I was due to travel down to Riversdale (where I attended and finished my school years in 1969 at Hoerskool Langenhoven) in November 2019. We had our 50 year anniversary planned there 16-18 November.

So I decided to explore a bit of the Southern Cape and especially its bird life. I duly booked us at Franskraal, Arniston and Malgas with a view to explore the various reserves in the area. from the previous Sunday.

Unfortunately the early part of the week a “black south easter” brought welcome rain but also less bird photo opportunities. Nevertheless we were able to snap some new “lifers” and explored a beautiful part of South Africa. We visited Stoney Point, Franskraal, Agulhas, Bredasdorp, De Hoop reserve and Malgas and was able to enjoy the fantastic landscape as well as bird life. I share some of these below.