SA Rare Bird News Report - 05 June 2025
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 05 June 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, news filtered through of an eclipse male DUSKY SUNBIRD that has been present in a private garden in Muizenberg for the last fortnight which was still present there yesterday while a LONG-CRESTED EAGLE was reported along the Muldersvlei Road near Elsenburg yesterday, close to where they have been reported recently along the R44 near Klapmuts and several ROSEATE TERNS were also still at The Point in Mossel Bay earlier today. | |||||||||
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Dusky Sunbird in Muizenberg © Kyle Martin | Roseate Tern at The Point © Don Reid | ||||||||
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Roseate Terns at The Point © Gavin Ford | Roseate Terns at The Point © Louis Heyns | ||||||||
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Into Kwazulu Natal where the LESSER MOORHEN was still south-west of Midmar Dam at -29.561, 30.119 on Tuesday and a PALE CHANTING GOSHAWK was seen near Umvoti Vlei at -29.195, 30.563 on Sunday. | |||||||||
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Lesser Moorhen south-west of Midmar Dam © Eckhart Buchmann | Pale Chanting Goshawk near Umvoti Vlei © James Jarvie | ||||||||
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Up in Limpopo, it was all about the Kruger National Park with a single GREAT WHITE PELICAN still at a pan in the Fever Tree forest near Pafuri on Tuesday and a group of 10 birds seen from the north bank of the Olifants River near Balule camp on Tuesday as well, a large flock of GREATER FLAMINGOS flying east through the Makuleke Concession yesterday and 3 individuals on the Limpopo River in the Concession this morning, while the Concession also held both BLACK HERON and RED-CHESTED LUFFTAIL earlier today in the Makwadzi area.
And finally, in Namibia, a GREY WAGTAIL was found at the train bridge over the Swakop River outside Swakopmund at -22.679, 14.579 yesterday afternoon and was still present in the same area this afternoon, while an immature LITTLE HERON (aka STRIATED HERON) was also found in the same area today. There was also some surprize when a BAT HAWK was discovered near Spitzkoppe at -21.883, 15.198 on Monday. | |||||||||
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Great White Pelican over the Olifants River © Lize Stassen | Bat Hawk near Spitzkoppe © Japie Claassen | ||||||||
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Grey Wagtail outside Swakopmund © Anton Jooste | Grey Wagtail outside Swakopmund © Timo Britze | ||||||||
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Grey Wagtail outside Swakopmund © Roger Hogg | Grey Wagtail outside Swakopmund © Albert Voigts von Schütz | ||||||||
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Little (Striated) Heron outside Swakopmund © Albert Voigts von Schütz | Little (Striated) Heron outside Swakopmund © Timo Britze | ||||||||
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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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