SA Rare Bird News Report - 20 June 2024
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 20 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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Starting in the Western Cape, a SOUTHERN FULMAR was seen again on seawatch from Cape of Good Hope on Tuesday while, close by, the CAPE (GLOSSY) STARLING was reported again just before the parking area at Cape of Good Hope yesterday. Elsewhere, an AFRICAN RED-EYED BULBUL was reported in a garden in Reservoir Road in Somerset West on Sunday and again today and, further east, a GOLIATH HERON was seen along the Brandfontein road between Heuningrug and Wiesdrif farms yesterday. Over on the Garden Route, news came through of an (AMERICAN) PURPLE GALLINULE seen at the start of the boardwalk to the Malachite Kingfisher hide in Wilderness on Saturday afternoon and again on Sunday morning, but there have been no further reports of it since then. A GOLIATH HERON was reported at the Great Brak Lagoon this morning, the AFRICAN JACANA was still at the vlei next to Hartenbos Water Works earlier today, there were 2 AFRICAN PIED WAGTAILS at the Knysna Yacht Club yesterday and the EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER was still at the Keurbooms River estuary in Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday. | |||||||||
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Cape (Glossy) Starling near Cape of Good Hope © Daryl de Beer | Goliath Heron along the Brandfontein Road © Eugene Hahndiek | ||||||||
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(American) Purple Gallinule in Wilderness © Aidan McGivern | Eurasian Oystercatcher at the Keurbooms River estuary © Pieter Schoeman | ||||||||
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Into Kwazulu Natal where the EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER was still at the St Lucia estuary yesterday while a MARABOU STORK was present again at Illovo Landfill Site yesterday.
In the Free State, a LONG-CRESTED EAGLE was reported in Bloemfontein at -29.057, 26.107 on Tuesday. | |||||||||
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Eurasian Oystercatcher in St Lucia © Carole Hills | |||||||||
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Over in Mpumalanga, the Kruger National Park delivered a PINK-BACKED PELICAN on Lake Panic at Skukuza Golf Course yesterday (and still there today), a couple of AFRICAN SKIMMERS at the low level bridge at Lower Sabie this morning and a CHESTNUT-VENTED TIT-BABBLER along the S39, just south of Roodewal, on Tuesday. The FAIRY FLYCATCHER was still in the staff village at Singita Sabi Sand at -24.787, 31.423 on Tuesday while a BLUE-MANTLED CRESTED FLYCATCHER was also located in the same area on Tuesday as well. Also of local interest, 4 SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATERS were seen on the farm Mispah in Standerton yesterday. | |||||||||
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Fairy Flycatcher at Singita Sabi Sand © Marc Eschenlohr | Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher at Singita Sabi Sand © Marc Eschenlohr | ||||||||
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Chestnut-vented Tit-babbler along the S39 © Ard van de Wetering | Swallow-tailed Bee-eaters in Standerton © Louis Marneweck | ||||||||
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Up in Namibia, at least 6 YELLOW-THROATED LEAFLOVES were still around Caprivi Houseboat Safari Lodge in Katima Mulilo on Monday while a HOUSE CROW was present at Diaz Point near Lüderitz this afternoon.
And finally, in Zimbabwe, the mega EUROPEAN PIED FLYCATCHER continued to entertain twitchers at Ruzawi School in Marondera at -18.235, 31.558 today. As a reminder, there will be no access for birders to the site from today due to the school being closed for half-term and access will only be allowed again from Tuesday morning. | |||||||||
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European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Roger MacDonald | European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Andrew Connolly | ||||||||
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European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Richard Crawshaw | European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Gary Douglas | ||||||||
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European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Piet Zwanikken | European Pied Flycatcher in Marondera © Chris Cragg | ||||||||
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European Pied Flycatcher twitchers in Marondera © Roger MacDonald | |||||||||
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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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