Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 7 to 13 February 2019 It was time to get away – you could say the lure of the bush was calling. This time a short trip – 4 nights in Mkuze and a couple in St. Lucia. Rain and overcast conditions followed us and remained intermittently at both…
Tag: St. Lucia
Lesser Frigatebird – St Lucia
Report by Sally and Paul Bartho 11 to 13 October 2018 On the spur of the moment, Sally and I decided to dart over to St Lucia to try our luck at seeing the immature Lesser Frigatebird. The day started off very pleasantly, however by the time we reached St Lucia – four and a…
St Lucia revisited.
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 4 to 7 November 2017. On the spur of the moment Sally and I decided to revisit St Lucia – ever hopefully of finding the specials we missed 2 weeks previously. The specials being the Eurasian Oystercatcher and the Gull-billed Tern. We stayed at Sugarloaf campsite – taking advantage…
Zululand
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…
Sand Forest Lodge Weekend Away
Report by Cheryl Bevan 11 to 13 March 2016 Twenty birders headed out to Sand Forest Lodge near Hluhluwe for our first weekend outing of the year. Some had arrived a day earlier in pouring rain. On Saturday we set out at 06H30 for False Bay for a 7 Km forest walk. Not all of us lasted…
Zululand Trip Report
Paul and Sally Bartho 19 to 25 October On impulse Sally and I decided to head up to St. Lucia for 4 nights and the same at Kube Yini (between Mkuze and Phinda). Then onwards, wherever, for a further week. As it happened we ended up staying only 3 nights at Kube Yini then coming…
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 One
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho Having been closeted away in Hillcrest for four months it was time to get away – St. Lucia and Mkhuze were the destinations – for four or five nights in each. Sugarloaf campsite in St. Lucia is ideally located. It is close to the beach and the mouth of…