by Avian Leisure | Jun 22, 2021 | TRIP REPORTS
There are few moments in the bird world that eclipse the awe-inspiring sight of a spectacular Bearded Vulture careening majestically in albatross-like flight across the sheer face of a precipitous basalt cliff high in the mountainous terrain of the Great Escarpment in...
by Avian Leisure | Jun 18, 2021 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
When birding there are good days and there are great days of memorable significance… One of these is spending a day in the Giants Castle mountain reserve vulture hide set high up in the mountains on the edge of a cliff with a scenically spectacular backdrop of the...
by Avian Leisure | Dec 23, 2020 | TRIP REPORTS
We are sitting on an isolated outcrop of ancient rocks, well to the west of Kimberley of past diamond digging fame, on the very edge of the Kalahari Desert – a mysterious expanse filled with an enduring aura of the unknown and a sense of timelessness with much...
by Avian Leisure | Dec 12, 2020 | TRIP REPORTS
In the far north of the Kruger National Park, at a point where the sandy Limpopo and crocodile infested Luvhuvhu rivers merge within the Makuleke concession, is where you may find a suite of highly sought after S.A. bird species of ‘lister’ sighting...
by Avian Leisure | Nov 5, 2020 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
Tucked away, deep in the heart of a remote valley just south of the Kingdom of Lesotho, lies the sleepy hamlet of Rhodes in the Eastern Cape. A relic village, dating back to the trials and tribulations of the mid-19th century, the engaging ambience remains little...
by Avian Leisure | Apr 29, 2018 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
INTRODUCTION There is a place, a very special place steeped in iron age history, one may even describe it as sacred, in the heart of a remote and pristine landscape of red stone outcrops and meandering river beds set deep within a sprawling bushveld environment. Its...
