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Kingdom Birding • Afraid to bird alone – need company / security?
• Not sure where to go for best places to see specific birds?

Then why not give me a call to share with you the excitement and magic that abounds each and every day out birding in the Kingdom of KZN Kingdom Birding is run and operated by Dave Rimmer - a keen birder, nature enthusiast, photographer, an active citizen scientist and supporter of bird conservation causes. I am not an accredited bird guide but I have birded extensively for more than 10 years, par

ticularly within the greater Durban area and the kingdom of KwaZulu-Natal. During this I have led numerous bird club outings. So, if you’re planning a visit to KZN for work or leisure, or not sure where the best spots and reserves are to find a specific bird or certain species for your life list, and/or worried about birding alone and need company and some security, then why not drop me a line. Let me share with you the excitement and magic that abounds each and every day out bird watching, be it in a coastal forest looking for the Spotted Ground Thrush, watching waders at Bayhead Sanctuary, or sitting in a hide at Sappi Mbozambo wetlands. My mission is to offer you the very best birding experience possible.

L I F E R !? Yes, No, maybe one day. 🤔😉Despite numerous previous attempts looking for Agulhas Long-billed Lark, it was ...
05/08/2026

L I F E R !? Yes, No, maybe one day. 🤔😉

Despite numerous previous attempts looking for Agulhas Long-billed Lark, it was only until March that I finally got to see one. Ordinarily this would have been a new bird for me, but when AviList came out last year, it was lumped with Cape Long-billed Lark.

So, Agulhas Long-billed Lark is a first for me, but not a lifer...... yet! Maybe one day they'll get split and then I can count it properly.

Stony Point Nature Reserve near Betty's bay is a fairly reliable location to find four South African Cormorant species. ...
05/08/2026

Stony Point Nature Reserve near Betty's bay is a fairly reliable location to find four South African Cormorant species. Bank Cormorant is of course the primary draw card to be looking for, with Cape, Crowned, and White-breasted also here in good numbers.

The is classified as CRITICALLY ENDANGERED by the IUCN. Population counts have plummeted y as much as 97% due to comme...
31/07/2026

The is classified as CRITICALLY ENDANGERED by the IUCN. Population counts have plummeted y as much as 97% due to commercial overfishing, climate change, and avian flu.
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Pic here from the penguin colony at Stony Point Nature Reserve, Betty's bay. A great place to see these enigmatic birds up close.

Nectarivores....apart from Cape Rockjumper, the mountainside gravel road at Rooi Els is a good spot to be looking for ● ...
29/07/2026

Nectarivores....apart from Cape Rockjumper, the mountainside gravel road at Rooi Els is a good spot to be looking for
● Orange-breasted Sunbird,
● Malachite Sunbird, and
● Cape Sugarbird.
Southern Double-collared Sunbirds were also plentiful, but camera shy.

Turning back to the second leg of our March tour with clients from China, we had incredible encounters with three male ...
28/07/2026

Turning back to the second leg of our March tour with clients from China, we had incredible encounters with three male . Almost as if they were as excited to us as us seeing them, they came rock jumping down the slope at Rooi Els to within about 10m of us. And then they hung around close by for at least 15 minutes. Surreal experience indeed.

Really hoping we can get out to sea this weekend for our July Durban pelagic. Weather forecast for the time being looks ...
23/07/2026

Really hoping we can get out to sea this weekend for our July Durban pelagic. Weather forecast for the time being looks grim, and trip could be scuppered. Talking of grim, last time out there was murder on the high seas when a Brown (Subantarctic) Skua took a disliking, or would that be a liking 😉, to a rather helpless Sooty Shearwater. Size matters out there.

A skulky songster, a from our last atlassing stint down in the Umgeni valley. Their song is a complex and varied set o...
23/07/2026

A skulky songster, a from our last atlassing stint down in the Umgeni valley. Their song is a complex and varied set of notes, repeated for long periods from within the thicket, but they seldom give away their location. This one defied the norm, and opted for a photo shoot.

It's not often one finds out in the open, and least of all in eThekwini. Cara found this one a short while ago at the ...
22/07/2026

It's not often one finds out in the open, and least of all in eThekwini. Cara found this one a short while ago at the Kloof SPCA. I popped along shortly after she posted the alert. Good one for the Metro list.

An unusual summer migrant visitor to find in our winter months. An seen in St Lucia, KZN during a 5-day Zululand tour ...
22/07/2026

An unusual summer migrant visitor to find in our winter months. An seen in St Lucia, KZN during a 5-day Zululand tour in late June. A thought to ponder over, did it over winter or return early?

Winter months in Durban is a great time to be looking out for . There is often one to be found at the Isipingo Island H...
21/07/2026

Winter months in Durban is a great time to be looking out for . There is often one to be found at the Isipingo Island Hotel bridge. On this particular day, we saw 5 different Kingfisher species. The others being Giant, Malachite, Pied, and Brown-hooded.

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