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18. RICHARDS BAY HARBOUR (BERM WALL)

Best time for birding: three hours before high tide.
A permit is necessary and obtainable from: The Port Captain, Box 181, Richards Bay, 3800. (0351-9053984)
Suggestion: Take a telescope.

Proceed along the John Ross Highway; take the harbour turn off opposite the Bay Crocodile Sanctuary. Proceed straight to the Custom's Post and search all mud-flats, especially at low tide. Uncommon summer waders include Mongolian and Sand Plovers, Eurasian Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Red Knot and Terek Sandpiper. Also look for Lesser Crested Tern and breeding Red-winged Pratincoles. Examine the poles sticking out of the water and the mud banks carefully for Osprey. African Fish Eagle is also found here.

	*the* Zululand Birding Route - Richard's Bay - Harbour(Berm Wall)
	RICHARD'S BAY ROUTE 18 Harbour (Berm Wall) \| 19 Thulasihleka Pan \| 20 Bay Hall Area
HOME Information Routes Map Checklists Guides Links News Erectile Dysfunction	18. RICHARDS BAY HARBOUR (BERM WALL) Best time for birding: three hours before high tide. A permit is necessary and obtainable from: The Port Captain, Box 181, Richards Bay, 3800. (0351-9053984) Suggestion: Take a telescope. Proceed along the John Ross Highway; take the harbour turn off opposite the Bay Crocodile Sanctuary. Proceed straight to the Custom's Post and search all mud-flats, especially at low tide. Uncommon summer waders include Mongolian and Sand Plovers, Eurasian Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Red Knot and Terek Sandpiper. Also look for Lesser Crested Tern and breeding Red-winged Pratincoles. Examine the poles sticking out of the water and the mud banks carefully for Osprey. African Fish Eagle is also found here.