Dear All Welcome to the 500th email of our vulture movements Please find attached (Click here) the movements of our Bearded Vultures; Jeremia, Pharaoh, InkosiYeentaka, Lehlwa and Mollie and our Cape Vultures; Bennie and N207, for the past week. I am happy to report that the proposed wind farm (renewable energy development) that is overlapping with N207’s movements,…
Month: August 2018
Durban Botanical Gardens
Report by Sandi du Preez 15 August 2018 Nine participants enjoyed a sunny, windless morning of birding. Just inside the entrance were some very cute juvenile Egyptian Geese being cared for by very attentive and devoted parents. We looked up and noticed an African Goshawk flying high in the sky. There were also the usual African…
Latest Cape and Bearded Vulture tracks
Dear All Please find attached (click here) the movements of our Bearded Vultures; Jeremia, Pharaoh, InkosiYeentaka, Lehlwa and Mollie and our Cape Vultures; Bennie and N207, for the past week. Kind regards Sonja Krüger http://www.projectvulture.org.za/ https://www.facebook.com/projectvulture https://twitter.com/vultureproject
A Blast to the Past – Flock 2017
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 24 to 28 April 2017 Flock 2017 was an outstanding birding experience which I know many people would relish doing again. It is incredible that BirdLife South Africa managed to virtually fill all the cabins with birders on MSC Sinfonia. As everyone said, this must be a world record…
Dear All Please find attached (click here) the movements of our Bearded Vultures; Jeremia, Pharaoh, InkosiYeentaka, Lehlwa and Mollie and our Cape Vultures; Bennie and N207, for the past week. Our Cape Vulture seems to be exploring further south every week. Please also find an article (click here) on how vultures are impacted by lead poisoning from…
Bluff Outing
Bluff Nature Reserve Saturday 4th August 2018 Report by Terry Walls In spite of the clear day we were promised by the weather forecast, there were a few clouds about and a fresh chill in the air. Bluff Nature Reserve was originally established in the suburb of Wentworth, to conseve a small patch of wetland,…
Kgalagadi
Report by Sally and Paul Bartho 5 to 27 April 2018 Sally and I were invited by our friends, Arthur and Rose Douglas to join them for 3 weeks in the Kgalagadi. Also with us was another couple, Bernard and Lynda Kriel. Our first night was spent at the River of Joy campsite close to…
Latest Cape and Bearded Vulture tracks
Dear All Please find attached (click here) the movements of our Bearded Vultures; Jeremia, Pharaoh, InkosiYeentaka, Lehlwa and Mollie and our Cape Vultures; Bennie and N207, for the past week. Kind regards Sonja Krüger http://www.projectvulture.org.za/ https://www.facebook.com/projectvulture https://twitter.com/vultureproject