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…
Category: Activities
BeKZN Walks! Again Umbogavango Nature Reserve – the sequel…
29 October 2022 When I arrived at the venue, there was already a line of cars eagerly waiting to go through the gates and get the walk started. uMbogavango Nature…
BeKZN Walks! at Umbogavango Nature Reserve
23 October 2022 A good crowd assembled outside the gates at 6-30 with bright but overcast weather, thankfully not raining. We already started adding birds onto the list while we…
BeKZN Birding Diary-November published
NOVEMBER 2022 – Now Published Online Just in time for the weekend – no excuses for not knowing what is going on. Remember members attend FREE and visitors are welcome…
BeKZN Sit-In at Crowned Eagle Estate
13 October 2022 Firstly, a grateful and heartfelt thanks to our hosts for the day, Clive and Ann, who welcomed us onto their property and allowed us to take over…
BeKZN Walks…Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve
Sunday 11th September 2022 We had a group of 10 birders, including new members Wolf and Desire Meyer, for the walk on a balmy Sunday morning. Windy weather was predicted…
BeKZN Sit-In: Palmiet Nature Reserve
8 September 2022 – Afternoon This was a first, we have had morning sit-ins but doing one in the afternoon was a new venture for BEKZN. The event was well attended…
BeKZN Walks…Danville Park
4 September 2022 Danville Park is a 7-hectare reserve that forms the lowest part of the Virginia Bush complex. Despite being a very small park, there is a wide variety…
BirdLife eThekwini KZN Fledglings take flight at Bridgevale Park
27 August 2022 The Inaugural BEKZN Fledglings event had a group of enthusiastic birders gathered at Bridgevale Park in Durban North early on the 27 August 2022. This activity within…
BeKZN Day Tripping: Inanda Dam
On Sunday 21 August, Steve Davis with the assistance of Dave Rimmer led a Day Tripping walk for BirdLife eThekwini KZN to Msinsi Inanda Dam and Resort. The group was…
BeKZN Walks…Giba Gorge
Sunday 19 June 2022 A group of ten birders visited Giba on Fathers Day on an overcast and cool Sunday but luckily with no wind or rain. The park was fairly busy with…
BeKZN Conservation Activities
CWAC July 2022 On Sunday 31 July, an enthusiastic group of BirdLife Ethekwini KZN members braved the cold and windy weather to do the winter waterbird count (CWAC) at the Umgeni estuary…
BeKZN Walks…Simbithi Eco-estate
26 July 2022 On the 26th of June around 17 members met at Simbithi for a walk around the estate’s trails. We split into two groups with each of the groups…
BeKZN Walks…Van Riebeeck Park
9 July 2022 On Saturday morning we joined the BirdLife eThekwini KZN outing to the newly developed van Riebeeck Park on the Bluff, established on an old landfill site by…
BeKZN Walks…aManzimtoti Bird Park
BeKZN Walks…Amanzimtoti Bird Park 2 July 2022 A very cold but bright winters morning greeted 14 of us as we met at the Amanzimtoti Bird Park. Sadly the smell of…
BeKZN Sit-In: Monarch Road, Westville
9 June 2022 The day was a beautiful autumn day, clear, sunny and no wind! We parked along the road verge and sat in an area that seemed to have been…