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A light mist rose above the chilly waters of the Breede River, as the sun lay low over the horizon, casting everything in a ghostly yellow-white glow. In the distance the harsh calls of a Giant Kingfisher carried across the still airwaves and even further away, cries of African Fish Eagles heralded in the new day. ...
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Western Cape Birding - Kogelberg Biosphere
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If the Cape Floristic Kingdom can be related to a human body, then without a doubt, the Kogelberg Biosphere is the heart. It is considered by many to be the core of the fynbos with an incredibly high diversity of species being found across its area.
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Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, lying at the base of the Table Mountain chain and within the suburbs of Cape Town is world-renowned for its floral displays of the fynbos of the Cape Floristic Kingdom. This incredible diversity of plant life, in turn attracts the best of the Western Cape birds, including many of the highly sought after endemics and makes...
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The several thousand strong flock of Swift, Sandwich and Common Terns wheeled and spun in unison as though part of a single-being before dropping in small groups to land on the pure white beaches. After some initial shuffling and preening, the birds all turned to face into the wind with many tucking their heads into the feathers on their...
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Western Cape Birding - Pelagic
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The small group of people, clad in weather proof clothing, stood huddled around in the darkness, listening to John Graham expertly give his briefing about what we could expect on the trip that lay ahead of us. My mind was running in fast-forward, keen to get onto the boat and head out to sea on this chilly early morning....
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The old timers used to say that when the swallows begin to flock and swoop low over the ground, then “the rain she is a coming! “Well, it seems that there must be some truth in this saying, as within fifteen minutes of me watching a large flock of Barn Swallows, Greater-Striped Swallows, Black Swifts and White-Rumped Swifts swooping...
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As the first faint rays of light, over a distant horizon heralded the dawn of a new day, the rush hour began with a cacophony of sound and frenetic activity. The night shift of penetrating calls of Fiery-necked Nightjars and their “Good Lord Deliver us” praises and the screeches of the resident Barn Owls gave way to Bokmakerie and...
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To me Lamberts Bay is the epitome of the west coast where the cold nutrient rich waters of the Atlantic drive the daily life-cycles in this partially arid yet bio-diverse landscape. Take this together with the numerous small interspaced coastal towns, each with its own endless character and you have the makings of a really great birding adventure. ...
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Baden-Powel drive is one of the many roads that runs along the spectacular False Bay coastline and links various parts of the Cape Town metropole. The road which runs right next to the sandy beach front and crashing waves will often produce views of Cape Cormorants flying in their characteristic V-shaped skeins as well as endangered African Black Oystercatchers...
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There has always been much debate over whether the meeting point of the cold Atlantic Ocean with the warm Indian Ocean is at Cape Point or at Cape Agulhas. One thing is for certain though; the entire southern tip of Africa is rightfully one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots!
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