25 August 2024 BeKZN hasn’t had an outing to Kenneth Stainbank Reserve in Yellowwood Park for over a year and planned it for the end of August 2024. Unfortunately, we…
Category: Trip Reports
Be KZN Atlas | Colour Me Green, eThekwini Challenge
Club Atlas Adventure #11 – Nungwane Dam Let’s kick off this trip report with a contribution from one of the participants. “On Sunday the 18th August I went on my…
BeKZN SIT-IN | UMBILO PONDS
26 September 2024 A slightly warmer day after the snowy (aka freezing) weekend. The first noticeable bird was a beautiful Goliath Heron on the waters edge which it later vacated and went…
BeKZN Day Tripping & a Sit-In | uMdoni Park
3 August 2024 This Saturday offered a double bill – A BeKZN Day Tripping Walk by Adam Cruickshank and a BeKZN Sit-In hosted by Jenny Norman THE DAY TRIPPING Upon…
BeKZN Feathered Tails & Tales
This Saturday we are redoing the successful event run at Sani Pass for the members who were not there but this time with the added bonus of The Hellenic’s gorgeous food….
BeKZN Calendar 2025 has LANDED and its gorgeous!
If you don’t want to miss out please follow the instructions to secure your copies. Earlier than last year so you can get these to people in far flung places…
Last Call and Final Reminder for the BirdLife KZN Forum | Sani Pass
It’s the First Day of Spring (The equivalent of the 1 May in the northern Hemisphere) It’s a great moment to do finally commit to attending the BirdLife KZN Forum…
BeKZN Calendar 2025 – On sale now
Exciting News – our 2025 Calendar is ready for orders! Earlier than last year so you can get these to people in far flung places in plenty of time for…
BeKZN SIT-IN | PARADISE VALLEY NATURE RESERVE
22 August 2024 It was a overcast and windy day but still most people braved it and came along, which was just as well as it was sheltered in the…
BeKZN SIT-IN | BLUFF NATURE RESERVE
25 July 2024 It was a beautiful morning, and everyone arrived for the sit-in in eager anticipation. We went to the hide first where a Lesser Swamp Warbler entertained us while the Little…
BeKZN Day Tripping | Exploring the uMkhomazi Valley
13 July 2024 One of the big benefits of being part of an active bird club is the wide variety of activities on offer. This weekend, while many club members…
BeKZN Sit-In | New Germany Nature Reserve
20 June 2024 T’was a cold and windy day, but the people were brave and came out in force! This time instead of seeking shade, we found a sunny place to…
BeKZN Conservation | Van Riebeeck Park survey
9 June 2024 A small group turned up for a mid-winter bird survey at Van Riebeeck Park, for which we didn’t expect a lot of birds, with the migrants being…
BeKZN’s Feathered Tails Book Club
The BeKZN 75th Anniversary Book Club is FINALLY kicking off. Slightly later than we anticipated but we will pack these sessions with really interesting bird book content (bird stories, bird…
BeKZN Atlas | Durban South
2 June 2024 Having joined the atlas bash for the 2nd of June it was with dismay that I learnt that Dave Rimmer was not able to take us on a…
BeKZN Learn | Durban Botanical Gardens
25 May 2024 To the uninitiated, atlassing birds might seem an impossible task, but it is the biggest contribution a birder can make to conservation! You need to be familiar…