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Garden Route:
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‘On
the southern and southeastern coasts there are some
fine forests ... the traveller may also pass for days
together through open plains.’
Charles
Darwin, A Naturalist’s Voyage in HMS Beagle
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As one travels eastwards from Cape Town,
the coast becomes progressively more wooded and subtropical,
the ocean warms, the rains fall year-round, and the forests
host an ever-greater diversity of birds. The region from Mossel
Bay to the Tsitsikamma area is a rather paradisiacal stretch
of coastal belt that, thanks to its pleasing climate, secluded
beaches and still extensive tracts of canopy forest, has become
a favoured recreational destination aptly known as the Garden
Route. Further inland, a dramatic, fynbos-clad barrier of mountains
gives way to the arid expanse of the Karoo, transecting a remarkable
diversity of habitats that offer rewarding birding.
TOP BIRDS
Forest Buzzard
Crowned
Eagle
Knysna Lourie
Emerald Cuckoo
Half-collared Kingfisher
Narina Trogon
Knysna Wood-pecker
Short-toed Rock Thrush
Chorister Robin
Cape Rockjumper
Knysna Warbler
Olive Bush Shrike
African Rock Pipit
Southern Tchagra
Protea Canary
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