17 August 2023 Photo 1 Umbilo Ponds A cloudy sky with a hint of rain greeted us as we arrived at Umbilo Ponds. We had no sooner set up our…
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BeKZN walks Woodside Conservancy
2 September 2023 Woodside Conservancy is a small conservancy nestled in the suburbs of Cowie’s Hill and Woodside. Despite its size, it consists of a patchwork of grassland area, forest…
BeKZN walks…Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve
Sunday 20th August 2023 A red-backed Mannikin feeding on grass seeds – Robyn Wainwright After a week of terrible winter weather, we were treated to a perfect sunny and windless day…
BE KZN Atlas | Colour Me Green, eThekwini
Club Atlas Adventure #5 – Hazelmere Dam Continuing with the Birdlife eThekwini initiative to colour the region green each year by atlassing the pentads bounded by the Municipality, Rob McLennan-Smith,…
BeKZN Atlas | Colour Me Green, eThekwini.
Club Atlas Adventure #7 – Ganja Village The July atlassing outing was a re-visit to pentad 2950_3035 located in the South-west sector of the eThekwini Challenge area, near Eston. The…
BeKZN Walks…Westville Nature Trail
6th August 2023 Photo 1 Burchell’s Coucal Spring is indeed about to be sprung. I was most surprised to see 2 Lesser Striped Swallows sitting on the power lines in Westbrooke Roadd while…
BeKZN walks…Umdoni Park
9th August 2023 Umdoni Park, situated at Umdoni Park Golf Club in Pennington, is one of the KwaZulu Natal South Coast’s best birding destinations. With potential sought-after species such as…
BeKZN Birding Diary-SEPTEMBER 2023 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – SEPTEMBER 2023 – Now Published Online 2023 is well underway with some fantastic walks and a great talks already under our belt… Summary below but you…
BeKZN Conservation |Winter CWAC Count
23 July 2023 On Sunday, 23 July 2023, the BirdLife eThekwini KZN winter Coordinated Waterbird count (CWAC) was done at the Umgeni River and Durban Bayhead by a small group…
BirdLife KZN FORUM | THURSDAY 21 – TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2023
Notice #1 BIRDLIFE KZN FORUM CHAIR NICOLETTE FORBES will host the event with BirdLife eThekwini KZN BOOKINGS HAVE OPENED FOR REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ONLY Following the extremely successful BirdLife KZN Forum…
BeKZN Walks…Molweni Trail, Everton Conservancy
18 June 2023 We planned to meet at the start of the Molweni Trail at 7:00am. However, I decided to arrive about 10 minutes before, but I was greeted to…
BeKZN Walks…Pigeon Valley Nature Reserve
3 June 2023 The day started out with a beautiful sunrise, promising clear skies and sunshine, a great help with forest birding in winter. Unfortunately, the sunshine was not long lived…
BeKZN Sit-in – Pigeon Valley Nature Reserve
18 May 2023 Eager to be able to tick a Spotted Ground Thrush the sit-in crowd gathered at Pigeon Valley. Due to extensive damage to the centre path, it was decided…
BeKZN Walks…Ilanda Wilds, Amanzimtoti
13 May 2023 Sixteen eager birders arrived for a chilly start to a walk around the river at the Amanzimtoti Sports Club. The rain that had been forecast luckily held…
BeKZN Walks…Vumbuka Nature Reserve
8 April 2023 At 7am, fifteen birders started the painstaking drive through the security check-in at the AECI gates. As we slowly drove through one car at a time we…
BeKZN Walks | Krantzkloof Nature Reserve
2 April 2023 Krantzkloof Nature Reserve, managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, comprises 668 hectares of coastal scarp forest, sourveld grassland, rugged cliff faces and riparian vegetation. The Natal Group sandstone plateau is cleft…