28 June 2025 Seventeen participants gathered in Salt Rock on the morning of Saturday, 28 June 2025, for an eagerly anticipated outing to Sunhill Farm. Upon arrival, I received a…
Category: Trip Reports
BeKZN WALKS…👣| MOLWENI RIVER TRAIL
1 June 2025 Thirteen participants (including one very well-behaved baby!) gathered in the parking lot on Acutts Drive on Sunday, 1 June 2025, for a morning walk along the Molweni…
🌿 BeKZN Birding Diary – July 2025 🌿
🌿 BeKZN July 2025 Birding Diary – Highlights 🗓️ 5 July – Walk: Palmiet Nature Reserve🟢 Medium Terrain | 🌳 Riverine forest & sandstone cliffs🎯 Target: Green Twinspot, Mountain Wagtail, all 3 mannikins 📸 10–13 July…
BeKZN | Celebrating the Winter Solstice and Welcoming new members
BirdLife eThekwini KZN (BeKZN) marked the Winter Solstice in true birding style—by blending tradition with fresh energy, a little laughter, and a lot of learning. Our annual Winter Solstice Party…
A Blooming Success at the Kloof Conservancy Open Gardens! 🌿🕊️
This past weekend’s Kloof Conservancy Open Gardens Show was a raging success for BeKZN! Our stand was buzzing with activity and warmly received by a constant stream of visitors. 🌼 A heartfelt thank you to all…
BeKZN WALKS | DURBAN BOTANIC GARDENS
3 May 2025 After our originally planned walk in March was unfortunately rained out, we were delighted to return to the Durban Botanic Gardens for a second attempt—and this time,…
Articles of interest in Leopard’s Echo from Kloof Conservancy
With articles from BeKZN members included. To All Kloof Conservancy Members and Supporters, Please do remember to attend our AGM tomorrow night – 18:00 Thursday 29 May at Kloof Junior…
BeKZN WALKS | GRASS ROOTS FARM
26 April 2025 The annual outing to Grass Roots Farm in Cato Ridge took place on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Originally, 24 members had registered for the walk, but due…
BeKZN DAY TRIPPING | THURLOW NATURE RESERVE AND KARKLOOF CONSERVANCY
12 April 2025 For our April bird club day trip, we set out to bird two fantastic venues in one day: Thurlow Nature Reserve and Karkloof Conservancy. The turnout was…
🌿 BeKZN Birding Diary – June 2025 🌿
📅 Sunday 1 June @ 07h00BeKZN Walks …👣 | Everton Conservancy (hosted by Tayla van Rees)Hard terrain | 3 km walk with river crossingsA forest and grassland gem – expect Blue-mantled…
Soaring for a Cause: Bird Clubs Power Big Wins for Conservation
Bird clubs are far more than social gatherings for birders—they are engines of change for conservation. Through collective passion and purpose, they raise vital funds and awareness for the birds…
BeKZN Outreach | Hillcrest Camera Club
A Tale of Intersecting Passions | Birds, Travel & Photography by Nicolette ForbesTUESDAY 6 MAY @18h00 A talk that covers three intersecting passions and weaves a story about the importance…
BeKZN Walks…|Durban Botanic Gardens
15 March 2025 As Africa’s oldest surviving botanic gardens (Est. 1849) it is currently Africa’s oldest surviving botanic garden and remains a national and local city asset actively contributing to plant conservation…
BeKZN Stake Out/Sit-In |Krantzkloof Nature Reserve 🌻
13 March 2025 A large number of people gathered together for the monthly stake-out near the small dam. We were quickly entertained by an Amethyst Sunbird at its nest. Many Crowned Hornbills were very…
BeKZN CONSERVATION | VAN RIEBEECK PARK BIRD SURVEY
9 March 2025 On Sunday 9 March we did a BirdLife eThekwini KZN bird survey at Van Riebeeck Park on the Bluff as part of the continuing series. After all the recent…
BirdLife KZN Forums are Fun!
A birder feature from a BirdLife KZN Midlands member The preliminary notification of the next BirdLife KZN Forum (March 2025) has just come through. The day of Forum talks and…