SA Rare Bird News Report - 19 September 2022
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 19 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 young NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS was seen on pelagic trip out of Simon’s Town on Saturday while numbers of FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS were still around with several still at Strandfontein Sewage Works this afternoon and a handful still at Rondevlei Nature Reserve on Saturday. Elsewhere, a BLACK-CHESTED SNAKE EAGLE was seen at Geelbek in the West Coast National Park on Saturday and a GREEN-BACKED (STRIATED) HERON was found in Betty’s Bay at -34.357, 18.924 yesterday. The long-staying young MARABOU STORK was also still at the dump site near Op die Berg on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Michael Mandy | Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Gilbert Reinhardt | ||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Michael Mandy | Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Gilbert Reinhardt | ||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Duck at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Tony Kent | Fulvous Whistling Duck at Rondevlei Nature Reserve © Charles Ellis | ||||||||
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Green-backed Heron in Betty’s Bay © Keith Hamilton | Marabou Stork near Op die Berg © Jacques Giliomee | ||||||||
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Marabou Stork near Op die Berg © Paul Verwey | Marabou Stork near Op die Berg © Margaret Maciver | ||||||||
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Marabou Stork near Op die Berg © Gill Ainslie | Marabou Stork near Op die Berg © Marietjie van der Westhuizen | ||||||||
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Up in the Northern Cape, two GREATER PAINTED SNIPES were found at a small wetland between Victoria West and Richmond at -31.442, 23.514 yesterday.
Into the Eastern Cape where a LESSER SAND PLOVER was reported at the Kromme River estuary in St Francis Bay on Saturday while the BLACK-FACED WAXBILLS were still coming to the garden in Venterstad until at least Friday. | |||||||||
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Lesser Sand Plover at the Kromme River estuary © Gerrie Horn | Black-faced Waxbill in Venterstad © Jorrie Jordaan | ||||||||
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Greater Painted Snipes between Victoria West and Richmond © Etienne Albertyn | |||||||||
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Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, at least one RUFOUS-BELLIED HERON was still at Amazibu Pan on the Eastern Shores of iSimangaliso Wetland Park yesterday while the BAT HAWK was also still around at Nsumo Pan in Mkuze Game Reserve earlier today. | |||||||||
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Bat Hawk at Nsumo Pan © Decklan Jordaan | Bat Hawk at Nsumo Pan © Digby Cyrus | ||||||||
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The Free State held on to the LONG-CRESTED EAGLE which was still in Theunissen on Friday.
Across in Gauteng, the GREY PENDULINE TIT was also still in the same area in the Seringveld Conservancy on Saturday.
Mpumalanga held on to the AFRICAN SKIMMERS which were still on view at Malelane bridge at the entrance to the Kruger NP earlier today. | |||||||||
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African Skimmer at Malelane © Manny Da Silva | African Skimmers at Malelane © Andre Strydom | ||||||||
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Namibia produced a DICKINSON’S KESTREL about 10km from the coast along the Hoanib River at -19.386, 13.006 yesterday and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER at Goas waterhole near Halali in Etosha National Park yesterday which was still there today while other lingerers included the ROSS’S TURACO still at Taranga Safari Lodge, west of Rundu, on Saturday and the YELLOW-THROATED LEAFLOVES also still around at Caprivi Houseboat Safari Lodge in Katima Mulilo on Saturday.
And finally, in Mozambique, an adult female LESSER FRIGATEBIRD was seen at Pomene yesterday while at least one PECTORAL SANDPIPER remained on at Macaneta, north of Maputo, on Friday and an AFRICAN SKIMMER was still at Salinas Zacharia in Maputo yesterday. | |||||||||
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Dickinson’s Kestrel along the Hoanib River © Nik Vounnou | African Skimmer at Salinas Zacharia © 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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