New Germany Saturday 4 July 2015

Report Back by Elena Russell. There were 7 of us and our bird count at tea was 44 – then Jenny spotted a Southern Tchagra on leaving the reserve and…

Pigeon Valley

Saturday 6 June 2015 with Elena Russell. A good Winter’s morning birding at Pigeon Valley on Saturday 6 June – there were 20 members and non-members plus a few late-comers…

Rocky Wonder Aloe Nursery.

Rocky Wonder Aloe Nursery. Weekend and Sunday Outing 22 – 24 May 2015 Rocky Wonder is near Ashburton. It is an aloe nursery. The property is 22 acres of virgin Bushveld….

Iphithi N.R. Outing- 20 May

Iphithi N.R. Outing- 20May With Sandi Du Preez Sixteen birders turned up for the outing to this lovely reserve, which was a rather large group for a gloomy Wednesday! Specials…

White-backed Duck at Cotswold Downs, Hillcrest

BirdLife Port Natal ran a stand at the Kloof Conservancy Open Indigenous Gardens weekend held at The Cotswold Golfing Estate in Hillcrest. While the cold overcast weather made birding difficult,…

African Black Oystercatchers

I saw 6 African Black Oystercatchers on the beach at San Lameer last week. They weren’t on the rocks, where I have seen them before but only ever one at…

Greater Painted Snipes Video

Click on this link to see the You Tube video of the Greater Painted Snipes seen in Umlaas Canal – just north of the old Durban Airport.