Learn to be a better birder
Take this Being a Better Birder one-day course, at the Paradise Valley Nature Reserve Conference Centre on 8 December.
THIS could be the summer you take your birding to a new level.
Take this Being a Better Birder one-day course, at the Paradise Valley Nature Reserve Conference Centre on 8 December, presented by Prof Ticky Forbes and Nicolette Forbes. Registration is at 8.30am.
The course, originally developed for a specialist guide upskilling programme, has been broadened and modified to appeal to a wide audience including teenage birders, tour guides, backyard birders, serious twitchers and anybody interested in the natural world.
Prof Ticky and Nicolette are both trained biologists who have lectured, worked and travelled their passion learning about the natural world.
Three interactive lectures will be given in the morning with active discussion and questions. These sessions will deal with birds in the world around us and will cover topics including, plant and animal common names and why they change, understanding the different families and groups of birds and other interesting topics such as why do they sing?
The lecturers will assist people to set up their phones so they can log the birds they see either in their gardens, on holiday trips or even through a Big Year.
Participants should bring a notebook and pen or pencil, and binoculars for the walk. Individual assistance will be provided.
A certificate of attendance will be presented as a record or memento of the course.
Tea, coffee and refreshments will be available on arrival and mid-morning.
Registration is at 8.30am, with the workshop running from 9am to 3pm.
Entrance is R150 for BirdLife members, R200 for visitors and R100 for juniors (under 18).
To book, contact Francine at courses@ecoinfoafrica.com or call 082 374 0217.
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