Birding course, Waterberg
Four days at Pangolin Lodge learning to identify birds of prey, using Joe Grosel's course notes and presentations, presented by Lance Robinson.
2026 course
19 to 22 March 2026, has run
Next course
Dates to follow
Where
Pangolin Lodge, Waterberg
Presenter
Lance Robinson
Duration
4 days, 3 nights
The 2026 course ran from 19 to 22 March at Pangolin Lodge in the Waterberg. Dates for the next course will follow.
If you would like a place, contact Lisa and she will let you know as soon as the new dates are set.
Joe Grosel, Lisa's late husband and co-founder of The Tembele Collection, was an ornithologist and ecologist who trained bird and nature guides across South Africa. His notes made the complex business of identifying raptors far simpler.
His course material and presentations have since been brought together so the course can be presented just as Joe would have wanted. The course carries his name.
For any avid birder, it is a must.
Lance Robinson is a BirdLife South Africa recommended course provider and an avifaunal specialist. He is Honorary President and a former chairman of the Witwatersrand Bird Club, and a past member of the BirdLife South Africa ExCom.
The course is set in the Waterberg biome, with lectures at Pangolin Lodge and excursions into the field. In 2026 the tariff was R5 900 per person, including three nights' accommodation, meals, excursions, lectures and the raptor manual.
Your booking
What your ticket covers on the day.
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3 nights' accommodation at Pangolin Lodge
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Meals
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Excursions
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Lectures
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Joe Grosel's raptor manual
Dates for the next course have not been set yet. Contact Lisa on +27 83 380 2322 or lisa@tembele.co.za to hear as soon as they are.
Lance Robinson, a BirdLife South Africa recommended course provider, presents the course using Joe Grosel’s notes and presentations.
Three nights’ accommodation at Pangolin Lodge, meals, excursions, lectures and the raptor manual, at R5 900 per person.
Joe's Raptor Course
The 2026 course has run. Dates and tariff for the next course will follow
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