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BirdLife Sandton

BirdLife Sandton was established 22 years ago to serve residents in the Sandton area. The club was originally an "exclusive" club where new members were stringently screened before being admitted! Fortunately this is no longer the case. Our membership has consistently hovered around the 80 + mark for a number of years.

We have a club meeting with a speaker 11 months in the year and meet at Sandton Field and Study Centre. We try arrange a monthly week-end outing (Fri, Sat and Sun) and usually have a day outing per month. We are active on the conservation front financially supporting Free-Me, the Wakkerstroom Mining Appeal as well as Barn Swallow, Ground Hornbill and Cape Parrot projects. We erected a memorial hide at Wakkerstroom and are in the process of erecting two additional commemorative benches in Kruger (in honour of our Past Chairman and Ken Newman).BirdLife Sandton publishes 2 club magazines annually. Our logo is the head and neck of a Grey Heron.

Witwatersrand Bird Club

The Witwatersrand Bird Club, established in June 1947, is proudly the oldest bird club in South Africa. Our objectives are very much aligned with those of BirdLife South Africa and include the promotion of, inter alia, the enjoyment, understanding, study and conservation of indigenous wild birds of South Africa.

Club membership currently exceeds 800 members who can enjoy a wide range of activities including a very active programme of weekly outings and events, monthly evening meetings and a quarterly newsletter. The club works closely with recognised conservation projects and also supports a number of research projects.

The club has an office at the Delta Park Environmental centre in Johannesburg and is also represented in the greater Johannesburg area with satellite clubs on the East Rand, West Rand and down south in Henley-on-Klip. The Bokmakierie is our beloved emblem.

Contact Number

Tel: +27(0)11-782-7267 (Mon→Fri, 9am→1pm)
or www.wbc.co.za.

BirdLife President Ridge

BirdLife President Ridge based in Randburg and has approximately 100 members plus their families. Our outings generally take place in and around Gauteng although certain weekend and long weekend outings go as far afield as Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and KwaZulu Natal. The Club has bi-monthly meetings with guest speakers. The topics are generally bird related but we do occasionally have speakers on related fauna and flora topics. Day outings take place once to twice a month depending on the time of year. Weekend/Long weekend outings generally happen from September to May. BirdLife President Ridge manages the President Ridge Bird Sanctuary together with Johannesburg City Parks Department. The proposed route includes this Sanctuary.

Contact Numbers

Denise Holahan
Chairperson

Gill Hardingham
Sanctuary

BirdLife Northern Gauteng

BirdLife Northern Gauteng caters for residents of Pretoria and the northern parts of Gauteng. Current membership is 502 plus 149 family members. Outings cover an area of ± 100km radius from Pretoria. Camps are arranged as far afield as the Kalahari, northern section of Limpopo, Punda Maria in the KNP, northern KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga. We have a programme committee that is responsible for arranging weekly outings alternating between Saturday and Sunday, as well as one camp per month. Our evening meetings take place every 2nd Tuesday of the month with a guest speaker on a birding or nature related topic at the SciEnza Centre at the University of Pretoria Many of our members are very actively involved with the SABAP2 project. The bird ringing section of the club arranges a ringing session every 1st Saturday of the month at various venues. There are currently ± 13 excellent birding sites that fall within our area that all warrant a visit.

Contact Numbers

Philip Calinikos
Chairperson

Rita de Meillon
Club Secretary (General Enquiries)

 

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Last updated: 01 Nov 2009