BLPN Members All! Manyoni Private Game Reserve is one of the largest (at 23 000ha) privately-owned reserves in Kwazulu-Natal, located on the west side of the N2 in the heart of Zululand,…
Month: November 2020
Springside Nature Reserve
28th November 2020 Our small group had a lovely morning’s birding. I think people might have just woken up at the last minute and realised it was BBD because there…
Birding Big Day 2020 on Saturday!
I am sure you are all aware that Saturday 28 November is Birdlife South Africa’s Birding Big Day (BBD). The biggest event on the South African birding calendar. Since we…
BLPN / SWAROVSKI OPTIK Birds are Wild! Photographic Competition – deadline extended
One lucky participant will win these gorgeous binoculars! A REMINDER ABOUT THE CHANGE OF CLOSING DATE – THERE IS STILL TIME TO PARTICIPATE and showcase our birds in the… BLPN / SWAROVSKI OPTIK Birds…
Jubilee Park sit-in
The 26th November 2020 dawned as an overcast and cloudy morning with a promise of rain but despite this saw six of us gather at Jubilee Park for a sit-in. Jubilee…
BLPN DAY TRIPPING to Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve.
The late spring BLPN outing to Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve on the 22nd November 2020, was led by Steve Davis and was well attended, with all COVID-19 protocols observed. Although…
BLPN Walk in Ronaldskloof
A group of 10 BLPN members plus the leader met around 6am on the 7th November at our (Mervyn Gans’) complex in Buckingham Rd, Kloof, undeterred by the prospect of…
GIBA GORGE MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK
There was a huge thunderstorm during the night, and I was afraid that the outing was going to have to be cancelled, but luckily the weather cleared in time and…
Nature Journaling for Birders – Online
Thanks to Nicky’s support, we started with three of us on Zoom at 13h30 on the 15th November 2020. Unfortunately, a fourth person was not able to connect successfully. We…
Lake St Lucia Estuary Restoration webinar and short videos
A Webinar hosted by BLPN profiled the Lake St Lucia Estuary Restoration project which Nicolette Forbes (Chair BLPN) has worked on for the past decade. The event was extremely well…
Birdlife Port Natal Pigeon Valley morning walk
On the 7th November 2020 which was an overcast Saturday morning, eight birders set off for our walk at Pigeon Valley. Johan Bodenstein had kindly agreed to be our guide…
A Sunday Surprise…
A NEW booking system for BLPN’s walks and talks! Starting in November 2020 BLPN is launching a new streamlined booking system for walks and talks. Each walk on our monthly…