Club outing to the northern eThekwini pentads An intrepid group of explorers consisting of twelve club members, Jenny Norman, Sheryl Flugel, Elton-John Bartlett, Penny de Vries, Mike du Trevou, Ronnie…
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Durban Botanic Gardens
We were blessed with a lovely sunny day for the outing, although it was extremely hot and humid. Eleven masked birders made their way to the dam to see what…
BLPN Nature Journaling for Birders – Level up your Listing
Lively discussions were the highlight of the session on 27 February 2021. Between the six of us, we had birders with an interesting mix of skill levels, experiences and birding…
Twitch Less to Enjoy Birding More
I am a big gaming fan, especially the big open world Role Playing or RPG Games. To purchase a game these days is fairly expensive, but these games can give…
Summer CWAC Count
On 31 January 2021, Anneli and I did the summer Waterbird count (CWAC) at the Umgeni estuary and Durban Bay’s Bayhead Natural Heritage Site. The day started with an early…
BLPN Nature Journaling for Birders – Fitting NJ into your Birding
Lockdown has been hard on some of us who love to explore new places and re-visit familiar favourites. Fortunately, nature journaling continues to provide a fun reprieve. Nine of us…
Lake St Lucia Estuary – Recent Artificial Breaching
Since the presentation on the Lake St Lucia estuary by our chair, Nicolette Forbes, there has been a lot of interest in the progress of the restoration programme. Unfortunately this…
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
17 – 29 October 2020 Let me start off by saying that Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (KTP) is an experience like no other and a destination that should be on every…
Umbilo Ponds
12th December 2020 Lying in one of the southern suburbs of Durban, no more than a short fifteen minute drive from the city centre, unenclosed by fences and gates but fringed…