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About Links Shop Bird galleries Directions Bird ID Template Home List of Bird Photos Jill Adams' Birds (Watercolours) Nico's Birds of Prey Nico's Owls Small birds 1, 2 Waterbirds Rosie' Turacos Rosie's water birds Pieter's Waterbirds Helderberg Waderbash Klaus Kassel at WCNP Peet's Birds Okavango Bird Potpourri A Braai party at Nagenoeg Farm Awie's Birds Beautiful Kalahari Fritz Weaver Basie van Zyl's birds	26 - 29 May 2010: BIODIVERSITY FESTIVAL 2010 at Harold Porter National Botanical Garden in Bettys Bay The event will cater for both bird and plant lovers and promises to be a wonderful experience. Read more 26 and 27 May 2010: New birders, don't miss Anton Odendal's course at Harold Porter Botanical Gardens Garden in Betty's Bay. A bird identification course for novice and intermediate bird-watchers (pdf) Contact Elaine at mwjasser@mweb.co.za or phone 0824558402 Meetings and Outings Would you like to receive our regular newsletter? greencard at telkomsa.net Non-members are always welcome and the entrance to our meetings is free. Most meetings start at 19:00. Venue: Medi-Clinic RegionalOffices, corner Adam Tass and Devon Valley Roads. (Entrance to the site from Devon Valley road. Enter and drive right through until you pass an upright boom). For information on our events contact Peet le Roux   083 284 3532 Outings planned for 2010: Dates may change, you will be informed on changes by e-mail, if you are on the list. 27/2/10. Weskus Nationale Park 6/3/10. Strandfontein suiweringswerke (voor Muizenberg) 17/4/10. Paarl suiweringswerke 8/5/10. Bettysbaai vir pikkewynkolonie en Harold Porter Natuurtuin. 18/9/10. Helderberg Natuurreservaat 2/10/10. Matjiesfontein. Ons het kontak daar vir oorbly indien nodig. Uitstekend vir die vaal voels van die Karoo! * * * Recent meetings Our speakers: 23 July 2009, 19:00, at the Medi-Clinic Regional Offices (co Adam Tass and Devon Vallei Roads): Nicole Palmer - photography 27 August 2009, 19:00, at the Markotter Club House: Mark Anderson - flamingos at Kamfers Dam 22 September 2009, 19:00, at the Medi-Clinic Regional Offices: Meidad Gorden - Seabird consevation 22 October 2009, 19:00, at the Medi-Clinic Regional Offices: Williene van der Merwe - Birding in Canada Recent events: 6 to 8 March 2009: The Glendower Wader Bash at the magnificent West Coast National Park - a wonderful birding experience! January 29: Vernon Head, Chairman of Cape Bird Club will give a presentation on his recent visit to the Republic of Venezuela. February 20: Willene van der Merwe will talk of her recent birding trip to Madagascar. Vernon Head was the expedition leader of this group. March 19: Johan van Heerden, owner of the new photographic shop Photo First in Plain Street, will give a presentation on general Birding Photography and discuss some of his works in and about Stellenbosch. Recent outings: Thursday, 14 August, 19:00: Kevin Shaw, Head Ornithologist at Cape Nature talks about vultures Medi-Clinic offices, corner Adam Tas/Devon Valley Rd. Nico Venter 082 5727 602 22 - 24 August: The West Coast Bird Club and Flamingo Birding Route are organising a "Feathers, Fossils& Flowers" weekend in Velddrif. The organisers invite all bird clubs to enroll at least one team of four to participate in the weekend. BLO has already registered two teams. It should be great fun trying to identify birds and flowers in a single competition with great prizes. The full programme that includes expert speakers like Trevor Hadaker & flower buffs, a talk on the origin of birds, as well as a visit to the digs at the Fossil park & many more can be studied on www.westerncapebirding.co.za. Bookings with Michelle Tiedt at 0722993767 or Andre Kruger at    woh2o at telkomsa.net I believe that this weekend will become one of the top events on the BLSA Avitourism calender as it showcases the best that the West Coast has to offer. It would be appreciated if you could urge all clubs to support the West Coast Bird Club and the management committee of the Flamingo Birding Route in marketing the Western Cape as a top birding destination. Date Activity Place and time Contact person 23 February 2008 Harold Porter Nature Reserve in Betties Bay We depart at 6:30 from ABSA Bank at Die Boord Centre (Die Boord Spar) Willene van der Merwe 082 567 8631 15 March 2008 Strandfontein Sanctuary See map We depart at 7:00 from ABSA Bank at Die Boord Centre Pieter La Grange 082 466 7330   12 - 16 March 2008 BLSA's AGM in Hermanus. See invitation by Anton Odendal     28 - 30 March 2008 GLENDOWER Wader Bash at West Coast National Park 19 April 2008 Paarlberg We depart at 7:00 from ABSA Bank at Die Boord Centre     Cape Wagtail    Motacilla capensis © Jill Adams (in Richard Liversidge, The Birds Around us)
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