Report by Elena Russell 3rd November 2018 Small turnout, 13, whether this was due to the uncertainty about Shongweni or the weather, which had been pretty awful during the week!! Access would appear to be no problem, security may still be a bit dicey as parts of the fences are down and the cattle and…
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Shongweni Outing Sat 6th May
Short report on Saturday’s outing to Shongweni. Elena Russell We had lovely weather, a bit cool to start but soon warmed up nicely. A good turnout, there were some faces that we have not seen on a Saturday outing for a very long time! Our bird count at tea was 78 and then Sandi phoned…
Shongweni 5th November 2016
Report by Elena Russell Shongweni never ceases to amaze. I arrived just before 6am on a very gloomy day – the mist lay heavy in the valley and I thought nobody was going to pitch but in the end about 18 of us were birding – in fact we broke up into two groups to…
Shongweni 2nd January 2016
Report by Elena Russell. Again we had an early start 05:30 – according to the weather forecast we were in for a very hot day but it turned out very pleasant with a lot of cloud cover which kept the morning reasonably cool. People came and went but at about 06:00 there must have been…
Shongweni Saturday 2 May
There was a certain amount of dissension in the ranks at the early start of 06:30. Winter mornings at Shongweni can be cold and Saturday was no exception it was very chilly! Before we got going Dave Rimmer lined us up for a group pic, each holding a sheet of paper spelling out #SAVE OUR FLUFFTAILS. Dave explained…
Shongweni Saturday 4 October
A short report back on Saturday’s outing to Shongweni. We had an excellent turnout; we must have started out with about 27 members and then there were all the late comers! Our bird count was in the region of 90 plus – not too shabby especially as Shongweni was very dry and a lot of…
Shongweni – Saturday 1 February 2014
We started off with 19 members and ended up with 27 (some late risers!!). Early in the morning the mist was lying over Shongweni but soon started to lift and turned into a lovely hot day’s birding. Our total bird count was 84. Thanks to Herman for leading the other group. We had some great sightings and the…
Saturday, 2 March 2013 : Shongweni Outing Feedback
Saturday, 2 March 2013 : Shongweni 16 people : 13 members & 3 non members : bird count 76 The day was a little cloudy but after the rain on Friday night I thought the outing was going to be called off but it turned out fine and the birding not too shabby! Of interest…