We at Rockjumper would like to congratulate Keith and Cath Valentine on the birth of their eagerly awaited (and somewhat overdue!) son, Tyler Keith Valentine. He was born on Tuesday 22 November weighing a healthy 3,71kg, and as this photo attests, he is an absolutely beautiful little baby! Well done mom and...

7am Saturday morning 15th October saw a keen group of birders board the Zest II for a birding trip arranged by Zest for Birds. Soon after leaving Simonstown, we had our first excitement of the day, a pod of Common Dolphins actively feeding in a small area, surrounded by dozens of gulls and terns. Suddenly,...

For all our friends in the USA and Canada, we now have a toll-free number 1-888-990-5552. Feel free to give us a call, always great to chat about birds and birding! The Rockjumper...

During Rockjumper’s recent tour to Angola, our group was birding the Northern Scarp Forests near Uige when tour leader Markus Lilje observed a group of three olivebacks (small, colourful finches in the waxbill family, genus Nesocharis) on the forest edge. No records of olivebacks exist for Angola, so this of...

One of Rockjumper Birding Tour’s most popular departures is our Overland Namibia, Okavango & Victoria Falls tour which explores the absolute highlights of three Southern African countries. Namibia, Botswana and Zambia are all well known for their vast expanses of wilderness and teeming wildlife. Using the...