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photograph by Mathew Orolowitz
Ground Woodpecker.
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2011
WEEKEND CAMP at SWELLENDAM
We are planning a weekend camp at the municipal chalets in Swellendam for the long weekend from
Friday 18 to Monday 21 March 2011 (3 nights). A notice will appear in the February issue of Promerops, but this will be very short notice for bookings and we need to be fully booked to cover our costs.
Swellendam has always been a popular venue with birders. There is excellent birding in the camp and we also plan visits to
Bontebok National Park and to Grootvadersbos. The chalets sleep four, so you can make up your own party of four or you can come alone and you will be allocated a chalet to share. They are all fully equipped for self-catering, with bedding and towels supplied. Just bring your own food and drinks.
Cost: R300 per person for the three nights. Anne Gray has negotiated a very good price - in fact an unrepeatable bargain, so don’t miss out!
Please book without delay by contacting John Magner
on jmagner@metlite.co.za or
Cell 082 881 3845.
Campers can also be accommodated, so let John know if you prefer to camp.
Past
4 December -
Toyota
Birding Big Day with the Cape Flat Bird Club at Edith Stephens.
27 November - Birding Big Day
11 - 15 October - The
Save Our Seabirds (S.O.S.) Festival
1
- 3 October -
Standford Bird Festival.
21 September - launch of Birds
of Africa, south of the Sahara,
authors Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan.
27 - 29 August - Steenbras
River Mouth.
The Sasol / SA Birdlife National Birdweek took place during the first week of May.
photograph by Sally
Hey
photograph by Sally Hey
Observing the Guineafowl. Looking for birds in the Fynbos garden.
The Cape Bird Club effort towards the Bird Week was to financially assist children from an underpriviledged school to be bussed to the Goldfields EE Centre during that week to attend the programme.
The school we assisted was the Luleka Primary
School. We received some photographs of the children, from the education staff, with their
thank you e-mail.
A total of 457 children attended the Gold Fields Bird Week Education
Programme.
Anne Gray received this (edited) email;
Dear Anne,
Thank you to you and the Cape Bird Club for your support of the Bird Week programme held at Kirstenbosch at the start of May.
We appreciated the extra posters and workbooks very much, as we are indeed very grateful for your support of our poorest schools.
I am attaching some photos of Luleka Primary, whose Grade 7's benefitted from your sponsorship during bird week.
Regards,
Sally Hey
Principal Environmental Education Officer
Gold Fields EE Centre, Kirstenbosch.
photograph by Sally
Hey
photograph by Sally Hey
The children checking identities on the bird chart. The children listening to the bird calls in the forest.
photograph by Margaret Mac Iver
Sunrise from the patio.
Fri 5 - Sun 7 March Weekend camp at Velddrif by Margaret Mac Iver.
Thurs 25, Fri 26, Sat 27, Sun 27 March The Kirstenbosch Biodiversity Show.
27 March - 7 April 2010 - Eastern Cape Birding Camp to the Karoo National Park, Mountain Zebra National Park, Addo Elephant Park, Wilderness National Park.
Previous events
Events in 2010.
