SA Rare Bird News Report - 12 September 2022
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 12 September 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 on Saturday turned up an adult male TRISTAN ALBATROSS and a juvenile NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS. Other lingerers included a number of FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS still at Strandfontein Sewage Works yesterday, the RED-NECKED PHALAROPE still at Kliphoek Salt Pans in Velddrif on Saturday, the MARABOU STORK still at the dump site near Op die Berg on Friday and at least 3 ROSEATE TERNS at Kruismansbaai, just before Danger Point lighthouse, on Saturday as well. In the Tanqua Karoo, 2 AFRICAN RED-EYED BULBULS were found near Karoopoort at -33.209, 19.727 yesterday while a SANDERLING was found at Oudebaaskraal Dam in the Tanqua Karoo National Park on Friday afternoon. Over on the Garden Route, 2 SQUACCO HERONS were seen at a dam north-west of George Airport at -33.983, 22.323 on Saturday while another SQUACCO HERON was reported at Langvlei in Wilderness yesterday and, inland, a single CAPE BULBUL was seen around Springfontein Dam in Beaufort West on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Tristan Albatross on pelagic trip © Michael Mason | Tristan Albatross on pelagic trip © Michael McSweeney | ||||||||
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Tristan Albatross on pelagic trip © John Graham | |||||||||
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Tristan Albatross on pelagic trip © Gaynor Donovan | Tristan Albatross on pelagic trip © Vanessa Stephen | ||||||||
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Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Michael Mason | Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © John Graham | ||||||||
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Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Gaynor Donovan | Roseate Tern near Danger Point © Johan van der Westhuizen | ||||||||
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Red-necked Phalarope at Kliphoek Salt Pans © Jacques Giliomee | Red-necked Phalarope at Kliphoek Salt Pans © Marieta Foord | ||||||||
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African Red-eyed Bulbul near Karoopoort © Garret Skead | Sanderling (with Little Stint) at Oudebaaskraal Dam © Ian Rijsdijk | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, at least 3 BLACK-FACED WAXBILLS were still coming to the garden in Venterstad on Friday.
Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, the long-staying ARNOT’S CHAT was still at Manyoni Private Game Reserve this morning and the BAT HAWK was still at Nsumo Pan picnic site in Mkuze Game Reserve on both days of the weekend while a KAROO THRUSH has been visiting a garden in Pelham in Pietermaritzburg and was still there until at least Saturday.
Into Gauteng where 2 GREY PENDULINE TITS were still present in the Seringveld Conservancy at -25.602, 28.434 on Saturday.
Over in Mpumalanga, 4 CHESTNUT-BANDED PLOVERS (2 adults and 2 juveniles) were found at Leeupan near Leandra on Saturday while a single RUDDY TURNSTONE was also found there yesterday. Elsewhere, a COLLARED PRATINCOLE was seen at Mkhombo Dam at -25.13, 28.855 on Saturday and the pair of AFRICAN SKIMMERS were still upstream of the Malelane Bridge at the entrance to the Kruger National Park this afternoon.
Up in Limpopo, a RUFOUS-BELLIED HERON was reported at Vogelfontein at Nylsvlei at -24.617, 28.696 on Saturday while the single PECTORAL SANDPIPER was also still at Rooibosrand Dam near Bateleur camp in the Kruger National Park on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Bat Hawk at Nsumo Pan © Darren van Eyssen | Bat Hawk at Nsumo Pan © Dorette Kotze | ||||||||
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Karoo Thrush in Pietermaritzburg © Roger O’Neill | Chestnut-banded Plover at Leeupan © Tobie Pretorius | ||||||||
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Into Botswana where a single RUDDY TURNSTONE was present at Gaborone Dam on Saturday.
Across in Zimbabwe, a pair of RED-THROATED TWINSPOTS were seen at Victoria Falls about 200m along the left pathway from the entrance this morning.
And finally, in Mozambique, at least one PECTORAL SANDPIPER was still present at Macaneta, north of Maputo, on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Ruddy Turnstone at Gaborone Dam © Ian White | Pectoral Sandpiper at Macaneta © Tom Moore | ||||||||
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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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