SA Rare Bird News Report - 12 May 2022
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 12 May 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, there was some local surprize when a FAIRY FLYCATCHER was caught and ringed at Botterblom Nature Reserve in Durbanville yesterday, an unusual species for the greater Cape Town area. The Velddrif region continued to be popular with the GULL-BILLED TERN still showing at De Plaat earlier today while 2 GOLIATH HERONS were also reported from there on Tuesday. Surprizingly, 2 PINK-BACKED PELICANS were seen together at Kliphoek Salt Pans this afternoon (a singleton was at De Plaat on Tuesday) and both RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were also still there until at least Tuesday as well. The lone FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK was still at Willem Appel Dam in Stanford on Tuesday, the AFRICAN JACANA had moved to a dam east of Geelhoutboom turn-off in George at -33.962, 22.384 on Tuesday and a WHITE-BROWED SCRUB ROBIN was reported at George Dam at -33.959, 22.5 yesterday.
Up in Kwazulu Natal, an AYRES’S HAWK EAGLE was seen over Umkomaas on Monday afternoon while the EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER was seen again this afternoon at Umdloti at -29.680, 31.112. | |||||||||
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Gull-billed Tern at De Plaat © Margaret Maciver | Pink-backed Pelican at De Plaat © Margaret Maciver | ||||||||
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Red-necked Phalarope at Kliphoek Salt Pans © Henriette Siebrits | Red-necked Phalarope at Kliphoek Salt Pans © Margaret Maciver | ||||||||
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Red-necked Phalarope at Kliphoek Salt Pans © Robert Cooper | Fulvous Whistling Duck in Stanford © Riaan Jacobs | ||||||||
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Fairy Flycatcher at Botterblom Nature Reserve © Ettienne Kotze | Eurasian Oystercatcher in Umdloti © Trist Allan-Reynolds | ||||||||
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Gauteng held on to the AFRICAN GOSHAWK which was still on view in Fairland in Johannesburg at -26.149, 27.938 yesterday.
Over in Mpumalanga, a pair of THREE-BANDED COURSERS have been present for the past week in the south-west of Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, a really good record for the province.
The North-west Province delivered 2 LONG-CRESTED EAGLES earlier today along the Koedoesfontein road between Swartruggens and Groot Marico at -25.655, 26.483.
Up in Limpopo, there were 2 pairs of SOUTHERN POCHARDS and a GREATER FLAMINGO at Pioneer Dam at Mopani camp in the Kruger National Park yesterday while a SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATER was reported along the Mariepskop access road, just outside Hoedspruit, at -24.586, 30.973 on Saturday.
Namibia’s mega ROSS’S TURACO was still present at Taranga Safari Lodge, west of Rundu, until at least Sunday.
And finally, in Mozambique, there were still at least 6 CAPE SHOVELERS at the Bela Vista wetlands, south of Maputo, on Tuesday. | |||||||||
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Three-banded Courser in Timbavati Private Game Reserve © Ziggi Hugo | Three-banded Courser in Timbavati Private Game Reserve © W. B. Sonnenberg | ||||||||
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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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