Welcome to Somerset West Bird Club

Our next meeting is on Thursday June 4. Unfortunately our planned speaker has had to cancel. Instead, we will be showing a BirdLife SA presentation about Citizen Science CWAC (Coordinated Waterbird Counts), which was shown as part of their Conservation Conversations in April. The next CWAC count is in July so this is a good introduction to how the Count works and its importance.

Venue: Somerset West Library Hall

Thursday June 4, 18:30 for 19:00

Refreshments available for a small fee

Visitors welcome. As announced at the April meeting, visitors will be charged R10. This money will go towards our improved audio system.

Bird Watch / Count

Saturday June 13:  Meet at 15:00: Paardevlei

Every month we welcome anyone who would like to join a birding walk at one of our local spots. We also count and record birds, but if you just want to join and enjoy the birds, that’s fine! We alternate between Dick Dent Sanctuary and Paardevlei. 

Birdwatching / Counting at Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary and Paardevlei – April till September at 15h00; October till March at 16h00.

Dick Dent – park at the church, c/o Woltemade and Jennings Streets, Strand.

Paardevlei – park at Cheetah Sanctuary [34.091037°S, 18.813905°E]. Meet at the gate to the vlei adjacent to Lorenzo Marx coffee shop.

Saturday June 20

We are planning to visit Harold Porter Botanical Gardens in Bettys Bay, Rooiels, and the penguin colony at Bettys Bay.

We will meet at Vergelegen Plein shopping centre (East side – Checkers area, at far east end of car park opposite The Somerset) at 07:00 to leave at 07:15. Harold Porter gardens open at 08:00. There is an entrance fee of R60 or R45 for pensioners. It is a walk / hike at all locations.