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...
by Avian Leisure | Oct 29, 2016 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
I participated in a transect-related pelagic seabird assessment as part of a Bird Life SA conservation and research initiative conducted in association with the Department of Science & Technology. Although photographic distances were challenging at the best of...
by Avian Leisure | Oct 29, 2016 | NEWS
While ‘common’ bird names of a descriptive nature are generally of benefit in aiding identification some are downright confusing as the diagnostic feature referred to is not always readily apparent. White-backed Duck and Red-eyed Dove are two classic examples of a...
by Avian Leisure | Oct 29, 2016 | NEWS
Every so often a birder has the good fortune of encountering a family group of Cape Rockjumbers foraging for Zebra Cockroaches amongst the rocks and boulders flanking the Rooi Els track leading to Pringle Bay. Accommodating and forever entertaining these endearing...
by Avian Leisure | Oct 29, 2016 | NEWS
Over the years the species list of birds recorded in the ‘fynbos’ garden or from the viewing deck overlooking False Bay has steadily increased. The latest is the Amethyst Sunbird, an occasional visitor to the Cape Peninsula, bringing the list up to 80 species in the...
by Avian Leisure | Oct 29, 2016 | NEWS
Once a readily accessible sighting at Kommetjie on the Cape Peninsula, this enigmatic and medium sized tern of the Southern Ocean, is proving to be increasingly difficult to locate along the Atlantic coast north of Cape Town due to coastal housing developments and...
by Avian Leisure | Oct 29, 2016 | NEWS
Always a treat to see and a delight to watch as it careens back and forth in effortless flight as an almost ethereal accompanying presence. For more info on pelagic birding and searches for other beautiful birds, contact Patrick or Marie-Louise...
by Avian Leisure | Mar 16, 2016 | NEWS
Some time back a golden-feathered avian delight popped out of the vagrant box to add its striking presence to the official list of bird species so far recorded in South Africa. First to the scene, following repeated reports by the resident ranger of a ‘canary yellow...
