SA Rare Bird News Report - 18 November 2021
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 17h45 on Thursday, 18 November 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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Just one new scarcity report to mention…
EUROPEAN HONEY BUZZARD:
· One in a garden in Orkney (North-west Province) on Tuesday.
On to the rest of the news and it has been decidedly quiet in the Western Cape until late this afternoon when a EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER was found at the Klein River Lagoon in Hermanus at -34.416, 19.297. Elsewhere, it was just the AFRICAN JACANA still around the last hide at Rondevlei Nature Reserve yesterday and an AFRICAN PIED WAGTAIL reported at the yacht club in Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday. | |||||||||
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European Honey Buzzard in Orkney © Annelie Venter | African Jacana at Rondevlei Nature Reserve © Charles Ellis | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, a PALM-NUT VULTURE was seen again at the composting facility at Komga yesterday, a GOLDEN-TAILED WOODPECKER was reported at Kei Mouth yesterday and a EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER was seen on the Kariega River just downstream of the R72 bridge at Kenton-on-Sea on Tuesday while there was also some local excitement when a GARDEN WARBLER was found in a garden in Hillwood Road in Grahamstown on Monday afternoon and was still in the same general area today. A delayed report has also been received of a LITTLE BEE-EATER seen at Bosbokstrand, near Haga Haga, on 6 November 2021. | |||||||||
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Garden Warbler in Grahamstown © Jo Balmer | Little Bee-eater at Bosbokstrand © Keith Marshall | ||||||||
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Eurasian Oystercatcher on the Kariega River © Jonathan Hall | |||||||||
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Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, the province stole the limelight in the last few days with Southern Africa’s 30th GOLDEN PIPIT which was found near Albert Falls at -29.494, 30.386 on Tuesday and was still entertaining a regular stream of twitchers today. How crazy is it to think that this is the third record of this mega species in the subregion this month already!! Elsewhere, an unidentified FRIGATEBIRD species was seen over Zinkwazi yesterday afternoon, the SOUTHERN WHITE-FACED OWL was still in Gilford Place in Durban North yesterday, an ALLEN’S GALLINULE was found at the first viewing platform at the Sappi wetlands in Stanger this morning, a BLACK HERON was reported at Amatikulu Nature Reserve yesterday and a BLUE CRANE was found at Kwelamadoda Pan on the Western Shores of iSimangaliso Wetland Park on Tuesday. Other exciting news concerned a RED PHALAROPE found at Wilson’s Dam near Underberg at -29.808, 29.388 this morning while the popular SLATY EGRET remained on at Bell Park Dam today and the ALLEN’S GALLINULE was still on the private farm dam in Port Edward until at least Tuesday. | |||||||||
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Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Craig Sagar | Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Rowan Bartlett | ||||||||
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Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Riaan Meyer | Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Athol Marchant | ||||||||
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Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Dave Rimmer | Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Colin Summersgill | ||||||||
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Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Ben Walker | Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Rich Lindie | ||||||||
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Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Hennie Jordaan | Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Decklan Jordaan | ||||||||
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Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Dave Sanders | Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Craig Widdows | ||||||||
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Golden Pipit near Albert Falls © Tyron Dall | Red Phalarope at Wilson’s Dam © Bart Fokkens | ||||||||
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Gauteng held on to the 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS which were still around Hadeda hide at Marievale Bird Sanctuary on Tuesday while the SLATY EGRET was also still moving between Walkhaven Dog Park and Gnu Valley farm in Muldersdrift yesterday.
Mpumalanga chimed in with a EURASIAN WHIMBREL found at the Malelane bridge over the Crocodile River this morning while 2 CASPIAN PLOVERS were found about 2km down the H6 from the H1-3 in the Kruger National Park on Tuesday and a number of CASPIAN PLOVERS were also still at Mkhombo Dam yesterday.
Into the North-west Province where a LONG-CRESTED EAGLE was seen south of Rustenburg next to Bergheim at -25.801, 27.322 earlier today. | |||||||||
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Caspian Plover at Mkhombo Dam © Mark Tittley | Caspian Plover at Mkhombo Dam © Steve Stevenson | ||||||||
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Eurasian Whimbrel at the Malelane bridge © Stuart Galloway | |||||||||
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Up in Namibia, the apparent westward irruption of FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS continues with a group found at Mile 4 Salt Works in Swakopmund on Monday and at least 23 still present there yesterday while another 5 individuals were seen at Sandwich Harbour on Tuesday.
Across in Zimbabwe, a SANDERLING was reported south of Chikwenya Island in Mana Pools National Park on Tuesday.
And finally, in Mozambique, at least 3 SAUNDERS’S TERNS were still at The Sanctuary on the San Sebastian Peninsula near Vilanculous yesterday. | |||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Mile 4 Salt Works © Timo Britze | Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Mile 4 Salt Works © Eckart Demasius | ||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Sandwich Harbour © Ben Brynard | |||||||||
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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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