DERRICK WILBY - 24 FEBRUARY 2008
I have just returned from a 4 week South African holiday when I birded the two most hottest locations - Sani Pass and the Cape Pelagic!.... read more >>

IRENE RASMUSSEN - 30 OCTOBER 2006
Just spent the weekend birding with Malcolm Gemmell around Creighton and Nsekeni. Saw some really good birds including THE EURASIAN BITTERN!!.... read more >>

CHRIS CAMERON & JULIE DAWSON - 27 September 2005
On arrival at Button Birding, which is signposted for the final few kilometres of the route and easy to find, we received a warm welcome from Gail and Malcolm Gemmell and were shown to our room and given a chance to freshen up before dinner.... read more >>

HELM VAN ZIJL - 01 April 2005
Gill and I spent this past Monday and Tuesday at Smithfield Guest House run by Malcolm and Gail Gemmel... read more >>

ROB CLIFF - 28 March 2005
To anyone who wants to do birding in this area (which is full of exciting specials) I highly recommend the expertise of Malcolm Gemmel. We spent a whole day going up and down Sani Pass and recorded almost all the specials including: Lammergeier, Drakensberg Rockjumper, Drakensberg Siskin... read more >>

NEELS JACKSON - 19 January 2005
Die groot voëlkykuitstappie van die week was 'n oggend saam met Malcolm Gemmell van Button Birding. Ons het hom in Donnybrook gekry waar die woudpapegaaie (Cape parrot - waarskynlik Suid-Afrika se mees bedreigde voël) sommer oor ons gevlieg het in die parkeerterrein van die Spar... read more >>

HELEN & EARL - 01 January 2005
Before Christmas, Lauren read about Creighton in the December issue of Getaway, which I’d brought up from Cape Town. The cover feature was on South Africa’s favourite ‘dorps.” “Creighton is just up the drag,” she said. “and there’s a place there that does birding tours... read more >>

RYAN EBEDES - 05 December 2004
Sometimes, memorable birding experiences come not from the sightings themselves, but rather from the signs that your elusive target is, or has been, present nearby... read more >>

JIM & MORNA - 29 November 2004
Before the joys of our recent KwaZulu Natal birding trip are completely submerged in the pre-Christmas rush, I thought I`d drop you a line to tell you of fresh wonders awaiting you all out there... read more >>

RYAN EBEDES - 27 May 2004
On Thursday the 27th of May a morning's birding in the Creighton area in the hope of finding the endangered Cape Parrot proved highly successful, and began with one of the finest starts one could ever wish to have for a day's birding... read more >>

MICHAEL MILLS - 16 November 2003
We headed immediately to the south along the coast of the Indian Ocean, then cut inland to the town of Creighton and the Smithfield Guest House where Malcolm and Gail Gemmell made us very welcome. Malcolm would take us up the Sani Pass to Lesotho the next day, but we had plenty of light left for birding around the Gemmells' farm area, and took full advantage of it... read more >>

MICHAEL BUCKHAM - 08 May 2003
We arrived in the late afternoon at Malcolm and Gail Gemmell's awesome guest-house and it was really a fantastic stop-over. It really felt as if we were spending the evening with close family and I would recommend anyone in the area should stop there and spoil themselves... read more >>

JOHN HOPKINS - 20 November 2001
Highlights include Black-rumped Buttonquail, Stanley's Bustard, Cuckoofinch, Halfcollared Kingfisher, Barratt's Warbler, Cape Parrot and Lammergeier... read more >>