Eight of us gathering at the gate to Pigeon Valley, Crispin had already entered as we saw him urgently beckoning us to look on the grass next to the fence. There on the lawn next to the fence was the most obliging Spotted Ground Thrush one could imagine. It hopped about on the lawn and then went right up…
Category: Trip Reports
BeKZN Walks…
Amanzimtoti Bird Park 2 July 2022 A very cold but bright winters morning greeted 14 of us as we met at the Amanzimtoti Bird Park. Sadly the smell of sewage put a negative note into the morning, but the beauty of the park and the sound of bird calls soon distracted us. Photo 1 Keen…
BeKZN Learn in the Field – Bird Calls
Hawaan Nature Reserve – Birding by Ear ! 5 june 2022 Bird Calls, Mindful Moments or Forest Bathing – it was all three! A group of 20 members joined us for a new type of activity. It was lovely to have a blend of new members and long-standing ones and also some with lots of…
Sappi Stanger | Mbozambo Wetlands
Sappi Stanger Mbozambo Wetlands 11 June 2022 We could not ask for a better day to do the walk around the Sappi Wetlands, there was not a breath of wind or a cloud in the sky and the temperature was already in the mid-teens when I left my home at 6am in the morning. On…
Special Guest Report: Alaska Birding
Text and Photos by Ken Logan June 2022 Ken Logan has allowed me to post his wonderful trip report on a 16 day birding trip to Alaska. He states in his cover email “birds were great but travel is difficult in these Covid times- lots of delayed flights and one cancelled flight and Stephanie picked up…
BeKZN Walks…Van Riebeeck Park
9 July 2022 On Saturday morning we joined the BirdLife eThekwini KZN outing to the newly developed van Riebeeck Park on the Bluff, established on an old landfill site by the municipality to replace lost wetlands and grasslands in the area. Although the vegetation is still establishing and the wetlands will be wetter in summer,…
News Item: KZN Bird Clubs’ Rendezvous
KZN Bird Clubs’ Rendezvous Aloes and Birds – 16 July 2022 What and When: In the interests of getting KZN birders together and networking over what we love best, birding, the chairs of the KZN bird clubs have arranged this rendezvous. Come and join us on Saturday 16th July to experience this homestead garden which…
BeKZN Sit-In: Monarch Road, Westville
9 June 2022 The day was a beautiful autumn day, clear, sunny and no wind! We parked along the road verge and sat in an area that seemed to have been set aside just for our chairs. We started off quietly with quite a few common birds showing themselves but mostly birds were heard, but as…
In Memorium – Derek Spencer
1935-2022 Very sad news was received from Derek Spencer’s son, Hylton Spencer on Saturday morning advising me that Derek, one of our long-time members, had passed away in ICU on Friday 4 June after being ill for a month. Derek joined the Natal Bird Club (our ancestral bird club name) 40 years ago in February…