Posted on the 28th April 2020
BIRDLIFE OVERBERG LOCKDOWN BLUES – A MONTH OF GARDEN BIRDING
The spread of Covid-19 and the resulting lockdown imposed on us by the government has had a major impact on all of our lives. B... Read more »
Posted on the 1st March 2020
Nineteen members and volunteers participated in the monthly BirdLife Overberg CleanMarine coastal clean-up, this time along the second section of the Hoek van de Berg Nature Reserve shoreline &ndas... Read more »
Posted on the 23rd February 2020
BirdLife Overberg’s annual morning outing to Rooiels and the Harold Porter Botanical Garden was postponed in January due to gale force winds and yesterday was not much better. Twenty-four clu... Read more »
Posted on the 12th February 2020
Duncan and Natasha Barry requested us to develop a bird checklist for Riverton Stud and three small groups of BirdLife Overberg members jumped at the opportunity to spend two nights each at the his... Read more »
Posted on the 31st January 2020
(This report should be read against the background of the report on our previous visit and can be viewed below).
The second group of BirdLife Overberg members participated in a birding blitz at R... Read more »
Posted on the 7th January 2020
The Malans and Baughans took an 8 a.m. trip down the Klein River on the Lady Stanford with the skipper Peter Hochfelden, himself a birder and chair of the Stanford Bird Club. What an idyllic mornin... Read more »
Posted on the 2nd December 2019
We decided two years ago that participating in BirdLife South Africa’s birding big day for the full 24 hours is simply too tiresome and we have some questions about one’s carbon footpri... Read more »
Posted on the 24th November 2019
BirdLife Overberg's morning outing on 23 November was to Ian and Jessie Walton's Keurbos farm along the Highlands road in the beautiful Elgin Valley. Several participants spent a lot of tim... Read more »
Posted on the 3rd November 2019
Natures Valley birding report
The African Fish Eagles called soon after our arrival for Birdlife Overberg’s annual week of birding in Nature’s Valley. It was Sunday 20 November.
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Posted on the 13th October 2019
We enjoyed a fairly successful outing to the Harold Porter gardens on Saturday 12 October. Misty clouds covered the skies initially and we were surprised to find a parking area filled with cars. Ke... Read more »
Posted on the 30th September 2019
Karoo Gariep Nature Reserve, New Holme: Embrace the magic of the Karoo!
Text and images by Carin Malan
The Karoo Gariep Nature Reserve is situated just outside Hanover, Northern Cape Provin... Read more »
Posted on the 26th September 2019
One of the reasons I love birding and fellow birders is that they can’t resist an invitation! My car was due for a service in Hermanus which meant I had a day free to either trawl the mall or... Read more »
Posted on the 8th August 2019
(Steve Peck continues with his remarkable observations of the Black-winged Kites at their nest. Keep in mind that previous reports can be studied elsewhere on this website. – Ed)
Black-w... Read more »
Posted on the 23rd June 2019
(Steve Peck continues with his fascinating observations of the Black-winged Kite pair building their nest. The full story should be read from bottom to top – Ed.)
On Wednesday 3 Jul... Read more »
Posted on the 9th May 2019
This is the second report on Saturday’s quarterly big bird count and covers the area between Sandbaai and Cape Agulhas. Members of BirdLife Overberg again participated in our quarterly Global... Read more »
