Lambert's Bay &
West Coast National Park

We made a successful excursion up the coast from Cape Town, taking in lots of Karoo endemics and various dry country species: larks, korhaans, sandgrouse etc. We visited a major Cape Gannet colony, and an offshore trip turned up the much-desired Heaviside's Dolphin. West Coast National Park was excellent: lots to see, including many migrant waders.

Cape Gannet
Cape Gannet
Cape Gannets at their colony
Cape Gannets at their colony
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Heaviside's Dolphin
Heaviside's Dolphin
Rainer models the new NHS gear
Rainer models the new NHS gear
Cape Cobra skin
Cape Cobra skin
Black Harrier - a highly desirable regional endemic
Black Harrier - a highly-desirable regional endemic
Terek Sandpiper
Terek Sandpiper
Evening on the beach....
Evening on the beach....
.....for an Afrikaaner braai
.....for an Afrikaaner braai
Black-shouldered Kite
Black-winged Kite
Nailing African Spoonbill & Goliath Heron
Nailing African Spoonbill &
Goliath Heron
Cape Sparrow
Cape Sparrow
Grey-winged Francolin
Grey-winged Francolin
Keen naturalists....
Keen naturalists....
....and again!
....and again!
On to Kruger NP

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