Date: 18 July 2026 Departure point: Hout Bay Birds seen on the trip: Northern Royal Albatross Shy (White-capped) Albatross Black-browed Albatross Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Northern Giant Petrel Southern Giant Petrel White-chinned Petrel Spectacled Petrel Pintado Petrel Wilson’s Storm Petrel Sooty Shearwater Manx Shearwater Cape Gannet Cape Cormorant Crowned Cormorant White-breasted Cormorant Hartlaub's [...]
A quick report back on the pelagic trip that went out yesterday… Date: 12 July 2026 Departure point: Hout Bay Birds seen on the trip: Shy (White-capped) Albatross Black-browed Albatross Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Northern Giant Petrel Southern Giant Petrel White-chinned Petrel Great-winged Petrel Pintado Petrel Blue Petrel Antarctic Prion Wilson’s Storm Petrel [...]
A quick report back on the pelagic trip that went out on Saturday… Date: 27 June 2026 Departure point: Hout Bay Birds seen on the trip: Northern Royal Albatross Southern Royal Albatross Shy (White-capped) Albatross Black-browed Albatross Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Northern Giant Petrel Southern Giant Petrel White-chinned Petrel Spectacled Petrel Pintado Petrel Antarctic Prion Wilson’s [...]
Some interesting feedback on one of the 3 Northern Royal Albatrosses that we saw on the Zest for Birds pelagic trip on Thursday… The bird was sporting a metal ring on its right leg and an orange plastic ring on its left leg as can be seen in the photos. We have been [...]
Here’s our full list from the Zest for Birds pelagic trip that went out on Sunday… Date: 21 July 2024 Departure point: Hout Bay Birds seen on the trip: • Northern Royal Albatross • Southern Royal Albatross • Shy Albatross • Black-browed Albatross • Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross • Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross • Northern Giant [...]
A quick report back on the Zest for Birds pelagic trip that went out on recently by Trevor Hardaker - Zest For Birds. Date: 12 August 2023 Departure point: Hout Bay Conditions: A nice clear and bright day with little to no wind and a long period swell in the 2 – 2,5m range [...]
We take great pleasure in sharing the report back on the Zest for Birds pelagic trip that went out last Sunday with Hooked On Africa Fishing Charters as documented by Trevor Hardaker - Zest For Birds. Date: 23 July 2023 Departure point: Hout Bay Conditions: The winds were mild for most of the day [...]
We take great pleasure in sharing the report back on the Zest for Birds pelagic trip that went out last Sunday with Hooked On Africa Fishing Charters as documented by Trevor Hardaker. Date: 02 July 2023 Departure point: Hout Bay Conditions: There was absolutely no wind on the day and the sea was pretty glassy [...]
A quick report back on the Zest for Birds pelagic trip that went out on Saturday… Date: 04 March 2023 Departure point: Hout Bay Conditions: We left Hout Bay in the morning in windstill conditions with a glassy sea and had a very comfortable ride out into the deep. Skies ranged from partly cloudy [...]
40 Sea Miles out into the deep off Hout Bay, another Pelagic Birding charter with Hooked on Africa skipper Grant Schotz, birding experts from Zest For Birds, Trevor Hardaker, Cliffy Dorse, and Videography with thanks to Alex Aitkenhead. Some of the species identified among thousands of birds spotted, black-browed albatros, shy albatros, giant petrels, [...]
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