Alan Tours

BIRD WATCHING IN AND AROUND PORT ELIZABETH (FD12)

At a Glance

• Tour duration: Full day trip
• Group size: Minimum of 2 people per tour
• Tour departs from: Port Elizabeth
• Price: From R1500 per person

Tour Highlights

• Guided tour of the SANCCOB, the South African marine re-habilitation centre.
• Learn the history of Cape Recife and its working Lighthouse.
• Waders, Shore and Marine birds that utilize this important area.
• Look for interesting and endangered species like the Black oystercatcher and Roseate tern.
• Bush and water birds, Warblers, Waders and a variety of water birds. Hadeda and Sacred Ibis.
• Possibility of catching a glimpse of a shy resident purple Gallinule.
• The Island Reserve where we discover the hidden secrets of the Eastern Cape sub-tropical thickets.
• Robin species, Mouse birds, Grey Headed Bush shrike, Little sparrow hawk and its big brother the African Goshawk.
• The highly sought after, with a flash of colour, the Knysna Tauraco.

Suitable for those interested in Birdwatching, Nature, Photographic

Details

Search the Port Elizabeth shoreline for the many species of Shore, Waders and Marine birds that utilize this important area. We depart inland to the Island Reserve and discover the hidden secrets of the Eastern Cape subtropical thickets.

7:30 am pick up at place of residence. We depart for the Cape Recife Lighthouse and Nature reserve for a guided tour of the SANCCOB, the South African marine re-habilitation centre. At the lighthouse we learn the history of Cape Recife and its working Lighthouse.

We search the shoreline for the many species of Waders, Shore and Marine birds, we look for interesting and endangered species like the Black oystercatcher and Roseate tern amongst the many different species.

We continue inland to an area rich in both water and bush birds, where we look for Warblers, Waders and a variety of water birds. Hadeda and Sacred Ibis are common with the possibility of catching a glimpse of a shy resident purple Gallinule.

We enjoy a light lunch in a nearby restaurant before departing for an inland birding experience at the Island Reserve where we discover the hidden secrets of the Eastern Cape sub-tropical thickets further down the coastline. Here we find a number of Mouse birds and shy Robin species. The Grey Headed Bush shrike, Little sparrow hawk and its big brother the African Goshawk flitting momentarily through the dim under story, then a flash of colour and deep whurring announces the arrival of the highly sought after Knysna Tauraco which used to be called the Knysna loerie.

We return to Port Elizabeth and your accommodation.

Note

Tour includes:

* Pick up and drop off in Port Elizabeth
* Entrance/conservation fees
* Tour of SANCCOB
* Light lunch
* Bottled water in tour vehicle