Wildevoëlvlei CWAC Count.
Wildevoelvlei Imhoffs Gift, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Free
Meet at 19h30. Garret will share some stories and photos from a recent trip to China, mostly focusing on the Sichuan region with some of the world's most beautiful and seldom seen species.
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 our core group, clear seedlings, saplings and cut down trees too. 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.
Meet at 08h00. We will meet at the Wolfgat Multi-Purpose Environmental Education Centre and do a walk through the reserve. We should see the European Bee Eaters which nest here annually. The Centre’s address is 5 Pyrenees Road, Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, 7785. There is secure parking available. Directions: From N2, take Exit 25, turn right onto Mew Way (M44) towards Khayelitsha. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Spine Road. Turn left onto Paulsberg Street, then left onto Sandrivier Street, then right onto Pyrenees Street. Alternatively, from the Kenilworth Centre, follow Race Course Road (M24) onto Turfhall Road. Turn … Continued
Meet at 08h30 at the Reserve gates in Govan Mbeki Road.
Meet at the Main Gate of the Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve before 08h00. All are welcome, experienced or not. If you are new to birding, 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.
Meet at 08h30 at the Reserve gates in Govan Mbeki Road.
Meet at 08h00. These regular monthly outings are for all Rondevlei enthusiasts and beginners are especially welcome. Duration 2 1⁄2 hours, but you can stay as long as you like. Bring a warm anorak even if it is a hot day as it can get cold in the hides. Entrance is free. Entrance is free, but remember to bring your ID, driver’s licence, or passport in order to obtain an entry permit at the gate.
Meet at 09h00. Soetwater is a protected natural coastal region. The rocky shores, vegetated dune system, fynbos, and mountain slopes provide a paradise for coastal birds, including cormorants, plovers, oystercatchers, and whimbrels, as well as terrestrial birds such as robins, francolins, weavers, kites and buzzards. At the Environmental Education Centre we shall meet Lappies Labuschagne who will introduce us to what we can expect to find at the reserve. Bring along your refreshments. Directions: Follow Kommetjie Road to the Slangkop Road turnoff, (just past Ocean View, on the left). Turn left and follow Slangkop Road to the stop street. … Continued
