19th July 2020 Cecily Salmon lives on the edge of Krantzkloof, the Uve Road side, which is across the gorge from the main entrance. She invited me to join her for a birding walk on Sunday morning (she said walk but it was more like a hike). The Uve Road entrance is still closed so…
Category: Trip Reports
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park – at last!
10 – 12th July 2020 Last weekend as the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park had opened for day visits our family headed north and found the parks to be in excellent condition. During the lock down the roads have all been repaired and the honorary Rangers have done a great job working most weekends renovating the picnic spots…
Launch of BLPNs Online Membership application service
Online Membership Application Form – launched today! BirdLife Port Natal is proud to announce that joining the club has just got easier! Today we launched our Online Application Form – just fill in and press submit, email your POP and you’re there. Gift Subscriptions also available – treat a child, friend or loved one. Where else can you get…
Lockdown Bird Count – Week 8
Week 8 Report Day 59: Sunday 24th May 2020 – the end is in sight ! We will keep this to a short report for this week as we are starting to try to consolidate for the end of May … to read more visit the Lockdown Bird Count full report page on this website….
BLPNs Lockdown Bird Count Challenge
27 March – 30 April 2020 We will be posting a few more trip reports in the next two days from our walks in February and March. However, I thought it was worth letting the followers of this News and Reports page know about the dedicated webpage which was started on the 27 March as we…
Five days in Zululand.
21 – 25th February 2020 While packing the tent and camping equipment into Charka (our trusty Landrover) on the eve of our sojourn to Zululand, the sky is grey and gloomy while the occasional shower pelts down, I wonder if we are completely crazy! We are heading to Sand Forest Lodge in the morning for four…
Nature Journaling for Birders
Thursday 12th March 2020 On Thursday 20th March 2020, seven of us gathered at Durban Botanic Gardens. It is a gem of a public urban green space, with reliable birding from comfortable benches especially by the lake. Also, there is excellent coffee at the kiosk! Thanks to the generosity of the Durban Botanic Gardens Curator’s Office, we…
Umhlanga Lagoon
Saturday 7th March 2020 We arrived to find the gate locked! We were informed by the Breakers staff that the Reserve was closed to the public, due to flooding, which had created an electrical hazard. After consulting with the Reserve staff, we were eventually granted access at our own risk, which we duly accepted. We…
A stroll through Jubilee Park
Wednesday 26 February 2020 The outing was supposed to be held the week before but had to be re-scheduled due to rain. Just as well, as we were greeted by a glorious, sunny, windless morning. But maybe a little too hot for the birds? The main attraction of the park is the presence of Magpie Mannikins…