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		<title>Migrant Birds &#8211; White Stork</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While generally very abundant world-wide, this bird&#8217;s numbers vary in South Africa depending on conditions elsewhere in the subregion.  This is a Paleoarctic breeding migrant, which usually arrives in our country from October and departing between March and May.  Most birds come from central and eastern Europe and the Middle East, sometimes travelling a round [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Lifers &amp; Twitchers&#8221; Launches NEW Wildlife &amp; Birding Tours &amp; Short Excursions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now you can enjoy the very best of Africa&#8217;s wildlife with the plethora of the region&#8217;s birds!  We have now launched new short excursions, which focus both on providing a terrific wildlife experience while enabling both beginner birders and professional twitchers wanting to add more species to their life lists to fulful their wishes.  Tours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trip Report &#8211; Pilanesberg National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It rained heavily on the way and we wondered whether our trip would be a wash-out but, miraculously, the weather cleared as we neared the entrance gate.  It was not long before we were enjoying the awesome unusual landscapes within the reserve &#8211; a mixture of bushveld and open savannas bisected by long rivers and blue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preview Our New Mini-bus!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have decided to invest in our own vehicles for a number of reasons and here&#8217;s a photograph of our new Toyota Quantum mini-bus.  The vehicle seats 10 people and has all the luxury features including a spacious interior with very comfortable seats, air-conditioning front and back, cup holders and webbing for binoculars and bird books [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Press:  &#8220;Lifers &amp; Twitchers&#8221; Web Site Wins Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to announce that we have just been informed that our web site was awarded a Bronze South African Web Award.
We would like to thank all our regular visitors, supporters, Facebook friends and fans for their support.  Congratulations are also in order to our webmaster, Marius Smit, of Fresh Lemon Media/Jam Factory in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bird of the Month &#8211; Spotted Eagle Owl</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is nothing more incredible than seeing these beautiful bushveld owls perched at the edge of a tree branch, their yellow, saucerlike eyes gleaming in a ranger&#8217;s spotlight, mirroring the full, orange moon behind.  They are distinguished from the similar Cape Eagle Owl, which has orange eyes and is found in more isolated populations, particularly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intrepid Wetland Birding</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a week of rain, our weekend birding was one of water and mud!  We set off on Friday afternoon for our local bird sanctuary near Springs (east of Johannesburg) &#8211; only to find that the water not only covered the wetland but also large parts of the road!  We have a large vehicle and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chrismas Holiday Birding Round-up</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg &#8211; and most of the South African Highveld region in fact &#8211; enjoyed very warm weather over the festive season, with temperatures hovering around or over 30 deg Celcius, so we were able to get out and about and enjoy plenty of holiday birding everywhere!  We also visited KwaZulu-Natal to see relatives and saw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wakkerstroom &#8211; South African Birding Mecca</title>
		<link>http://www.lifers-birding.com/2009/12/wakkerstroom-south-african-birding-mecca/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifers-birding.com/2009/12/wakkerstroom-south-african-birding-mecca/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The town of Wakkerstroom lies close to the border of  South Africa&#8217;s Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces/states.  It lies within the Highveld grassland biome and is a verdant area of rolling hills and endless grasslands and wetlands.  Apparently the grassland species here are generally rare and unusual.  Moves are presently afoot to give the area formal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TRIP REPORT &#8211; POLOKWANE GAME RESERVE</title>
		<link>http://www.lifers-birding.com/2009/11/trip-report-polokwane-game-reserve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bronwyn Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Polokwane Game Reserve is around 3 500 hectares in area and hovers at the edge of the city of the same name in northern South Africa.  We duly collected all the reserve information from the office and were a little surprised to discover that the place does not appear to have a bird list!  Nevertheless, [...]]]></description>
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