Led by Cecil Fenwick Saturday 27 June 2015 Sally and I took a stroll around Beachwood Golf Course with Cecil Fenwick. Although this is not a club outing Cecil and friends usually have a stroll around either Beachwood or Royal Durban golf courses on the last Saturday of each month. Here are some of the…
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Umbogavango and Vumbuka
Led by Barry Swaddle Sunday 28 June 2015 Eleven birders gathered at the entrance to AECI in Amanzimtoti. The plan was to bird in Vumbuka. However Barry suggested we visit Umbogavango first as his reconnaissance the previous week had revealed that Vumbuka was quiet by comparison. Barry took us into the grassland area behind the…
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Kirstenbosch
Sally and Paul Bartho First it was Black River and the Snowy Egret then Stranfontein and finally Kirstenbosch – the third and final part of our quick visit to Cape Town. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens is one of those special treasures any country would be proud of. Recently they added an aerial boardwalk. We had…
Strandfontein
Sally and Paul Bartho Following on from our viewing of the Snowy Egret, we took time to visit Strandfontein and Kirstenbosch. After a wet and overcast previous day it was a pleasant surprise to have a bright sunny day for birding – albeit a wee bit cool. Strandfontein wetlands are massive. Ponds and ponds of…
Snowy Egret
Trip to Black River, CT to see the Snowy Egret. Sally and Paul Bartho Saved Avios points enabled us to go to Cape Town to see the Snowy Egret. Unexpectedly there were flights available for departure the following day. And we were able to use the Avios points to book a hotel in the centre of…