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…
BeKZN Walks…Buffelsdraai Reforestation Project
In April 2024 we had the opportunity to delve into the wondrous world of forest restoration and experience the birds and other biodiversity at the Buffelsdraai Reforestation Project. This project,…
BeKZN Atlas | Colour Me Green, eThekwini.
10 March 2024 Club Atlas Adventure #8 – Inanda Dam Quadrant The 2024 Atlas outing programme was supposed to have commenced in February. However, that outing was cancelled due to…
BeKZN Birding Diary – JUNE 2024 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – June 2024 – Now Published Online We are getting to the midway mark. Our now almost traditional Winter Solstice Party is on the June calendar signalling…
BeKZN Walks… | Vumbuka Nature Reserve
11 May 2024 We started the morning by ticking off some species for the day in the AECI Parking lot, before undertaking the painstakingly slow process of making our way…
BeKZN Sit-In – Crowned Eagle Estate
9 May 2024 First of all, our grateful and heartfelt thanks to our hosts for the day, Clive and Ann, who welcomed us onto their property and allowed us to…
BeKZN Sit-In – Portman Park
18 April 2024 We had a good turnout with with sixteen people attending . It was a warm, sunny day and the birds were active. Sue (who looks after the…
BeKZN Walks… | Cumberland
16th March 2024 Once we had navigated the challenges of getting a whole group of cars through the gates, we started the day by scanning the dam near the reserve’s…
BeKZN Sit-In – Memorial Park
15 March 2024 After bad weather postponed the Thursday Sit-in, nine of us gathered on the Friday. Sadly, a couple of people couldn’t make it. It was great having our…
BeKZN Conservation | Van Riebeeck Park Rehabilitation project
3 March 2024 There was a nice turnout for the survey at van Riebeeck Park in the Bluff area. The weather was good and we were welcomed by low-flying Barn Swallows and Lesser…
BeKZN Walks… | Inanda Dam
24 February 2024 On Saturday 24th February, 18 members of BEKZN met up for a morning of birding at the Msinisi Reserve at Inanda Dam. Half of us met up…
BeKZN Walks…Amanzimtoti Bird Park
17 February 2024 Amanzimtoti Bird Park is a small venue on the upper South Coast that has provided some great bird sightings over the years. Species such as the Half-collared…
BeKZN Birding Diary – MARCH 2024 published
BEKZN Birding Diary – MARCH 2024 – Now Published Online 2024 is just beginning and we have a few wonderful months of summer left. Migrants are still around but will…