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		<title>WINTER BIRDING IN SOUTH AFRICA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, winter has unfortunately arrived with a vengeance and it&#8217;s been very cold, particularly in the interior of the country (although someone sent us pics of Cape Town with the partly frozen sea &#8211; brrr!).  Birding traditionally gets quieter in the winter months but we have found some great places where you can still expect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BRILLIANT BIRDING at BORAKALALO NATIONAL PARK</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, we&#8217;ve been there often before, as regular visitors to this site and readers of this blog will know!  However, we never tire of it as each visit always yields a brilliant crop of birds &#8211; not to mention some wonderful surprises.  The weather in South Africa has become very cold as winter sets in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Creatures Great and Small &#8211; Pilanesberg Trip Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were delighted to have some conservation students and ecology enthusiasts on our Pilanesberg Day Safari recently.  Management have been doing controlled burning in the Park (veld needs to burn every few years or so to promote good grazing and get rid of the accumulation of dead material over time) and we saw herds of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WORLD CUP WILDLIFE SAFARIS &#8211; PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to popular demand, we are now offering wildlife day safaris in Pilanesberg National Park &#8211; and the Soccer World Cup was an ideal time to kick off our new nature-based tours, giving clients and excellent opportunity to see a wealth of game including some of the Big Five during a one-day visit to the Park.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CONSERVATION NEWS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bad News for the African Penguin:  The beleagured African Penguin&#8217;s problems are not over yet.  The bird was recently uplisted on the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Red Data List from Vulnerable  to Endangered as population declines continue to be recorded.  Historically, the birds were used as a food source by South Africa&#8217;s first European [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RUST DE WINTER NATURE RESERVE &#8211; BIRDING SURPRISE!</title>
		<link>http://www.lifers-birding.com/2010/05/rust-de-winter-nature-reserve-birding-surprise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 15:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rust de Winter Dam and Nature Reserve lie only about 80 km north of the city of Pretoria, South Africa.  The dam covers approximately 500 hectares and is surrounded by the reserve, measuring around 1 800 hectares.  This is fairly small by South African standards but we were amazed to discover that the area boasts around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MAPUNGUBWE &#8211; IBA 001 NOW THREATENED BY COAL MINING!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa&#8217;s No. 1 Important Bird Area (IBA) is threatened by coal mining in the Limpopo River Valley &#8211; a good example of a short term, unsustainable activity ending a valuable natural heritage, perhaps forever.  (Forever is a long time!)  South Africa&#8217;s Department of Mineral Resources has recently approved a new order mining right to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Winter Birding on the South African Highveld</title>
		<link>http://www.lifers-birding.com/2010/04/early-winter-birding-on-the-south-african-highveld/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[High, blue skies and fresh mornings and evenings usually categorise Highveld late autumn and early winter.  The grasses are loaded with seed &#8211; and all, some shoulder-high.  Although most of the migrants have left and birds have changed their summer breeding plumage with plain winter colours to blend into the gold and brown winter landscapes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EGYPTIAN GEESE &#8211; &#8220;PROBLEM&#8221; BIRDS ON GOLF COURSES: SOME SUGGESTIONS</title>
		<link>http://www.lifers-birding.com/2010/04/egyptian-geese-problem-birds-on-golf-courses-some-suggestions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifers-birding.com/2010/04/egyptian-geese-problem-birds-on-golf-courses-some-suggestions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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Introduction
 

 
 Contrary to the impression given to golf course members and facility greenkeepers and staff, Egyptian Geese are not generally regarded as “pest birds” in southern Africa &#8211; unlike Red-billed Queleas, where the population numbers literally millions of birds, which cause severe damage to cereal crops throughout the subregion, many of which crops are staples for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK &#8211; TRIP REPORT</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We took a group of Americans to Pilanesberg National Park on Sunday, 11 April 2010 and &#8211; although they were not birders &#8211; we had some fabulous birding and wildlife experiences nevertheless.  The day was cool and overcast mostly but seemed to be perfect for seeing birds and animals.  The elephants are very active in [...]]]></description>
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