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…
Category: Activities
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…
BeKZN Sit-in | An afternoon at Memorial Park (16/03/23)
16 March 2023 A hot and sultry afternoon saw 6 birders arrive at Memorial Park for the afternoon sit-in. Jenny chose a shady spot under a tree with a view of…
BeKZN Walks…TC Robertson Nature Reserve, Scottburgh
11 March 2023 Twelve early birds arrived at 0630 at TC Robertson NR, Scottburgh, on a very warm morning. We were greeted by a family of Egyptian Goose as we…
BeKZN Citizen Scientist involvement with the BirdLife Zululand Southern Banded Snake Eagle Big Weekend.
3-5 March 2023 The Southern Banded Snake Eagle has a limited and patchy distribution, stretching from southern Somalia to north-eastern South Africa. A resident in South Africa and listed as…
BeKZN Birding Diary-MARCH 2023 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – MARCH 2023 – Now Published Online 2023 is well underway with some fantastic walks and a great talks already under our belt… Remember members attend all…
BeKZN Birding Diary-February 2023 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – February 2023 – Now Published Online Compliments of the Season to everyone – 2023 is getting started with some fantastic walks and a great talk to…
BeKZN Birding Diary-January 2023 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – January 2023 – Now Published Online Compliments of the Season to everyone – 2023 is getting started with some fantastic walks and a great talk to…
BirdLife eThekwini KZN’s Year-end party.
The club’s year-end party was held on 11 December this year. The original plan had been to hold it at Springside Nature Reserve in Hillcrest, but persistent early morning rain…
BeKZN Walks |Sappi Stanger
Saturday 3 December 2022 A group of around 30 BEKZN members met at Sappi Stanger at 6am in breezy and overcast conditions, hoping to connect with a few of the…
BeKZN Weekend Away | Wakkerstroom
Wakkerstroom Trip Report 24-27th November 2022 It had long been a dream of mine to visit the Wakkerstroom area as you hear from so many people how quaint the town is…
BeKZN Day Tripping |A visit to Johnny’s River Glen farm.
20 November 2022 We were very fortunate to have a lot of rain on the Saturday but had a very warm and sunny Sunday morning. We were 12 birders from around…
BeKZN SIT-IN: BRIDGEVALE PARK
10 November 2022 The day was overcast but no wind. Nine people turned up including a couple of new members. We sat under a large tree facing an expanse of…