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BIRDING TALKS TO BE ORDERED FOR FORWARDING BY WeTransfer
Posted on the 13th May 2022
Now that winter is upon us several talks had been developed for optimal birdwatching at some of our top birding destinations.
The contents of the ‘Flight for Birders’, ‘Flight Higher’ and ‘The Secret Life of Raptors’ courses by Dr Anton Odendal have been adapted for shorter courses. These are pre-recorded and forwarded to participants via WeTransfer. It can therefore be enjoyed in the comfort of one’s home and in one’s own time.
THE GETTING MORE OUT OF BIRDING LECTURE SERIES is aimed at celebrating bird-watching opportunities at some of South Africa’s top birding destinations. Several National Parks and public and private nature reserves are being featured. The rationale behind this series is to enjoy many brilliant species to be found in these areas in the comfort of one’s home and to give guidelines on how to prepare for day-visits and extended visits when these areas are visited.
All of these individual talks can be ordered from Anton at birding@overberg.co.za or WhatsApp at 082 550 3347. See the description of the various available talks below.
THE ‘GETTING MORE OUT OF BIRDING’ LECTURE SERIES FOCUSSING ON BIRDING OPPORTUNITIES AT SPECIFIC TOP BIRDING DESTINATIONS
1. KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
SESSION 1: EXTENDED SESSION: Birding opportunities in THE NORTH OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK – Shingwedzi, Punda Maria, the Pafuri region and more.
SESSION 2: Birding in the SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
SESSIOIN 3: How to prepare when planning to bird in a new area during summer – A case-study of the summer migrants of the KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
SESSION 4: Birding during winter months 1: THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
SESSION 5: Birding during winter months 2: PUNDA MARIA
SESSION 6: Birding during winter months 3: THE PAFURI REGION
SESSION 7: Discovering the MAPUNGUPWE NATIONAL PARK
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| Cut-throath Finches |
2. KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK AND AUGRABIES NATIONAL PARK
SESSION 1: Birding in the KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK (Part 1) – RAPTORS
SESSION 2: Birding in the KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK (Part 2) – Much more than just birds of prey
SESSION 3: Birding during winter months: KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK
SESSION 4: Birding in the AUGRABIES NATIONAL PARK
SESSION 5: Birding during winter months: AUGRABIES NATIONAL PARK
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| Pririt Batis |
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| Scaly-feathered Finch |
3. THE BROADER KAROO AND KLEIN KAROO (ROUTE 62)
SESSION 1: How to prepare to go birding in the KAROO NATIONAL PARK
SESSION 2: Birding during winter months: KAROO NATIONAL PARK
SESSION 3: Birding opportunities in the greater Karoo region (Part 1) – Birding around homesteads and thickets along water
SESSION 4: Birding opportunities in the greater Karoo region (Part 2) – Birding in the open veld and in mountainous areas
SESSION 5: Birding opportunities along Route 62 – The hugely underrated Klein Karoo
SESSION 6: Birding opportunities in the Langeberg local municipal region – McGregor, Robertson, Bonnievale, Ashton and Montagu
4. OVERBERG REGION
SESSION 1: Birding in the OVERSTRAND LOCAL MUNICIPAL region – THE CAPE WHALE COAST
SESSION 2: Birding along the OVERSTRAND COASTLINE
SESSION 3: Birding along the CAPE OVERBERG WHEATBELT
SESSION 4: Winter birding along the CAPE OVERBERG WHEATBELT highlighting the AGULHAS and BONTEBOK NATIONAL PARKS
SESSION 5: Birding in the greater SWELLENDAM region that includes the De Hoop Nature Reserve
SESSION 6: Birding opportunities in the AGULHAS NATIONAL PARK
SESSION 7: Birding opportunities at the DE MOND NATURE RESERVE
SESSION 8: The CAPE ROCK-JUMPER as the Bird of the Year 2021 – Interesting perspectives on climate change
SESSION 9: The impact of climate change on FYNBOS ENDEMIC BIRD SPECIES
SESSION 10: Birding at the famous ROOIELS site, the HAROLD PORTER Botanical Gardens and the FERNKLOOF Nature Reserve
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| Southern Black Korhaan |
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| Orange-breasted Sunbird |
5. THE GARDEN ROUTE
SESSION 1: Birding in the TSITSIKAMMA NATIONAL PARK and at NATURE’S VALLEY
SESSION 2: Winter birding at the TSITSIKAMMA NATIONAL PARK and at NATURE’S VALLEY
SESSION 3: Birding opportunities at the WILDERNESS NATIONAL PARK focusing on Ebb & Flow
SESSION 4: Birding opportunities at the WILDERNESS NATIONAL PARK focusing on the lakes system
SESSION 5: FOREST BIRDING IN THE WESTERN CAPE featuring Nature’s Valley, Ebb & Flow at Wilderness and the Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve near Swellendam
6. CAPE WEST COAST AND THE TANKWA KAROO
SESSION 1: The WEST COAST NATIONAL PARK in winter and spring – much more than just waders
SESSION 2: Birding opportunities at VELDDRIF AND ENVIRONS – THE BERG RIVER ESTUARY
SESSION 3: Birding opportunities in the CEDERBERG WILDERNESS AREA
SESSION 4: How to prepare when planning to bird in a new area – Case-study on Birding in the TANKWA KAROO NATIONAL PARK
SESSION 5: Birding in the TANKWA KAROO – Birding along the R355 and the P2250 gravel roads
SESSION 6: Birding during winter months: TRAVELLING THROUGH THE TANKWA KAROO
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| Black-chested Snake Eagle |
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| Greater Kestrel |
7. KWAZULU-NATAL, WAKKERSTROOM & GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARK
SESSION 1: How to prepare when planning to look for raptors in a new area during summer – A case-study of birding opportunities in several reserves in ZULULAND: The Umlalazi Nature Reserve at Mtunzini and the Mkhuze and Ndumu Game Reserves are featured.
SESSION 2: Birding in the WAKKERSTROOM DISTRICT
SESSION 3: Birding in the NDUMU GAME RESERVE
SESSION 4: Birding in the MTUNZINI REGION including the Umlalazi Nature Reserve and Ngoye and Dlinza forests
SESSION 5: Birding in the eastern Drakensberg region focusing on the GIANT’S CASTLE NATURE RESERVE
SESSION 6: Winter birding along the Drakensberg region with a focus on the GOLGEN GATE HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK and the GIANT’S CASTLE NATURE RESERVE
SESSION 7: Birding in the GOLDEN GATE HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK
THE ‘FLYING HIGHER’ BIRD IDENTIFICATION COURSES assist birders to become involved in bird-watching as a hobby and to hopefully join a BirdLife South Africa affiliated club. Heavy emphasis is placed on a variety of conservation actions and notes are forwarded to participants electronically. Contact Anton at birding@overberg.co.za for more detail on all the available identification courses.
(Images by Anton)
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