NOVEMBER 2023
WEDNESDAY – 08 NOVEMBER 2023 (09:00)
Midweek Outing: Strandfontein WWW
Contact: Kevin Drummond-Hay (074 587 3792)
Sign in at security, and proceed to where there are pans on both sides of the road. We will meet
here. Bring coffee baskets, chair and picnic. Good birds are being seen at the works at present. Later
start – to miss the traffic!
THURSDAY – 23 November 2023 (19:30) – “NOTE CHANGE OF DATE”
Speaker: Members’ Pictures and year-end Celebration
We start with the approval of Subscriptions, for 2024. After this Dalene will be putting together
pictures sent in to her by our Members’ – showing their travels this past year. After this we will have
a TBC ‘party’. Drinks will be provided. We ask our Members’ to please bring along a small plate of
eats. We missed out on the TBC Birthday celebration earlier this year, and thought it fitting to have a
celebration at our year-end meeting. If there is load shedding, please bring along a torch.
SATURDAY – 25 November 2023 (08:00) – “DATE CHANGED”
Outing: SPIER WINE FARM, STELLENBOSCH
Contact: Keith Roxburgh (082 901 2611)
Directions to Spier – Follow N1, and take the R300 highway towards Strand. Turn Left onto the
Stellenbosch Arterial Road (M12) – follow for 8km or more. As you go down a steep hill, turn RIGHT
onto M12 (Lynedoch/ Vlaeberg Road) – follow until Robot. Turn Left onto R310 Baden Powell Road,
for a few km’s until you reach SPIER WINE ESTATE, on Right. Turn Left after the security - Park in the
Main parking area. We do the River walk from here at 08:15. The farm is 35km from Durbanville.
DECEMBER 2023
SATURDAY – 02 DECEMBER 2023 (24 Hours)
BIRDLIFE SOUTH AFRICA – “Birding Big Day”
This annual competition takes place countrywide. Register for the 6km or 50km radius birding area -
chosen by your Group (of up to 4 People). This is a really fun day. Birds are logged on Birdlasser. See
Birdlife SA website for details. Ask Brigid or Kevin, if you need help with this. We encourage our TBC
Members’ to take part!! www.birdlife.org.za
SATURDAY – 9 DECEMBER 2023 (08:00)
Outing: TABLE BAY NATURE RESERVE – Table View (Rietvlei)
Contact: Kevin Drummond-Hay (074 587 3792)
Travel to Table View – but please avoid Plattekloof Road bridge over the N7 (major road building and
stop-goes are in place). Alternate roads to use are past De Noon to get to Blaauberg Road via West
Coast or Sandown Roads, or via Marine Drive, Milnerton. From Blaauberg Road, turn into Grey
Avenue, and then into Sandpiper Crescent. The Rietvlei wetlands have lovely birds in Summer.
Entrance fee R10 for Pensioners, and R17 – Adults plus R25 per vehicle. Try to share lifts please.
** We park at the education building, near the ablution block – from where we walk.
Please bring a brunch – as this is our final outing of the Year.
Dates to Diarise: January 2024
10 January 2024 – Midweek Outing – Strandfontein WWW.
18 January 2024 – Monthly Meeting
20 January 2024 – Saturday Outing
27 January 2024 – Saturday - CAR Roadside Bird Count