Sixteen HBC members enjoyed a great three day outing to the Robertson area in early October, an ideal time of the year with the fresh green in the vineyards and fruit orchards and the birds chirping happily with the joys of spring. This also meant that most of the males were in their most colourful breeding plumage. We were based at Tierhoek Cottages on an organic fruit farm, surrounded by majestic mountains and with great views down the beautiful Tierhoek Valley. Our birding around the cottages and on the farm yielded some 35 or more species on the first day. Birding specials were the Verreaux’s Eagle, Jackal Buzzard and Pale Chanting Goshawk, White-backed Mousebird, and the sunbirds and more common flycatchers and Robin Chats.
On Day 2 we moved down to a privately owned wine and fruit farm on the banks of the Breede River. We enjoyed the privacy of…
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