SA Rare Bird News Report - 27 June 2024
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 27 June 2024.
Information has been gleaned from various websites, email groups as well as from individual observers who have passed on their sightings. This report cannot be taken as being totally comprehensive as it is based only on information made available at the time of writing. All bird sightings reported here are reported in good faith based on information as provided by the observers. Any inaccuracies are totally unintentional and the writer cannot be held liable for these.
None of the records included in this report have undergone any adjudication process with any of the subregion’s Rarities Committees, so inclusion in this report does not constitute any official confirmation of the particular record. Observers are still encouraged to make the necessary submissions accordingly.
For those who may have only joined the group recently and are interested in finding out what has been seen in the past, previous reports can be viewed at https://groups.google.com/g/sa-rarebirdnews |
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Starting in the Western Cape, the GOLIATH HERON was seen again from Scotto hide at Rondevlei Nature Reserve this morning, a SQUACCO HERON was found in the channel on the northern side of Pan P1 at Strandfontein Sewage Works this afternoon, the long-staying RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was still at Kliphoek Salt Pans in Velddrif yesterday and an AFRICAN JACANA was reported this morning at The Crags near Plettenberg Bay at -33.940, 23.468.
In the Eastern Cape, Southern Africa’s 9th TEMMINCK’S STINT continued to entertain a procession of twitchers and was still at Pan 7 in Port Elizabeth at -33.874, 25.610 on Tuesday. However, it was not seen again subsequent to late on Tuesday afternoon despite a number of people looking for it yesterday and today, but a BLACK HERON was reported from there earlier today. | |||||||||
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Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Connor Barr | Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Jorrie Jordaan | ||||||||
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Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Steven King | Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Aart Verrips | ||||||||
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Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Louis du Plessis | Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Godfrey Lodge | ||||||||
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Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Johan Nel | Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Barry Kurten | ||||||||
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Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Rupert Horley | |||||||||
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Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, the ALLEN’S GALLINULE was still at the private farm dam in Port Edward yesterday and the RUFOUS-BELLIED HERON was still at the wetland just beyond Amazibu hide on the Eastern Shores of iSimangaliso Wetland Park this afternoon.
Across in Mpumalanga, the Kruger National Park was where the local action was with a very southerly record of WHITE-BREASTED CUCKOOSHRIKE along the S102 between Mpondo Dam and the H5 yesterday and the 2 AFRICAN SKIMMERS still present around the low level bridge outside Lower Sabie this morning.
In Gauteng, a YELLOW-BELLIED GREENBUL was seen in a garden in Letamo Wildlife Estate, near Muldersdrift, at -26.023, 27.799 on Tuesday. | |||||||||
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Allen’s Gallinule in Port Edward © Stan Culley | Yellow-bellied Greenbul near Muldersdrift © Ian Grant | ||||||||
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Into Limpopo where it was again the Kruger National Park in the limelight. Two BLACK-FACED WAXBILLS were seen just south of the Levuvhu River bridge near Pafuri on Tuesday and 2 birds were also reported at Nwambi Pan in the Makuleke Concession near Pafuri on Saturday, only the 2nd and 3rd dated records for the park. A CHESTNUT-VENTED TIT-BABBLER was reported 1km north of the Levuvhu River bridge on Tuesday while there was also some local excitement when a COLLARED PALM THRUSH was found at Crooks Corner near Pafuri on Monday afternoon. The bird remained in this area and was still there yesterday. | |||||||||
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Collared Palm Thrush at Crooks Corner © Johan Botha | Collared Palm Thrush at Crooks Corner © Ard van de Wetering | ||||||||
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Up in Namibia, at least 5 YELLOW-THROATED LEAFLOVES were still near Caprivi Houseboat Safari Lodge in Katima Mulilo yesterday.
And finally, in Zimbabwe, the mega EUROPEAN PIED FLYCATCHER was still at Ruzawi School in Marondera yesterday. I’ve also been informed that the school has given notice that Tuesday will be the last day that birders will be given access to the property to look for the bird, so I suspect that there might still be a big rush of twitchers trying to get there by Tuesday to ensure that they can add this monster rarity to their subregion lists…J | |||||||||
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European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Desiree Davis | European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Marius Davis | ||||||||
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European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Albert McLean | European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Piet Zwanikken | ||||||||
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European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Diane McLean | |||||||||
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European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Etienne Marais | European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Pieter Bester | ||||||||
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Thank you to all observers who have contributed their records. Please continue to send through any reports of odd birds as well as continued updates on the presence of rarities already previously reported, no matter how mundane you think they may be. Even if you think someone else has probably sent in a report, rather send the report yourself as well. The only way to improve this service and to make it as useful as possible to everyone is if it can be as comprehensive as possible.
Kind regards Trevor | |||||||||
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TREVOR HARDAKER Cape Town, South Africa |
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