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Camdeboo National Park Birding Weekend Camdeboo Weekend Programme Camdeboo National Park Participants who register for the weekend can take part in an National Park organized programme or conduct their own informal birding Birding Weekend day. The organized programme offers a number of alternative excursions guided by park field rangers, while those who prefer birding at their own pace may visit various areas of the park as Camdeboo National Park invites all enthusiasts to partici- BIRDING WEEKEND regular visitors. pate in the first ever “Birding Weekend” to be held in the park. The aim of the day is not only to provide partici- ORGANIZED EXCURSIONS: Saturday 31 st October 30 October — 1 November pants with a great opportunity to experience the diverse Nqweba Dam: Three to four hour long wetland excursion habitats and wide spectrum of bird species found in the guided by local bird club member. (Easy walk) 2009 park, but to make a meaningful contribution to expanding Fonteinkloof: This excursion in the rugged eastern section of the parks avian database. the park is for fit and agile people only. It will be guided by an experienced field ranger and will take about four to five hours to Birders will have the option to complete datasheets in complete. Transport will be provided. respect of their observations, which will later be captured Winterhoek homestead: Easy three to four hour excursion will by park staff. A birding pack, including an information be led by a field ranger and local bird expert Barry Visser. sheet on local birding, a park map, supply of datasheets, Beginners excursion: Bird watching tour starting at the Cam- and a short explanation will be provided to all participants deboo Environmental Education center for beginners led by during registration for the day. Birders who own a GPS local experienced birder. will find this equipment to be of value for recording the coordinates of their observations. Informal Birding : Saturday 31 Oct & Sunday 1 Nov Game Viewing Area: The Game Viewing Area is about 8km The exciting programme promises a fun-filled day of bird- out of Graaff-Reinet on the R63 to Murraysburg. This area is ing in the Karoo. Payment of the R80.00 registration fee open from 06:00 - 19:30. The area has 18km of well graveled will provide you with free access to the park for the whole roads with abundant bird & wildlife. weekend as well as dinner at a social evening function with Valley of Desolation: The Valley gate is 4km out of Graaff- a talk by renowned expert, Tim Hobson, on Karoo birds. Reinet on the R63 to Murraysburg. This entrance provides ac- cess to a number of viewpoints as well as the 1.5km Crag Lizard Trail, with its deeply bisected formations of dolerite krantz’s and pillars. In addition to this birders can visit the Winterhoek area of the park and those with a 4X4 can follow the Koedoeskloof route to the shrubby grassland habitats at higher altitude. Eerstefontein Trail: Birders can walk this moderately easy trail which is reached through the suburb of Berg-en-Dal (follow the road signs) on the south extremity of town. This trail is a pan- handle of 16 km in total although the distance you walk may be optional. Birdlife along this route is typical of both the Great Karoo as well as Eastern region avifaunas. The vulnerable Ludwig’s Bustard Camdeboo Education Center: This facility is about 8 km out S A N P a r k s of town on the road to Aberdeen. Follow the gravel road for a further 3km (suitable for all cars) to the center parking area. Birding info supplied by Fiona Munro and Joan Collett Birders may follow the Eerstefontein trail to Agterstefontein and beyond, or walk in the veld. Braai/picnic facilities are available at Photos: Piet Heymans, Johannes van Niekerk the centre. P r o g r a m m e Camdeboo Birdlife FRIDAY Time Activity Venue / Area Camdeboo National Park bird list currently numbers some 220 30 Oct 2009 18h00 > Welcome, Registration and Introduction – receive birding pack (Cheese and Wine) Park Office species but local birding enthusiasts are convinced this is by no SATURDAY Time Activity Venue / Area means comprehensive. The 19 374 hectare Park boasts a diverse 05h00 – landscape in terms of altitude (680 – 1470m), aspect and soil type. 31 Oct 2009 Late registration and receive birding pack Park Office This has led to the development of three distinct classes of vegeta- 08h00 06h00 – tion types including shrublands at higher elevations, succulent 31 Oct 2009 Depart to bird watching area of your choice Your B&B thicket composed of shrubs with a sub-tropical affinity and dwarf 17h00 shrublands which are restricted to the bottomlands. This habitat 31 Oct 2009 06h00 Meet at park office for Nqweba Dam guided wetland birding excursion (3-4 hours) Park Office diversity supports a rich birdlife which is representative of both Meet at park office for guided tour down Fonteinkloof , Eastern Section (4 – 5 hours) the Great Karoo and the Eastern Region avifauna. The spectrum 31 Oct 2009 06h00 Park Office Difficult terrain – fit, agile birders only! of species found in the park is further diversified by the wetland niches associated with the Nqweba Dam and the riparian thickets 31 Oct 2009 07h00 Meet at Winterhoek homestead for guided birding excursion (Easy 3 hour walk) Winterhoek along the four rivers that flow into the dam. 31 Oct 2009 07h00 Bird watching tour for beginners led by local expert Center Game Viewing Area Double-banded Courser are often seen in 31 Oct 2009 17h00 Handing in bird datasheets at Park Office Park Office family groups on the stony patches in this area. Acacia thickets provide habitat for Mousebirds, Cape and Karoo Scrub robin, 31 Oct 2009 18:00 Opening of Khwalimanzi Hide Hide Pied barbet, Cardinal Woodpecker, Chestnut-vented Titbabbler, Arrive at Gannalapa for social function & talk on Karoo Birds by Tim Hobson and 31 Oct 2009 18h30 Gannalapa Bokmakirie, Grey-headed and Cape Sparrow, Pririt Batis and Neville Willows many other species. The common raptors are Black-shouldered 31 Oct 2009 19:30 Roast venison spitbraai (bring your own drinks please) Gannalapa Kite, Chanting Goshawk and the migratory Steppe Buzzard. Red-backed Shrike, a summer visitor, occurs in the riparian SUNDAY Time Activity Venue / Area thicket. White-throated Canary and Black-headed Canary are 01 Nov 2009 06h00 Informal bird watching as a normal visitor to the park Park found in the game-viewing area, but the Black-headed Canary is nomadic, and will only be found where its food is readily available. Red-knobbed Coot, Yellow-billed Duck and Red-billed Teal. babbler and Ground Woodpecker may also be seen at high altitude. The more open Grassy Dwarf shrublands of the northern part of the Game Viewing Area are home to Secretary bird, Ludwig’s The wetland habitat alongside the dam hosts a wealth of birds, in- S A N P a r k s Bustard, Karoo Korhaan, Blue Crane, Double-banded Courser cluding South African Shelduck, Cape Shoveler, Ludwig’s Bustard and Rufous-eared Warbler. This area is rich in LBJ’s (little brown (vulnerable), Blue Crane (vulnerable) and the near-threatened Black jobs) including Eastern Clapper Lark and Eastern Longbilled Lark, Harrier. The striking orange throat of the Cape Longclaw is a beau- FOR BIRDING DAY INFORMATION: both endemic to the area. The Sobata Larks, Pied Starling and tiful sight. Red-capped larks can be seen pecking amongst the short Diane Rossouw Peter Burdett African Pipits are also found in this area. grass while eye-catching African Stonechats perch on short bushes Tel: 049 892 3453 Cell: 082 901 3373 and grasses. A short stop in the dip where the Sundays River flows Email: [email protected] Nqweba Dam A little waterhole called Babergat opposite the wall into the Nqweba Dam may provide sightings of Namaqua Warbler, Camdeboo National Park Office is situated on the N9 of the Dam is home to Cape Rock-Thrush, Wattled Starlings and Little Grebe, Red-billed Quelea, Swee Waxbill and African Spoon- towards Middelburg, just outside Graaff-Reinet Malachite Sunbirds which frequent the aloes. Regular coordinated bill. counts of the water birds on the dam are carried out by members ACCOMMODATION BOOKINGS of the local bird club and count totals vary between 600 and 1800 Valley of Desolation Sombre Bulbul, Bar-throated Apalis, Streaky- for about 35 species. Interesting sightings include African Snipe, headed Seedeater, Yellow-fronted canary and Tchagra can be seen For a wide variety of accommodation options, contact Sandi at the Fish Eagle, all three species of grebe, Black-crowned Night Heron, along the tarred road. The rocky krantzes are home to Verraux’s Graaff-Reinet Tourism office: Avocets and Maccoa Duck, but by far the greatest number of and Booted Eagle, Rock Kestrel, Redwinged and Palewinged Star- Tel: 049 892 4248 Fax: 086 549 3943 birds noted are made up of Egyptian geese, SA Shelduck, ling, Speckled Pigeon, Cape Rock-thrush and Mountain Chat. Mala- E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] chite Sunbird, Southern and Greater Double-collared Sunbird and Website: www.graaffreinet.co.za Cape and Masked Weaver utilize any flowering aloes. Layard’s Tit-.
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