Everybody is invited to take part in the Namibia Bird Club’s garden bird survey for the month of November.
We need to be aware of changing dynamics of garden birds wherever they occur (inland, coast, lodges, sporting fields, farm and housing estate gardens etc.)
Be part of our citizen science effort and contribute to our understanding of bird ecology.
Towns
Farms
Coast
Namibia Bird Club
2024
15 People attended the outing during which 63 species of bird were seen / heard.
Gammams Bird list
Meet: 08:00 in the dam wall car park
Directions: Follow Sam Nujoma Avenue (C28) east towards Hosea Kutako International Airport, turn left into Mac Kenzie Road, into Avis road and follow the road to the dam.
Remember: Entrance fee N$ 30.00
Children are welcome as long as they are accompanied by a responsible adult.
The Namibia Bird Club's 2025 Calendar is now available.
For non-members the price is N$150.00 per calendar.
For members of the Namibia Bird Club the price is N$110.00 per calendar.
Calendars can be obtained from Anita Zimny (0812802527), Gudrun Middendorff (0812403635), various bookshops, and the Namibia Scientific Society.
The destination for the Namibia Bird Club's August long-weekend outing was Zuri Camp located about 8km from Tsumeb on the C42.
The 7 club members who attended the outing managed to atlass 9 pentads in total. In the pentad containing the Safiri camp where the members stayed a total of 48 bird species were seen/heard:
Zuri Camp Bird list
View of the Safiri campsite
Copyright © 2024 - Franz Klein
View of the Safiri campsite
Copyright © 2024 - Franz Klein
Inside the Bird Hide
Copyright © 2024 - Franz Klein
View of waterhole from the Bird Hide
Copyright © 2024 - Franz Klein
Early in the morning a very large number of African Red-eyed Bulbuls would gather at the waterhole in front of the Bird Hide. They must have been about 100 in total. The next numerous bird was the Acacia Pied Barbet.
Interestingly the Barbets would come done and seemed to feed on the aloes that had been planted in the centre of the Safiri camp.
Meeting Place: 08:30 At the farm gate.
Directions: 40 km from Windhoek direction Rehoboth past Omeya Golf Estate on your right find the Strawberry farm sign board and D 1427, turn right onto the dirt road and wait at gate – it has a combination lock.
Remember: Picnic lunch, camping chair, hat, drinking water, binoculars
Children are welcome on the condition that they are accompanied by a responsible adult.
Ruben Fijn and Jolanda Veldhuis will be giving a talk on the 17 July at the Namibia Scientific Society.
Time: 19:00
Zoom Link: Click here
The Your Tern Project aims to fill specific knowledge gaps that exist around Damara Terns to adequately inform the “Damara Tern Species Action Plan”. This project also aims to develop an outreach program targeted at school children to improve nature awareness and stimulate nature conservation from an early age onwards. In our talk we will present our aims and some of the exciting results collected thus far.
The Namibia Bird Club has once again the opportunity on Saturday 13 July 2024 to run the coffee shop at the Biomarket opposite previously “Wilde Eend Coffee shop” in Kenneth Kaunda (previously Uhland) Street, Klein Windhoek.
It is a perfect opportunity to mingle with likeminded birders and have fun while decorating Brötchens or making coffee.
We would like to ask you for donations as listed in the spreadsheet below and we need 8 helpers (even if only for an hour or two) for that morning.
Please read carefully as there are items listed which we get at Superspar, but we do need homemade cakes and quiches.
Donations List
And those never have been at the Biomarket - it is the perfect opportunity to come and have coffee Brötchen or cake while supporting your bird club.
Thank you all for your support and looking forward to your response.
Leave Windhoek in time to be at Oanob Dam reception by 08:30 (travelling time about one hour).
The practical part of the Bird Mapping and BirdLasser Course will take place.
Reminder: Bring your binoculars, smartphone, chair, and picnic
A very successful introduction to Bird Mapping and the use of the BirdLasser app was held by Holger Kolberg, the SABAP2 regional atlassing coordinator for Namibia.
20 people attended.
Be at the estate gate at 08:30
Directions: Drive from Windhoek about 35 km on the tar road B1 in the direction of Rehoboth and find the Omeya Golf Estate on your right.
Please wait at the gate – we have to sign in.
Remember: Picnic lunch, camping chair, hat, drinking water, BINOCULARS
Please let Gudrun know by 24 May 2024 if you are DEFINITELY going to attend
Children are welcome on the condition that they are accompanied by a responsible adult.
You are invited to join in submitting a garden bird list for one week or longer.
Please find below the data sheets for the Garden bird survey – May 2024.
There are separate forms for:
- Windhoek
- Coastal towns
- Farms and Lodges etc.
Windhoek Coastal towns Farms and Lodges
A full cycle will have been reached with the May list and a summary will be in a future Lanioturdus journal.
Please send in your list to coordinator Innes Louw
Due to unforeseen circumstances there will be no morning walk at Avis Dam on Sunday 12 May.
The Birders’ Get-Together, which is held under the auspices of the Namibia Bird Club, will take place from Wednesday 1 to Sunday 5 May 2024 (4 nights) at Alte Kalköfen Lodge.
For more information and further details please refer to the document below:
Details
The 38th Annual General Meeting of the Namibia Bird Club will be held at Namibia Scientific Society, Windhoek on Wednesday 24 April 2024 at 19h00
Notice of the AGM
Agenda of the AGM
Meet: 08:00 at the entrance.
Directions: Directions: Follow Sam Nujoma Avenue (C28) out of town towards Daan Viljoen Park, turn right into Otjomuise Road (past Ramatex) and find the water care works on your left.
Remember: hat, drinking water, BINOCULARS
Children are welcome as long as they are accompanied by a responsible adult.
Meet: 07:00 in the dam wall car park
Directions: Follow Sam Nujoma Avenue (C28) east towards Hosea Kutako International Airport, turn left into Mac Kenzie Road, into Avis road and follow the road to the dam.
Remember: Entrance fee N$ 30.00
Children are welcome as long as they are accompanied by a responsible adult.
Dr Lucy Kemp - Project Coordinator of the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project will be giving a talk on the
Southern Ground Hornbill
Endangered Large Terrestrial Bird
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Time: 19:00
Location: Namibia Scientific Society, 110 Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek
Report by M. Kelly
13 people attended and the highlight was close observations of 2 Jacobin Cuckoos in the riverbed vegetation opposite the picnic site.
Steinheim Bird List
It is time for the February Garden Bird Survey
This survey is open to newcomers / neighbours / farmers and the general public.
Please find below three separate spreadsheets for:
City
Coastal towns
Farms and Lodges
'Left out sightings'
Any species SEEN in December and January that has not been recorded in Nov and now in Feb to be highlighted.
NO RECORDS have been submitted for the City centre: we need feedback of Swifts/Peregrines/feral Doves/House Sparrow’s/Rosy-faced Lovebirds etc. Anyone working 'in town'/City centre?
Looking forward to your submissions - send to the co-ordinator Innes Louw
Thank you to all that sent in observations in your garden in November 2023.
Report by Gulia Lewis:
On the nice cloudy morning of the 28th of January several like-minded people (15 members of the Bird Club) gathered together at Airport Hunting Lodge.
After the walk a nice picnic breakfast was enjoyed and the holiday months of December/January were discussed and the impressions of vacation birding were shared.
A total of 58 species of bird were heard / seen:
Airport Lodge Bird List
You are invited to submit your photos of birds of Namibia for the Calendar 2025.
You can send in up to five photographs in low resolution and please include the location where each photograph was taken.
Once you photo is chosen we will contact you and ask you for a high resolution photograph.
All chosen photographers will be duly credited.
No photographs taken of captive birds will be accepted. No photographs will be purchased.
Please email your photographs to Anita Zimny.
26 Greater Flamingoes and about 150 Maccoa Ducks were a nice surprise for those that went on the morning walk at Avis Dam.
A total of 65 species of bird were heard / seen:
Avis Dam Bird List