My son and I visited Harold Johnson Nature Reserve on Sunday morning. We have never been there before and it is really beautiful. We went on a lovely 5 km walk through what was mainly forest. One of the highlights of the walk was coming across a nightjar. We spent a long time creeping up on it, centimeter by centimeter so as not to startle it. As well as getting quite a few nice pics, I was able to observe it for quite a while through the binos. We believe it to be a Fiery-necked Nightjar.
What a treat!
Written by Penny de Vries
Where is this reserve please?
Its near the Thukela mouth, just north of Ballito and Zinkwazi; off the R102
I just looked ahead at the Activities and I see an outing for Harold Johnson is planned for September. Unfortunately I’ll be away that weekend but whoever is around should go, it’s such a lovely place
Thanks. We should have an outing there sometime
Been going there for years – love the place! It’s also excellent for butterflies.
Awesome – didn’t even know of the existence of this Nature reserve.
Been going there for years – Love the place! It’s also excellent for butterflies
Great to hear about this nature reserve & how exciting for you Well done