Posted on the 11th December 2018
Marine litter affects a variety of marine animals, notably turtles, seabirds and whales. Fishing line and other fishery-related products pose a major problem as marine creatures may become entangle... Read more
Posted on the 11th December 2018
The African Black Oystercatcher (Swarttobie) and White-fronted Plover (Vaalstrandkiewiet) are the only two beach breeding birds along the Overstrand coastline. Shorebirds nesting on the ground are ... Read more
Posted on the 11th December 2018
The problem of the pollution of our oceans is currently receiving huge attention internationally – it also threatens our marine life and coastal birds. This issue is usually far removed from ... Read more
Posted on the 5th December 2018
A tungsten deposit was located in the Moutonshoek Valley (also known as the Krom Antonies River Valley) near Piketberg in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, and Bongani Minerals (Pty) Ltd (... Read more
Posted on the 21st November 2018
We report on the 14th BirdLife Overberg monthly coastal clean-up with a difference!
It was held on Saturday 17 November at Grotto beach, Hermanus and was done in collaboration with Walker... Read more
Posted on the 3rd November 2018
We give feedback on a few odds and ends forming part of the BirdLife Overberg CleanMarine campaign. Some time ago we published a report on the Whale Coast Conservation Expo what was undertaken at m... Read more
Posted on the 1st November 2018
Members of BirdLife Overberg recently celebrated the first anniversary of regular monthly coastal clean-ups along the Onrus and Vermont shoreline, as well as in the Hoek van de Berg Nature Reserve.... Read more
Posted on the 20th October 2018
Ten BirdLife Overberg volunteers participated in the second coastal clean-up along the western shoreline of the Hoek van de Berg Nature Reserve. Today we celebrated the first year of these monthly ... Read more
Posted on the 17th October 2018
Reporting Ringed Sandwich Terns
Sandwich Terns visit our coast from October to April every summer. They migrate from Western Europe and the UK along the West coast of Africa. Some only go as far ... Read more
Posted on the 15th October 2018
Saturday was African Penguin Awareness Day and we have posted and shared several items in this regard. Mark Anderson also highlighted some developments regarding the penguins in his weekly feedback... Read more
Posted on the 4th October 2018
Theanette Staal – The Oystercatcher Hero for October.
The deserved recipient of the BirdLife Overberg Oystercatcher Hero Award for October is Theanette Staal of the Dyer Island Conservation... Read more
Posted on the 3rd September 2018
One of the main aims of BirdLife Overberg's CleanMarine campaign is to focus on the protection of African Oystercatcher and White-fronted Plover nest sites along the Overstrand coastline. The n... Read more
Posted on the 23rd August 2018
Reducing the household waste stream and cutting the use of single use plastics (Part 2) – Reducing the volume of waste going to landfill and addressing electronic waste.
In the second a... Read more
Posted on the 10th August 2018
In the first article on handy hints to reduce one’s household waste stream we highlight the making of Ecobricks. The Ecobrick movement has gained a huge following throughout the world. Find d... Read more
Posted on the 1st August 2018
BirdLife South Africa’s Secretarybird Project would like to request your assistance in locating breeding Secretarybirds across Southern Africa. If you have any historical records of nest loca... Read more
