SA Rare Bird News Report - 03 June 2021
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 03 June 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, lingerers included the 2 KNOB-BILLED DUCKS still on Pan P1 at Strandfontein Sewage Works on Tuesday, the male DUSKY SUNBIRD still near Strandfontein Pavilion on Tuesday and between 10 and 15 ROSEATE TERNS seem just offshore of Kleinbaai at -34.621, 19.359 on Tuesday as well while, over on the Garden Route, an AFRICAN CRAKE was reported along the entrance road off the N2 to Ebb and Flow campsite in Wilderness on Monday and was still in the same area this afternoon at -33.994, 22.606. | |||||||||
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Knob-billed Duck at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Garret Skead | Roseate Tern at Kleinbaai © Sandra Hörbst | ||||||||
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African Crake near Ebb and Flow campsite © Amanda Dixon | African Crake near Ebb and Flow campsite © Justin Ponder | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, both the LESSER NODDY and LITTLE BEE-EATER were still at Cape Recife today being enjoyed by a steady stream of twitchers. | |||||||||
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Lesser Noddy at Cape Recife © Mike Bridgeford | Lesser Noddy at Cape Recife © Alan Collett | ||||||||
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Lesser Noddy at Cape Recife © David Hoddinott | |||||||||
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Little Bee-eater at Cape Recife © Brad Louwrens | Little Bee-eater at Cape Recife © Mike Bridgeford | ||||||||
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Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, the BLACK-NECKED GREBE was also still at Lake Shepstone, near Dannhauser, on Tuesday while a single TEMMINCK’S COURSER was found on a farm in New Hanover late yesterday afternoon.
Mpumalanga chimed in with a single AFRICAN SKIMMER found at Mjejane Dam on Mjejane Game Reserve on the southern border of the Kruger National Park this morning.
In Limpopo , an adult PALM-NUT VULTURE was seen flying in an easterly direction near Letaba Estates at -23.866, 30.271 earlier today while a pair of CAPE SPARROWS and 2 PIED AVOCETS were reported around the pans in the Makuleke Concession near Pafuri in the Kruger National Park on Monday. | |||||||||
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Black-necked Grebe at Lake Shepstone © David Hoddinott | Temminck’s Courser in New Hanover © Rudi Hillermann | ||||||||
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African Skimmer at Mjejane Dam © Dave Snow | Palm-nut Vulture near Letaba Estates © Daniel Engelbrecht | ||||||||
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Up in Namibia, the mega ROSS’S TURACO was still at Taranga Safari Lodge, west of Rundu, until at least Tuesday while a dead female BUFF-SPOTTED FLUFFTAIL was found at Shipwreck Lodge, north of Mowe Bay, on Tuesday as well, well out of range for this species.
And finally, in Mozambique, the popular MALAGASY POND HERON was still entertaining twitchers at Dunes de Dovela yesterday. | |||||||||
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Malagasy Pond Heron at Dunes de Dovela © Paul Funston | Malagasy Pond Heron at Dunes de Dovela © Gary Rowan | ||||||||
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Ross’s Turaco at Taranga Safari Lodge © Stephan Steyn | |||||||||
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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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