May/June 2021 A member feature report by Rob & Paige McLennan-Smith Two years ago along with friends of ours, Alan and Olga Tennant, we started planning my 60th birthday present…
Author: BirdLife eThekwini KZN
New Adjusted Level 4 Restrictions: implications for Birders and the details of the BEKZN July Diary
The Third Wave of Covid-19 currently affecting South Africa has resulted in the President moving the country to an Adjusted Alert LEVEL 4. The full and official regulations gazette pertaining…
A first for southern Africa – A great excuse for a trip!
23 – 28 June 2021 A member feature report by Nicolette & Ticky Forbes (clicking on photos will bring up a bigger image) Shall we go? The announcement that a…
BLSA National Owl Awards
BirdLife eThekwini KZN members scoop awards! Following the recent fantastic news that our Honorary President, David Allan was awarded the 2021 Gill Memorial Medal for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Ornithology in…
Pigeon Valley Sit-in
Pigeon Valley Sit-in15th June 2021 Ten club members joined this social sit, with a couple of them arriving (pre-planned) about an hour after the others. We all settled in a little…
Back to an Old Favourite – New Germany Nature Reserve
5 June 2021 We met at 8am on a Saturday morning; a very respectable time to meet. In winter, it’s hardly worth setting off much earlier [Editor’s comment – although…
BE KZN Atlas Challenge – Colour Me Green, eThekwini #3
Club Atlas Adventure #3 – the Outer-West 30 May 2021 The organised monthly club atlas event was held on Sunday 30 May 2021. The group included Steve Davis, Penny de…
Pigeon Valley
Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd April When I hosted a walk through the forest at Bluff Nature Reserve last year, I noticed that large groups were not the best way to explore…
Daytripping – Umlalazi Nature Reserve
16 May 2021 Another one of the many gems we are privileged to have in KZN is Umlalazi Nature Reserve in Mtunzini. Clumps of forest, an estuary, grassland, boardwalk through…