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…
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BeKZN Walks! Bridgevale Park Walk
2 April 2022, 06h00 The weather forecasts for the morning of the 2nd of April 2022 were ominous, with many services predicting a deluge. However, with 14 of us gathered at the…
BeKZN Day Tripping – Bluff Nature Reserve and uMlazi Canal
Sunday, 13 March 2022 An enthusiastic group of 16 birders assembled at the entrance to the Bluff Nature Reserve from 6.15am onwards, with some having to park precariously on the…
Member Feature: Flock to Marion 2022
by Mark Liptrot First suggested in 2019, the cruise was a brainchild of BirdLife South Africa. After COVID-related delays and a change of ships, if you were double-vaxxed, had a…
New Germany Nature Reserve Sit-in.
17 March 2022 After heavy rain all night, the morning dawned overcast but dry. It was a small turnout as quite a few people cancelled the day before for a variety…
BeKZN Sit In: Bluff Nature Reserve
17 February 2022 Arriving at the Bluff Nature Reserve early we had a half an hour wait before the gate opened. It was great to see a visitor already there waiting…
BeKZN’s Colour Me Green eThekwini Atlas Challenge 2021
Final tallies and we have a Winner! The first atlas challenge undertaken by the club during 2021 aimed to colour the 53 pentads which lie fully or partially within eThekwini…
BEKZNs Birding Diary FEBRUARY 2022
Saturday5 February @ 06h00BEKZN BIRD WALK PALMIET NATURE RESERVE with Terry Walls Palmiet Nature Reserve a little gem located in Westville. The reserve is made up of a wide variety of natural habitats ranging…
BeKZN Sit-In: Memorial Park
13 January 2022 A cloudy day dawned with a hint of sun every now and again. After all the rainy days it was good to get out and do some birding…