Amazing African black oystercatcher
The African black oystercatcher Haematopus moquini is one of our resident breeding coastal bird species. It can often be seen…
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Twists and turns of the swift tern
Terns are beautiful, elegant seabirds, closely related to the gulls, skimmers, and skuas. Here in Plettenberg Bay we are fortunate…
Read moreThe voice of Africa
There is perhaps not a more distinctive call in all of Africa than that of the African fish eagle Haliaeetus…
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Cape clawless otter
A lesser seen mammal on the beaches and estuaries of the Garden Route is the Cape clawless otter Aonyx capensis.…
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Summer season and the snakes are slithering
With the summer season arriving and the weather warming up, you’ll find more people out and about, but you will…
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Sure footed rock rabbit
Robberg Nature Reserve has a host of interesting species to find and see. While some of these, like the caracal,…
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Long-beaked common dolphin
In Plettenberg Bay we are fortunate enough to have three species of dolphins that frequent the area, and one of…
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Humpback dolphin
The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis is a resident species along our coastline, and is the iconic species of the…
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Swift, spirited seals
It is surely now widespread knowledge that at the base of Robberg Peninsula on the protected bay side there is…
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The African Black Oyster Catcher is a common, endemic resident species and was the second most threatened bird species in…
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