SA Rare Bird News Report - 14 November 2022
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 14 November 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, Strandfontein Sewage Works continued to entertain locals with the BAILLON’S CRAKES still on Pan P2 this morning and several FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS still there today as well while a SAND MARTIN was reported at southern end of Pan S2 yesterday and the AFRICAN JACANA was also seen on Pan S2 yesterday. Next door, a single FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK was also at Rondevlei Nature Reserve yesterday. Several LESSER STRIPED SWALLOWS were still present in the farmlands north of Atlantis yesterday, a female BATELEUR was claimed south-east of Darling at -33.440, 18.510 yesterday and a juvenile EURASIAN HOBBY was found near Moorreesburg at -33.114, 18.600 yesterday while the BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER was still at Geelbek in the West Coast National Park on Saturday. Over on the Garden Route, a LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE was found this afternoon in George at -33.941, 22.456. | |||||||||
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Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Graham Luden | Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Wessel Uys | ||||||||
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Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Gill Ainslie | Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Jeanne Nothnagel | ||||||||
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Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Marieta Foord | Baillon’s Crake at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Garret Skead | ||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Duck at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Graham Luden | Fulvous Whistling Duck at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Garret Skead | ||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Ducks at Strandfontein Sewage Works © Johan van Wyk | Eurasian Hobby near Moorreesburg © Matthew Orolowitz | ||||||||
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Broad-billed Sandpiper at Geelbek © Trevor Hardaker | Lesser Spotted Eagle in George © Ian Jay | ||||||||
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Up in the Northern Cape, the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park held some interest with a PALLID HARRIER seen at Dalkeith waterhole today, a WESTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL found at Kwang waterhole yesterday afternoon and a EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE seen at Nossob on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Western Yellow Wagtail at Kwang waterhole © Stephen Hardcastle | Pallid Harrier at Dalkeith waterhole © Japie Claassen | ||||||||
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Into the Eastern Cape where a GREEN-WINGED PYTILIA was reported at Karoo Secret near Aberdeen yesterday while the ALLEN’S GALLINULE remained on at Dodd’s farm in Port Elizabeth until at least Saturday. The Kromme River estuary in St Francis Bay provided several GREATER and LESSER SAND PLOVERS throughout the weekend while a PECTORAL SANDPIPER was also seen on the salt marsh just downstream from main bridge coming into St. Francis Bay yesterday. A single HOUSE CROW was also seen at St Andrew’s College in Grahamstown yesterday. | |||||||||
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Allen’s Gallinule at Dodd’s Farm © Bert Ophoff | Allen’s Gallinule at Dodd’s Farm © Barry Kurten | ||||||||
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Allen’s Gallinule at Dodd’s Farm © Gerrie Horn | Lesser Sand Plover at the Kromme River estuary © Mike Buckham | ||||||||
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Greater Sand Plover at the Kromme River estuary © Mike Buckham | |||||||||
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The Free State chimed in with a LAPPET-FACED VULTURE found at Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve outside Memel on Friday that was still there at -27.606, 29.604 on Saturday. | |||||||||
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Lappet-faced Vulture at Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve © Carina Pienaar | Lappet-faced Vulture at Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve © Morne Pretorius | ||||||||
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Across in Mpumalanga, Southern Africa’s 31st GOLDEN PIPIT was found in the Kruger National Park along the S25 between S114 and S119 at -25.394, 31.576 on Saturday but, despite an extended search yesterday, it could not be found again. Elsewhere, the popular MADAGASCAR CUCKOO was still at Kranspoort Holiday Estate at lunchtime today. | |||||||||
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Golden Pipit along the S25 © Quentin Otto | Madagascar Cuckoo at Kranspoort Holiday Estate © Marlou Schalkwyk | ||||||||
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Madagascar Cuckoo at Kranspoort Holiday Estate © Chris Bates | |||||||||
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Gauteng’s provincial listers were excited when what seems to be the province’s first ever RED-CAPPED ROBIN-CHAT was discovered at Deale’s Rock in the Wilge River Valley at -25.618, 29.032 on Saturday and was still there yesterday. Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve also got in on the rarity action turning up a PURPLE-CRESTED TURACO in a wooded kloof at -26.526, 28.249 yesterday and a BUSH BLACKCAP at -26.521, 28.235 this morning.
Up in Limpopo, a TREE PIPIT was found about 9km south of the Pafuri border post in the Kruger National Park on Saturday while, also in the park, a RUDDY TURNSTONE was present today at Rooibosrand Dam near Bateleur camp. | |||||||||
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Red-capped Robin-chat at Deale’s Rock © Jandre Verster | Tree Pipit near Pafuri border post © Alfie Curling | ||||||||
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In Namibia, the mega NORTHERN CARMINE BEE-EATER was still at Nunda River Lodge earlier today while a single FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK was present at Avis Dam in Windhoek yesterday.
And finally, in Zimbabwe, a small group of CASPIAN PLOVERS were reported earlier today at Fothergill Island at Lake Kariba. | |||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Duck at Avis Dam © Daneel van der Walt | |||||||||
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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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