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Seabirding:
‘And
a good south wind sprung up behind; The Albatross
did follow...’
Samuel
Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Approaching
a fishing trawler off the continental shelf near Cape Town is
a birding experience that will remain engraved in your memory
forever. Having thousands of albatrosses only an arm’s
length away is a highlight of most birding trips to Cape Town.
For first-timers, it is an awesome spectacle, and for more experienced
hands it’s a great chance to search for adrenaline-pumping
rarities. Day trippers in winter regularly see over 10 000 seabirds
of up to 30 species, making it arguably the world’s most
memorable yet easily accessible seabirding experience.
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Birdfinder to be launched here soon...
This page is due to be launched in conjunction
with BirdLife South Africa at the BirdLife International World
Congress in March 2004 and will include information and trip
planning for the whole
of Southern Africa and Madagascar
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