Report by Rex Aspeling. 21 Birders attended the SAPPI Hide outing so the group was split in two. One group staying at the hide and the other doing the walk through the…
Month: March 2014
BLPN sponsorship – CROW
Hi BirdLife Port Natal members, Please find a picture of your sign on Garden Aviary No. 1. I will be doing a Facebook post tomorrow about our programme and…
Search Functions on BLPN Website.
This is just a reminder that there are several ways to search for something on the BLPN website. 1. There is a Search box at the top right of each…
Raptor for ID
Seen this morning in the Le Domaine complex in Hillcrest, Durban. Click on a photo and leave you comments in the box below it.
Bushwillow Park – weekend outing.
Book your place now and let Jane or Mike know that you are going. Fr 25th -Mon 28th April (long weekend). Bushwillow Park. Karkloof with Mike Roseblade and Jane Morris. Please…
Challenge: Name these Sunbirds
Have your say. Identify each of the sunbirds in the following photos. All seen in Hillcrest, Durban. When you enlarge each photo there is a box below it where you…
Subantarctic Skua on the beachfront.
At Sunday’s air show on Durban Beachfront we noticed this bird flying around the pier immediately in front of CircusCircus. I haven’t seen one quite so close inshore and several…
Upcoming Activities
Sunday 30 March. SAPPI Bird Hide with Rex Aspeling. Please contact Rex to confirm. Email: rex.aspeling@gmail.com or call: 082 301 8177. We will spend time in the Hide and take…
The visitors to our Tassel-berry tree (Antidesma venosum)
Sent in by Herman and Jackie Bos We have lived in Loerie Park close to the Palmiet nature reserve (in Durban) for 20 years. In the time we have lived…
SAPPI Hide Delight
A report by Rex Aspeling on his visit to the SAPPI Hide yesterday. I went to the Stanger SAPPI hide this morning in preparation for the Sunday Outing on the…
Setting Binoculars for your eyes.
I have just added the following to the “What to do if…..” page. Q8. What do I do if I want to set my binoculars for my eyes? This is…
Blogs to Follow
Please note that I have introduced a new set of Links – titled “Blogs to Follow”. This can be found on the right-hand side of each page. To start I…
Wakkerstroom Newsletter No. 20
Here is the Wakkerstroom Bird Club Newsletter No 20 for those interested. Newsletter No 20
Unusual Bird for ID
Hi A friend of mine took this photo in Ballito Monday morning and asked me to ID it. Do you have any ideas? Regards, Calvin arris
Questionnaire on the Magazine
KZN Birds on paper or screen? We want to know how you would like to continue to receive this newsletter. Would you prefer to: 1. Receive a printed copy as before…