Events Search and Views Navigation
Jul 2022
OUTING – SANCCOB … something different! Liaison: Lynette de Beer.
We will be visiting the SANCCOB centre in Table View and we have booked two tours of the facility so that members can see first hand how SANCCOB operates. Tour One: 09h00 Tour Two: 10h00 Cost: Adults R60, Children R50, Pensioners R40 – all for a good cause. NB. It is essential to book your preferred time slot with Lynette no later than Tuesday, 28 June. Last month’s talk by Dr David Roberts, SANCCOB’s seabird veterinarian, plus his fascinating article…
Find out more »Edith Stephens Nature Reserve Monthly Count.
Meet at 08h30 at the Reserve gates in Govan Mbeki Road.
Find out more »Zandvlei Hack.
The Cape Bird Club members have been helping the City of Cape Town by clearing invasive alien vegetation since 1974, when Alan Morris started this activity in the Wildwood Bird Sanctuary, now the Zandvlei Nature Reserve. Come and help the core group clear seedlings and saplings. Small school groups or individuals who need to do their social responsibility projects are welcome too. See this link for more of what we do.
Find out more »Strandfontein Count.
Come and help count the birds, it is a large area and teams are required for the various areas. See the bird count data for this RAMSAR and IBA site.
Find out more »Kirstenbosch Bird Walk
photograph by Lynette de Beer. Your Leader today is Daryl de Beer. We meet at the Information desk at Gate 1. Organiser is Linda Hibbin.
Find out more »
Evening Meeting: Magical Makuleke. Speaker: Jonathan Hemp.
Marje and Jonathan Hemp first visited northern Kruger in 1991, and have returned fairly regularly since. In both 2020 and 2021 they tackled BirdLife SA’s Birding Big Day from the EcoTraining camp in Makuleke, the Conservancy bounded by the Luvuvhu River in the south and the Limpopo River in the north, also known as the Pafuri Triangle. It is arguably the best birding area in Kruger, with remarkably diverse habitats and specials such as Pel’s Fishing Owl, Arnot’s Chat, Racket-tailed…
Find out more »
Zandvlei CWAC Count.
Meet at the Main Gate of the Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve before 08h00. All are welcome, experienced or not. I shall put you into a group which will help you learn quickly and easily. There is always something new to be seen or heard. We need people in canoes, walking and in cars, it is a large area to survey. For more information contact Gavin Lawson or on 021 705 5224. See the bird count data for Zandvlei.
Find out more »OUTING – Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary Leader: Daryl de Beer
Meet at: 08h30. This wetland, which is situated close to the Lourens River, was once a waste - water treatment works, however the 25 acres now enjoy conservation initiatives that maintain its natural wetland status. Directions: From the N2 take the Broadway Boulevard glide-off. At the traffic lights turn right onto Broadway Boulevard. Cross the freeway and continue for some time, passing the Strand Golf Club and Dick Dent on your right. At the Da Gama street traffic lights, turn…
Find out more »