28 June 2025 Seventeen participants gathered in Salt Rock on the morning of Saturday, 28 June 2025, for an eagerly anticipated outing to Sunhill Farm. Upon arrival, I received a…
Category: Walks
BeKZN WALKS… | SPRINGSIDE NATURE RESERVE
19 April 2025 The Springside Nature Reserve walk started out nice and hot. Unfortunately a later start than we would have liked, since we had to wait until the gates…
BeKZN Walks… |New Germany Nature Reserve
9 November 2024 I arrived at the New Germany Nature Reserve Car Park at 7:00am and was greeted by the sight of some eager birders already prepping themselves for the walk….
BeKZN Birding Diary-AUGUST 2024 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – AUGUST 2024 – Now Published Online 2024 is well underway with some fantastic walks and a great talks already under our belt… Remember members attend all…
BeKZN Birding Diary – JUNE 2024 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – June 2024 – Now Published Online We are getting to the midway mark. Our now almost traditional Winter Solstice Party is on the June calendar signalling…
BeKZN Conservation | Van Riebeeck Park Rehabilitation project
3 March 2024 There was a nice turnout for the survey at van Riebeeck Park in the Bluff area. The weather was good and we were welcomed by low-flying Barn Swallows and Lesser…
BeKZN Walks… | Inanda Dam
24 February 2024 On Saturday 24th February, 18 members of BEKZN met up for a morning of birding at the Msinisi Reserve at Inanda Dam. Half of us met up…
BeKZN Walks…Amanzimtoti Bird Park
17 February 2024 Amanzimtoti Bird Park is a small venue on the upper South Coast that has provided some great bird sightings over the years. Species such as the Half-collared…
BeKZN Birding Diary – MARCH 2024 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – MARCH 2024 – Now Published Online 2024 is just beginning and we have a few wonderful months of summer left. Migrants are still around but will…
BeKZN Birding Diary – FEBRUARY 2024 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – FEBRUARY 2024 – Now Published Online 2024 is just beginning and we have a few wonderful months of summer left. Migrants are still around but will…
BeKZN Birding Diary – NOVEMBER 2023 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – NOVEMBER 2023 – Now Published Online 2023 is almost over but we have the wonderful summer and holiday season ahead of us. Come and join us…
BeKZN Birding Diary – OCTOBER 2023 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – OCTOBER 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 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…
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…