SA Rare Bird News Report - 06 September 2021
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h10 on Monday, 06 September 2021.
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 http://groups.google.co.za/group/sa-rarebirdnews |
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Starting in the Western Cape, a possible WHITE-THROATED BEE-EATER was reported from a garden in Monsonia Road in Betty’s Bay this morning. Unfortunately, the bird was only seen for a short while and was not photographed but, hopefully, it might be seen again in the days to come and the record can then be confirmed. Elsewhere, at least one DOUBLE-BANDED COURSER was still along the R307 near Moorreesburg on Saturday while a single KNOB-BILLED DUCK was found just outside Darling at -33.365, 18.420 on Saturday and no fewer than 3 GOLIATH HERONS were present on the Kersefontein floodplain, east of Velddrif, at -32.918, 18.326 on Saturday as well. Further east, a single DARK-CAPPED BULBUL was seen in Diaz in Mossel Bay at -34.155, 22.105 on Friday, about 6km from where the pair of birds were previously hanging out while the 2 SQUACCO HERONS were also still at Beaufort West Sewage Works yesterday. | |||||||||
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Double-banded Courser near Moorreesburg © Jacques Giliomee | Knob-billed Duck near Darling © Jacques Malan | ||||||||
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Kwazulu Natal produced an AYRES’S HAWK EAGLE in Teza town at around lunch time today while another AYRES’S HAWK EAGLE was also reported at Teza Game Farm at Umfolozi village yesterday and a WESTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL was seen at the Sappi wetlands in Stanger on Saturday.
Mpumalanga held on to the AFRICAN SKIMMERS which was still at the Olifants River bridge in the Kruger National Park this afternoon. | |||||||||
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African Skimmer at the Olifants River bridge © Shaun McGillewie | |||||||||
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Up in Zimbabwe, at least one SPUR-WINGED LAPWING was present at Lake Chivero at -17.914, 30.847 on Saturday.
And finally, in Mozambique, a juvenile INDIAN YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS was seen just offshore of Bazaruto Island yesterday while a MALAGASY POND HERON was discovered on the San Sebastian Peninsula near Vilanculous recently and was still there this afternoon. | |||||||||
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Spur-winged Lapwing at Lake Chivero © Jean-Michel Blake | Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross offshore of Bazaruto © Andrea Marshall | ||||||||
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Malagasy Pond Heron on the San Sebastian Peninsula © Dave Gilroy | |||||||||
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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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