SA Rare Bird News Report - 24 June 2024
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 24 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, a pelagic trip out of Hout Bay yesterday produced 2 NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSSES, a SOUTHERN FULMAR and a rather odd RED PHALAROPE in mostly breeding plumage. The CAPE (GLOSSY) STARLING was also still near Cape of Good Hope yesterday while other records of interest included a GOLIATH HERON seen again at Kenilworth Race Course Conservation Area on Friday, a DUSKY SUNBIRD in Yzerfontein at -33.341, 18.163 yesterday and 2 CINNAMON-BREASTED BUNTINGS at Steenbras River gorge at -34.196, 18.822 yesterday as well. Over on the Garden Route, a YELLOW-BILLED STORK was found at Voelvlei near Vleesbaai yesterday, the SQUACCO HERON was still at Twee Kuilen Residential Complex in Mossel Bay earlier today, an ABDIM’S STORK was seen at Outeniqua Research Farm in George on Wednesday and an AFRICAN PIED WAGTAIL was present at Piza E Vino near East Head Café in Knysna at -34.077, 23.060 on Friday. | |||||||||
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Southern Fulmar on pelagic trip © Trevor Hardaker | Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Grant Scholtz | ||||||||
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Northern Royal Albatrosses (with Black-browed Albatross) on pelagic trip © Trevor Hardaker | |||||||||
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Cape (Glossy) Starling near Cape of Good Hope © Ian Rijsdijk | Yellow-billed Stork at Voelvlei © Wilmar Mathee | ||||||||
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Abdim’s Stork at Outeniqua Research Farm © Janke van der Colf | African Pied Wagtail at Piza E Vino © JP Brouard | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, big news came through late this afternoon of a TEMMINCK’S STINT discovered at Pan 6 (not Pan 7 as noted in the mega alert earlier) in Port Elizabeth at -33.874, 25.606 yesterday morning. I need to still double check, but I think this is only the 8th record for Southern Africa and only the second one this century, following the popular bird at Strandfontein Sewage Works found in late November 2016. | |||||||||
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Temminck’s Stint at Pan 6 © Carin Malan | |||||||||
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Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal where 2 RUFOUS-BELLIED HERONS were present in the wetland just north of Amazibu hide on the Eastern Shores of iSimangaliso Wetland Park yesterday and at least one was still present there at -28.314, 32.437 this morning. Also of interest, a YELLOW-BILLED OXPECKER was seen yesterday in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve at -28.188, 31.999.
Over in Mpumalanga, a CAPE ROBIN-CHAT at Roodewal Bush Camp in the Kruger National Park on Saturday was a very good record for the park. | |||||||||
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Rufous-bellied Heron on the Eastern Shores © Ian Ferreira | Cape Robin-chat at Roodewal Bush Camp © Ard van de Wetering | ||||||||
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Up in Limpopo, the Kruger National Park also delivered a LARK-LIKE BUNTING just outside Babalala picnic site on Saturday which was still in a similar area earlier today.
And finally, in Namibia, the long-staying ROSS’S TURACO was still at Taranga Safari Lodge, west of Rundu, on Saturday afternoon. | |||||||||
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Ross’s Turaco at Taranga Safari Lodge © Daniel Engelbrecht | |||||||||
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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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