| Western Cape |
| Brian |
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Brian has birded the Western
and Northern Cape for the
past 45 years. As the Vice-chairman
of the Tygerberg Bird Club
he is responsible for leading
the monthly outings as well
as the weekend camps. He
has run his own bird tour
operation for the past 4
years. His other interests
are wildlife and plants and
he understands their relationships
to birds. |
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| Mariana |
| Mariana made a study of the natural history of the Western Cape, and is a member of the Cape Bird Club, Tygerberg Bird Club, Botanical Society of SA, Indigenous Bulb Society of SA, Field Guides' Association of SA, Vernacular Architecture Society of SA and the Friends of the SA Museum.
She actively participates in various birding and Natural Heritage Site monitoring projects. |
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| Ian |
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Ian has shown a
keen interest in birds since
his schooldays. He has birded
widely in South Africa, and
in parts of Namibia, Botswana,
Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Mozambique.
His interest in birding has
created an affinity for,
and a working knowledge of,
other forms of nature including
plants, trees, insects etc.
He has been in the Tourism
industry since 2003 and started
operating Bird Tours In 2005. |
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| Chris |
Chris Lotz is an extremely
enthusiastic birder. He particularly
loves tracking down owls.
Chris obtained a PhD on African
sunbirds, has taught university
zoology, and recently completed
a 2.5 year postdoctoral research
stint on hummingbirds at
the University of Wyoming.
He is a Theta-accredited
tour guide and operates many
tours in SA and other African
nations. |
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| Eastern Cape |
| Cliff |
| Cliff is
based in Port Elizabeth and is a
Registered Tour Guide with the South
African Department of Environmental
Affairs and Tourism.
Birds have been his passion since
he was a boy. Developed a very broad
knowledge of birds at an early age,
especially in being able to identify
calls. Has offered birding tours
in his area for the past four years. |
| Gauteng |
| Etienne |
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Etienne lives in Pretoria and knows the birds of
Eastern South Africa intimately, having birded the region
extensively for over 25 years. Although well known for
his exploits in South Africa’s birding competition
“Birding Big Day”, Etienne enjoys birding
with people from novices to experienced international
birders, and is a patient and energetic guide.
A former Council Member of BirdLife South Africa, Etienne
has an MBA degree, and also consults in the eco-tourism
industry.
He has operated bird tours
throughout South Africa for
the past five years. |
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| Robert |
Robert has operated birding
tours and safaris since 1998.
He is passionate about nature
and furthered his knowledge
by completing various guiding
courses.
He has run tours throughout
Southern and East Africa
learning much about each country’s
unique nature. |
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| Kwazulu-Natal |
| Bob |
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Bob is based in Durban
and spent a major portion of
his life there in insurance
and risk management.
He has
been a professional bird
tour operator for 6 years working
mostly in the KwaZulu-Natal
and Mpumalanga regions.
Apart
from being a bird-watcher,
he is a keen naturalist
and conservationist. |
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| John |
John, is based in Wakkerstroom and is one of South
Africa’s leading bird tour operators. He has an
extensive knowledge of the areas we visit and has been
a professional Bird Guide for 10 years.
John has been in bird related conservation and tourism
for the past 20 years. |
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