SA Rare Bird News Report - 16 June 2022
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h30 on Thursday, 16 June 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 pelagic trip out of Hout Bay today delivered a NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS and a SPECTACLED PETREL while the SNOWY SHEATHBILL was also reported visiting a boat earlier today near Cape Point. At Strandfontein Sewage Works, the AFRICAN JACANA was still on Pan T1 and numerous FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS were still on Pan P4 today while, up at Velddrif, the GREAT EGRET remained on at De Plaat and the RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was still at Kliphoek Salt Pans today as well. A single WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATER was found along the Breede River at Van Loveren Wine Estate between Robertson and Bonnievale at -33.880, 20.000 yesterday and, over on the Garden Route, a SQUACCO HERON was reported at the channel between Langvlei and Rondevlei near Wilderness at -33.991, 22.696 yesterday. | |||||||||
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Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Trevor Hardaker | Spectacled Petrel on pelagic trip © Trevor Hardaker | ||||||||
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Across in Mpumalanga, a juvenile CHESTNUT-BANDED PLOVER was seen at Leeupan near Leandra today while there was some surprize when an immature SOUTHERN BANDED SNAKE EAGLE was seen along the S3 west of Skukuza in the Kruger National Park at -24.982, 31.427 on Saturday, possibly the first confirmed record away from Zululand in the country.
In the North-west Province, 4 LAPPET-FACED VULTURES were seen at the vulture restaurant at Vulpro on Monday.
And finally, in Namibia, the YELLOW-THROATED LEAFLOVES were back in the gardens of Caprivi Houseboat Safari Lodge in Katima Mulilo yesterday. | |||||||||
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Southern Banded Snake Eagle west of Skukuza © Jason Boyce | Lappet-faced Vulture at Vulpro © Kerri Wolter | ||||||||
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Chestnut-banded Plover at Leeupan © Tobie Pretorius | |||||||||
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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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