Saturday 2 November Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:49 pm (PDT) . Posted by: “Lesley Frescura” lfrescura Dear all, Don’t forget to join Elena Russell and Jenny Norman for the mini Big Birding Day – see details below. Practice for the Big Day! A Mini Birding Day will be held on Saturday 2nd November 2013 with participants meeting at 06:00 at…
Month: October 2013
Top End Birding – Australia – Part 3 Final Leg
Top End Birding – Australia – Part 3 Final Leg This will conclude the final leg of our 3 week trip to Darwin in search of the Top End birds. It moves on from Katherine and continues to Victoria River and Timber Creek before returning to Darwin. So our 3 weeks is up – 3rd…
Save Our Seabirds Festival – Durban Pelagic
Good day to you all, Albeit a week late, I have put together a little report from the SOS pelagic that went out last week, along with some of my photos for inclusion as a trip report on the BLPN web pages. Save Our Seabirds Festival – Durban Pelagic An excellent KZN pelagic set out…
Darwin – Kakadu National Park. (Second leg)
Darwin – Kakadu National Park. After six nights in Darwin we set off for Kakadu and beyond – with no program. As usual we depart early at 6am -a lot cooler, yet light enough to keep a look out for animals crossing the road. Our first stop – Fogg Dam. We arrive just as the…
Special Saturday Outing – 2 November 2013 – Mini Birding Day
Practice for the Big Birding Day! A Mini Birding Day will be held on Saturday 2nd November 2013 with participants meeting at 06:00 at Paradise Valley Parking Lot. Bring a picnic lunch and chairs along for a social after the birding. Birders must make up teams consisting of 3/4 persons. Each team will be handed…
Darwin first leg of Top End birding in Australia.
Good Day, Sally and I have been in Darwin now for 5 days. We have been chasing birds locally before heading off tomorrow for Kakadu, Pine Creek, Katherine and Timber Creek (Konunurra if we have time). We have a campervan so are very flexible as everything goes with us wherever we go. Having said that…
Saturday Outing to Msinsi – 5 October 2013
An excellent outing to Msinsi – 22 members plus 2 visitors. The weather was great and our bird count was +-59! The Black Sparrowhawks’ nest is difficult to see through all the foliage but the adult birds were flying and calling overhead for most of the morning. A pair of African Goshawks were seen and…
ID Challenge
FOR ID. BIRD AT ST ANDREWS DRIVE, DURBAN NORTH Submitted by Hugh Buzzard Tel: 0824528608
Back-to-Nature: Bird Day – Birds of Krantzkloof 19 October
This is the last major event on Kloof Conservancy’s calendar for 2013 and they would love your support! Kloof Conservancy have something for serious birders and for family’s who want to introduce their primary school age children to the wonderful world of birds. Dave Bishop is well known for his encyclopedic knowledge on birds and…