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Tag: Birdlife

Mountain Reedbuck

Birding Blog November 2021

Posted on 13 November, 202113 November, 2021 by Megan

The weather was real summer, sunny for morning walks, stormy in the afternoons. The birding […]

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Olive Bush Shrike

Birding Blog September 2021

Posted on 21 September, 202129 September, 2021 by Megan

On the way to the Cavern we passed several fresh burns. Plenty of birds recognise […]

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Birding Blog May 2021

Posted on 18 May, 202129 September, 2021 by Megan

The weather report said horrid rain and cold: reality beamed bright and clear. The birds […]

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Black Cuckooshrike

Birding Blog March 2021

Posted on 15 March, 202125 May, 2021 by Megan

The weather was kind, warm sun brought out swallows and swifts in great numbers for […]

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Fan Falls

Birding Blog – January 2021

Posted on 31 January, 202125 May, 2021 by Megan

A new bird, not quite qualifying for the Cavern list, is the Banded Martin. It’s […]

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Dabchick

Birding Blog – November 2020

Posted on 25 November, 202025 May, 2021 by Megan

Breeding is in full swing. There was never a moment without a cuckoo – Klaas’s, […]

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Pied Starling

Birding Blog October 2020

Posted on 14 October, 202025 May, 2021 by Megan

The fabulous aloe display of winter had faded, but this is where Erythrina has stepped […]

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Drakensberg Bird List

Posted on 13 October, 202025 November, 2020 by Megan

Not every Drakensberg bird is listed here, only those that have been spotted on our […]

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Birding Blog September 2020

Posted on 14 September, 202025 May, 2021 by Megan

September can be quiet, often windy, as it was this weekend, and still a bit […]

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Birding Blog August 2020

Posted on 30 August, 202025 May, 2021 by Megan

Three days of cold, two of them windy, did not bode well. One day was […]

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