Nola Muller
Toti Ramblers
401 Gordon House
Gordon Road
Amanzimtoti
4126
Hi to you all
Thank you for the interest shown in Toti Ramblers. What a disappointment to wake up on Sunday and find that the weather was so unsettled. I went out to the Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve just in case anyone pitched up for the walk, but no one did. Vernon Crookes is 40 km from Toti. The road inside the park is not tarred and in the wet - not ideal to travel on.
To the new members, Jean, Ronnie, Dave and Sidney - who met at Lords and Legends on Sunday morning - I have been given your details by Jenny Stone and they have been added to the data base. Welcome!
At our initial start up meeting it was decided that Toti Ramblers would meet every 2nd Sunday. So, the next walk is due on the 15th March at the T.C. Robertson Nature Reserve just outside Scottburgh. I am enclosing an article I have taken off the web for you to go through.
Once again we will meet at Lords and Legends to sort out a lift scheme at 08:15 for 08:30 and then start the walk at 09:00. Please try to be at the gate by 09:00 if you are going on your own.
I will be walking – rain or shine – so there will be no further cancellations to worry about.
Hope to see you all there! The walk should be approximately 3 hours long so if anyone would like to bring a picnic for after the walk, that would be fun.
T.C. Robertson Nature Reserve - Site 12.2
Contact details:
Clive Quickelberge 0399751679
Booking is unnecessary. Day visitors only.
Booking is unnecessary. Day visitors only.
Site Description:
T.C.Robertson Nature Reserve is situated on the outskirts of the coastal town of Scottburgh on the south bank of the Mpambanyoni River close to its mouth. It is about 60ha in extent and was established in 1989. It is named after the famous author, ecologist and conservationist Dr. Thomas Chalmers Robertson, who lived the past 16 years of his life in Scottburgh. The reserve is part of the townlands of Scottburgh.
T.C.Robertson Nature Reserve is situated on the outskirts of the coastal town of Scottburgh on the south bank of the Mpambanyoni River close to its mouth. It is about 60ha in extent and was established in 1989. It is named after the famous author, ecologist and conservationist Dr. Thomas Chalmers Robertson, who lived the past 16 years of his life in Scottburgh. The reserve is part of the townlands of Scottburgh.
Directions:
Take the old South Coast main road to Scottburgh, The turn off to the reserve is situated on the southern side of the bridge over the Mpambinyoni river. The entrance is sign posted requiring a sharp turn to the right if you approach from the north ( Durban ).
Take the old South Coast main road to Scottburgh, The turn off to the reserve is situated on the southern side of the bridge over the Mpambinyoni river. The entrance is sign posted requiring a sharp turn to the right if you approach from the north ( Durban ).
Specials:
African Fish-Eagle, Blacksmith Lapwing, Village and Yellow Weavers, Water Thick-knee, Common and Wood Sandpipers, Little Rush Warbler, Terrestrial Brownbul, Yellow-bellied Greenbul, Brown Scrub-robin, Red-capped Robin-chat, Chorister Robin-chat, White-starred Robin, Spotted Ground-Thrush, Green Malkoha, Yellow-throated Longclaw, Barratt's Warbler, African Goshawk, African Harrier-Hawk and Black Sparrowhawk.
African Fish-Eagle, Blacksmith Lapwing, Village and Yellow Weavers, Water Thick-knee, Common and Wood Sandpipers, Little Rush Warbler, Terrestrial Brownbul, Yellow-bellied Greenbul, Brown Scrub-robin, Red-capped Robin-chat, Chorister Robin-chat, White-starred Robin, Spotted Ground-Thrush, Green Malkoha, Yellow-throated Longclaw, Barratt's Warbler, African Goshawk, African Harrier-Hawk and Black Sparrowhawk.
Facilities:
The reserve is administered by KZN Wildlife Services and no entrance fee is payable at the gate. There are several picnic and braai sites in the reserve, as well as toilets. A system of trails of about 10km in length covers all of the habitats in the reserve.
The reserve is administered by KZN Wildlife Services and no entrance fee is payable at the gate. There are several picnic and braai sites in the reserve, as well as toilets. A system of trails of about 10km in length covers all of the habitats in the reserve.
Habitat:
The reserve has a surprisingly high diversity of habitats. These include reedbeds, sandbanks and coastal forests.
The reserve has a surprisingly high diversity of habitats. These include reedbeds, sandbanks and coastal forests.
Bring your bird book along, if you are so inclined!
No comments:
Post a Comment