SA Rare Bird News Report - 13 October 2022
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 13 October 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, an AFRICAN PIED WAGTAIL was present in front of The Lofts Boutique Hotel in Knysna this morning while at least 2 CROWNED HORNBILLS were seen at The Crags near Plettenberg Bay at -33.937, 23.507 yesterday.
In the Eastern Cape, the BLACK-FACED WAXBILLS were still coming to the garden in Venterstad this morning and there were also at least 6 AFRICAN WATTLED LAPWINGS present north-east of Matatiele at -30.246, 29.03 this morning as well.
Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, the EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER was at the mouth of the Umfolozi River near St Lucia this morning while no fewer than 2 RUFOUS-BELLIED HERONS were still at Amazibu hide on the Eastern Shores of iSimangaliso Wetland Park yesterday.
Mpumalanga produced a PALM-NUT VULTURE seen along the S28 in the southern Kruger National Park at -25.216, 31.955 yesterday while the AFRICAN SKIMMERS were also still near the Malelane bridge this afternoon as well.
Across in the North-west Province, a LONG-CRESTED EAGLE was reported again along the R24 near the Boons road turn off at -25.837, 27.27 yesterday. | |||||||||
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Crowned Hornbill in The Crags © Brittany Arendse | |||||||||
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African Wattled Lapwing near Matatiele © Foden Saunders | Palm-nut Vulture along the S28 © Andrew Manson | ||||||||
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Namibia seems to be holding on to the lion’s share of the action at the moment with the mega NORTHERN CARMINE BEE-EATER still at Nunda River Lodge today, the ROSS’S TURACO still at Taranga Safari Lodge, west of Rundu, on Tuesday, a single CASPIAN PLOVER present at Klein Namutoni waterhole in Etosha National Park on Tuesday and a THREE-BANDED COURSER seen there yesterday as well and the YELLOW-THROATED LEAFLOVES still hanging around just west of Caprivi River Lodge in Katima Mulilo until at least Monday. | |||||||||
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Northern Carmine Bee-eater at Nunda River Lodge © Cheni Langley | Northern Carmine Bee-eater at Nunda River Lodge © Tim Theron | ||||||||
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Northern Carmine Bee-eater at Nunda River Lodge © Decklan Jordaan | |||||||||
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Ross’s Turaco at Taranga Safari Lodge © Cameron Pearce | Yellow-throated Leaflove near Caprivi River Lodge © Cameron Pearce | ||||||||
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Caspian Plover at Klein Namutoni © Christiane Maluche | Three-banded Courser at Klein Namutoni © Christiane Maluche | ||||||||
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Over in Zimbabwe, a GREEN SANDPIPER was found near Victoria Falls in a muddy pool along the Hippo River at -17.881, 25.788 this morning.
And finally, in Mozambique, a single AFRICAN SKIMMER was still at Salinas Zacharia in Maputo until at least Monday. | |||||||||
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Green Sandpiper near Victoria Falls © Charles Brightman | |||||||||
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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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