Month: September 2016

Long-crested Eagles

Long-crested eagle project in KwaZulu-Natal. A Plea from Prof. Colleen Downs. Long-crested eagles (Lophaetus occipitalis) are considered common raptors in parts of KwaZulu-Natal but relatively little has been documented on aspects of their ecology. Consequently we initiated a PhD project on long-crested eagles in KwaZulu-Natal at the beginning of 2016 in the School of Life…

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Bird Valley Estate

Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 September 2016 Report by Paul and Sally Bartho This was both a Week-end and Sunday outing. It was attended by ten members for the weekend and a further eleven for the Sunday outing. And as usual it was a resounding success surpassing everyone’s expectations. Not only was the birding excellent but the…

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Msinisi Nature Reserve

Wednesday 21 September 2016 Report back by Sandi du Preez. Msinsi was rather quiet on arrival except for the many Kurrichane Thrushes running about busily, but soon livened up with the birds celebrating Springtime. A few Rattling Cisticolas were calling from on top of a bush, and a White-browed Scrub-Robin gave us much pleasure as…

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Dear All Click here to see the movements of our Bearded Vultures: Jeremia, Springbok, Pharaoh, InkosiYeentaka, Lehlwa, Mac, Kloutjie, Camo and Mollie and click here to see the movements of our Cape Vultures Bennie and Shuttle for the period 18 to 25 September 2016. Thank you very much to those that pledged their support for Bearded Vultures and Rhino…

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VulPro Newsletter

Click here to read the latest VulPro newsletter. Information about VulPro  VulPro – The Vulture Conservation Programme of South Africa is a unique stand-alone programme based in the North West Province. VulPro rescues and rehabilitates grounded vultures and raptors, giving the non-releasable birds a second chance at life by using them in a captive breeding…

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Vulture Support

This week is your last chance to pledge your support for the Bearded Vulture project. Please consider a pledge for even R1 per minute- every bit counts! Go to http://www.rhinopeakchallenge.co.za/people-pledge/?celeb_id=4 to make your pledge.