SA Rare Bird News Report - 02 May 2022
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 02 May 2022.
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, Strandfontein continued to hold on to some local goodies with the FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS still on Pan P4 today, an AFRICAN JACANA seen on Pan T1 yesterday and the BLACK-THROATED CANARY reported along the western edge of Pan P1 on Friday, but not reported since then. The Velddrif region also remained popular with the GULL-BILLED TERN still moving around between De Plaat and Kliphoek Salt Pans this afternoon. A GOLIATH HERON was reported at De Plaat on Friday and was still there on Saturday and the 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were also still at Kliphoek Salt Pans in Velddrif yesterday. Over on the Garden Route, numbers of WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATERS were still around over the Gouritz River near Herbertsdale at -34.085, 21.768 on Saturday and the long-staying EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER was still in place at the Keurbooms River estuary in Plettenberg Bay yesterday. | |||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Duck at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Gielie Bester | Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Johan van der Westhuizen | ||||||||
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Gull-billed Tern at De Plaat © Corne Rautenbach | Gull-billed Tern at De Plaat © Rob Bowie | ||||||||
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Gull-billed Tern at De Plaat © Alex Aitkenhead | Gull-billed Tern at Kliphoek Salt Pans © Steve van Niekerk | ||||||||
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Red-necked Phalarope at Kliphoek Salt Pans © Gilbert Reinhardt | White-fronted Bee-eaters near Herbertsdale © Estelle Smalberger | ||||||||
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Eurasian Oystercatcher in Plettenberg Bay © Neil Ebedes | Eurasian Oystercatcher in Plettenberg Bay © Steven King | ||||||||
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Into Kwazulu Natal, where a LESSER MOORHEN was reported at the first pan along Pan Loop on the Eastern Shores of iSimangaliso Wetland Park earlier today, an AFRICAN CRAKE was seen at Zini River Estate in Mtunzini yesterday and the RUFOUS-BELLIED HERON was still at Umbogovango Nature Reserve in Amanzimtoti until at least Friday. A research trip was also in the waters about 120km off St Lucia this afternoon and delivered about 10 SOOTY TERNS and a single TROPICAL SHEARWATER.
Mpumalanga delivered a SWEE WAXBILL in the Wilge River Valley at -25.516, 29.027 yesterday and a DENHAM’S BUSTARD north of Devon at -26.292, 28.71 on Saturday.
Gauteng also produced a DENHAM’S BUSTARD north of Bronkhorstspruit at -25.719, 28.860 on Saturday while a SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATER was reported in the Seringveld Conservancy at -25.604, 28.426 on Saturday as well.
The North-west Province also turned up a SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATER along the Boons road at -25.985, 27.233 on Saturday.
In Limpopo, the lone GREATER FLAMINGO was still at Pioneer Dam at Mopani camp in the Kruger National Park on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Rufous-bellied Heron at Umbogovango Nature Reserve © George Bothma | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater in the Seringveld Conservancy © Johan van der Walt | ||||||||
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Up in Namibia, after a long period of no updates, it was confirmed that the mega ROSS’S TURACO was still at Taranga Safari Lodge, west of Rundu, on Saturday.
Across in Zimbabwe, 3 RUDDY TURNSTONES were still on Fothergill Island at Kariba Dam today.
And finally, in Mozambique, there were still 2 CAPE SHOVELERS at Bela Vista wetlands, south of Maputo, on Friday while the research trip working the waters west of Bassas da India on Friday and Saturday produced numbers of both GREAT and LESSER FRIGATEBIRDS with the highlight being 3 WHITE-FACED STORM PETRELS on Friday and a further 2 on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Ross’s Turaco at Taranga Safari Lodge © Trudie Crous | White-faced Storm Petrel west of Bassas da India © Peter Ryan | ||||||||
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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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