Western Cape, 27 Oct-7 Nov 2023
We spent 4 days in Saldanha (all days very windy!), 4 days in Cape Town and finally 4 days in Betty’s Bay for a bird photography trip. To Saldanha, 27 Oct...
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Bronze Mannikins in Cape Town
The Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata is a small passerine bird widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. In South Africa the core of their range is in the east from...
Botswana, 14-27 October 2022
Three birders from Germany and I enjoyed a 2 week birding trip through northern Botswana, Caprivi and Victoria Falls.Most of our time was in Botswana, but we we...
Cape Town Pelagic, 26 July 2022
Due to a late cancellation I was invited on a pelagic, and it turned out to be an amazing experience! We left Simon’s Town at dawn on a day with perfect w...
Online resources
Online photos (and videos) PHOWN Weaver nests – photos Macaulay library (Cornell) – photos, videos, calls African Bird Club – photos Virtual M...
Bird identification links
List to online guides to the identification of southern African birds Generally the species in these ID guides are southern African species only: Brown e...
Namibia birding, 21-30 Oct 2021
Here are some highlights of a 10 day birding trip to Etosha and Caprivi in October 2021, with a birder from Germany [following a different trip last month!]. Ka...
Namibia birding, 8-21 Sept 2021
Here are some highlights of a two week birding trip to Etosha and Caprivi in September 2021, with a bird photographer from Germany. Camp Mara, Omaruru, 8-9 Sept...
West Coast birds and spring flowers
August and September are known as flower season on the West Coast of South Africa. On Friday, Phil and I spent a day looking at flowers and birds. We first stop...
KZN birding, 22-31 May 2021
Karkloof area, 22-23 May On 22 May my bird photographer guest (from Germany) and I flew to Durban, having spent 10 days looking for Western Cape endemics...