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…
Category: Trip Reports
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
BeKZN Walks…Grass Roots in Cato Ridge
8 July 2023 On Saturday the 8th of July a group of 14 eager birders met at Grass Routes Farm to spend a few hours birding around the three ponds on…
BirdLife KZN FORUM | THURSDAY 21 – TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2023
Notice #1 BIRDLIFE KZN FORUM CHAIR NICOLETTE FORBES will host the event with BirdLife eThekwini KZN BOOKINGS HAVE OPENED FOR REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ONLY Following the extremely successful BirdLife KZN Forum…
BeKZN Calendar 2024
MEMBERS we need you again – 📅 🎉 💃To sponsor the GONE BIRDING…BeKZN Member-sponsored page in the 2024 Calendar Firstly we would like to say a big Thank You to all the individual members…
BeKZN Atlas | Umkomaas (Pentad 3010_3045)
24 June 2023 A morning that started with being immersed in the sights and sounds of nature, ended with a naked swim in the sea. Well, that’s the joys of…
BeKZN Sit-In at the Durban Botanical Garden
22 June 2023 On a cold June afternoon, we gathered at the Durban Botanical Gardens for an afternoon sit-in. Having found a spot that gave us a good view of…
BeKZN remembers Derek Spencer
Saturday 20th May 2023 was a glorious day and just right to commemorate the placing of a bench to the memory of one of our much loved and admired members, Derek…
BeKZN Sit-in – Pigeon Valley Nature Reserve
18 May 2023 Eager to be able to tick a Spotted Ground Thrush the sit-in crowd gathered at Pigeon Valley. Due to extensive damage to the centre path, it was decided…