17 August 2023 Photo 1 Umbilo Ponds A cloudy sky with a hint of rain greeted us as we arrived at Umbilo Ponds. We had no sooner set up our chairs than the first drop of rain fell. Fortunately it lasted only a few minutes before the clouds slowly lifted leaving us with a wonderfully cool…
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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 mosaic and a section of wetland that’s an absolute hit with the weavers. It’s proved itself to be a very rewarding place to spend a…
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 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 on my way to the venue. As arranged, the gates to the Leigh Cocks Sports Field had been opened and a few people were already…
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 Green Malkoha, White-starred Robin, Green Twinspot, Scaly-throated Honeyguide, and lots more, this venue is always well worth a visit. We met at the guard station…
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
An Exciting Programme of Events We are delighted to share with you an exciting programme of events for the upcoming BirdLife KZN Forum. This event is convened by the regional forum BirdLife KZN and hosted by BirdLife eThekwini KZN. Highlights of the programme include Self-drive birding destinations around Bonamanzi include See the programme for all the…
BeKZN Sit-in | Bluff Nature Reserve
13 July 2023 It was a beautiful sunny winters day. Some people arrived at the reserve just before it opened, and listened to what was calling in the car park. The others soon arrived, and we headed off to the hide. The sun was still low and reflected over the reeds and onto the water….