February 2010: Birdwatch magazine voted Birding Africa, which includes Cape Town Pelagics and Cape Birding route, as one of the top 5 most recommended bird tour companies in the world. (See www.birdingafrica.com for more survey details.)

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26 July: New trip report and photographs from Cape Town Pelagics on 15 May, led by Barrie Rose. See photographs and read about the specials seen such as Black-bellied Storm Petrel: click here.

4 July: New trip report and photographs from the World Cup Pelagics on Sunday July 4th, led by Barrie Rose. See photographs and read about the sightings of Wandering Albatross, Humpback Whale and more: click here.|

31 June: Last space: 4 July Cape Town Pelagics trip. Join leader Barrrie Rose while you support seabird conservation. Exceptional last minute discount. Phone 083 270 7452 or email us to book.

4 June: New trip report from the Cape Town pelagics trip of 29 May 2010.

24 May:Grey-headed Albatross and Black-bellied Storm Petrel were two unusual sightings on our latest Cape Town Pelagics trip of 15 May 2010. Visit soon for the trip report.

16 February: Flesh-footed Shearwater, a local rarity, seen on the Cape Town Pelagics trip of 23 January 2010. Read the trip report here.

Blackbellied Storm-Petrel (top right), an unusual winter visitor, and Flesh-footed Shearwater (above), a local rarity, seen on Cape Town Pelagics trips in May and January © Barrie Rose.

2 February 2010: Grey-backed Storm Petrel, the second record for South Africa! Read the trip report from the 27 December Cape Town Pelagics. For this and other trip reports, please click here. Flesh-footed Shearwater Dusky Dolphin


Greybacked Storm Petrel photographed on a Cape Town Pelagics trip © Rob Leslie. Only the second record in southern Africa!

19 December 2009: Great-Winged Petrels, Long-Tailed Jaeger and Arctic Terns. Read the full trip report from the 26 November Cape Town Pelagics trip.

19 December 2009: Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Cory Shearwater and Pintado Petrel. Read the full trip report from the 21 November Cape Town Pelagics trip.

19 December 2009: Sabine's Gull, Parasitic Jaeger, Bryde's Whale. Read the full trip report from the 24 October Cape Town Pelagics trip.

25 October 2009: 350-24-24 Bird Photo Challenge. On 24 October 2009, South African birders and photographers set out to photograph South Africa's amazing bird diversity to rais awareness about climate change! Organised by: Birding Africa (our sister company), PlusPlusMinus webdesign, Birdlife South Africa and 350.org

24 October 2009: Would you like to positively contribute to the environment while birding?
Have a look at these greening projects that can help you offset your carbon footprint.

14 October 2009: New trip reports from August, Septemer and October 2009. Highlights: Antarctic Fulmar, Flesh-Footed Shearwater, Little Shearwater, Southern and Northern Royal Albatross

27 September 2009: Dalton Gibbs reports back from Gough Island!

Southern Royal Albatross on the Cape Town Pelagics Trip of 16 August 2008 © Jan Kube

The British Birdwatching Fair at Rutland Water proved very successful this year, with sunny weather and over 20,000 visitors. Callan's "Birding Namibia and the Okavango" was the most highly-attended lecture on the Saturday, with over 240 people. Congratulations to the winners of the Birding Africa Competition and the African Bird Club raffle, which we helped sponsor!

Prion experts, can you help identify this mystery Prion, photographed on a pelagic trip in June?

Michel Watelet wins the 7th ID Challenge from the African Bird Club and Birding Africa. Test your African birding skills... and WIN a Birding Africa Cape Town day trip or a copy of the Southern African Birdfinder!

More than 50 people joined the birdwatching outing in Cape Town on 14 March 09. Thanks to all who joined, leaders Callan Cohen and David Winter, and Friends of Newlands Forest! Please let us know if you'ld like to share your pictures.

Participants' Image Gallery now online! Would you like to share your pelagic pictures here? Please email us.

BBC and Birdlife International report on Prince Charles meeting our guide Meidad Goren about the Albatross Task Force. For more information about this and other conservation programs Cape Town Pelagics has been supporting, please see our conservation page.

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