Dear All Please find attached (Click Here) the movements of our Bearded Vultures; Jeremia, Pharaoh, InkosiYeentaka, Lehlwa, Mac, Kloutjie, Camo and Mollie and our Cape Vulture; Bennie for the past two weeks. Kind regards Sonja Krüger http://www.projectvulture.org.za/ https://www.facebook.com/projectvulture https://twitter.com/vultureproject
Month: June 2017
Outing to Pigeon Valley
Wednesday 14 June Report bu Sandi du Preez Six birders met outside the reservoir area on a a gloomy,cloudy morning. Crispin Hemson very kindly agreed to lead the outing, and as usual we really appreciated his extensive knowledge of the birds and plants in Pigeon Valley. A Black Sparrowhawk flew in from across the road…
Mziki – Malagasy Pond Heron
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 21 June 2017 Our adventure started while we were at the Sobhengu timeshare on the Nibela Peninsular, Isimangoliso Wetland Park, KZN – very close to Phinda. We received Trevor Hardaker’s report that a Malagasy Pond Heron had been seen at Mziki in Phinda. We followed Trevor’s reports each day…
Latest Cape and Bearded Vulture tracks
Dear All Please find attached (Click here) the movements of our Bearded Vultures; Jeremia, Pharaoh, InkosiYeentaka, Lehlwa, Mac, Kloutjie, Camo and Mollie and our Cape Vulture; Bennie for the past week. Kind regards Sonja Krüger http://www.projectvulture.org.za/ https://www.facebook.com/projectvulture https://twitter.com/vultureproject
Palmiet Saturday 3rd June 2017
Report by Elena Russell Last year’s outing to Palmiet was cancelled due to heavy rain which made the river crossing impossible. Another year, another attempt. We had a good turnout mostly members and a couple of visitors. We had two options; cross the river in search of the grasslands or take the path alongside the…
Birding Big Day 2017
Hi All Birding Big Day this year will take place on Saturday 25 November. We have a new logo for Birding Big Day and have published all the relevant info about how to participate online! We also created the FB Event Page. The links are: Information about the event: http://www.birdlife.org.za/events/birding-big-day Registration form: http://www.birdlife.org.za/events/birding-big-day/birding-big-day-2017-entry-form Facebook Event…
Plastic pollution: You’ve got to see this!
Hi Lesley, Picture the scene – crashing waves, beautiful windswept clifftops, the air full of the cries of thousands of nesting seabirds – and pieces of plastic waste scattered all around. The Greenpeace ship Beluga II is travelling around Scotland on a scientific expedition, to document and expose the threat of plastic pollution on our…
Muntinzini Weekend away. 26-28 May 2017
Report by Cheryl Bevan Iris and Geoff Sear, David and Tanya Swanepoel and John and I arrived at Twin Streams on Friday afternoon and the first bird we saw was the Narina Trogon. What a start to our weekend. We gathered together at the beautiful lapa and communal kitchen for a delicious braai. We were woken…
Latest Cape and Bearded Vulture tracks
Dear All Please find attached (Click Here) the movements of our Bearded Vultures; Jeremia, Pharaoh, InkosiYeentaka, Lehlwa, Mac, Kloutjie, Camo and Mollie and our Cape Vulture; Bennie for the past week. Kind regards Sonja Krüger http://www.projectvulture.org.za/ https://www.facebook.com/projectvulture https://twitter.com/vultureproject