🌿 BeKZN July 2025 Birding Diary – Highlights

🗓️ 5 July – Walk: Palmiet Nature Reserve
🟢 Medium Terrain | 🌳 Riverine forest & sandstone cliffs
🎯 Target: Green Twinspot, Mountain Wagtail, all 3 mannikins

📸 10–13 July – Zimanga Aloe Festival & uMkhuze Weekend
🟠 Special Event | 🏞️ Photography & top-tier birding
📌 See separate flyer/details

📱 15 July – Talk: Roberts Bird App
🔵 Evening Event | 🧠 Digital birding tools
📍 Presenter: Herman van den Berg

🌲 19 July – Walk: Danville Park
🟢 Easy to Medium Terrain | 🌿 Coastal forest
🎯 Target: Spotted Ground Thrush, Southern Boubou

🗺️ 20 July – Atlas Outing with Dave Rimmer
🟡 Citizen Science | 🔍 Explore new birding sites
🎯 Possible sightings: Orange-breasted Waxbill

📍 24 July – Stake-out: Palmiet Nature Reserve
🟢 Easy Terrain | 💧Palmiet River trails
🎯 Target: African Black Duck, Ashy Flycatcher

🌊 27 July – CWAC Count: uMngeni Estuary & Bayhead
🔴 Conservation Activity | 🔢 Count waterbirds
🎯 Support national monitoring; led by Steve Davis

The full details of this programme can be found at

Be KZN Birding Diary 2025