Africa Wild

Mma and I set out for a birding morning on Saturday.

Armed with a garmin and without bino’s.... we set out.

This site was very rewarding – different – but good. There were a lot of cyclists around, yet it didn’t seem to bother us – we were the only car.

Their two hides are newly renovated/built and in pristine condition.
I would certainly go back.

Mma was a great navigator, with book in hand she would direct me left and then right and telling me, according to the book, what to look out for.

I photographed 19 specie although we saw many more

Entrance :




One of the dams. See the hide in the background



Some roads could have easily been somewhere in the park – breathtaking



The bark on this massive tree caught my attention.




A Lifer – Red-capped Lark



African Pipit



Yellow fronted canary



Black throated canary



White throated swallow... *edit* this is a Barn swallow... Thanks Lis.



Yellow billed duck



Greater crested Grebe



Is this a spur-winged gosling?



Black shouldered kite



And our last sighting was very far, long crested eagle

Nice sightings! Looks very pretty.

Very nice
Your white-throated swallow looks like a barn swallow to me

Lisbeth wrote:
Your white-throated swallow looks like a barn swallow to me

Lis, it could easily be.. I will check tonight and correct. Thanks for helping me.

great destination..

great photos !!!!



i reckon they get a lot more visitors now that they are not called "diepsloot nature reserve"

Aha...is it in Diepsloot? Nice and close for me.

Close to HeronBridge school Flutts, is very big with the mountain bike cyclists over weekends.

for commenting wildies...

There are roadworks on the road passed Diepsloot/Northern Farms, and you buy the tickets on the premises now.
It is also best to buy (R5) a map of the area at the office.

This coming Saturday (8 November) there is a big biking event there and the Reserve will be closed to all public.
It would be best to phone before a visit is planned.

I went mainly for the red-capped lark and the half-collared kingfisher....the kf will have to wait till next time.
They suggest very early morning for the raptors.

Thanks Amoli, we were there about a year ago and the hide had burned down. Glad that it rebuilt. Time to visit again

Wow, thanks very much Amoli. We were not even aware that this place existed.

On my "TO DO" list.

Love your duck landing.