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Namaqualand, Kalahari, Northern Cape, and Eastern Cape plus Garden Route Extension December 2013
- We left a very stormy Cape Town after breakfast and headed for the west coast. It soon became evident that not many birds were going to be missed on the road, and we were soon adding species such as Greater Flamingo, Great white Pelican, Cape, Reed, and White-breasted Cormorants, African Darter, Intermediate Egret, and Black-headed Herons to the list....John Tinkler reports for Birding Ecotours
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Meet us in Africa.
- Personally led
Nature-based guided trips with a mix of culture, conservation
issues in South Africa and a focus whilst travelling
on wild flowers, birds, butterflies and wild game animals
in different habitats. On some of our trips there are
wild orchids, alpine species and plenty of grassland flowers.
Dragonflies, frogs and all insect life is explored. The
'birding' and the 'botanising' accomodates everyone and
encourages beginners- it is excellent, as are the guides!
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Avian Leisure
- Specialising in tailored trips to Southern
Africa for naturalists and birders – both guided and
self-drive. Explore the delights of nature in a variety
of habitats depending on your interests, time and budget.
We pride ourselves on our professional organization, carefully
constructed itineraries, attention to cost effective detail
and our long established reputation. Our self-catering accommodation
is highly acclaimed as the ultimate birding base in the
Cape Peninsula.
Patrick and Marie-Louise Cardwell tel/fax +27 21 786 1414
enquiries@avianleisure.com
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South
Africa - Kalahari to the Cape September
2006
- Summer came early to the Cape this
year and we enjoyed superb sunny weather for all of our
time in Cape Town, apart from the last day. None
more so than on the pelagic when the journey out and
back was bathed in sunshine and the sea was the calmest
I have ever seen it...Steve Rooke reports for Sunbird
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South African Endemics October 23 -November 5, 2011
- We saw 302 species, including 102 endemics or near-endemics, on this private tour focusing on birds we had not seen on prior trips. We visited several sites in both eastern and western South Africa....Gary and Marlene Babic report.
Zimbabwe, Botswana & South Africa 11-20th Oct 2010
- We retuned to the hotel and I spent a few hours in the grounds watching a flowering tree which was attracting many Sunbirds. I was rewarded with 2 Amethyst Sunbirds whilst White-bellied Sunbirds appeared to be the most numerous...Mark Easterbrook reports.
South Africa 5/10/02-2/11/02
- When the rain cleared a wander around
the hotel and immediate area produced the first lifers of the
trip. Levaillants Cisticola, Cape Canary, Spotted Prinia, 7 Spotted
Dikkops, Bokmakierie...Simon Harthill reports
South
Africa (In German) (34kB .pdf ) Bernhard
Herren
Cape, Namibia, Botswana, Kruger,
Swaziland and Kwazulu-Natal 22 August
– 14 October 2003
- As always, the goal of this trip was to see
as many species and especially (near-)endemics as possible. As
it is impossible to cover whole southern Africa in 7,5 weeks,
I skipped mid-South-Africa, Zimbabwe & Mozambique from the
itinerary. I saw 542 birdspecies (including 461 'lifers' and 117
southern Africa endemics, and also 72 mammalspecies)...Eduard
Sangster reports.
South Africa - The Cape to Mkuzi
20th November – 8th December 2003
- With 2 weeks to spare at the end of November/early
December two of us decided on a stint around South Africa, concentrating
on the main reserves to visit for endemic and specialised birds
and also for mammals. This time period offers great birding in
the southern hemisphere due to it being their late Spring/early
Summer....James Eaton reports
Grand tour of Southern
Africa October 2001 - March 2003
- This report is based on the findings of two
complementary trips to Southern Africa - a ten-week trip to the
west of the sub-continent (Namibia and the Cape Province of South
Africa) and a fifteen-week trip to the eastern half of the region
(Botswana, the east of South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique).
A total of 715 species where seen including nearly all the endemics,
near endemics and specialities....Jos Stratford
reports.
South Africa December
23rd 2002 -January 15th 2003
- This trip report contains the bird observations
made during a three-week holiday trip to South Africa, including
a short visit to Lesotho. The main purpose of the trip was to
see as many interesting birds and mammals as possible, but also
to enjoy the scenery, culture, wine and food of the country....Hans-Åke
Gustavsson reports.
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Birding trip to South Africa
17th Nov -20th Dec 02
- The trip lasted some 35 days during
which we drove almost 10,000 kilometres saw around 500 bird
species, 44mammals and 4 reptiles. Birding in South Africa
proved to be very relaxed, the birds numerous and highly
accessible...Moira and Graeme Wallace report...
Photo: Secretary Bird - Graeme
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South Africa birding trip 14
November till 14 December 2002
- The first target species of the day was Namaqua
Warbler at Karoopoort, which responded well to tape and was subsequently
seen very well. The resident Cinnamon-breasted Warbler at the
picnic site where we camped did not respond at all though. A stop
at Eierkop produced Karoo Eremomela, which we saw once more later
on along the road to Katbakkies....Wim Heylen
reports
North-East South
Africa 25 September - 21 October 2002
- Itinerary and lists for N.E South Africa......Georges
Olioso reports
South Africa July
2 August 3, 2001
- Between July 2nd and August 3rd, we made
a birding trip to South Africa, covering nearly the whole country...The
trip proved to be quite succesful, as 473 species were seen, including
several spectacular species, such as Black Harrier, Buff-spotted
Flufftail, Wattled & Blue Crane, Cape & Orange-breasted
Rockjumpers.....Wim Veraghtert reports
South Africa,
A birdwatching trip July 7 - 31, 2000
- Stijn De Win had an extensive tour
of South Africa and seeing an impressive360 species.
Birds in South Africa (and a bit
of Swaziland) October 1999
- South Africa is a great place for birding
with the family. I did this trip with my wife Madelène and my
four-year old son Alex. It was planned as a general interest tour,
based mainly on the scenic highlights and the mammals, with birding
stops on the way. The only place we were intending to go solely
for the birds (Mkuzi) we never got to because of the weather conditions.
Even so, the area has such a wealth of birdlife that we managed
to see almost 300 different bird species...A report by Stephen
Poley
South African Grand tour
- Southern Africa embraces a tremendous range
of habitats, home to one of the greatest bird diversities in the
world - over 900 species occur of which 133 are endemic or near-endemic.
This three-week itinerary is designed to see all of the Southern
African endemics occurring in South Africa while surveying the
country's unparalleled and breathtaking scenery....Keith Taylor
reports (big! 400K)
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