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3. Aug. 2016 / by KirstyKF / Rare Bird Sighting / 0 comments

Rare Bird Report: Rufous-Tailed Scrub Robin

In a report on the SA Rare Bird News Forum on 17 July 2016, Trevor Hardaker announced that a Rufous-Tailed Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes) had been seen by Peter Steyn and Andre Demblon near the Zeekoevlei picnic area along the entrance road to the...

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13. Jul. 2016 / by KirstyKF / Kirstenbosch Bird Walk, Organisation Partnerships / 0 comments

Kirstenbosch Bird Walk July 2016 by Cheryl Faull

13. Jul. 2016 / by KirstyKF / Travel / 0 comments

Early Notice: International Tour 2017

CBC Tour Uganda in 2017 2 August to 17 August Uganda offers huge biodiversity from tropical and afro-montane mountains to savannahs and wetlands. It boasts over 350 mammal species and over a 1000 bird species which includes the fabled Shoebill and a number of...

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20. Jun. 2016 / by KirstyKF / Event Feedback / 0 comments

Hot Birds Course

The HOT BIRDS Course presented by Dr Susie Cunningham and Dominic Rollinson was a great success. Dominic focused on identifying the species that are found in the arid zones of the country while Susie spoke about the various adaptations that have allowed some birds to...

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17. Apr. 2016 / by KirstyKF / Birdathon, Conservation / 0 comments

Birdathon 2016

9. Mar. 2016 / by KirstyKF / Kirstenbosch Bird Walk, Organisation Partnerships / 0 comments

Kirstenbosch Bird Walk March 2016 by Linda Hibbin

18. Feb. 2016 / by KirstyKF / Kirstenbosch Bird Walk, Organisation Partnerships / 0 comments

Kirstenbosch Bird Walk 17 Feb 2016 by Otto Schmidt

30. Jan. 2016 / by KirstyKF / Awards, Conservation, Habitat Conservation, Student Conservation Award / 0 comments

Frank Wygold Conservation Award 2014

At the 14 January 2016 CBC monthly meeting Dave Whitelaw presented the first Frank Wygold Conservation Award to Dale Slabbert. She was a City of Cape Town Conservation student doing her practical year in 2014 and based a Blouberg Nature Reserve. She was nominated...

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21. Jan. 2016 / by KirstyKF / Kirstenbosch Bird Walk, Organisation Partnerships / 0 comments

Kirstenbosch Bird Walk 20 Jan 2016 by Gill Ford

28. Feb. 2015 / by KirstyKF / Conservation, Environmental Education, Habitat Conservation, Invasive Vegetation Hack, Organisation Partnerships, People Conservation / 0 comments

Hacking Team at Zandvlei Nature Reserve – February 2015.

30. Jan. 2015 / by KirstyKF / Conservation, Environmental Education, Habitat Conservation, Invasive Vegetation Hack, People Conservation / 0 comments

Hacking Team at Zandvlei Nature Reserve – January 2015.

30. Oct. 2014 / by KirstyKF / Awards / 0 comments

Owl Award – October 2014

BirdLife South Africa created the Owl Awards in order to acknowledge the companies and individuals who donate their time and money to the organisation and make it possible to continue all their conservation programmes and projects. Dave Whitelaw was presented with an Owl Award...

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23. Sep. 2014 / by KirstyKF / Conservation, Environmental Education, Habitat Conservation, Invasive Vegetation Hack, People Conservation / 0 comments

Hacking Team at Zandvlei Nature Reserve – Sept 2014.