Introduction

All juniors, members or not who are interested in birds are welcome on the first Sunday of each month.
Binoculars are essential equipment.
Transport is not provided so grandparents and parents are encouraged to come along with their children. All school children are welcome, whether they are members or not, but the program is not really intended for preschool children.
All outings last for 1.5 hours unless stated. Booking is essential at least 24 hours ahead.

Contact Heather Howell, the co-ordinator, for all bookings 021 788 1574.

Junior Birders Photo Gallery

photograph by Mathew Orolowitz

Cape Sugarbird (Promerops).

Next Outings

Sunday 05 September Le Verger
Is in the Devon Valley, Stellenbosch, meet at 08h30.

Sunday 03 October Rondevlei Boat Trip
Children R40 Adults R50. Booking 48 hrs before essential as there are only 12 seats. Be there at 08h30.

Sunday 07 November Kirstenbosch
Important to be at the Rycroft Gate before 07h45.

Previous outings

2010
01 August (Sun) - Paarl Mountain Wildflower Garden.  
04 July (Sun) - Sunbird Centre Walking Trail.
06 June (Sun) - Intaka Island.
02 May (Sun) - Eagle Encounters, Spier
04 April (Sun) - Berg River Boat Trip
07 March (Sun) - Strandfontein
07 Feb (Sun) - La Verga

2009
06 Dec (Sun) Strandfontein.
1st Nov (Sun) Sunbird Walking Trail.
4th Oct (Sun) Rondevlei Boat Trip.
6th Sept (Sun) Nagegoeg Farm.
2nd Aug (Sun) Intaka Island
5th July (Sun) Raapenberg Bird Hide
7th June (Sun) Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden 
3rd May (Sun) Eagle Encounters
5th April (Sun)  Berg River Boat Trip
1st March  (Sun) Strandfontein Sewerage Works
1st Feb (Sun) Zandvlei Nature Reserve

2008
7th December (Sun) Paarl Bird Sanctuary
2nd November (Sun) Rondevlei Boat trip
10th October (Fri) Night walk in the Helderberg Nature Reserve
7th September (Sun) Cloteskraal
3rd August (Sun) Intaka Island
6th July (Sun) Kommetjie
1st June (Sun) Eagle Encounters, Spier Estate
4th May (Sun) Silvermine Reserve
6th April (Sun) Research project at Rondevlei Nature Reserve
2nd March (Sun) Kirstenbosch
3rd February (Sun) Strandfontein WWTW

2007
2nd December (Sun) Paarl Mountain Wildflower Garden
16th November (Sun) Night walk in the Helderberg Nature Reserve
7th October (Sun) Rondevlei Boat Trip
2nd September (Sun) Kuiperskraal Farm
5th August Constat\ntia Greenbelt
1st July Cape Point Nature Reserve
3rd June Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
6th May Private farm near Houhoek 
1st April Koeberg Nature Reserve
4th March Geelbek
4th February Strandfontein WWTW

2006
3rd December Rondevlei Boat Trip
5th November Paarl Mountain Reserve
1st October Rooi Els
3rd September Rondevlei Boat Trip
6th August Silvermine east 
2nd July Strandfontein Waste Water Treatment Works 
4th June Wildevloevlei - Kommetjie changed to Zandvlei
7th May Paarl Bird Sanctuary
2nd April Intaka Island 
18th March West Coast National Park
5th March Macassar Waste Water Treatment Works 
5th February Helderberg Farm.
January No outing.

2005
January No outing.
6th February Kommetjie
6th March Helderberg
3rd April went to Strandfontein, as Intaka Island is closed.
1st May Clovelly Wetland Reserve
5th June Eagle encounters Rehablitation Centre, Spier.
3rd July Paarl Bird Sanctuary.
14th August Macassar Waste Water Treatment Works.
4th September Edith Stephens Wetland Park.
2nd October Rondevlei Boat Trip 
6th  November Zandvlei Nature Reserve.
4th December Strandfontein Waste Water Treatment Works.

2004
5th September Zandvlei Nature Reserve
3rd October Zandvlei Nature Reserve
10th October Rondevlei Boat trip
7th November Zandvlei Nature Reserve
14th November Sunbird Centre Walking Trail
5th December Durbanville Nature Reserve.