Martin has asked that if you want to go on this outing then you must call him (not me) to confirm because it is Easter Sunday. See details: Sunday 20 April at 06:30 – Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve with Martin Taylor. Please contact Martin to confirm – email: martin.taylor@birdlife.org.za or call: Cell 0722777254. A favourite birding spot with a great…
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Change of date for the SAPPI Outing in March.
This is the new date for this outing. Sunday 30 March. SAPPI Bird Hide with Rex Aspeling. Please contact Rex to confirm. Email: rex.aspeling@gmail.com or call: 082 301 8177. We will spend time in the Hide and take a stroll around the dam as well. Afterwards tea /coffee in the picnic area. Remember to bring your ID and check…
Sunday outing to Umlalazi Nature Reserve 23rd February, 2014
Sunday outing to Umlalazi Nature Reserve 23rd February, 2014 Penny de Vries We met just inside the gate and I was pleased to see so many good birders on this, my first outing; Jenny Norman, Sandi du Preez, Elena Russell, Crystelle Wilson and Cheryl King. We also welcomed two new members, Chery and John Bevan….
Cumberland Outing end January
Cumberland Weekend Outing end January 2014. Cumberland Private Nature Reserve is run by John and Stella Behn. They have chalets dotted around in the reserve, a large campsite and rooms at the top of the hill. All very reasonably priced. Note: if you book the campsite then only your party may share the whole campsite…
Cumberland Weekend & Sunday Outing
There are still 2 guest rooms available at Cumberland for the birding weekend below if there are any takers. Very reasonably priced – see contact details below. Weekend Outing. Fri 24th to Sun 26th January. Cumberland Private Nature Reserve. Only 1.25 hrs from Durban, Cumberland is situated in the Umgeni Valley 10km from Pietermaritzburg. The mixed…
Gramarye Farm, Boston – Sunday Outing
Gramarye Farm, Boston The 3rd Sunday outing for November took place in the Midlands, kindly hosted by Crystelle Wilson at her charming country home on the Dargle road just outside Boston. A group of 15 keen birders assembled at 8am with a welcoming mug of coffee with rusks for those that made the journey on…
Sunday Outing 21 April. Ellingham Estates at 07h00.
Sunday 21 April. Ellingham Estates with Paul & Sally Bartho. Contact: 031-7168416, 072-1573678, paul@bartho.biz.. Ellingham is a cane farm, with extensive riverine forest, great climax trees, bush and dams, plus some well-left dead eucalypts which often yield raptors. Directions: Get onto the N2 freeway heading south. Take the Park Rynie\Umzinto off ramp. Turn right and…
Mbona Feedback
What a Day! After a very misty and rainy Saturday, Sunday was almost perfect. Twenty members made the 6am start at the Mbona entrance gate and they were not disappointed. Before the group got away a Yellow-crowned Bishop was spotted. Almost the first of 94 species seen. From the entrance gate to the estate the group headed…