27 August 2022 The Inaugural BEKZN Fledglings event had a group of enthusiastic birders gathered at Bridgevale Park in Durban North early on the 27 August 2022. This activity within the BeKZN Diary aims to host family focused birding walks, with the intent of getting children (6-16) interested and involved in nature and in particular,…
Month: August 2022
BeKZN Birding Diary – September 2022
Our latest birding diary has been published online. https://blpn.org/activities/activities-2022/ Three separate BEKZN EVENTS in September as well as an exciting International Guest Speaker. International Guest Speaker – the charismatic David Lindo – the Urban Birder
BeKZN Day Tripping: Inanda Dam
On Sunday 21 August, Steve Davis with the assistance of Dave Rimmer led a Day Tripping walk for BirdLife eThekwini KZN to Msinsi Inanda Dam and Resort. The group was pleasingly big so we had two groups. We met at 06h00 in Hillcrest, where the car announced that the outside temperature was a chilly 3°C….
BeKZN Sit-In: North Park
11/08/22 The morning started with only Jenny Norman and I (Jane Morris) arriving at 7.30am. The birds were also slow to show but made up for it with calls. Purple-crested Turaco welcomed us as we set up our chairs in an open area with some tall trees in the background that were catching the sun, dense vegetation for…
BeKZN Walks…Durban Botanical Gardens
We have a rare treat in this report, a walk from the perspective of two of the participants rather than from the leader. A total of 50 birds were seen and the walk was led by our very able Ismail Vahed. Anne Robinson writes: In celebration of Woman’s Month Ismail was the leader for the club…
BeKZN Sit-In: Pigeon Valley
Eight of us gathered at the gate to Pigeon Valley. Crispin Hemson had already entered and we saw him urgently beckoning us to look on the grass next to the fence. There on the lawn next to the fence was the most obliging Spotted Ground Thrush one could imagine. It hopped about on the lawn and then went right…
BeKZN Walks…Giba Gorge
Sunday 19 June 2022 A group of ten birders visited Giba on Fathers Day on an overcast and cool Sunday but luckily with no wind or rain. The park was fairly busy with runners and mountain bikers on the main walking path up to the dams but I think the birds are fairly accustomed to people and we saw many…