Sunday 22 January 2017 Report by Dave Rimmer It was an early 6am start in anticipation of hot weather forecast towards midday for the January Sunday outing. A total of 23 eager birders assembled at the entrance to the Eston Sugar Mill and proceedings commenced with a few words in honour of the late Roy…
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Empisini Outing
Empisini Nature Reserve Umkomaas (Sunday 26 June 2016) Report by Dave Rimmer A group of 14 birders gathered on the outskirts of this little reserve at 07h00. Birding was very slow to start with beginning with a pair of Mountain Wagtails at the stream crossing and a Black Sparrowhawk circling above us briefly. Next up…
Cumberland Outing
Report by Dave Rimmer Sunday 22 May 2016 It was a not so bright and breezy start, in fact quite chilly for the small group of 15 birders who braved the cold winters morning to meet at 06h30. But by the time we had all assembled there was enough light to get us on our…
Umbogavango, Saturday 5 March 2016
Trip report by Dave Rimmer A small group of 15 birders assembled at the main gate to the site, and those early enough were treated to seeing a flock of 34 African Openbills fly in from the direction of the Toti area heading northwards. Fortunately, they did not travel too far and we found them…
Trip report – KwaXimba Conservancy
Trip report – KwaXimba Conservancy, Umgeni Valley (Sunday 11 October 2015) The October Sunday outing was a new venue for BLPN birders, and one I was looking forward to sharing with many of the clubs birders. Unfortunately it was not until road signs went up in mid-September advertising the route of the Amashova cycle race…
Umdoni Park – Sunday 21 September 2014.
The venue for the September Sunday outing was Umdoni Park down on the south coast. There are numerous trails to follow, and a nice new feature of the park is the clearly illustrated trail maps located at trail intersections. It was an early morning start with great rewards for the early birders assembled at the Environmental…
Outing to Bayhead : Saturday 1 March 2014
17 members attended and the total bird count was plus 45. Maybe not the best day we have had at Bayhead but we had some really great sightings. The Osprey was hunting over the bay and flew up and down over the ships before disappearing up the hill towards Howard College. Then out of the…
Outing to Eston Ponds, KZN 10th November
Eston ponds A small band of seven enthusiastic birders headed out to the ponds below the Eston Sugar Mill on Sunday 10 November. That said I have yet to come across an apathetic birder! All the same, the lure was great photo opportunities of African Snipe (Gallinago nigripennis) emanating from a shot I had taken…
Save Our Seabirds Festival – Durban Pelagic
Good day to you all, Albeit a week late, I have put together a little report from the SOS pelagic that went out last week, along with some of my photos for inclusion as a trip report on the BLPN web pages. Save Our Seabirds Festival – Durban Pelagic An excellent KZN pelagic set out…