20 May 2022 On Friday the 20th of May a small group from the club did an outing to Vumbuka Nature Reserve in Southgate Industrial Park in Amanzimtoti. Due to traffic challenges on the way in, we ended up setting off a few minutes late, but after all the recent challenges that the province faced –…
Month: May 2022
BeKZN Sit In: Palmiet Nature Reserve
19 May 2022 Thursday 19th May 2022 was a bright, clear day with a hit of winter chill. Palmiet, with its towering cliffs lay in shadow, but birders were not to be deterred and arrived to see what the morning would bring. Early arrivals were greeted by sights of African Dusky Flycatcher and the call of Purple-crested Turaco echoed from the cliffs. Giant…
Umbilo Ponds Sit-in
28 April 2022 The morning dawned bright and clear and nine birders headed out to Umbilo Ponds for a morning of birding arriving at various times depending on how lost we all got. It was great to see some new faces and some old faces with a special welcome to Maggie Louis all the way…
BeKZN Walks! Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve
BeKZN Walks! Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve 7 May 2022 On Saturday the 7 May, the BeKZN group ventured south to Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve in Yellowwood Park for a bit of birding and atlassing. Nine of us gathered at the car park at around 7am and the birding started with a bank right away as we…