OCTOBER Activities 2013 Bird Ringing with Garth Aiston: Usually held early on a Sunday each month. Please call Garth closer to the time for details. 084 5491752. Bird Ringing with James Rawdon. James visits many private estates on the North Coast. Contact James for details: 083 745 6007. Saturday 5 October. Msinsi (University nature reserve) at 7:00…
Month: September 2013
Victoria, Australia – more photos. Part 3
Victoria, Australia – more photos. Part 3 Birding in the Bendigo area is hard work – many hours and few species in each different habitat. We also found the same in the Melbourne Parks. Travel afield to select Nature Reserves usually yields a few more species. To see 40 species in a morning’s birding is…
More Photos from Australia
More Photos from Australia Birds from the Bendigo area – a provincial city some 140 kms north of Melbourne. Sally and I spent hours finding a handful of birds in the Greater Bendigo NP. Perhaps the cold and windy weather did not help. Of course they were all interesting as we had not seen them…
Latest Wakkerstroom Newsletter.
Hi Here is the latest Wakkerstroom newsletter; hope you enjoy it. Best Regards. John Barrow Secretary/Treasurer, Wakkerstroom Bird Club 0822556778
Common birds of Bendigo, Victoria – Australia
Common birds of Bendigo, Victoria – Australia Thought you might like to see pictures of some common birds from this area of the world for a change.
Save Our Seabirds Festival at Ushaka Marine World – 7 October
Take heed all birders! 7-11 October is Marine Week and to celebrate this, there will be a Save Our Seabirds Festival at Ushaka Marine World, along the lines of the successful events in Cape Town. The main events will take place on Monday 7th October, as follows: 17h00: Signing of Shorebirds of South Africa by Roy Cowgill and…
The Wisdom of Cranes
The Wisdom of Cranes Wisdom Tales – Crane Stories from Southern Africa, a book celebrating the ethos of cranes, was launched recently by the KZN Crane Foundation (KZNCF), beautifully illustrated by David Wheildon Oosthuizen. Jenny Stipcich, lead author, said “My love affair with cranes began when I met the remarkable Ann Burke and realised how…
White-winged Flufftail at King Shaka International Airport
White-winged Flufftail at King Shaka International Airport Herewith is a media release which should be of interest. A White-winged Flufftail, our Bird of the Year and a Critically Endangered bird species, turned up at King Shaka International Airport last week!Regards, Mark D. Anderson Chief Executive Officer
Sunday 22 September at 07:15am. Harold Johnson Nature Reserve.
Don’t Forget: Sunday 22 September at 07:15am. Harold Johnson Nature Reserve. The Reserve Management are looking forward to our visit. There are different birding routes. Take the ‘short and easy’ or you can drive to the forest camp and explore woodland and grassland. The more energetic can take a 5km circular route of forest and…