Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 22 to 24 March 2016 Sally and I decided to revisit Bird Valley Estate – just north of Albert Falls in the midlands – to explore their extensive wetlands. We invited several friends to come and camp with us. In all we were 9 people. The campsite has good ablutions and…
Month: March 2016
Brettenwood Outing
Report by Mike White 20 March 2016 Members present were: Paul and Sally Bartho, Dave and Jenny Rix, Sandy du Preez and Amahle, Mark and Cecily Liptrot, Mike Jackson, Andy and Ann Blake, Margi Lilienveld, Mike and Christa White. A cooler day dawned with no rain and Chris McDonald of Brettenwood Estate guided the BirdLife Port…
Dave Bishop’s Blather
Please note that there is now a link on the right side of each page to Dave Bishop’s Blather – under the “Blogs to follow” heading. Dave is travelling round the South African coast from Durban to the Northern Cape. He regularly puts out very interesting – sometimes personal – articles on his travels. Excellent accounts…
Red Phalarope near Himeville
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 5 March 2016 Sally and I took a trip to find the Red Phalarope near Himeville in the Midlands. It had been reported as being seen there for several weeks. Our plan was to meet Trish Strachan at the site at about 08h30. We arrived in the area very…
Sand Forest Lodge Weekend Away
Report by Cheryl Bevan 11 to 13 March 2016 Twenty birders headed out to Sand Forest Lodge near Hluhluwe for our first weekend outing of the year. Some had arrived a day earlier in pouring rain. On Saturday we set out at 06H30 for False Bay for a 7 Km forest walk. Not all of us lasted…
Umbogavango, Saturday 5 March 2016
Trip report by Dave Rimmer A small group of 15 birders assembled at the main gate to the site, and those early enough were treated to seeing a flock of 34 African Openbills fly in from the direction of the Toti area heading northwards. Fortunately, they did not travel too far and we found them…
Bird Exhibition
An invitation to the Bird Exhibition at the Artisan Gallery, 334 Florida Road, Morningside, Durban. See the attached photo for details.
BirdLife Sisonke Newsletter
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Darvill Report
Darvill Sewerage Works, Pietermaritzburg Sunday 28 February 2016 Paul and Sally Bartho Twelve of us ventured to Darvill for the Sunday outing. It was an overcast day on arrival and brightened later. Darvill was very overgrown but still worth a visit. Many of the waterbirds were absent. Despite that we still identified 92 species. Click here…