Workshop: Summer Migrants

This workshop by Anton Odendal is aimed at celebrating the migrants visiting South Africa during summer months. The aim is to assist birders to make the most of birding during this time of year. 

Potentially confusing identification characteristics are illustrated, as it refers to migrants that could be confused with resident birds. Think of Spotted Flycatcher and African Dusky Flycatcher.  The text used during the course is included in basic workshop notes to be forwarded to all participants before the course starts. The workshop will assist both local and visiting birders to make the most of birding in the region during the summer months. Participants receive a special offer to join BirdLife Overberg. 

Reserve your spot now to avoid disappointment. 

The course contents are as follows: 

07h30 to 08h00: Registration and tea/ coffee 

08h00 to 09h00: The art of deception: The tricks that cuckoos and other brood parasites are up to 

09h00 to 10h00: Swallows, swifts and martins of South Africa 

10h00 to 10h15: Tea 

10h15 to 11h15: Focus on migratory raptors 

11H15 to 12h30: Migratory waders to the Western Cape 

12h30 to 13h00: Lunch 

13h00 to 13h30: Migratory waders to the Western Cape (Continued) and the terns of the Western Cape 

13h30 to 14h30: Rare and vagrant migrants to South Africa 

14h30 to 15h30: Case-study on the migrants of the Overberg region. 

ARRANGEMENTS: 

WORKSHOP: Celebrating Summer Migrants. DATE: 9 November 2024 VENUE: The community hall at Mollergren Park, Main Road, Hermanus COSTS: R 400.00 per person for the course or  R150.00 per individual session.