SA Rare Bird News Report - 12 May 2025
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, 12 May 2025.
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, at least one AFRICAN CRAKE was still along Bass Road in Betty’s Bay at -34.355, 18.906 yesterday while another interesting local record was that of a male SENTINEL ROCK THRUSH found north of Mamre at -33.467, 18.479 yesterday. Elsewhere, a WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATER was found in Eland’s Bay at -32.318, 18.331 on Friday, at least one AUSTRALASIAN GANNET was still at Bird Island in Lambert’s Bay on Friday, a GREY WAGTAIL was found around the turn-off to Lekkerwater in De Hoop Nature Reserve at -34.425, 20.654 this afternoon, a COMMON SCIMITARBILL was found south of Klaarstroom at -33.368, 22.551 on Friday and an AFRICAN HAWK EAGLE was reported north of Rondevlei, near Sedgefield, at -33.966, 22.697 yesterday.
In Gauteng, a single SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATER was seen in Benoni on Saturday.
Up in Limpopo, the RUFOUS-BELLIED HERON was still at Vogelfontein at -24.617, 28.697 yesterday.
And finally, in Namibia, the FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK was still at Avis Dam in Windhoek until at least Saturday. |
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African Crake in Betty’s Bay © Michael Mason |
Sentinel Rock Thrush near Mamre © Graham Luden |
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White-fronted Bee-eater in Eland’s Bay © Basil Hutchinson |
Grey Wagtail in De Hoop Nature Reserve © Tim Carr |
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Common Scimitarbill south of Klaarstroom © Elmarie Brits |
Rufous-bellied Heron at Vogelfontein © Mark Wadley |
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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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