SA Rare Bird News Report - 19 August 2024
Trevor Hardaker
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S O U T H E R N A F R I C A N R A R E B I R D N E W S R E P O R T | |||||||||
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 19 August 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 only new record was of an AFRICAN RED-EYED BULBUL seen in a garden in Nerina Street in Tulbagh on Saturday while other lingerers included the CAPE (GLOSSY) STARLING still at Papiesbank near Cape of Good Hope yesterday, the SQUACCO HERON still on the northern edge of Pan P1 at Strandfontein Sewage Works this afternoon, the AFRICAN JACANA still at Paardevlei yesterday, both the SQUACCO HERON and AFRICAN JACANA still at the wetland next to Hartenbos Water Treatment Works this morning and the AFRICAN JACANA also still at White Horse Dam in Plettenberg Bay yesterday. | |||||||||
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African Jacana at Paardevlei © Sarel Snyman | African Red-eyed Bulbul in Tulbagh © Hein Mostert | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, the COMMON REDSHANK was still near Coega at -33.792, 25.686 on Friday while Pan 7 in Port Elizabeth held on to the mega TEMMINCK’S STINT which was still there until at least Friday and the immature ALLEN’S GALLINULE which was still there yesterday. | |||||||||
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Common Redshank at Coega © Edwin Polden | Common Redshank at Coega © Hannes Visagie | ||||||||
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Common Redshank at Coega © Estelle Smalberger | Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Estelle Smalberger | ||||||||
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Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Edwin Polden | Temminck’s Stint at Pan 7 © Hannes Visagie | ||||||||
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Allen’s Gallinule at Pan 7 © Bert Ophoff | Allen’s Gallinule at Pan 7 © Edwin Polden | ||||||||
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Allen’s Gallinule at Pan 7 © Patrick Kilian | Allen’s Gallinule at Pan 7 © Estelle Smalberger | ||||||||
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Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, a WHITE-BROWED SPARROW-WEAVER was found outside the entrance to Midmar Dam at -29.488, 30.194 on Saturday and was still there this afternoon, at least one RUFOUS-BELLIED HERON was still at the wetland opposite Amazibu hide on the Eastern Shores of iSimangaliso Wetland Park yesterday and the immature ALLEN’S GALLINULE was also still at the same site this morning.
The Free State held on to the GREY GO-AWAY-BIRD which was still in Drakensberg Avenue in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Over in Mpumalanga, there were still 3 AFRICAN SKIMMERS near Lower Sabie in the Kruger National Park at -25.142, 31.943 yesterday. | |||||||||
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White-browed Sparrow-weaver at Midmar Dam © Gareth Wragg | White-browed Sparrow-weaver at Midmar Dam © John van de Ruit | ||||||||
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Rufous-bellied Heron on the Eastern Shores © Ian Ferreira | African Skimmers near Lower Sabie © Dirk van Zijl | ||||||||
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Up in Limpopo, the Kruger National Park held on to several lingerers with the COLLARED PALM THRUSH still at Crooks Corner near Pafuri this morning and both a LARK-LIKE BUNTING and a GREY-BACKED SPARROWLARK seen again at Boyela waterhole on Saturday.
And finally, in Namibia, several good birds remained in place with the mega ROSS’S TURACO still at Taranga Safari Lodge, west of Rundu, yesterday afternoon, a single RED-NECKED PHALAROPE still at Walvis Bay Salt Works yesterday and at least 2 YELLOW-THROATED LEAFLOVES still around Caprivi Houseboat Safari Lodge in Katima Mulilo on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Lark-like Bunting at Boyela waterhole © Wian van Biljon | Grey-backed Sparrowlark at Boyela waterhole © Wian van Biljon | ||||||||
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Collared Palm Thrush at Crooks Corner © Jacques Malan | Ross’s Turaco at Turanga Safari Lodge © Johan Malherbe | ||||||||
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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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