SA Rare Bird News Report - 07 November 2022
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 07 November 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, a pelagic trip out of Hout Bay on Saturday turned up a juvenile NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS while Strandfontein Sewage Works continued to entertain with the 3 BAILLON’S CRAKES still on Pan P2 yesterday and a number of FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS also still there yesterday. This latter species has now also been confirmed as having bred at the site. Elsewhere, a number of LESSER STRIPED SWALLOWS were still in the farmlands north of Atlantis at -33.464, 18.465 earlier today where as many as 12 birds were seen together over the weekend. Also creating some local excitement, a COMMON CUCKOO was found in Rheebok, close to Mossel Bay, at -34.073, 22.157 yesterday and was also still present there today. | |||||||||
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Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Trevor Hardaker | Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Francois Dreyer | ||||||||
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Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Zoe Lunau | Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Rob Bowie | ||||||||
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Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Johan van Wyk | Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Magriet van Wyk | ||||||||
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Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Henriette Siebrits | Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Bryan Maritz | ||||||||
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Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Robert Cooper | Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Otto Schmidt | ||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Duck at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Rob Bowie | Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Alex Aitkenhead | ||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Duck at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Garret Skead | Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Otto Schmidt | ||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Alice Moller | |||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Philip Bredenhann | |||||||||
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Lesser Striped Swallow north of Atlantis © Alex Aitekenhead | Lesser Striped Swallow north of Atlantis © Wilferd Duckitt | ||||||||
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Lesser Striped Swallow north of Atlantis © Rob Bowie | Common Cuckoo in Rhebok © Pieter Uitenweerde | ||||||||
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Up in the Northern Cape, there was much local excitement when a COLLARED PRATINCOLE was found at a wetland just outside Kimberley at -28.685 24.672 on Saturday, a pretty mega bird for the province, while a RUDDY TURNSTONE was also found at Galeshewe Dam near Kimberley at -28.688, 24.677 on Saturday too. A GREATER PAINTED SNIPE at Tswalu Kalahari Reserve on Saturday was also an interesting record. | |||||||||
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Collared Pratincole in Kimberley © Doug Harebottle | Ruddy Turnstone at Galeshewe Dam © Hanko von Schlichting | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, an adult ALLEN’S GALLINULE was found at Dodd's Farm in Walmer, Port Elizabeth about 100m upstream of the weir near the parking area on Saturday while the GOLDEN-TAILED WOODPECKER was still near the Great Kei bridge on the N2 at -32.502, 27.973 on Saturday as well. | |||||||||
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Allen’s Gallinule at Dodd’s Farm © Bert Ophoff | Golden-tailed Woodpecker near Great Kei bridge © Foden Saunders | ||||||||
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Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, a GREEN SANDPIPER was found along the Drakensberg Gardens road in Underberg close to Castleburn Resort yesterday while the other GREEN SANDPIPER was still present on the Umfolozi floodplain at -28.484, 32.217 until at least Friday. The RUFOUS-BELLIED HERON was also still at Umbogavango Nature Reserve in Amanzimtoti on Saturday while a male PENNANT-WINGED NIGHTJAR was reported at Southbroom Bowling Club on Friday evening, but subsequent searches did not manage to relocate the bird again. | |||||||||
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Green Sandpiper along the Drakensberg Gardens road © Chris Kelly | Green Sandpiper on the Umfolozi floodplain © Ian Ferreira | ||||||||
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Rufous-bellied Heron at Umbogavango Nature Reserve © Peter McIntyre | |||||||||
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Into Mpumalanga where the popular MADAGASCAR CUCKOO was still entertaining twitchers at Kranspoort Holiday Estate today while there was also big surprize when an AFRICAN HOBBY was found in the Kruger National Park south of the S25 about 4km east of the Lukimbi turn off yesterday. Mkhombo Dam delivered a PINK-BACKED PELICAN at -25.119, 28.896 on Saturday while a single CHESTNUT-BANDED PLOVER was also seen there on Saturday and the male PENNANT-WINGED NIGHTJAR was still at Mineral Game Farm, about 50km north of Middelburg, until at least Friday evening. | |||||||||
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Madagascar Cuckoo at Kranspoort Holiday Estate © Elandre Scherman | |||||||||
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Chestnut-banded Plover at Mkhombo Dam © Wian van Biljon | African Hobby in the Kruger National Park © Peter O’Donaghue | ||||||||
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The Free State chimed in with an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL reported at the Vaal Dam at -26.984, 28.088 roosting with Grey-headed Gulls there yesterday.
Over in the North-west Province, it was all about odd waders turning up with a RUDDY TURNSTONE found at Rockwall Dam near Rustenburg at -25.504, 27.206 yesterday while a single EURASIAN WHIMBREL was seen at Red Sand Safari Lodge, about 100km west of Mafikeng, on Saturday.
Limpopo’s offering must be one of the weirdest records of the year so far with an adult CAPE GANNET seen over the Limpopo River floodplain in the Makuleke Concession near Pafuri in the Kruger National Park on Friday. What a totally bizarre record!! |
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Ruddy Turnstone at Rockwall Dam © Lloyd Nelson | |||||||||
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Eurasian Whimbrel at Red Sand Safari Lodge © Ard van de Wetering | Cape Gannet in the Makuleke Concession © JP van der Merwe | ||||||||
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Up in Namibia, the mega NORTHERN CARMINE BEE-EATER was still in the Southern Carmine Bee-eater colony near Nunda River Lodge today while 4 SANDERLINGS were also reported along the river near Nunda River Lodge yesterday. Also still attracting plenty of attention, the ROSS’S TURACO was also still at Taranga Safari Lodge, west of Rundu, earlier today while a SLATY EGRET and 2 CASPIAN PLOVERS were found at Onesi Dam, about 40km east of Ruacana, this afternoon. | |||||||||
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Northern Carmine Bee-eater at Nunda River Lodge © Thea Jenkins | Northern Carmine Bee-eater at Nunda River Lodge © Peter Rosewarne | ||||||||
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Northern Carmine Bee-eater at Nunda River Lodge © Gaynor Donovan | |||||||||
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Northern Carmine Bee-eater at Nunda River Lodge © Michael Mandy | Ross’s Turaco at Taranga Safari Lodge © Michael Mandy | ||||||||
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Across in Botswana, 3 GREEN SANDPIPERS were found at a small pan in Gaborone Game Reserve yesterday while a rather out of place RED PHALAROPE was found along the Chobe River just outside Kasane at -17.827, 25.120 on Friday and was still there yesterday.
And finally, in Zimbabwe, 2 SANDERLINGS were reported along the Masue River near Elephant Camp in Victoria Falls National Park on Wednesday. | |||||||||
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Red Phalarope along the Chobe River © Lance Robinson | Green Sandpipers at Gaborone Game Reserve © Ian White | ||||||||
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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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