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Lawson's Birding & Wildlife Safaris

Name: Lawson's Birding & Wildlife Safaris
Address: 19 Palm Street, Mbombela, 1201, ZA
Telephone: +27137412458

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Lawson's Birding & Wildlife Safaris Small-group birding, wildlife & photographic safaris in Africa. Making dreams come true since 1990!

22/04/2025

Wrapping up our April KZN safari with two nights in Wakkerstroom, where winter arrives early! Stay tuned for some great photos of the birds and animals we saw on the safari... 😎

19/04/2025

KwaZulu-Natal birding & wildlife safari continued: Dlinza Forest, Umlalazi NR, St Lucia and Mkuze GR. Loads of great birds, including Spotted Ground Thrush, Mangrove Kingfisher, Livingstone's Turaco, Southern Banded Snake Eagle, Pink-throated Twinspot, Black-thtoated Wattle-eye and many more. The fun continues at Tembe Elephant Park...

16/04/2025

Yesterday produced an incredible three Southern Banded Snake Eagles in the Eastern Shores section of Wetland Park, including one perched up next to the road, drying off after a rain shower. Back-of-camera shot here. Highlight of a great day out, despite the rain!

15/04/2025

After Underberg and Sani Pass we had a wonderful 2-night stay at Giant's Castle, under the main range of the central Drakensberg.

11/04/2025

Another exciting Sani Pass / Lesotho birding day trip under the belt, on a gorgeous early Autumn day. Ticked the boxes on most of the specials for the area, and had a grand time doing it!

06/04/2025

Lawson's Destination of the Day: Kakamega Forest, Kenya.

An exciting birding destination on our Birds & Wildlife of Kenya safari. A large, tropical forest patch, representing Kenya's only tropical rainforest, a remnant of the great forests that once extended eastwards from central Africa. One of Kenya's biodiversity hot-spots. Loads of cool bird species - Turner's Eremomela, Blue-headed Bee-eater, Grey-winged and Blue-shouldered Robin Chats, Black-billed Turaco, Great Blue Turaco (wow!), Ross's Turaco, Black-and-White Casqued Hornbill (another 'wow' species), White-headed Wood Hoopoe, Chestnut Wattle-eye, Jameson's Wattle-eye, African Blue Flycatcher, Geenbuls galore and many others.

On our itinerary we include three nights here to make the most of it, and to allow for a spot of rain denying us an hour or two of birding here and there.

One of the highlights is the legendary afternoon tea-and-cake-on-the-lawn session, with binoculars in one hand to keep tabs on the birds in the garden and surrounding forest.

Birds shown are: Ross's Turaco, Bronze Sunbird, Great Blue Turaco, Yellow-billed Barbet, Equatorial Akalat, Mackinnon's Fiscal, Grey-throated Barbet, Black-and-White Casqued Hornbill, African Crowned Eagle and European Honey Buzzard. Black-and-White Colobus also shown.

05/04/2025

Lawson's Sighting of the Day: White-winged Widow (Euplectes albonotatus) male working hard to impress a female; Mooiplaas Picnic Site, Kruger NP, South Africa.
In human terms, he's trying a little too hard! And looking a little too intense. In bird terms, he has to work to impress... And there's no room for failure in nature - he's not sporting his black coat and flashy shoulders for nothing. By summer's end he'll lose the black plumage and be almost as plain as the Jane he's trying to impress. Until springtime that is, when once again he'll start to develop his black summer breeding plumage and start to feel romantic again😎

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05/04/2025

Upcoming safari alert! Birds & Wildlife of Kenya, May 2026.

Experience many of Kenya's top birding and wildlife spots on this 16-day itinerary. Designed to see the areas well, rather than rushing around and trying to do too much. Samburu, Ol Pejeta near Mount Kenya, Rift Valley lakes, Kakamega Forest (3 nights to make the most of this awesome spot), Lake Victoria, Mara Triangle and Masai Mara. This is an awesome Kenya safari itinerary 😎

04/04/2025

Lawson's Photo of the Day: a tender moment between a female South African Giraffe and her new calf, Tembe Elephant Park South Africa. Open in full view.

Sometimes the light is not in your favour, but you do what you can with the given conditions 😎

Canon 5DMk3, Canon EF100-400 Mk2.

04/04/2025

Uganda Safari 2025... - https://mailchi.mp/e8e65c84930c/uganda-safari-21480090
Shoebill, Gorillas, Albertine Rift Endemics... gear up for a comprehensive Uganda safari, folks. Experience the Pearl of Africa and it's amazing birds and other wildlife with Lawson's Safaris!

03/04/2025

Lawson's Bird of the Day: Secretarybird (Saggitarius serpentarius), the Snake Hunter.

A most sought-after bird for birders visiting Africa for the first time. And rightly so, as it's pretty unique (monotypic - the only Species in the Genus); a bit like an eagle on a stork's legs. Occurs across sub-Saharan Africa, stalking snakes, rodents, large arthropods, ground birds, small mammals etc. in any open habitats, such as savanna, grasslands, Karoo and semi-desert. Widespread but uncommon, and increasingly uncommon, as habitat transformation, agriculture, insecticide use etc. all have an effect on their numbers. Listed as Endangered in 2020.

Best place to see: in our experience, undoubtedly Ndutu and the Serengeti in Tanzania (saw 10 in one morning last year!). In South Africa, the Wakkerstroom district offers good odds too.

Join us on a dedicated birding safari to see this and many more incredible African birds (and other wildlife).

Photos by Leon Marais.

02/04/2025

Lawson's Sighting of the Day: Hippo clash, Sunset Dam, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Hippo's not seeing eye-to-eye on a cloudy morning at Sunset Dam, where there's often a bit of action to keep photographers busy. Light and distance were against us here on this occasion though, but you make do with the conditions at the time, and it still made for an amazing sighting before breakfast at Lower Sabie Rest Camp!

Canon 5D Mk3, 100-400 EF Mk2.

01/04/2025

Lawson's Destination of the Week: Something a bit different... Let's take a look at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique 🇲🇿.

Mozambique is not often considered to be a safari destination, yet it does have some great parks, and foremost among those is Gorongosa. It's the subject of a wonderful recovery story, going from almost total ruin during the protracted civil war (prior to which it was something like the Garden of Eden) to one of the region's most attractive big parks. It's a big conservation success story!

Habitats are varied, including vast floodplains, lakes and shallow pans, various types of savanna and beautiful forests. The birding is very good, and it is most well-known for the very localized Geen-headed Oriole on Mount Gorongosa. A massive re-stocking program has brought the game viewing back to something of its former glory, and visitors can see a wide range of species, from Elephants to Lion, Leopard, Wild Dog, a range of antelope etc. Quite a feat considering that, in the 1990's Waterbuck and Baboons were virtually all that remained of the once abundant herds of animals...

The best way to get to Gorongosa is via a regional flight to Beira, and then a small plane flight into the park. There are several accommodation options, from more basic but comfortable 'rest camp' accommodation to more exclusive lodges and a 'fly camping' set up on Mount Gorongosa.

So, if you're looking for a more unusual safari destination, why not consider Gorongosa National Park? (with Lawson's Safaris, of course!) 😎

01/04/2025

Upcoming safari alert! Masai Mara Migration Safari, Kenya 🇰🇪
Witness one of Africa's most amazing natural events as the great Wildebeest herds traverse the Masai Mara. Fly in and out to maximize your time in the Mara. Visit the Mara Triangle and Masai Mara. Private guide and vehicle for our group. Ethical guiding protocols strictly adhered to. Do it the right way with Lawson's Safaris!

https://www.lawsons-africa.co.za/kenya-masai-mara-migration-safari/

31/03/2025

Lawson's Photo of the Day: Buffalo getting seriously irritated by Yellow-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus africanus), Ruaha NP, Tanzania. There were so many oxpeckers they were driving some herd members nuts! With Foxes Safari Camps Ruaha River Lodge.

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30/03/2025

Upcoming safari alert! Birds & Wildlife of Uganda🇺🇬

Shoebills and Gorillas, top Afro-tropical forest birding, traditional safari element, expert local guide and driver, top primate viewing in Africa, comprehensive itinerary - visit the Pearl of Africa with Lawson's Birding & Wildlife safaris!

29/03/2025

A few bird photos from our 'Windhoek to Victoria Falls' itinerary we ran in October 2024. This is a popular itinerary, taking in central and northern Namibia, the Caprivi Strip, Okavango Panhandle in Botswana, and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Lots of variety, lots of excitement!

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19 Palm Street
Mbombela
1201

Opening Hours

Monday	05:00 - 21:00
Tuesday	05:00 - 21:00
Wednesday	05:00 - 21:00
Thursday	05:00 - 21:00
Friday	05:00 - 20:00
Saturday	06:00 - 19:00
Sunday	06:00 - 19:00

Telephone

+27137412458

Website

http://www.lawsons-africa.co.za/

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Lawson’s Birding, Wildlife & Custom Safaris is South Africa’s original birding tour outfit, started in 1990 by avid birder Peter Lawson. Over the decades since then we have grown in stature and scope of operations but still retain that small family business ethos. We offer first-class birding, wildlife and photo safaris to prime destinations in Southern and Eastern Africa, catering for birders (both keen ‘listers’ and more casual types), wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. With over a quarter of a Century of experience behind us, we are confident that we can offer you a first-class safari experience and that, once you’ve experienced Africa on one of our tours, “you’ll want to return to Africa with us time and time again!” And that’s our story... contact us today for the safari of a lifetime that will be a new chapter in your story.

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