In May 2026 we ran our Birds & Wildlife of Kenya small group safari, which was once again just terrific. The itinerary worked very well indeed, giving a good overview of Kenya without being too rushed and trying to include too much - road travel in East Africa is generally very slow, so getting from A to B takes time, and many itineraries simply include too may locations. The accommodations were very...
Global Birding Weekend 17 / 18 October 2020.
Posted by Leon on Fri October 30, 2020.
Lawson's are proud to have participated in Global Bird Weekend 2020!
Lawson's were proud to have participated in the recent Global Birding Weekend, set up by our friend from Rutland, Tim Appleton. We managed to get a great team together, representing 9 different countries - South Africa, Australia, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Malawi, India and Sri Lanka. And, on the #OctoberBigDay, Saturday the 17th, we managed to list a whopping 655 species! The global event was a staggering success, with a total of 7100 species recorded on one day - a new World Record! The overall aim of the event was to raise awareness and funding to fight against the illegal trade in birds, and we were proud to have been part of it. Thanks Tim, the Global Birding Weekend team and the LawsonsTeam members for a wonderful event. The gallery shows images of some of the birds seen by Leon Marais in and around Nelspruit.
Further Reading
Kenya Safari Photo Trip Report; May 2026.
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African Safaris: Green Season vs. Dry Season - when to go on a safari.
Wed May 7, 2025
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When to go on an African safari tour is probably one of the first questions asked by anyone starting to plan a safari vacation. The answer is not simple though, and depends on where in Africa you want to go and what your priorities are. In this article we try to cover this question of when to go on an African safari without getting too bogged down in details.
Owls of the Kruger National Park
Tue April 23, 2024
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For this blog post we’ll be looking at Owls, and more specifically the owls of Kruger. If taxonomy is your thing, you’ll know then that we are actually dealing with two Families here – Strigidae, or ‘true or typical Owls’; and Tytonidae, the Barn Owls, though the differences are mainly internal. Kruger has 11 of the 12 Owls occurring in Southern Africa (the only one that isn’t present is Cape Eagle Owl)....
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