8th January 2020 Where the Crowned Eagle flies. Wednesday 8th January 2020 brought cloudy and humid weather but a group of 3 sitters and 13 walkers gathered on the first bird activity of 2020. Tom Corfe Park is a private site, owned by the German Shepard Dog and all breeds dog club, who kindly granted…
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GIBA GORGE – A walk in the Mountain Bike Park area.
4th DECEMBER 2019 Years ago, BLPN used to have outings at Giba Gorge from the St Hellier side. But recently some of us have been going birding and butterflying at the Mountain bike Park. It was a rather gloomy morning as we set off towards the waterfall – a two and a half km easy…
Cumberland Weekend
22nd – 24th November 2019 A clear, warm and still day saw Mike, Lynette Bingham and I heading up the N3 towards Pietermaritzburg and the absolute gem that is Cumberland Nature Reserve. The traffic was heavy and there were very few birds seen on the drive up. No Long Crested Eagle sitting on the available old telephone…
Nature Journaling for Birders Activity Report
Wednesday 20th November 2019 Eleven of us gathered in Farrier Hall at Palmiet Nature Reserve. The group was inspiring and engaged. We had wide age representation: bird enthusiast 10-year-old Emily and super spotter 7-year-old Miko joined by their parents Ingrid and Neil; a retired couple; as well as a father and adult daughter inspired by a…
OUTING TO GLENHOLME N.R. –
WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2019 The wind howled throughout the night and I was worried that we were going to have a rather unpleasant outing with few birds, but the wind died down completely and 7 birders were blessed with very pleasant weather. On arrival we heard a Buff-spotted Flufftail calling incessantly from the swamp forest…
Alvestone Wildlife Park
Saturday 5th November Our outing to Alvestone Wildlife Park began at 6:00 when we met Roz, one of the landowners at the gate. The weather looked a little bleak, the wind was howling, and a few drops of rain also evident on the windscreens. Nevertheless we decided to persevere. Alverstone Wildlife Park is a 100…
Palmiet Nature Reserve – Sit In
Wednesday, 30th October 2019 On an overcast morning which was threatening rain 6 die-hard birders gathered for the sit-in at Palmiet Nature Reserve. Having set ourselves up at the group picnic site we had a good view of the river, cliff face and a section of forest and scrub vegetation. The birding was slow to…
Amanzimtoti Bird Sanctuary
Wednesday, 16th October 2019 After a few days of cold, windy weather with patches of sunlight, the 16th October was one of those beautiful days that greeted us as we left Durban early to be ready to bird at 07.00 when the reserve opened. A truck stuck on the road was not a deterrent but just a…
Tanglewood Nature Reserve
Saturday, 5th October 2019 Tanglewood Farm is just simply one of those conservation gems. Resting below the cliff that divides Kloof from Westmead. A place where the moment you drive through the gate, you forget that you are less than five kilometres from the bustling business centre of Pinetown. The landscape is made up of…