25 June

December: Explore and Fave for December
Deadline: 09 July

You may vote for as many as you like. Simply click the Faves Button. The winner will be the observation with the most faves at the deadline. Further details on the project page.

Do you think that some observations were left out? You may still nominate observations for consideration until the deadline. How? In the links above, remove the project "Nominations Observation of the month" from the filter and find your favourites. Add the Project "Nominations Observation of the month" to the observation and vote: all nominations must have at least one vote.

We are now up to date with observations of the month.

Time to consider Observations of the Year, and catch up on outstanding observations.

Please join: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/observation-of-the-year-s-afr
Instructions will follow shortly!

Catching Up Phase II - voting for July 2020 and July 2021

Simultaneously with the pre-iNaturalist sorting out of Observation of the Month we will be catching up with the later observations of the month which lapsed post 2020.

This week we will be nominating and voting for
July 2020
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2020-07-01&created_d2=2020-07-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any
&
July 2021
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2021-07-01&created_d2=2021-07-31&order_by=votes&place_id=113055&verifiable=any

To vote, please fave.
You may fave as many observations as you like.

You may add new nominations, by adding the project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/nominations-observation-of-the-month-s-afr

Voting will be by faves (as at close of voting) - for nominated observations exclusively,
. - - - if tied, broken by comments,
. - - - - - - - if tied broken by IDs,
. - - - - - - - - if still tied then most recently signed-up user will be winner.

Deadline 15 Oct 2021.