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, an area that is world renowned for its spectacular game viewing, and fast becoming a top birding destination for sought after KZN specials. A visit…
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 were 4 last minute cancellations and 1 no-show. We started up the hill, as it was a little gloomy early on, and were rewarded by…
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 have been denied many of our events this year, BBD 2020 should be a welcome opportunity to get out and do some birding. It is…
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 are Wild! Photographic Competition Thank you to the many members who have already entered. The good news is we have had so many requests to extend…
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 is normally a well-manicured park but following the lovely summer rains we have been having in the highway area the grass was almost waist high…
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 the time of year was a little late for the best of the flowers, the reserve was looking in excellent condition after the good rains,…
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 rain. Although it had been raining hard in Westville, we were lucky with the weather. The rain held off, turning into perfect weather for birding. We entered…
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 on Wednesday 18 November we all met at Café Umfula which is more or less half-way between the main entrance and the waterfall, so not…
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 began with a brief introduction to nature journaling – the hand recording of observations, thoughts and feelings while experiencing nature. More details about the what,…