Continuing The Lucky Streak
While success in birding can often be tied to dedication, there is no way of getting around the fact that it also includes a lot of luck. You can be visit a…
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Somerset West Bird Club Outing – 21 July 2012
After meaning to make one of the Bird Club outings for a number of months, I finally had the weekend free and was completely dedicated to attending this time. I started following…
Dipping on the Great Spotted Cukoo & Dick Dent Outing
After another week of plummeting temperatures which brought snow to the mountains of the South-Western Cape, the Great Spotted Cuckoo in Klipheuwel seemed to be bracing it well, now present for nearly…
Green Backed Heron at the Helderberg
This weekend began with me not expecting to be able to get out in the field at all due to the weather forecasts, but on Saturday morning I woke up and looked…
Ravens and Kestrels and Swifts – Oh My
Well, it’s been a while since my last birding blog update, but at no fault of my own… Winter has been baring down on Cape Town in full force over the past…
Digging in the Archives
Well, winter is without a doubt upon us here in South Africa, especially true for the Western and Eastern Cape where we have been having rain for at least two-thirds of the…
Birding at Strandfontein Sewage Works and Rondevlei – 17 June 2012
To top off an already busy weekend of birding I decided on Saturday night that I would wake up early, and if weather permitting, head to the Strandfontein Sewage Works and Rondevlei…
Birding in the Helderberg – 16 June 2012
The weekend got started on the Friday evening with a great sunset, I headed down to Strand beach and positioned myself at the tidal pool and waited as the colours increased. While…
Birding in Somerset West – 9 June to 11 June 2012
After a series of cold and wet days during the past week, as soon as the cold fronts began to clear I headed to the Helderberg Nature Reserve for a very short…
Paarl Bird Sanctuary – 10 June 2012
Earlier this week I decided that on Sunday (10 June 2012) I would make a plan to head to the Paarl Bird Sanctuary should the weather co-operate. Lucky enough, the large cold…
Searching for Raptors at the Helderberg Nature Reserve
After a day of some birding that was less successful than I had hoped I decided to wake up early once again and dedicate the day to trying to see some raptors,…
A Day of Birding – Strandfontein, Dick Dent and Helderberg
A plan was made to head out on Saturday 2 June with a couple of other birders in the area, one of which I knew online. I stumbled out of bed at…