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Category: Blog

The Not-So-Common Cuckoo

November 19, 2017November 19, 2017 Bryn De Kocks Leave a comment

A bit of a late entry for this twitch, but about a month ago a local birder (whom I shall refrain from naming due to a bit of controversy that took place after the fact), heard about a Common Cuckoo found on a friends farm. The bird had been seen for a few days in […]

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Little Ringed Plover at Vermont Salt Pan

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 Bryn De Kocks Leave a comment

Nearly three weeks ago, news broke that the country’s first Little Ringed Plover was discovered at the Tankatara Salt Pans near Port Elizabeth. It was mere minutes later that plans were being put in place by fellow twitchers to chase down the bird with a rather lengthy 16 hour return trip. I was one of […]

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The Twitch Bus Does Tankatara – A Warbler Special

September 2, 2017September 2, 2017 Bryn De Kocks Leave a comment

This past week saw the Tankatara area near Port Elizabeth become the birding hotspot for the week, with an eruption of rarities reporting in the span of a few days. The action all started when a Little Ringed Plover was picked up on the salt pans on Saturday the 26th of August. The bird was […]

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Great Egret & Overberg Landscapes

August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 Bryn De Kocks Leave a comment

On Friday a whatsapp message came through in a birding group, of a Great Egret spotted by Dave Winter, just passed Rooi Els. The message arrived just after 17:00, and once I had seen it, the time was already 17:30. I had to decide whether I’d make it to the location before sunset. I already […]

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A Winter Visit to False Bay Nature Reserve

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017 Bryn De Kocks Leave a comment

With a rare weekend of beautiful winter weather on the cards, I made sure to get out in the field as much as possible this weekend. Saturday I spent the day at Lourensford Farm building up a list of species for their conservation department, while on Sunday I went through to Strandfontein Sewage Works with […]

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