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 Striped Swallows, Village Weavers building nests in the fig trees and even a Yellow-throated Longclaw in the overgrown grass in the parking area. The usual forest birds were…
Category: Conservation
BeKZN Conservation| Summer CWAC count
28 January 2024 The Summer CWAC count was done on a glorious Sunday morning – perfect weather for counting birds. As usual, we started off by the Green Hub at the Umgeni River and walked up to the Blue Lagoon groyne at the mouth. At first we didn’t see many birds – just the usual White-breasted…
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, Johnny de Beer, and Brandon Gould joined me on 19 February 2023 for a visit to the pentad that borders Hazelmere Dam (2935_3100). Rob again…
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 last time this pentad was atlassed was on 30 May 2021 when club chair Nicolette Forbes hosted an atlas trip there during the 2021 Colour…
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 led by Steve Davis. The weather was perfect, although a little windy towards the end. We started off at Umgeni River mouth, where the tide…
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 weekend held in Ingula Nature Reserve, Ladysmith and surrounds see below the SAVE THE DATE notice for the September BirdLife KZN Forum in Zululand. This…
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 Critically Endangered, with an estimated 50 mature individuals in South Africa. Fortunately for us lucky enough to live in KZN they are right on our…
BeKZN Calendars 2023
Our calendar spread its wings and has landed safely! Theme: 🎷 🎼 Soundtracks of our World – Birdsong 🎶🦩 Order as soon as possible they are selling fast… Online orders to calendar@bekzn.org send email with EFT or use the secure QR code on the picture above to pay by credit card directly to the club…
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 and Durban Bayhead. The overnight rain thankfully abated in time, but some who had registered to attend still chose the warmth of their beds over…