UPDATED ACTIVITY PLAN FOR THE WESSA LOWVELD BIOBLITZ
30 November 2019
5:00 - 24:00
Big Birding Day. Southern Kruger National Park. Team Leader: Rael Loon (084 811 4314)
Beginning at the bridge over Crocodile River at Malelane Gate to spend the day recording as many bird species as possible in the southern Kruger Park. Using Biyamiti Bush Camp (25 16.24S; 31 41.54E) as the central point for the 50km radius, potential recommended sites to visit include Berg-en-dal Camp, Afsaal picnic site, Pretoriouskop, Lower Sabie rest camp and Crocodile Bridge. Participants are encouraged to compile bird lists for the region and to post their sightings on this i-naturalist project. The' birdlasser' app is a user-friendly platform for logging and recording sightings. For additional information on Big Birding Day see this link:
https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/28942-birdlife-sa-big-birding-day-2019
13:00 - 17:00
Lowveld Botanical Gardens.
Spend the afternoon cataloging as many trees and plants as possible at the Lowveld Botanical Garden in Nelspruit. Participants are encouraged to take photos of the trees and plants and to post them on i-naturalist. Most of the trees have labels attached to them and so is a good opportunity for learning the names and identify of a range of trees and plants. There is a restaurant at the gardens and is a good place to spend the afternoon. The Gardens also support a diversity of fauna such as birds, reptiles, spiders and insects. Participants are encouraged to take photos of all of these and to post all of these on this i-naturalist project site.
1 December 2019
Rivers, Fish, Frogs and Insects. Team Leader: Dr. Llew Taylor (0764139566)
8:00: Meet at White River Cricket Club (WRCE) at 8am. We can arrange to drive in fewer vehicle and leave some of them at the club, as well as our stuff for the braai.
8:30: Drive down to confluence of White River with Crocodile River. The GPS coordinates for the site are 25 27.743’S, 31 04.964’E. Site is immediately below a small weir. Accessible reach extends a distance downstream to an old bridge.
9:00 to 11:00: SASS5 and piscine fauna, Amphibia we see in the course of the activity too. Also someone to walk around there and do birding and check for tracks and scats (water mongoose, cape clawless otter, spotted-necked otter), conservation-important plants (eg Aloe simii).
11:00: Drive to site immediately below WRCE fence downstream side. Access either through Uplands or through Coolmore Farm (I will arrange that). GPS coordinates are 25 17.143’S, 31 00.884’E.
11:30 to 13:30: Do same at site as previous site.
13:30 to 15:30: Braai at White River Cricket Club.
15:30: Drive to Swartfontein site above Klipkopje Dam. The GPS coordinates for the site are 25 11.675’S, 30 58.425’E. Site is at a small weir and bridge near Swartfontein Institution.
16:00 to 18:00: Do same at site as previous site.
18:00: Go to frogging site upstream of the SASS5 site (2km).
18:00 to 20:00: Do frogging there. Perhaps we will find the new species. We will need to use an electrofisher there if available. As far as I know the new species is only known in its tadpole stage.
20:00: Finish
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