SA Rare Bird News Report - 08 July 2024
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 08 July 2024.
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 https://groups.google.com/g/sa-rarebirdnews |
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Starting in the Western Cape, a pelagic trip out of Simon’s Town on Saturday turned up a SOUTHERN ROYAL ABATROSS and a SOUTHERN FULMAR while other lingerers around Cape Town included the CAPE (GLOSSY) STARLING still around Cape of Good Hope on Saturday and the SQUACCO HERON still on the northern side of Pan P1 at Strandfontein Sewage Works on Saturday. The mega LESSER WHITETHROAT remained on at Mosaic Lagoon Lodge near Stanford on Saturday while, further east, a couple of WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATERS were found south of Calitzdorp at -33.652, 21.766 on Friday, 2 ROSEATE TERNS were still at The Point in Mossel Bay on Saturday and a GOLDEN-BREASTED BUNTING was seen at Swartvlei Guest Farm on Saturday as well. | |||||||||
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Southern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Michael Mason | Southern Fulmar on pelagic trip © Michael Mason | ||||||||
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Cape (Glossy) Starling near Cape of Good Hope © Robert Cooper | Squacco Heron at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Karin Wilson | ||||||||
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Lesser Whitethroat at Mosaic Lagoon Lodge © Gilbert Reinhardt | Lesser Whitethroat at Mosaic Lagoon Lodge © Glynis Coetzee | ||||||||
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White-fronted Bee-eater south of Calitzdorp © Imar Krige | Golden-breasted Bunting at Swartvlei Guest Farm © Karen van Jaarsveld | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, a juvenile PALM-NUT VULTURE was seen flying up the Kariega River towards Sibuya Private Game Reserve on Saturday while the East London region hosted a couple of BLACK HERONS with one along the Quenera River at -32.955, 27.958 this morning and another along the Gonubie River at -32.930, 28.008 on Friday. | |||||||||
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Palm-nut Vulture along the Kariega River © Tim Cockcroft | Black Heron along the Quenera River © Edward Scholtz | ||||||||
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Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, a breeding plumaged FRANKLIN’S GULL was found at the Shelley Beach ski boat harbour yesterday and was still around in the same area today while other records of interest included a juvenile AFRICAN PENGUIN found on the beach in Mtunzini on Friday (and subsequently taken into care) and the MARABOU STORK still at the Illovo landfill site on Friday.
Over in Mpumalanga, at least one AFRICAN SKIMMER was still at the low level bridge near Lower Sabie in the Kruger National Park this morning while several SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATERS were seen again near Witklip Dam at -25.242, 30.917 on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Franklin’s Gull in Shelley Beach © Hugo Voigts | Franklin’s Gull in Shelley Beach © Leon Bruggemann | ||||||||
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African Penguin in Mtunzini © Sharon Louw | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater near Witklip Dam © Juan George | ||||||||
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In Gauteng, a LARK-LIKE BUNTING was reported in Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve at -26.487, 28.172 on Saturday.
Limpopo also delivered a few LARK-LIKE BUNTINGS drinking at Red Rocks near Shingwedzi in the Kruger National Park yesterday while the park also held on to the COLLARED PALM THRUSH which was still at Crooks Corner near Pafuri until at least Saturday.
Up in Namibia, at least 5 YELLOW-THROATED LEAFLOVES were still around Caprivi Houseboat Safari Lodge in Katima Mulilo this morning.
Across in Zimbabwe, the mega EUROPEAN PIED FLYCATCHER was still at Ruzawi School in Marondera until at least Friday.
And finally, in Mozambique, a single SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATER was present at Pandaine Beach Resort near Inhambane on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Collared Palm Thrush at Crooks Corner © Ben Wadley | Collared Palm Thrush at Crooks Corner © Ewan Oates | ||||||||
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Collared Palm Thrush at Crooks Corner © Samson Mulaudzi | Yellow-throated Leaflove at Caprivi Houseboat Safari Lodge © Adri Bruwer | ||||||||
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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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