ESHOWE ROUTE
Eshowe provides easy access to a range of superb forest birding, as well as a wide variety of other habitats. The signature locality of this route is the mystical Ongoye Forest, famed for the rare Woodward's Barbet, which is the logo of the Zululand Birding Route.
1. Dlinza Forest
2. Ongoye Forest
3. Theunissen's Dam
4. Amatikulu Nature Reserve
5. Dreadnought Walking Trail
6. Ntumeni Forest
7. Goedetrou Dam Road

MELMOTH ROUTE
This area is known for its grassy plains and dense natural bush and, with the adjacent valleys and forests, is home to a variety of birds including grassland specialities such as Short-tailed Pipit and Bald Ibis.

BABANANGO ROUTE
Set in endless rolling hills and meandering valleys, this high altitude area offers a number of species not found at the lower altitudes Further down the route.

MTUNZINI ROUTE
Mtunzini, with it's Raffia Palm groves, swamp and coastal dune forest, estuarine mud flats, mangroves and open grassland is home to South Africa's rarest breeding bird, the Palmnut Vulture, which can be viewed from the Boardwalk trail, the beach and mud flats.

RICHARD'S BAY ROUTE Richard's Bay, situated at the mouth of the Mhlatuze river which meets the Indian Ocean in an extensive lagoon, provides an excellent habitat for waterbirds, both freshwater and estuarine, with some good coastal dune and swamp forest species.

ST LUCIA ROUTE
The Greater St Lucia Wetland Route - covers a range of estuarine habitats associated with the huge estuary. It is also known for the Coastal Dune Forest, and the western shores offer the best chance to see a range of Maputaland specials such as Neergaard's Sunbird and Pink-throated Twinspot.

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