by Marion | Aug 12, 2026 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
At our August meeting David Morris, Reserve Manager at Paardevlei Nature Reserve, updated us on the latest plans for the area. It was a wide ranging talk including the history of the area, the challenges as well as the hopes for the future of this important...
by Marion | Jul 12, 2026 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
At our July meeting Ernita Flynn and Philip Grundlingh from BirdLife South Africa spoke to us about the Western Cape Estuaries. They thoroughly enjoyed the interactions with SWBC members and we were so impressed that the room was filled, despite the weather. The link...
by Marion | May 24, 2026 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
Unfortunately our planned speaker had to cancel. Instead, we showed 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...
by Marion | Apr 18, 2026 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
On May 7th, Guy Hausler, on video link from Kruger Park, gave an enlighting talk on the Yellow-billed Oxpecker, which he has studied for his Masters. The species was extinct in South Africa for a time, and Guy explained why they had fared differently from their...
by Marion | Mar 22, 2026 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
On Thursday 2 April the club enjoyed an absorbing and enlightening talk from speaker Muneeba Lamera whose Masters thesis focuses on sunbird routes in the Cape, and how they are impacted by human factors such as development. The project looked at the movement of...
by Marion | Mar 1, 2026 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
Our speaker for March was Michelle Watson from the Kogelberg Wildlife Rescue and Training Centre. Full write up in the next Batis edition (May 2026). You can find out more about the Centre on their website. https://kogelbergbiosphere.org.za/wildlife-rescue/...
