Final tallies and we have a Winner! The first atlas challenge undertaken by the club during 2021 aimed to colour the 53 pentads which lie fully or partially within eThekwini…
Category: Activities
BeKZN Sit-In: Memorial Park
13 January 2022 A cloudy day dawned with a hint of sun every now and again. After all the rainy days it was good to get out and do some birding…
BeKZN Walks! Sappi Stanger
8th January 2022 A group of 8 BeKZN members met at Sappi Stanger at 6am and whilst the weather reports threatened the outing with rain, it cleared relatively quickly and allowed…
BeKZN Walk in MEMORIAL PARK, Kloof
17 NOVEMBER 2021 Donated by the Johnson and Hickman families in memory of relatives killed during World War 2, this 7,2-hectare park in the heart of Kloof has a lot…
BeKZN SIT: WESTVILLE SCOUT BOWL
28 October 2021 After looking at the weather predictions the day before it was put to the vote and decided that instead of cancelling, we would rather have the outing…
Birding and Exploring the Eskom Track, Westville with BE KZN
22 May 2021 Editor: This is one of the last BE KZN formal walks before lockdown! Don’t give up we will be starting these up again as soon as it…
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…
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…
A Member’s Report on her BE KZN Colour Me Green, eThekwini 2021 Challenge Experience.
by Penny de Vries 5 May 2021 I was very excited to hear about the Colour Me Green project at our first bird club meeting of 2021. I thought I…
North Park Sit-in
4th May 2021 The participants for the North Park Sit-in arrived slowly. Some were super early and others got lost and took a very scenic route. There were six of us in total…
BE KZN Atlas Challenge – Colour Me Green, eThekwini #2
Club Atlas Adventure #2 17 April 2021 The organised club outing to atlas pentads in the eThekwini municipality by Nicolette and Ticky Forbes unfortunately had to be brought forward to…