Interesting Water Mongoose and Sacred Ibis interaction at Strandfontein Sewage Works

I joined Mike, Brian and Thomas Buckham at Strandfontein on Sunday for a quick visit to the works. We were hoping to bump into the Sand Martin that had been reported the week before, but it was a needle in a haystack affair. Soon after we arrived we bumped into Mel Tripp who pointed out [...]

Some “passive” birding in Germany and Austria…

I’m afraid my birding and blog posts have been scarce of late. I’ve recently returned from two weeks in Germany and Austria where I was restricted to “passive” birding, bar the odd walk around a frozen lake or through a quiet wood. Mallard, Egyptian Goose and a single Teal roosting on ice! My itinerary included [...]