JUNE 2026
TUESDAY - 9 JUNE 2026 (10:00) - Later start of Outing!
Midweek Outing: Strandfontein WWW, Pelikan Park.
Contact: Daryl de Beer (082 881 8590)
Sign in at security, and proceed to where there are pans on both sides of the road. We will meet here. Bring warm jackets, coffee baskets, chair and a picnic. Good birds are being seen here. Share lifts please. NOTE - LATER START (10:00) - to miss the traffic!
THURSDAY - 18 JUNE 2026 (19:30) - Monthly Meeting.
Speaker: Pieter Roux
Topic: "Kruger Park after the Floods!"
Contact at Hall - Judy Kotze (083 254 0919)
Note - Gates are locked at 19:30 - for security reasons.
-Pieter and his wife Annami visited Kruger NP in April this year. The damage to camps, roads and infrastructure after the January floods - was severe. April is a wonderful birding month in Kruger. Come and enjoy his photographic journey through the Park. Lots of special birds were seen.
SATURDAY - 20 JUNE 2026 (08:30)
Outing: Taal Monument to Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve
Contact: Kevin Drummond-Hay (074 587 3792)
Taking the N1 to Paarl, take the R45 off-ramp from the N1 onto Main Road (Paarl). Follow the Brown signs. Turn LEFT into Flambeau Street (Courtrai) and follow the signs.
**Taal Monument - 33 45'58.64'S and 18 56'35.36'E. We meet in the car park of the monument. Wear good hiking shoes, as the trails in the Gardens might be slippery. Remember your picnic goodies. If possible share lifts, and use high clearance cars. We drive along the Mountain Road, to the Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve/Gardens.
PLEASE WATCH NOTICE - IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER - WE MIGHT HAVE TO CANCEL.
Dates to Diarise:
07-07-26 - Midweek Outing (Tuesday)
11-07-26 - CWAC Waterbird Count - Bot River
16-07-26 - Monthly Meeting
18-07-26 - Outing
25-07-26 - CAR Blue Crane counts in the Swartland.