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Getaway to Punda Maria and Pafuri Gate

GETAWAY TO KRUGER PARK FROM PUNDA MARIA AND PAFURI GATE

Central Soutpansberg is close to Kruger National Park especially Punda Maria and Pafuri.Enough habitat types within a short distance of each other.Birders can stop to do some birding on their way to Kruger Park and in the Central Soutpansberg sites like Hanglip Forest,Roodewal Forest,Muirhead Dams,Entabeni Forest and Thohoyandou Botanical Garden.Birders can be rewarded with birds like African Finfoot,White Backed Night-Heron,Blue Spotted Wood-Dove,African Broadbill,Mottled Spinetail,Bat Hawk,Scaly Throated Honeyguide,Narina Trogon,Pink Throated Twinspot,African Wood Owl.etc
Birders can stop for whole day before leaving to Punda and explore one of the sites in the Soutpansberg or Venda.
We can plan a day outing to Pafuri Picnic site or Punda Maria which can be a full day outing around the park.


Birding Trips and Tours

BIRDING TOURS AND EXCURSIONS

I specialise on birding trips throughout Soutpansberg and Venda areas in the Limpopo Province.Soutpansberg Mountain is a wonderful place with lots of endemic birds and beautiful scenery lots of fauna and animals.
While staying in Louis Trichardt a specialised birding trip can be organised to Hanglip Forest,Ben Lavin Nature Reserve,Sewarage Dams,Roodewal Nature Reserve,Albasini Picnic Site,Entabeni Forest,Luvuvhu River and Thohoyandou Botanical Garden

BIRDING TOURS

Morning birding walk.

A morning birding walk can be arranged from where you will be staying for about 2 and half hours.Birds you will likely to see include special birds Gorgeous Bushshrike,Crested Guineafowl,Olive Bushshrike,Red Faced Cisticola,Cape Grassbird and the resident African Wood Owl.

Half Day Birding Tour

Time is about 5-6 hours in the escarpment of Soutpansberg mountains.I can lead you to Roodewal Nature Reserve which is best done early morning,and then to Muirhead Dams.Roodewal Nature Reserve the only place to see the African Broadbill in the Central Soutpansberg.other birds common are Eastern Nicator,Narina Trogon,Scaly Throated Honeyguide,Green Twinspot and the resident African Crowned Eagle.

Full Day Birding Tour

Time 8-9 hours of birding under toe canopy of Afro-Montane Forest.Entabeni Forets and Hanglip Forest is an ideal sites for full day.Entabeni Forest birds that are common are Bat Hawk,Orange Ground Thrush,Yellow Streaked Greenbul.Other places we can visit for the day include Thohoyandou Botanical Garden and birds easily located is Blue Spotted Wood-Dove.This is the only reliable place to get the Blue Spotted Wood-Dove in South Africa.Other resident birds are Pink Throated Twinspot,Green Twinspot,Gorgeous Bushshrike,Red-Capped Robin-Chat and Eastern Nicator.

Weekend Birding Tour.

We can organise a birding weekend tour to various camp sites around Venda.Gundani Camp site,the only patch of Miombo woodland in South Africa.Two tent that can accomodate 4 people and a camping site is available for extra people.Birds that we are likely to see are White Breasted Cuckooshrike,Pink Throated Twinspot,Southern Hyliota,Narina Trogon,Scaly Throated Honeyguide.While staying at Gundani camp we can also visit Sagole Big tree a 25 minutes drive from the camp.Birds to see there include Mottled Spinetail that roosts in the cave inside the biggest Baobab tree in South Africa.

A day or weekend birding at Punda Maria or Pafuri Picnic Site.I can accompany you for a day visit to either Punda Maria or Pafuri Picnic Sites to look for birds like Pel's Fishing Owl,Black-Throated Wattle-Eye,Arnot's Chat,Southern Hyliota,Grey-Headed Parrot,Senegal Coucal,Tropical Boubou etc

ABOUT SAMSON AND THE GUIDING

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Louis Trichardt & Thohoyandou, Central Soutpansberg Venda Limpopo RSA, South Africa
Limpopo Specialist Birdguide.Trained and accredited in general guiding and bird identification through the SASOL/Birdlife South Africa.An expert in leading any birding focussed excursions through-out Soutpansberg,Venda and Northern Kruger.Tours arranged to fit in with your needs and plans-anything from 3 hours or half day to a full day even weekend birding tour. Cell:083 662 9960 Fax:086 217 0006

RECENT SIGHTINGS AND TOP BIRDS SEEN IN THE CENTRAL SOUTPANSBERG & VENDA


TOP BIRDS SEEN SOUTPANSBERG AND VENDA

1.Blue Spotted Wood-Dove
2.African Broadbill
3.Pink Throated Twinspot
4.African Finfoot
5.Whte Backed Night Heron
6.Orange Ground Thrush
7.Bat Hawk
8.White Starred Robin
9.Scaly Throated Honeyguide
10.Green Twinspot
11Half Collared Kingfisher
12.Eastern Nicator
13..Crested Guineafowl
14African Crowned Eagle
15.Allen's Gallinule
16.Lesser Jacana
17.African Pygmy Goose
18Yellow Throated Woodland Warbler
19.Red faced Cisticola
20.Yellow Streaked Greenbul


CONTACT DETAILS AND AVAILABILITY

My Contact details

Cell No:083 662 9960
Fax:086 217 0006
Email:mulaudzims@gmail.com
Email:samson@birdingsoutpansberg-venda.co.za

Availability.

Booking is very essential either by calling 083 662 9960 or send an email to mulaudzims@gmail.com OR samson@birdingsoutpansberg-venda.co.za

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Trip Report Central Soutpansberg and Albasini Dam(Birding with Samson)

Hi Birdnetters.

This past weekend I was out with clients Sharon Kersten and husband
from Wits Bird Club and the British Robert Bobself and Cathy.
On Saturday morning 10th October 2009 I took out Sharon Kersten and
husband to Roodewal Nature Reserve and their main target species were
African Broadbill,Scaly Throated Honeyguide,Narina Trogon and African
Firefinch.By the time we stopped for our breakfast we already had a
good close up sightings of a pair of African Broadbill
Scaly Throated Honeyguide
African Firefinch
African Crowned Eagle
Purple Crested Turaco and Lesser Honeyguide
While sitting in the picnic site having breakfast the cherry on the
cake were a magnificent views of both male and female Narina Trogon.
We went to Muirhead Dams and Entabeni Forest.I tried for both Blue
Spotted Wood Dove and Buff Spotted Flufftail but had no luck but
nevertheless amongst other birds we had a beautiful sightings of a
pair of Bat Hawk,
Grey Cuckooshrike
Jackal Buzzard
Lizard Buzzard
African Goshawk
African Fish Eagle and all the species brought their year list to 610.
On Sunday 12th October 2009 I took out Robert Bobself and Cathy and
their wish list was African Finfoot and and any other special birds
around Soutpansberg.
The weather was not good in the morning as it was cloudy and windy.I
tried for African Finfoot but no luck.We ticked other special birds
and they had a nice sightings of Gorgeous Bushshrike
Dark Capped Yellow Warbler
Golden Weaver
Crested Guineafowls and others
In the afternoon we drive further east of Soutpansberg to one of my
best site and within an hour I already clocked up for my clients
several pairs of Pygmy Goose,
Allen's Gallinule
Golden Weaver
White Backed Duck
Comb Duck
Squacco Heron
Green Backed Heron
African Jacana
Common Moorhen
Hamerkop
African Spoonbill
White Faced Duck and many others.
By Monday early morning at about 06:00 sharp we were waiting at one of
the private dam for their first African Finfoot.
Within an hour I said to my clients are you ready now for your African
Finfoot and by that time a female African Finfoot was coming out from
its hiding place.When busy watching it and also taking photographs I
already spotted a male African Finfoot coming towards where we were
sitting and it swam accross the dam and stand on the low dam wall for
15 seconds and over the dam wall.
Other species we have seen include Malachite Kingfisher
Lesser and Greater Striped Swallow
Golden Weaver
African Black Duck
African Crowned Eagle and Fish Eagle.
Happy Birding with Samson.
Regards,

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Samson Mulaudzi
Cell:083 662 9960
Tel:015 556 3406
Site Birdguide for Central Soutpansberg and Venda area:Hanglip Forest
Entabeni Forest
Roodewal Forest
Muirhead Dams
Some of the Special Birds I can show you:African Broadbill
African Finfoot
Lesser Jacana
African Pygmy Goose
Bat Hawk
Allen's Gallinule
White Backed Duck
Dark Capped Yellow Warbler
Mottled Spinetail
Orange Ground Thrush
Grey Headed Parrot
Half Collared Kingfisher
African Hobby
European Hobby
African Pygmy Kingfisher
Pink Throated Twinspot
White-Backed Night Heron
Eastern Nicator
White Starred Robin
Gorgeous Bushshrike
Narina Trogon
Scaly-Throated Honeyguide
Forest Buzzard
Crested Guineafowl
African Crowned Eagle
Verreaux's Eagle
Discover the birds of Soutpansberg.
BIRDING WITH SAMSON!
Im also available to guide birders through VENDA 4X4 TRAIL.
Registered SABAP & BIRP Observer No:11136

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