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Mtunzini Birding Weekend

Mtunzini Birding Weekend

Date: 2012-04-25
If you are a keen birder and need to push up your check list with some rare 'specials' then the annual Mtunzini Birding Weekend later this month may be your chance to get those all-important ticks!

The popular three-day event which runs from 30 June till 3 July, gives birding enthusiasts a chance to find several rare species while exploring some little-known birding hotspots with top class guides.

Hosted by Mtunzini Conservancy and using the Twinstreams Environmental Centre as its base, the weekend is limited to 24 birders who are arranged into smaller groups and covers a diverse range of habitats including Ongoye Forest, Dlinza Forest, and the Umlalazi and Amatikulu nature reserves with guides trained by Birdlife SA.

At this time of the year the specials include the Mangrove Kingfisher, the Spotted Ground-thrush, the Palmnut Vulture and the Green Barbet, which has only ever been recorded in South Africa in Ongoye Forest.

Besides the birding, the evening entertainment includes braais organized by the very sociable staff of Twinstreams Environmental Centre as well as presentations by some top local birders, including local resident and former Roberts Birds editor, Hugh Chittenden.

"The slide show by Hugh is really world class," says Daff Untiedt of the Mtunzini Conservancy, "and in the past several guests have rated it as the highlight of the weekend.

"We're so lucky to have all this right on our front doorstep." The package costs R1 800 per person and includes all meals, picnic lunches, guides and evening functions. Accommodation is available at Twinstreams Centre or at any of the B&Bs in Mtunzini.

Contact Daff Untiedt at time4fun@telkomsa.net or 035 340 1600/082 704 6866 or https://www.visitzululand.co.za for further information.