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WELCOME TO THE CAPE BIRDING ROUTE!
Bird-finding
and trip planning in one of Africa's
most unique birding hotspots
"...this
really is an essential guide for any birder visiting the Cape...a
real delight to read...not only clear and easy to follow,
but spot-on for locating the specialties...I recommend that
you [obtain] a copy, you may well be tempted to make plans
to visit this outstanding region"
Ron Johns, BIRDING WORLD,
on Essential Birding: western South Africa.
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SA
BIRDFINDER
launched! Click
here for details
This page will include information
and trip planning for
the whole of Southern Africa
and Madagascar and a lot more functionality!!
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Are you a birder visiting South Africa?
The Cape Town region, a biodiversity hotspot at the south-westernmost
tip of Africa, hosts over 70% of Southern Africa's endemic
birds and offers world-famous pelagic birding, all within
reach of one of the world's most beautiful cities. Over 610
species have been recorded in the region, including 220 in
a single day around Cape Town!
What
is the Cape Birding Route? By
integrating bird-finding and trip planning information into
one website, www.capebirdingroute.org
hopes to encourage visiting birders to the region by providing
this central resource. The concept embodies 9 birding routes
in western South Africa, all described here in detail, together
with tried-and-trusted birder's accommodation listed along
the routes, and a full section on pelagic birding and bookings.
Local bird guiding is also available. The Cape Birding Route
caters to a wide range of birders, whether you only have a
few days in Cape Town and are looking for a diversity of African
birds, or whether want to know exactly where to find that
Cinnamon-breasted Warbler in the Karoo!
A
world publishing first in South Africa.
The Cape Birding Route website is a bold new move in internet
publishing. Almost the entire printed book "Essential
Birding: western South Africa - Key Routes from Cape Town
to the Kalahari", authored by Callan Cohen and Claire
Spottiswoode and published by Struik, is presented here to
promote the region as a birding destination. Click here to
read local and
international reviews of the book.
Exploring
the website. The core of the
website is the bird-finding information presented under the
different routes. This wealth of information can be navigated
using the clickable maps or options in the side bar menu.
We're continually upgrading the site and the "West Coast"
chapter is currently the most complete.
We
invite you to explore the regions (below), see what's new,
read more about us
and the project, get an introduction to birding in the Cape,
browse the selected accommodation,
book a pelagic
trip, view
recent sightings or maybe investigate the possibility
of some guided
birding for part of your trip.
Comments
welcome! We are hoping to make
regular improvements to this service. Please contact us with
your comments and suggestions. To be kept informed of Cape
Birding Route updates, please contact
us to receive our newsletter.
Click here
to link to the Zululand Birding Route:
Click here to link to the Soutpansberg-Limpopo Birding Route:
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