SA Rare Bird News Report - 17 February 2022
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 17 February 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 were still at least 5 FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS at Wildevoelvlei near Kommetjie this afternoon while, after a long period of absence, the 2 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS were picked up again at Macassar Sewage Works on Tuesday and were still there today. The Paardenkloof road near Bot River produced an AMUR FALCON and a EUROPEAN ROLLER on Tuesday while other EUROPEAN ROLLERS were reported along the R320 close to Creation Wines on Tuesday and along the R326 about 5km east of Stanford on Tuesday as well. Other popular lingerers included the SADDLE-BILLED STORK still at the farm dam near Heidelberg on Tuesday and the GREY WAGTAIL still at Rust en Vrede Waterfall on Tuesday as well. | |||||||||
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Baird’s Sandpipers at Macassar Sewage Works © Cliff Dorse | Baird’s Sandpipers at Macassar Sewage Works © Hernus Langeveldt | ||||||||
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Baird’s Sandpipers at Macassar Sewage Works © Chilton Thomson | Saddle-billed Stork near Heidelberg © Jenny Wentzel | ||||||||
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Amur Falcon along the Paardenkloof road © Lester van Groeningen | European Roller along the Paardenkloof road © Lester van Groeningen | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, the SOOTY FALCON was still at Assegaai Trails, near Kenton-on-Sea, on Tuesday.
Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, the popular EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER was still around Peace Cottage at Umdloti yesterday while the SOOTY FALCON was still along the R618, west of St Lucia, at -28.370, 32.255 yesterday. Other good records in the province included a HARTLAUB’S GULL at St Lucia estuary this afternoon, a DWARF BITTERN seen along the Bushmans Nek road at -29.904, 29.342 yesterday and a RED-FOOTED FALCON also along the Bushmans Nek road at -29.909, 29.319 yesterday too while an AFRICAN CRAKE was found at Buffalo Bond Private Game Reserve, 10km south of Colenso, yesterday. | |||||||||
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African Crake at Buffalo Bond Private Game Reserve © Eckhart Buchmann | Red-footed Falcon along the Bushmans Nek road © Julia Clarence | ||||||||
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Into the Free State where a BAILLON’S CRAKE was present in the vlei east of the gate to Soetdoring Nature Reserve at -28.812, 26.112 yesterday while the same vlei also held a DWARF BITTERN at -28.811, 26.110 yesterday. Also of interest, a LESSER MOORHEN was seen at the entrance of the gravel road about 15km along the Bultfontein road out of Welkom yesterday too.
The North-west Province continued to draw local twitchers to enjoy the TREE PIPITS at Kgaswane Mountain Reserve near Rustenburg which were still on view there today.
Up in Namibia, a single FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK remained on at Avis Dam in Windhoek until at least Tuesday.
And finally, in Mozambique, there were at least 3 SAUNDERS’S TERNS and 15 CRAB PLOVERS at The Sanctuary on the San Sebastian Peninsula near Vilanculous yesterday. | |||||||||
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Tree Pipit in Kgaswane Mountain Reserve © Niall Perrins | Tree Pipit in Kgaswane Mountain Reserve © Larry McGillewie | ||||||||
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Tree Pipit in Kgaswane Mountain Reserve © Andries Roesch | Tree Pipit in Kgaswane Mountain Reserve © Jannie Jansen | ||||||||
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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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