Bird ID Course - Wanderers Club, Johannesburg

Our Bird ID Course is for everyone interested in birds, whether you've been birding for some time and know a thing or two already, or whether you’re a complete beginner. Our birding experts will enthrall and delight you, challenge you and guide you. The course is very comprehensive and covers a wide range of topics, including why and how birds sing, why some male birds have outrageous plumage, the ins and outs of bird courtship and breeding, and of course, how to identify the jolly things accurately in the first place.

Minimum 50 people.

Lecturers:	Clive Hopcroft, Geoff Lockwood, Marion Melville, Monty Brett
Duration:	10 evening sessions, 25 hours in all
Dates:	August 16, 19, 23, 26, 30, September 2, 5, 9, 13, 20, 2010
Times:	18h30 – 21h30
Venue:	Wanderers Club, North Street, Illovo. See “The Fine Print” for address and directions.
Field Trip:	An early morning outing. Date and venue to be advised on the course.
Cost:	R1 550 per person. The cost includes a copy of our beginner’s bird-call CD and a book of course notes which will be given to you on the first night.

Our last Wanderers Club course was a great success – click here for photos

Bird ID Course - Shingwedzi, Kruger Park

The content of this course is exactly the same as our Johannesburg-based Bird ID Course, but compacted into four days. It is aimed equally at those who already love birding, and at those who would like to give it a try. The topics to be covered include why some males dress up for the females and why some are more successful, the songs birds sing to each other, breeding strategies and, of course, how to identify them accurately.

The course will include some field work in the Shingwedzi area.

Minimum 30 people.

Lecturers:	Clive Hopcroft, Marion Melville, Monty Brett
Dates:	September 27 - October 1, 2010
Duration:	3 full day sessions plus 2 half-day sessions, 20 hours in all
Venue:	Skukuza Camp, Kruger National Park. Directions and other details will be sent to you on receipt of your booking.
Course Cost:	R1 550 per person, excluding accommodation costs. This cost includes a copy of Monty and Clive's bird-call CD and a book of course notes which will be given to you at registration on the first day.
Accom. Cost:	2-bed hut with bathroom and kitchen:  R1 270 per person sharing 3-bed hut with bathroom and kitchen:  R1 230 per person sharing Camping:  R300 per person.  Own tent and other equipment must be supplied. Guests can self-cater, or have meals in the camp restaurant.