Basic Birding Course 7 Days

Due to the rising popularity in birding as a hobby amongst South African as well as International guests travelling in and around South Africa, we have developed our Basic Birding course to get these birding enthusiasts on their way! This Training Course has been designed to cater for those who wish to learn the basics of Bird Identification or improve their existing identification skills. It is very much a practical course, although there are some lectures.

• Birding Ethics and Code of Conduct
• Birding Equipment
• Bird Anatomy and Physiology
• Species Identification in the field

Courses incorporate theory sessions during the day and practical bird identification sessions of early morning and late afternoon drive/walks.  Usually, the theory session is held after breakfast or before departing on the afternoon walk or drive.

A Training Manual is provided, however we recommend participants bring notepad/book/pens to take further notes, your own bird field guide (various bird books are provided for use during the course) and most importantly good binoculars

Practical Field Sessions
The practical sessions in the field will assist you in knowing what to look for to successfully identify birds and students will be encouraged to identify birds by both sight and sound.  Focus is on the common bird species, including raptors.

Course Assessments
The course includes both a Bird Photo Identification and a Bird Call Identification assessment on the final full day. A 75% pass mark on both assessments is required to pass the course.

Certification and Accreditation
All course participants receive an EcoTraining Certificate of Participation.

Cost:  We have chosen not to put our rates here as they vary for each camp. Please contact us for course rate
Venue:  Kruger Park Makuleke, Karongwe Game Reserve and Mashatu Game Reserve

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