SA Rare Bird News Report - 15 September 2022
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 15 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 pelagic trip out of Hout Bay today delivered another NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS while a SQUACCO HERON was reported again west of George Airport at -33.983, 22.323 on Tuesday. | |||||||||
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Northern Royal Albatross on pelagic trip © Trevor Hardaker | |||||||||
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Up the coast in Kwazulu Natal, a RUFOUS-BELLIED HERON was still at Amazibu Pan on the Eastern Shores of iSimangaliso Wetland Park until at least Sunday. | |||||||||
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Rufous-bellied Heron on the Eastern Shores © Jurgens Potgieter | Rufous-bellied Heron on the Eastern Shores © Johan van Rensburg | ||||||||
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Mpumalanga held on to 2 COLLARED PRATINCOLES which were still at Mkhombo Dam at -25.13, 28.855 on Tuesday.
Across in Gauteng, a YELLOW-BELLIED GREENBUL was seen in a garden in North Riding in Johannesburg yesterday.
The Free State turned up a LONG-CRESTED EAGLE in Theunissen at -28.400, 26.716 earlier today, an unusual record for the area.
In the North-west Province, the SADDLE-BILLED STORK was still present south-west of Hartbeesfontein on a farm at Rietfontein at -26.852, 26.227 on Tuesday.
Up in Limpopo, a small group of BLACK-THROATED CANARIES were seen in Balule Private Game Reserve over the weekend and were still there until at least Monday while the PECTORAL SANDPIPER was still at Rooibosrand Dam near Bateleur camp in the Kruger National Park this morning. | |||||||||
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Yellow-bellied Greenbul in North Riding © Ian Pinnock | Black-throated Canaries in Balule Private Game Reserve © Ross Hawkins | ||||||||
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And finally, in Namibia, a CASPIAN PLOVER was seen in the parking area at Sossusvlei at -24.73, 15.326 yesterday while the long-staying BLACK SPARROWHAWK was seen again at the Strand Hotel in Swakopmund on Tuesday. | |||||||||
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Caspian Plover at Sossusvlei © Eckart Demasius | Black Sparrowhawk in Swakopmund © Dayne Braine | ||||||||
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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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