SA Rare Bird News Report - 03 June 2024
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 03 June 2024.
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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I’m now fully back into the swing of things after a great trip so, firstly, a big thank you to Justin Nicolau for looking after SARBN in my absence and even bringing some humour into some of the reports with his comments on his home province at times…J
On to the news and, starting in the Western Cape, a NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS was seen on pelagic trip out of Hout Bay on Saturday while the long-staying CAPE (GLOSSY) STARLING was also still around Neptune’s Dairy near Cape of Good Hope on Saturday as well. A WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATER was found in Scarborough at -34.195, 18.374 on Friday and was still in the same area earlier today while other lingerers included the SQUACCO HERON still at Steenberg Golf Course on Saturday, the COMMON MYNA still in Green Point at -33.906, 18.400 this afternoon and a GOLIATH HERON seen again at Rondevlei Nature Reserve on Saturday. Over on the Garden Route, 2 ROSEATE TERNS were found at The Point in Mossel Bay this morning and two birds were also reported from Still Bay on Saturday while a YELLOW-BILLED STORK was reported at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge at -33.529, 22.252 yesterday. | |||||||||
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White-fronted Bee-eater in Scarborough © Robbie Millar | Squacco Heron at Steenberg Golf Course © Mike Buckham | ||||||||
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Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Trevor Hardaker | |||||||||
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Common Myna in Green Point © Zoe Lunau | Common Myna in Green Point © Michael Mason | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, it was all happening at the Khwalimanzi Hide near the campsite in Camdeboo National Park on the weekend where a SQUACCO HERON and 3 AFRICAN JACANAS (an adult and 2 immature birds) remained present there. | |||||||||
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African Jacana in Camdeboo National Park © Leonie Fouche | Squacco Heron in Camdeboo National Park © Leonie Fouche | ||||||||
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Gauteng delivered a BUSH BLACKCAP in a garden in Bordeaux in Randburg yesterday while the ORANGE RIVER WHITE-EYE was still present at Kloofendal Nature Reserve on Friday and several SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATERS were also reported there on Friday.
And finally, in Mpumalanga, a SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATER was seen along the S23 (Biyamithi Loop) 1,3km south of the S113 in the Kruger National Park this morning and a PALM-NUT VULTURE was reported at Penrose farm, south of Malelane, on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Orange River White-eye at Kloofendal Nature Reserve © Cameron Blair | |||||||||
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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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