SA Rare Bird News Report - 17 November 2022
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 17 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 SPECTACLED PETREL was seen on a pelagic trip out of Hout Bay yesterday while a fishing trip into the same area on Monday produced a WANDERING-type ALBATROSS which could possibly be a TRISTAN ALBATROSS, but is not possible to confirm from the available photos. Elsewhere, Strandfontein Sewage Works remained in the news with at least 2 BAILLON’S CRAKES still on Pan P2 today, an AFRICAN JACANA on Pan P5 this morning and several FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS still present earlier today as well. Close by, a SQUACCO HERON was reported at the end of Peninsula Road at Zeekoeivlei at -34.062, 18.513 on Tuesday. Several LESSER STRIPED SWALLOWS were also still in the farmlands north of Atlantis at -33.464, 18.467 this morning as well and a GREAT EGRET was found near the bird hide at Rooisand Nature Reserve this afternoon.
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Spectacled Petrel on pelagic trip © Grant Scholtz | Wandering-type Albatross on fishing trip © Grant Scholtz | ||||||||
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Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Dana Goldberg | Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Kevin Shields | ||||||||
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Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Jacques Giliomee | Lesser Striped Swallows near Atlantis © Graham Luden | ||||||||
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In the Northern Cape, the PALLID HARRIER was still around Dalkeith waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on Tuesday while a GREATER PAINTED SNIPE was found on a farm about 40km west of Carnarvon on Monday.
Over in the Eastern Cape, both the GREATER and LESSER SAND PLOVERS were still present at the Kromme River estuary in St Francis Bay this afternoon.
And finally, in Namibia, the mega NORTHERN CARMINE BEE-EATER was still in the Southern Carmine Bee-eater colony near Nunda River Lodge this afternoon, the popular ROSS’S TURACO was still at Taranga Safari Lodge, west of Rundu, this afternoon as well and the 2 GREY PLOVERS were still at Klein Namutoni waterhole in Etosha National Park until at least Saturday while a single FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK was reported at Gammam Water Treatment Works in Windhoek on Tuesday. | |||||||||
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Greater Painted Snipe near Carnarvon © Sybrand Venter | Ross’s Turaco at Taranga Safari Lodge © Ludwig Röll | ||||||||
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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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