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The Cape
Bird Club is one of the 25 national branches of BirdLife
South Africa and
is for all people, who want to learn more about wild birds in their
natural environment and
who are interseted in their conservation and protection.
This is a friendly and
informal club which welcomes young and old who wish to share their
appreciation, understanding and knowledge of birds.
The Club's geographical area is the winter rainfall region of the
southwestern Cape,
lying to the south and west of the Oilfants and Breede rivers.
Our area is wonderfully
rich in birds and about 340 differeent species occur, which is 2/3 rds
as
many as in the whole of Britain and Europe – an area 130 times
larger.
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Regular
Club Activities include:
- A monthly evening meeting
with interesting talks, films and slide shows on bird and
related topics.
- Regular half-day outings, at
least 3 times per month, often to places closed to the
public.
- Other events eg. Weekend
Bird Courses, Bird rallies, Boat trips to see sea birds, Excursions
and Holidays, Week end Birding camps, Special outings for beginners
etc.
- Monthly bird counts at
selected wetland areas.
- Participation in
conservation projects.
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Members
receive the following publications:
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Promerops
– The Cape Bird Clubs own magazine (4 issues per year)
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The Newsletter
of BirdLife South Africa
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You may choose
to receive:
Africa Birds and Birding – a superbly
illustrated, popular glossy magazine at a special discount
price (6 issues per year)
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Ostrich
– Africa's leading scientific ornithological journal.
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An information
sheet giving further details of CBC activities,
special privileges etc. Will be sent to you when you apply
for membership.
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Membership of the Club
has an importantance beyond the pleasure it brings to members. The
more members we have the more authoritative is our voice in conservation
matters.
We look
forward to hearing from you, print and complete the application form
and send it now!
For further enquiries
please phone Joan Ackroyd (021) 439 3225.
 BirdLife
South Africa Membership
Membership of the Cape Bird Club means that you are also a
member of BirdLife South Africa and your fees pay for the
membership of both bodies.
The Cape Bird Club is responsible for local matters, publishes
a magazine – Promerops, organises lectures, outings and other
events.
BirdLife South Africa is responsible for national and
international matters and 3 journals – Africa-Birds and Birding,
BLSA Newsletter and Ostrich.
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