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 with a R50 bird donation to the club’s conservation fund. Summary below but you can read details and book at https://blpn.org/activities/activities-2022/ Please note that some…
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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 their veranda for the sit-in. It was very much appreciated. The view was stunning, looking over a small dam with lots of big trees around…
BeKZN’s Colour Me Green, eThekwini Challenge Winner
A Stayover at Bonamanzi Game Reserve. You can now self-drive Bonamanzi is a privately owned Game Reserve, 4000 hectares in extent and recognised as one of the best birding destinations in KZN offering a biodiverse mix of Sand Forests, Savanna & Wetland Areas. I got the chance for a second visit courtesy of winning the…
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 going for it bird-wise. That’s because it is has wetlands, grasslands and riverine forests with the bonus of having not one, but two streams running…
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 to this can be downloaded here. Some of our members who are in the medical field have advised us that KZN will reach the peak…
BLSA National Owl Awards
BirdLife eThekwini KZN members scoop awards! Following the recent fantastic news that our Honorary President, David Allan was awarded the 2021 Gill Memorial Medal for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Ornithology in southern Africa at BirdLife South Africa’s 92nd AGM, the news of three club members receiving BLSA National Owl Awards at last nights event really added to…
BLPN DAY TRIPPING to Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve.
The late spring BLPN outing to Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve on the 22nd November 2020, was led by Steve Davis and was well attended, with all COVID-19 protocols observed. Although the time of year was a little late for the best of the flowers, the reserve was looking in excellent condition after the good rains,…
After the Fun of the Bird Fair!
BLPN would like to inform you of our next exciting event… Details and rules of the competition were launched on the 15th September 2020 at http://www.blpn.org/photo 📷🦉📸 The Spring Swarovski Optik / BirdLife Port Natal Bird Photography Competition Swarovski Optik decided they would like to act as an anchor sponsor for this competition and have…