2012 STANFORD BIRD FAIR 28 - 30 September

Planning has been completed and the countdown has begun for this year's Stanford Stretton's Bird Fair. As in the past, our main sponsor is Edward Snell & Co under one of its brands, Stretton's London Dry Gin. The income derived from this generous benefactor makes it possible for BirdLife WalkerBay to run this increasingly popular event.

Apart from putting together a clutch of top-class birding experts including Vernon Head, chairman of BirdLife South Africa as well as the Cape Bird Club, we are including some non-birding events of an ecologically-important nature. Children from local schools will enjoy the ever-popular Eagle Encounters. In addition we shall be making extensive use of Dave de Beer a recognised Overberg bird expert, who shall be heading up a number of field outings in order to track down the rich abundance of local birdlife.

Legend has it that the earth shares its healing power with mankind by letting hot water bubble up through earth’s crust. Hot springs still give relief to many ailments today.

Thousands of years ago, the hot spring in the Overberg was used by the indigenous people living in the area. When the Dutch explorers first discovered the Overberg in 1694, they found the hot spring and its healing waters. The establishment of the town of Caledon was directly connected with the hot spring which gave much relief and healing to travellers over the following three centuries. The earliest European farmer living at the hot spring, and caring for guests was Ferdinandes Appel.

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The fynbos riches of the Overberg are world renowned and botanists and visitors have admired and studied them since the seventeenth century. Fynbos is the collective noun for plants in the winter rainfall area of the Western Cape. It includes among others, the protea and erica families and a large number of other flowers and plants. They are especially well adapted to the strong winds, wet winters, dry summers and soil types of the region. One of the plants with a useful component is the restio family of reeds used for thatched roofs. 

A group of land owners in the southern Overberg formed the Fynbos Eco-Tourism Forum in 1996, with the aim of publicising the Fynbos Route. Regular outings and workshops are organised where participants may learn more of fynbos. Development and marketing of eco-tourism are promoted as well as nature conservation and greater co-operation.

Many of the farms that belong to the forum offer hospitality to tourists. The route also includes some nature reserves as far as the Agulhas plains.