SA Rare Bird News Report - 26 July 2021
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 26 July 2021.
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 on Saturday delivered a NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS and a brief SPECTACLED PETREL while, down on the southern Peninsula, the FAIRY FLYCATCHER was still in the thicket below the restaurant at Cape Point yesterday and the AFRICAN RED-EYED BULBUL was still hanging around in Kommetjie this morning. Elsewhere, an AFRICAN PALM SWIFT was seen at Intaka Island Wetland Reserve on Saturday and the DOUBLE-BANDED COURSER was still present near Moorreesburg at -33.193, 18.507 yesterday. There was also some local excitement when the female AFRICAN FINFOOT was seen again along the Breede River at -33.823, 19.866 just outside Robertson on Friday. A number of people took the opportunity to twitch this bird which was still showing well there this morning. Over on the Garden Route, 3 KNOB-BILLED DUCKS were found near Voelvlei at -34.252, 21.876 on Saturday and were joined by a 4th individual there yesterday while other lingerers included the AFRICAN GRASS OWL still around the channel linking Langvlei and Rondevlei, near Wilderness, on Friday evening and a SQUACCO HERON still at Sedgefield at -34.009, 22.767 on Friday as well. | |||||||||
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Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Trevor Hardaker | Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Robert Cooper | ||||||||
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Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Dana Goldberg | |||||||||
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African Finfoot in Robertson © Karis Daniel | African Finfoot in Robertson © Karin Wilson | ||||||||
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African Finfoot in Robertson © Lynette de Beer | African Finfoot in Robertson © Daryl de Beer | ||||||||
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African Finfoot in Robertson © Duggy Loock | African Finfoot in Robertson © Adrius Rabie | ||||||||
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African Finfoot in Robertson © Dirk van Zijl | African Finfoot in Robertson © Michael McSweeney | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, a WHITE-BACKED VULTURE was found at Lalibela Game Reserve yesterday while there were also still 2 HOUSE CROWS hanging around at Cape Recife on Friday and another 2 (or the same 2?) were reported this afternoon in Summerstrand while 3 more were also noted at River Roost about 1,5km from Kenton on the road to Grahamstown late this afternoon as well. | |||||||||
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White-backed Vulture at Lalibela Game Reserve © Liezel van den Bergh | House Crow at Cape Recife ©Meghan van der Linde | ||||||||
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Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, the recent influx of CAPPED WHEATEARS continues with one found on Garlington Estate in Hilton this morning and another seen at Thurlow Game Reserve at -29.532, 30.185 yesterday while the GREATER KESTREL was also still at Mount Verde Estate in Hilton until at least Saturday. | |||||||||
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Greater Kestrel at Mount Verde Estate © David Hoddinott | Greater Kestrel at Mount Verde Estate © Hennie Jordaan | ||||||||
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Greater Kestrel at Mount Verde Estate © Decklan Jordaan | |||||||||
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In Gauteng, the SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATER was still present in the gums at the picnic area at Marievale Bird Sanctuary yesterday while the AFRICAN PIED WAGTAIL was confirmed as still being present at Emmarentia Dam in Johannesburg this afternoon as well.
Over in Mpumalanga, there was some surprize when a single AFRICAN RED-EYED BULBUL was seen at a garden feeder in Secunda yesterday while at least one SICKLE-WINGED CHAT was still present south of Leandra at -26.472, 28.946 yesterday as well. | |||||||||
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Sickle-winged Chat south of Leandra © Martin Knoetze | African Red-eyed Bulbul in Secunda © Martin Knoetze | ||||||||
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And finally, in the North-west Province, a PINK-BACKED PELICAN was found at Rockwall Dam near Rustenburg on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Pink-backed Pelican at Rockwall Dam © Shaun McGillewie | Pink-backed Pelican at Rockwall Dam © Geoff Finney | ||||||||
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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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