The Cape Bird Club
Western Cape Birding Forum
Now represents 17 clubs, with more than 2,000 members in the Western Cape.
Feb 2010 - The Forum congratulates the FitzPatrick Institute for 50 years of scientific research and education.
2010
5 June 2010 Meeting, at Durbanville Nature Reserve, Durbanville.
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BLSA
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SABAP2
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Conservation
13 February 2010 Meeting, at Durbanville Nature Reserve, Durbanville.
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appointment of new Office Bearers.
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BLSA
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SABAP2
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Conservation
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West Coast Birding Routes
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Events
2009
10 October 2009 Meeting, at Durbanville Nature Reserve, Durbanville.
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BLSA report back
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Conservation issues
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SABAP2 update
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Birding Routes
13 June 2009 Meeting, at Durbanville Nature Reserve, Durbanville.
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BLSA issues
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Consevation – IBA's, funding, species.
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Western Cape Birding Routes
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General issues
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21 February 2009 Meeting, at Helderberg Nature Reserve, Somerset West.
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BLSA issues
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Conservation National – Luneberg/Wakkerstroom (IBA SA020)
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Conservation Regional – Flaminkvlei/Cerebos, Velddrif, Berg River Estuary (IBA SA104), Langebaan Lagoon (IBA SA105), Saldahna, Verlorenvlei IBA SA103), Mineral Exploration, West Coast, Lourens River Estuary, House Crows.
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2008
27 July 2008 Meeting, at Durbanville Nature Reserve, Durbanville.
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EIA Strategy Workshop and Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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IBA Assessments
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SABAP2
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Regional Issues
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Flaminkvlei, Berg River proposed development
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23 February Meeting, at Helderberg Nature Reserve Environment Centre, Somerset West.
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New office bearers
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Conservation threats and habitat loss
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West Coast Developments
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SABAP2
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BLSA matters
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2007
29 September Meeting, at Stanford House Stanford.
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Western Cape Birding Route
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SABAP2 launch W/Cape
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Conservation issues
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BLSA Awards
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CBC 60th Anniversary 2008
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9 June 2007 Education Workshop, at the Durbanville Nature Reserve, Durbanville.
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Helderberg Nature Reserve
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Tygerberg Nature Reserve
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West Coast Field study Centre
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Junior Bird Club
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9 June 2007 Meeting, at the Durbanville Nature Reserve, Durbanville.
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SABAP2
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12th Pan-African Ornithological Conference 7-12 September 2008
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IBA Programme
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Western Cape Birding Routes
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National Rarities
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CWAC and CAR
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Conservation
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10 February 2007 Meeting, at the Helderberg Nature Reserve, Somerset West.
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Rarities Committees
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National Bird Week (30 April - 5 May 2007)
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House Crows
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Lourens River Tern Roost
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Fish Kill at Rietvlei
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Bird Flu
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Western Cape Birding Route
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West Coast Birding Route
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2005
8 October 2005 Meeting, at the Municipal Boardroom, Stanford.
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Birding big day 2005
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National Rareities Committee
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SA Bird Atlas II
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Concern about IBA's
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Clean Marime Project
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Conservation issues;
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Silting up of estuaries
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House Crows
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4 x 4's on beaches
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Proposed Steenberg Road ext through Zandvlei
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Hazardous waste site proposals
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West Coast National Park
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28 May 2005 Meeting, at the Blaauberg Environment Centre.
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Tribute to Kirsten Louw.
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BLSA funding of Regional Forums.
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National Bird Week.
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New bird club in the Witzenberg area.
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Berg Catchment Management Agency.
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Stanford Birding Fair.
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Conservation issues.
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26 February 2005 Meeting, at the Tygerberg Nature Reserve.
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National Birding Week to be celebrated annually in May.
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National Rarities Committee to be established with regional branches.
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Birding Courses to be available from mid 2005.
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An annual Stanford Birding fair to take place.
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Conservation issues.
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West Coast issues.
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2004
9 October 2004 Meeting, at the Municipal Boardroom, Stanford.
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Gerhard Verdoorn, Director BLSA, intends the Society to be one of South Africa's foremost conservation bodies.
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The strategy will be to move away from species based conservation and start working on Eco Region sites.
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the BLSA, is to become the most prominent brand in conservation, in South Africa .
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the goal is 1 million members by 2006.
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BirdLife Overberg is launched to form satellite branches, to enable communities to be involved in avi-tourism and conservation at a local level.
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26 June 2004 Meeting, at the Kristo Pienaar Centre, Tygerberg Nature Reserve.
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Jan Fourie, Chairman of BLSA, emphasised that the Society's vision and primary purpose is to conserve birds and their habitats.
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Samantha Peterson, Seabird Conservation Programme reports Scientific observers on South Africa's of fishing vessels 20% coverage.
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Avitourism is a very important strategic initiative to create sources of funding for the Society.
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