April / May 2015: Wilderness Experience – Pilanesberg National Park

Ulrich Ecoventures Would you like to have a true wilderness experience in Pilanesberg National Park, observing mammals and birds on foot? Please see the Tours & Outings page for detail....
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16 – 17 May 2015: Raptor Course – Nylsvley Nature Reserve

Friends of Nylsvley I will be running a short course on the raptors of Nylsvley Nature Reserve on Saturday 16 May 2015. The “Friends of Nylsvley’s” AGM (during which I will be the guest speaker) will be held on Sunday and there will be an opportunity to bird.   Please contact Marion Mengell (friendsnylsvley@mweb.co.za) for detail. Photo by: Alan Knott-Craig  ...
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28 – 29 March 2015: Raptor Course – Howick; KZN

BirdLife KZN Midlands BirdLife KwaZulu-Natal Midlands has invited me to offer a raptor identification and appreciation course in Howick. I will teach you the intricacies of raptor identification by focusing on those species that occur in the north-eastern regions of South Africa.   Please contact committee member Peter Divall (pdivall@mweb.co.za) for detail....
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20 – 22 March 2015: Lark Course – Kasteelkop Guest Farm, Frankfort

Ulrich Ecoventures Join me on an exclusive course to discover Southern Africa’s larks. Please see the Courses & Lectures page for details....
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20 – 22 February 2015: Wader Course – Mountain Zebra National Park

SANParks Honorary Rangers A weekend course in a beautiful national park: Mountain Zebra National Park, Cradock, Eastern Cape. The course will include both theoretical lectures and practical outings in the Park. Waders of both inland waters and the coast will be discussed. These include, among others, sandpipers, stints, snipe, whimbrels, phalarope, curlews, plovers, lapwings, thick-knees,...
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6 – 8 February 2015: Sasol Big Birding Weekend – Kruger National Park

SANParks Honorary Rangers This well-known annual event is hosted by the West Rand Region of the SANParks Honorary Rangers. I will be based at the Punda Maria Rest Camp. This means that we will explore the far northern regions of the Kruger National Park, including Pafuri. This area supports a number of special birds, such as Mottled Spinetail, Tropical Boubou, Black-throated Wattle-eye,...
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