by Avian Leisure | Sep 10, 2025 | TRIP REPORTS
Birding has been an all-consuming interest for Patrick Cardwell since boyhood days spent in a wildlife-rich environment. When he isn’t snapping photos in the field, training local bird guides, or supporting seabird-related conservation initiatives, he runs Avian...
by Avian Leisure | Jul 3, 2024 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
Similar in general field appearance, two ‘long tailed’ glossy starling species are resident year-round within the Kruger National Park. Meve’s Starling Burchell’s Starling Fortunately, the two starling species are almost geographically exclusive, with...
by Avian Leisure | Dec 27, 2023 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
Of the four species of Ibis found in Southern Africa, the most sought after of endemic sighting worth is the Southern Bald Ibis or ‘Wild Turkey’ as it affectionally referred to, usually found foraging on high altitude grasslands and recently burned veld, ploughed or...
by Avian Leisure | Dec 16, 2023 | TRIP REPORTS, Uncategorised
It must be two decades ago that I first visited ‘New Holme Guest Farm’ to enjoy and photograph the wide diversity of birdlife, together with the unique suite of small nocturnal mammals and rodents found within the eco-divide between Karoo scrubland and Highveld...
by Avian Leisure | Jan 25, 2022 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
Flappet lark – a small lark within the Mirafira suite found in the east of South Africa within grassy savanna habitat…. Highly secretive unless in conspicuous display flight circling high up over territory with intermittent bursts of wing clapping before...
by Avian Leisure | Jan 21, 2022 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
While the sight of Giant Eagle Owl perched in an aging leadwood tree is always an awesome sight on any game drive, it’s the endearing little guys that tend to steal the ‘owl’ show … Kruger Park has three species of ‘owlet’ that are fairly regularly observed. The...
