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Bustards Birding Tours

Name: Bustards Birding Tours
Address: 10 4th Avenue, Randburg, 2194, ZA
Telephone: +27836575511
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Bustards Birding Tours specialises in scheduled and customised tours for the avid birding and nature enthusiast. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Bustards are well positioned for access into the Southern Africa including South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia. With our African experience and with our local African partners we encourage you to join us in Malawi, Uganda, Et

hiopia, Republic of the Congo and Ghana. Through our various partnerships custom tours available also include: Finland & Norway, Colombia, Peru, warbler migration in North America and Madagascar. Our partnerships enable us to arrange diversified trips, such as bird ringing, as well as gaining access to some less travelled areas. We place importance on small groups and enjoyable experiences, while still focusing on the task at hand.

26/10/2024

Secretarybird is high on any birders wishlist - when we saw the first one the Australians were over the moon. We're now on 5 for the trip, such cool birds!

26/10/2024

Burchell's Courser was reported earlier this month from the Wakkerstroom area. I saw an eBird update on 24th that they were still around! In cold and misty conditions we passed the area they had been seen, the brilliant David Nkosi said he thought they had moved off, but we'll look - and find them we did - two adults and a chick. Fantastic, and an Mpumalanga lifer for me, joining Northern Cape, Kwazulu Natal, Free State and North West as provinces I've seen them in.

25/10/2024

It's always fun photographing these speedy, erratically flying birds. This near Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga.

24/10/2024

This morning St. Lucia owed us a few - the hornbills had been noisy but non showy - we wound them up on the drive through town. Then Woodward's Batis had been silent the previous day - it eventually gave itself up! It was then on to Mkuze Game Reserve - we spent a while at Kumasinga hide letting the heat of the day die down - carrying on, as I drove out from the hide the call of Neergard's Sunbird rang out - a male in full song in the open! Rounding the next corner a raptor was in the road - plenty of alates around, its favourite food - Lesser Spotted Eagle! Another great day - we head up to Wakkerstroom tomorrow.

22/10/2024

The weather has been chasing us however we have managed to sneak in some hours ahead of the storms - this morning on a misty platform above Dlinza Forest we could hear these Spotted Ground Thrushes calling away - the only one close to the trail started singing "Pretty Georgie!" in its repertoire! Chorister Robin-Chat you mimicky bastard! A little later we returned to another trail and Roksana spotted this adult with a beak full of worms, on its way to feed a rather large chick in a nearby nest. Great end to our walk in Dlinza.

20/10/2024

After our great sightings of this Ground Woodpecker today I couldn't help but post another from our day up Sani Pass into Lesotho.

20/10/2024

The problem with cramming a lot into a 25 day trip of the country is that you race through an area, being at the mercy of whatever the weather throws at you. Today we went up Sani Pass - the forecast was for mist, rain and more rain - we started in misty conditions, with birding being tough at first. They started to trickle in, Malachite Sunbird, Wailing Cisticola, Buff-streaked Chat, Ground Woodpecker, Gurney's Sugarbird. We then ascended a rather quiet and misty pass - getting into Lesotho the mist cleared and we slowly ticked them off - Sickle-winged Chat, a single Mountain Pipit, Sentinel Rock Thrush, Bearded Vulture, Drakensberg Rockjumper, Drakensberg Siskin, African Rock Pipit, Black Stork and more Bearded Vultures. We got better views of the Rockjumpers and then the drizzle started - it didn't stop so we headed back down. Bush Blackcap had given us the slip in the morning - stopping again at a spot near our morning attempt one hopped into view - back to the hotel to warm up!!

18/10/2024

Grey-winged Francolin in full voice early on in West Coast NP, South Africa.

15/10/2024

I love raptors - there are some really iconic ones around the world, our Black Harrier is no slouch in that department - what a good looking beast! This was seen this morning in West Coast NP.

13/10/2024

We saw this cool little tortoise today dashing across the road - the fastest moving tortoise I've ever seen! Speckled Dwarf Tortoise (Padloper).

12/10/2024

It's the first time I've seen Barlow's Lark since the daft lumping of it with Dune Lark - didn't feel right logging it as Dune Lark!

11/10/2024

Looking for birds with a pale iris? Well we found a few today on our Northern Cape leg of the South African tour!

11/10/2024

Stark's Lark braving the windy conditions near Gamoep.

09/10/2024

Some great larks today on our comprehensive South African trip - this Sclater's Lark was the last one, at the same spot I found them in 2021, that upturned bill is classic!

04/10/2024

Conditions for photography were atrocious today. We did however get the species needed at this location (Magoebaskloof to Tzaneen), before we head west tomorrow. Clients' favourites for the day included Knysna Turaco, Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher and Bat Hawk. My personal best was the number of Magpie Mannikins we saw, at least 25!

02/10/2024

The "dancing" Aardvark. What a night this was, with these two as well as point blank views of Black-footed Cat. We'll be taking a trip to Marrick Safari again in August 2025 - please email [email protected] if you're keen to join.

25/09/2024

We're finalising our Malawi trip from 16th October 2025, ending 29th October. Start and end in Lilongwe.

This 14 day trip visits all of the classic sites in Malawi, including Dzalanyama, Thyolo Mountain, Liwonde National Park, Nyika National Park, Luwawa Forest and Viphya Plateau. The birding is beyond excellent, from miombo, to waterways, plateaus and forests. Top birds include Stierling's Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Hyliota, Red-capped Crombec, Thyolo Alethe, Red-faced Crimsonwing, White-winged, Chapin's and Yellow-throated Apalis, Pel's Fishing Owl, Brown-breasted Barbet, Blue Swallow & Bronzy Sunbird.

Cost per person sharing is:

$6,600 group of 6
$7,300 group of 5
$7,800 group of 4
$9,300 group of 3

Single supplement is $550 – single rooms may not be available in Dzalanyama, there is no extra charge for singles if they are available.

22/09/2024

Eastern Miombo Sunbird, with its stronghold in Zimbabwe, it also occurs on Mt. Gorongosa (unique subspecies) and further north in Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi. Common in the grounds of Seldomseen in the bVumba - we'll be visiting eastern Zimbabwe again late March 2025 - email [email protected] for more information!

20/09/2024

I have created a Whatsapp group to share details of upcoming trips, click the link to join:

15/09/2024

Great to be back in Kruger! African Skimmers showed well near Malelane gate at midday.

03/09/2024

Ready for the next trip!!

02/09/2024

White-backed Mousebirds do not often show off their white back - this one at Kgomo Kgomo the other day obliged quite nicely, showing the maroon base below the white stripe as well. Normally we are looking at the white on upper and lower mandibles and red legs to separate them from the browner Speckled cousins.

Bustards Birding Tours

31/08/2024

African Finfoot is another desired bird by many South African birders. Zaagkuilsdrift Bird Sanctuary, Lodge & Bush camp have opened up some amazing trails and together with Bustards Birding Tours are offering overnight packages to see this secretive bird. They opened up the tracks last week and Steegan reported seeing a Finfoot this morning. Contact us or the lodge to arrange a magical weekend there. Other attractions include Cape Penduline Tit, Southern Pied Babbler, Barred Wren-Warbler and many more. Email [email protected]

Address

10 4th Avenue
Randburg
2194

Opening Hours

Monday	06:00 - 22:00
Tuesday	06:00 - 22:00
Wednesday	06:00 - 22:00
Thursday	06:00 - 22:00
Friday	06:00 - 22:00
Saturday	06:00 - 22:00
Sunday	06:00 - 22:00

Telephone

+27836575511

Website

http://www.bustardsbirding.co.za/

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