SA Rare Bird News Report - 01 September 2025
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 01 September 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, a juvenile SOUTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS was seen on pelagic trip out of Simon’s Town on Saturday while there was also some surprize when a female NARINA TROGON was found in Newlands Forest at -33.968, 18.439 on Saturday, perhaps the same individual that was seen in the Peninsula forests a couple of years ago, and has just remained in the area undetected since then? Elsewhere, other lingerers included a GOLIATH HERON still at Rondevlei Nature Reserve yesterday, 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES still at Kliphoek Salt Pans in Velddrif earlier today and at least one AUSTRALASIAN GANNET still at Bird Island in Lambert’s Bay yesterday. Another rather odd record was the discovery, earlier today, of an AFRICAN DUSKY FLYCATCHER at the Interpretive Centre at Karoo National Park.
Up in the Northern Cape, a female GREATER PAINTED SNIPE was seen at Rooikop, near Nossob, in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on Friday. | |||||||||
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Southern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Joel Radue | Southern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © John Graham | ||||||||
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Southern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Robert Graham | |||||||||
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Narina Trogon in Newlands Forest © Jacques Malan | Goliath Heron at Rondevlei Nature Reserve © Philip Faure | ||||||||
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Red-necked Phalarope at Kliphoek Salt Pans © Maryna Pienaar | Australasian Gannet at Bird Island © Peter Sharland | ||||||||
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African Dusky Flycatcher in Karoo National Park © Dorette Kotze | Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Geoff Peatling | ||||||||
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Kwazulu Natal held on to the young CHESTNUT-BANDED PLOVER which was still at Umhlanga Lagoon yesterday.
Over in Mpumalanga, the 2 AFRICAN SKIMMERS and their chick were still at Malelane bridge in the Kruger National Park yesterday.
And finally, in Zimbabwe, 4 CASPIAN PLOVERS were reported around Musango Safari Camp at Lake Kariba on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Chestnut-banded Plover at Umhlanga Lagoon © Craig Colquhoun | Chestnut-banded Plover at Umhlanga Lagoon © Jaap le Grange | ||||||||
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Chestnut-banded Plover at Umhlanga Lagoon © Mark Daniels | Chestnut-banded Plover at Umhlanga Lagoon © Gavin Walter | ||||||||
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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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