BLESBOK ROAD – A LESSER-KNOWN BIRDING DRIVE
With well over 350 species and lots of local endemics, the Garden Route (and neighbouring Klein Karoo) is fast becoming a famous birding destination. Despite...
Author : Christaan Viljoen
BIRDING BIG DAY 2022
On 3 December 2022 BirdLife South Africa will host their 38th annual Birding Big Day. The aim of this event is to find (see or...
NECTAR IN THE GARDEN
Like the hummingbirds of the Americas, Africa’s sunbirds and sugarbirds are specialised nectarivores (feeding primarily on nectar produced by flowers), but supplement their diet with...
TAKING A SECOND LOOK AT SWIFTS
Three different species of “white-rumped black swifts” occur in the Garden Route: Little Swifts, Horus Swifts and White-rumped Swifts. At first glance it might seem...
BIRDING PURPOSEFULLY
Once you start observing birds, this hobby will grow on you because it is enjoyable and great fun – you get to explore new places...
VOËLKYK OP DIE STRAND
Die Tuinroete het van die mooiste strande in ons land. Van hierdie strande is sanderig en ander is rotsagtig. Baie van ons gaan hierdie somer...
RENOSTERVELD BIRDING
The Renosterveld habitat is home to both the largest bird species in South Africa, the common ostrich, and the smallest bird species, the Cape penduline...
VOËLS VAN EENDERSE NAME, MAAR NIE VERE NIE!
Die Tuinroete is die tuiste van drie verskillende loeries: die bekende Knysnaloerie, die vleiloerie met sy kenmerkende roep en die gesogte bosloerie. Al deel hulle...
RENEWAL OF THE DAWN CHORUS
If you walk outside well before sunrise, at first light, you will experience a special chorus of songs that we call the dawn chorus. Dawn...
VLEILANDVOËLS VAN DIE TUINROETE
Die Tuinroete is een van die beste plekke in Suid-Afrika om vleilandvoëls waar te neem. Waarom is vleilandvoëls so interessant en wat is die verskil...