Report by Crystelle Wilson Sunday 24 January 2016 The garden at Gramarye farm at Boston in the KZN Midlands benefitted from recent good rains and provided a flurry of feathered activity before we set off for the river. Pin-tailed Whydah lorded it over the bird table, keeping sparrows and Village Weavers at bay. Speckled Mousebird,…
Month: January 2016
Dolphin Coast Newsletter
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Crowned Eagle Conservancy
Outing to Crowned Eagle Conservancy Report by Sandi du Preez A few of us attended the outing on Wednesday 13 January 2016. This is a new outing venue for the Bird Club and one that will definitely be repeated. Twin brothers Clive and Mervyn George have created a paradise by developing this Conservancy. I won’t…
Bird Valley Estate
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 18 January 2016 Sally and I were invited to visit Bird Valley Estate to assess its birding potential. Bird Valley Estate is at Satellite Dam just north of Albert Falls in the Midlands, KZN. Satellite Dam is about 1.5 kms in length and on average about 250 metres wide….
SAPPI, Stanger again
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho Sally and I took the opportunity to visit SAPPI again on Saturday 16 January. It was the day of the Dolphin Coast AGM held in the picnic area so there were many people about. Overnight rains had raised the level of the water moving the mud banks further into…
150 km Annual Bird Challenge
Please note there is a new link on the right side of each page titled “Bird Challenge”. Under this heading is the link to the “150 km Annual Bird Challenge website”: http://www.rarities.co.za/100km/dbn2010_intro.asp?usercode. Have some fun and see how you do.
Raptor Rescue Newsletter
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SAPPI beckons.
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 8th January 2016 Sally and I set out this morning at 04h45 to try and find the Spotted Crake in at SAPPI, Stanger. The weather forecast was for heavy rain in Stanger – we were well prepared. Driving down Fields Hill – drizzle; then heavy drizzle as we went through…
A brief visit to Tala Private Game Reserve
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 4th January 2016 Tala Game Reserve is located in Eston between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Directions: Follow the N3 from Durban and exit at Camperdown – exit 57. Turn left at the end of the off-ramp and continue to the T-junction. Turn left and continue for about 20 kms to…