Latest Cape and Bearded Vulture tracks

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,…

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…

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…

Namibia

Report by Sally and Paul Bartho 27 April to 17 May 2018 (An aside: Remember by clicking on a photo it will enlarge). Our trip to the Kgalagadi ended when we got to Tsabong. As we were so close to Namibia we decided to pay a visit to Namibia. Our goal was to get to…

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…