What’s your favourite fowl species?
Attractive Bushshrike
What’s your identify, and the place do you reside?
René Rossouw, I reside in Nelspruit, South Africa.
What are the principle areas or areas you cowl as a fowl information?
North-eastern South Africa together with the Kruger Nationwide Park and the Western Cape
How lengthy have you ever been a fowl information?
5 years
How did you get into fowl guiding?
From being an avid birder for over 20 years, I slowly began getting eager about guiding myself as there was a spot within the business within the space the place I reside.
Saddle-billed Stork
What are the elements of being a fowl information that you just like greatest? Which elements do you dislike most?
I like with the ability to present friends birds that they’ve needed to see and by no means had the chance. I additionally do birding walks for younger youngsters and it offers me nice satisfaction to see their faces once they see a brand new fowl.
I don’t suppose there may be something I dislike about it.
What are the highest 5-10 birds in your area that you just suppose are probably the most attention-grabbing for visiting birders?
Hamerkop, Martial Eagle, Southern Floor Hornbill, Saddle-billed Stork, Pel’s Fishing Owl, Secretarybird, African Fish Eagle, Lilac-breasted Curler and Lappet-faced Vulture
Lilac-breasted Curler
Are you able to define no less than one typical birdwatching journey in your space? Please briefly describe the areas, the important thing birds, and the approximate period of such a visit
Our 16-day birding tour presents a unprecedented birding expertise in among the most fun birding locations of the japanese elements of South Africa, together with the Kruger Nationwide Park, Wakkerstroom, the forests of Magoebaskloof and northern Kwazulu-Natal, in addition to some smaller gems like Zaagkuildrift and Mount Sheba. Count on to see lots of South Africa’s endemic and particular species, and a complete journey checklist nicely in extra of 400 species!
Kruger Nationwide Park – One of many planet’s prime wildlife parks
Magoebaskloof – Beautiful forest magnificence and particular birds
Wakkerstroom – Grassland and wetland birding, with many specials
Mkuze – Very particular park with the Large 5 and over 500 fowl species
St Lucia – A wetland wonderworld the place the ocean and land meet spectacularly
Mtunzini – Stunning coastal village with unbelievable wildlife-rich forests
High Birds:
• Martial Eagle
• Tawny and African Fish Eagle
• White-bellied Bustard
• Southern Bald Ibis
• Rudd’s, Brief-clawed and Botha’s Lark
• Yellow-breasted Pipit
• African Rock Pipit
• Cape and Brown-headed Parrot
• Knysna and Purple-crested Turaco
• Noticed and Orange Floor Thrush
• Attractive Bushshrike
• Black-fronted and Olive Bushshrike
• Narina Trogon
Southern Floor Hornbill
What different ideas are you able to give to birders eager about your space?
Summer season in South Africa is the perfect time to fowl, as all of the migrants are within the nation. Keep in mind to carry a sunhat and raincoat as it’s also the wet season in some elements of the nation. We’ve some nice data on our web site on all of the international locations we provide journeys to, with journey studies, photos, and data in regards to the vacation spot and what to anticipate.
If any reader of 10,000 Birds is eager about birding with you, how can they greatest contact you?
René Rossouw, Nature Journey Birding
data@naturetravelbirding.com
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