By Steve Davis with photos by Anneli Mynhardt 26 January was earmarked for the summer waterbird count at the Umgeni estuary and Durban Natural Heritage Site at Bayhead, counts which have been done since 1999. Thanks to extensive advertising and some cajoling, there was a good turnout at the Umgeni Bird Park, with some new…
Month: January 2020
Amanzimtoti Estuary & Beach bash
25 January 2020 Report by Steve Davis with photos by Anneli Mynhardt There was a reasonable turnout for the talk that Steve Davis gave to the Sapphire Coast birding group on 23 January at the Amanzimtoti Sports Club. However, there was a very good turnout for the outing early on Saturday morning. With the enthusiastic…
TOM CORFE PARK
8th January 2020 Where the Crowned Eagle flies. Wednesday 8th January 2020 brought cloudy and humid weather but a group of 3 sitters and 13 walkers gathered on the first bird activity of 2020. Tom Corfe Park is a private site, owned by the German Shepard Dog and all breeds dog club, who kindly granted…
Umbogavango Nature Reserve.
Saturday, 3rd January 2020 This reserve has traditionally become the choice of reserve for our first Saturday outing of the year, and this year was no exception. We had a large turnout of members, all keen to open their year lists with some good sightings. Fortunately, we had enough leaders to split the group into…