Cape Vidal and St. Lucia. 25th to 30th August 2013. Sally and I went to Cape Vidal campsite for 2 nights followed by 3 at Sugarloaf campsite in St. Lucia. We endured strong wind for all 5 days. Our tent extension was defrocked one night in Cape Vidal and on the last day when we…
Day: August 30, 2013
Crowned Eagle and Blue Duiker.
The following photos were taken at the bottom of Albizia Place in Westville, near the Palmiet River by Andre Malherbe. He managed one poor shot of the Eagle feeding after the Blue Duiker was moved to a less prominent position by the Eagle, from the rock to near the river. Mike White
Tala Revisited
Five months later Jenny Norman and I were back at Tala – last Sunday of the month BLPN get a special discount, although it has increased over the past 5 months it is still not expensive. We arrived around 06:45 and the day started off with a ‘bang’. In the fig tree just past the…
The beleaguered water birds of Durban Bay
Hi All Please find an invitation below from the Natural Science Museum to the upcoming Seminar Series Talk, this one by David Allan. BLPN has been involved in the Bay counts. Title: The beleaguered water birds of Durban Bay – current and historic population trends Date: 4 September 2013 Time: 17:30 for 18:00 Venue: Durban…
Durban Pelagic In October
BirdLife’s Save our Seabird festival is held in October each year, this year it is the week of the 7th to 13th October. In support of SOS, we will be putting out an additional pelagic trip from Durban, on the good boat isiHuhwa. Attractions at this time of year are the Pterodroma Petrels, Great-winged and…