Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 1st to 5th April 2017 Following the report of a White-throated Bee-eater in Hluhluwe, Sally and I made an impulsive decision to see if we could find it. We decided to camp in Bonamanzi as a base and were allocated a site in their new campsite. Each campsite with…
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Landmark win for Nature
Read about the success story at Isimangaliso Wetland Park.
St Lucia July 2015
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho Monday 20 July to Friday 24 July 2015 Sugarloaf campsite in St Lucia was not too busy. School holidays had ended. There was water rationing in St Lucia which meant that one day we had no tapped water but the rest all day. Water bottles were laid out at each of…
St Lucia and Mkhuze – May 2015 – Part Two
Eastern and Western Shores, Isimangaliso Wetland Park Report by Paul and Sally Bartho Eastern Shores. On entering the Park very early on a chilly morning, we were greeted by the sun rising on our right. Not to be outdone the moon was setting on our left. The sunrise had a glowing golden affect on some…
Zululand and the Kruger – Part 11
St. Lucia as well as Eastern and Western Shores of Isimangaliso Wetland Park – 23 to 27 November 2014 Paul and Sally Bartho After a short drive from Ndumo we reached St. Lucia and chose to stay in the large Sugarloaf campsite which was relatively empty. Eden Park is very nice and well treed but Sugarloaf…
European Honey-Buzzard – St Lucia.
Good Day, This morning Thursday 9th January about 08h00, Sally and I saw a European Honey-Buzzard in the Western Shores section of the Isimangaliso Wetland Park – St Lucia, KZN. It was seen from the eMgadankawu hide in the thick trees on the other side of the pan. We saw it fly in – quite barred…