A scorcher at Rooisand
Carin and I arrived early in the afternoon to a scorching Rooisand. Using my scope, I scanned into the distance for waders and only saw heat-hazed white blobs.
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Trip reports
Outing to De Mond and surrounds
With of over 70 species recorded during the day, a good outing was had by club members.
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A morning at Rooiels and Harold Porter Botanical Garden
Undeterred by the blazing sun we set out on the gravel road at Rooiels with sturdy hats, copious amounts of sunscreen and icy water bottles. Thirty birders joined Anton on this walk – you certainly can’t fault birders for enthusiasm!
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Further afield: Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria
Rietvlei Nature Reserve, near Pretoria, has a good number of larger game including rhino and buffalo. But the grassland birding is also very good.
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Further afield: Gravel road birding in the Eastern Cape
Graeme was recently in the Eastern Cape near the small village of Haga-Haga. There are many birds that are common to both the Overberg and the Eastern Cape. But a number of grassland and bushveld birds make a trip always worthwhile.
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An afternoon at Rooisand Nature Reserve
The two Johans (Olivier and van der Westhuizen), Gary Baumgarten and I spent a few hours enjoyable birding at Rooisand yesterday afternoon.
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Christmas pelagic from Hermanus
Graeme and Charles recently went out on a short pelagic trip from Hermanus.
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Farther afield: Birding in Iceland
The northern hemisphere summer months are also a great time to be in Iceland for birding. In summer there are great numbers of migrants in the country to breed, some of these species are also seen in South African during our summer.
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Brief report on Birding Big Day 2022 in the Overberg region
Members of BirdLife Overberg, the Hermanus and Stanford bird clubs and other friends and associates enjoyed a fun-filled day traversing many parts of the Overberg region. We reached the target set before the event by recording 252 species on the day.
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The Malans at Grootvadersbosch
Dawid and Carin Malan spent only one night at the Grootvadersbosh Nature Reserve returning from a tour in the Karoo. They are very positive about the accommodation (Glamping) that offers a play park for children and a beautiful new pool.
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