Mpenjati Nature Reserve

The Mpenjati Nature Reserve is situated on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast 20km south of Margate. The reserve lies on the Mpenjati River Lagoon.The residential town of Trafalgar is on the northern border of the reserve, and Palm Beach lies to the south.The 66ha reserve is managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, and consists of a system of interconnecting riverine and floodplain marsh habitats, areas of coastal forest, coastal grasslands and open coastline, as well as the river estuary.In the reserve the following bird species may be seen: water thick-knee, osprey, swift tern, half-collared kingfisher, Kittlitz's plover, African black oystercatcher, giant kingfisher, black-bellied starling, red-capped robin-chat, white-browed scrub robin, brown scrub robin, black-backed puffback, forest canary, green twinspot, orange-breasted bushshrike and grey-headed bushshrike.