Why belonging to BirdLife eThekwini KZN and BirdLife South Africa Matters.

Be a Thoughtful Birder!Nicolette Forbes In a world where the natural environment faces growing pressure, belonging to a bird club is no longer just about ticking lifers and enjoying Saturday…

BE KZN Atlas | Colour Me Green, eThekwini Challenge

Club Atlas Adventure #15 – Inanda Dam, South-west sector For our July 2025 atlas outing, we revisited the south-western sector of the Inanda Dam quadrant, last surveyed in March 2024….

Be KZN Atlas | Colour Me Green, eThekwini Challenge.

Club Atlas Adventure #14 – Monteseel, KwaXimba, and iSithumba Early on Sunday morning the 25th of May, 11 of us met in Hillcrest, to jump into three high clearance vehicles to…

🌿 BeKZN August 2025 Birding Diary – Highlights

🟒 7 August: BeKZN Stake-out | Memorial Park 🟠 9 August: BeKZN Day Tripping | Doreen Clarke Nature Reserve, Hilton 🟒 16 August: BeKZN Walks… Kloof Gorge (Uve Trail) πŸ”΅ 20 August: BeKZN Talks!…

BeKZN Walks…πŸ‘£ | Sunhill Farm, Salt Rock

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…

BeKZN WALKS…πŸ‘£| 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 WALKS… | SPRINGSIDE NATURE RESERVEΒ 

19 April 2025 The Springside Nature Reserve walk started out nice and hot. Unfortunately a later start than we would have liked, since we had to wait until the gates…

🌿 BeKZN Birding Diary – July 2025 🌿

🌿 BeKZN July 2025 Birding Diary – Highlights πŸ—“οΈ 5 July – Walk: Palmiet Nature Reserve🟒 Medium Terrain | 🌳 Riverine forest & sandstone cliffs🎯 Target: Green Twinspot, Mountain Wagtail, all 3 mannikins πŸ“Έ 10–13 July…

BeKZN | Celebrating the Winter Solstice and Welcoming new members

BirdLife eThekwini KZN (BeKZN) marked the Winter Solstice in true birding styleβ€”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!Β πŸŒΏπŸ•ŠοΈ

This past weekend’sΒ Kloof Conservancy Open Gardens ShowΒ was aΒ raging successΒ for BeKZN! Our stand was buzzing with activity and warmly received by a constant stream of visitors. 🌼 A heartfelt thank youΒ to all…

BeKZN WALKS | DURBAN BOTANIC GARDENSΒ 

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 attemptβ€”and this time,…

BeKZN Stake Out | North Park Nature Reserve

10 April 2025 The day dawned on perfect weather, and it was with much anticipation that I drove to North Park where we hadn’t been for a while. What a…

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 🌿

πŸ“… Sunday 1 June @ 07h00BeKZN Walks …πŸ‘£ | Everton ConservancyΒ (hosted by Tayla van Rees)Hard terrain | 3 km walk with river crossingsA forest and grassland gem – expect Blue-mantled…