SA Rare Bird News Report - 25 August 2025
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Monday, 25 August 2025.
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, 2 KNOB-BILLED DUCKS were still present late this afternoon in the Philippi wetlands while the EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER was seen again in Knysna in the vicinity of the airstrip in George Rex Drive earlier today.
Into Kwazulu Natal where the popular COLLARED FLYCATCHER was still showing well and attracting lots of attention at Bushmans Nek today while the long-staying RUFOUS-BELLIED HERON was also still at Umbogavango Nature Reserve in Amanzimtoti yesterday. Elsewhere, a young CHESTNUT-BANDED PLOVER was found on the beach at Umhlanga at -29.704, 31.099 yesterday afternoon. | |||||||||
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Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Jenny Norman | Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Trish Strachan | ||||||||
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Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Ronnie Herr | Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Simon Joubert | ||||||||
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Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Dave Rimmer | Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Kevin Nel | ||||||||
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Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Craig Sagar | Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © John van de Ruit | ||||||||
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Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Anthony Woodhouse | |||||||||
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Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Jaap le Grange | Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Hennie Jordaan | ||||||||
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Collared Flycatcher at Bushmans Nek © Pam Kleiman | Chestnut-banded Plover at Umhlanga beach © Jon De Guisti | ||||||||
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Collared Flycatcher twitchers at Bushmans Nek © Cassie Carstens | |||||||||
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Rufous-bellied Heron at Umbogavango Nature Reserve © Mark Daniels | Rufous-bellied Heron at Umbogavango Nature Reserve © Tamlyn Cramer | ||||||||
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Across in Mpumalanga, the 2 AFRICAN SKIMMERS along with their single chick were still at Malelane bridge in the Kruger National Park yesterday.
Into Gauteng where, after a long period of no reports, the SLATY EGRET was reported again at Gnu Valley farm yesterday.
In Limpopo, 3 juvenile GREATER FLAMINGOS were seen this morning in the Makuleke Concession near Pafuri in the Kruger National Park at -22.418, 31.274.
Up in Namibia, at least 2 PALE-THROATED GREENBULS (aka YELLOW-THROATED LEAFLOVES) were still around Caprivi River Lodge in Katima Mulilo on Friday.
And finally, in Zimbabwe, a GREY PLOVER was reported at Nyanzirawo Bay on Lake Kariba on Friday. | |||||||||
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African Skimmers (with chick) at Malelane bridge © Carla de Wet | African Skimmer at Malelane bridge © Arnau van Wyngaard | ||||||||
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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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