I worked in Barberton from 1989 to 1992 and still regularly visit the Western Cape. Recent trip and species notes include: 

Western Cape Province

• De Hoop Nature Reserve (2020)
• Dunedin Farm (updated site guide – 2016, 2018 and 2021 data): Riverine Rabbit, Karoo Elephant-shrew, Spectacled Dormouse and other small mammals. First visited March 2016.
• False Bay: Bryde’s Whale (2019 April updated 2020 Jan 5).
• Gourikwa Reserve (2024 Nov). Grey Climbing Mouse.
• Rocherpan Nature Reserve (2018 Feb): Southern Elephant Seal (vagrant).
• Shelley Point, St Helena Bay: Dusky Dolphin. 2021 Jan.
• Strandfontein (West Coast), 2020 Jan 7: Haviside’s Dolphin; Brants’s Whistling Rat colony.
• Wilderness (2019-2021): Cape Dune Mole-rat, Common Mole-rat, Brants’ Climbing Mouse, Woodland Thicket Rat.

Northern Cape Province

• Augrabies Falls NP (2020 Dec)
• Kgalagadi NP (2020 Dec)
• Marrick Safari (2020 Dec)
• Skilpad and Namaqua NP (2020 Dec)

Mammal Species Posts

Brants’ Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mesomelas). Posted 20 Feb 2021 here.
Woodland Thicket Rat (Grammomys dolichurus). Posted 4 Mar 2021 here.