BeKZN walks…Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve

Sunday 20th August 2023 A red-backed Mannikin feeding on grass seeds – Robyn Wainwright After a week of terrible winter weather, we were treated to a perfect sunny and windless day…

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 Birding Diary-SEPTEMBER 2023 published

BEKZN Birding Diary – SEPTEMBER 2023 – Now Published Online 2023 is well underway with some fantastic walks and a great talks already under our belt… Summary below but you…

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 Walks…Molweni Trail, Everton Conservancy

18 June 2023 We planned to meet at the start of the Molweni Trail at 7:00am. However, I decided to arrive about 10 minutes before, but I was greeted to…

BeKZN Walks…Pigeon Valley Nature Reserve

3 June 2023 The day started out with a beautiful sunrise, promising clear skies and sunshine, a great help with forest birding in winter.  Unfortunately, the sunshine was not long lived…