SA Rare Bird News Report - 10 June 2021
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 10 June 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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Starting in the Western Cape, the 2 KNOB-BILLED DUCKS were still around the Winterbottom hide at Rondevlei Nature Reserve on Tuesday morning, but were then observed flying off in the direction of Strandfontein Sewage Works again. Over at Pearly Beach, ROSEATES TERNS have been seen moving around just offshore on most days of this week with yesterday delivering a record count of 19 birds. Further east on the Garden Route, the FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK was still near George at -33.974, 22.366 on Tuesday, a CINNAMON-BREASTED BUNTING was found at Kleinkrantz near Wilderness at -34.002, 22.638 on Tuesday, a GOLIATH HERON was seen at the channel linking Langvlei and Rondevlei, near Wilderness, on Tuesday and both the GOLIATH HERON and GREAT EGRET were still at Sedgefield Lagoon on Tuesday as well. | |||||||||
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Knob-billed Ducks at Rondevlei Nature Reserve © Geoff Moller | |||||||||
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Fulvous Whistling Duck near George © Estelle Smalberger | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting at Kleinkrantz © Estelle Smalberger | ||||||||
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Great Egret at Sedgefield Lagoon © Estelle Smalberger | Goliath Heron between Langvlei and Rondevlei © Estelle Smalberger | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, Cape Recife was still proving popular with the LESSER NODDY still in the Tern roost there yesterday and the LITTLE BEE-EATER still hanging around in the car park earlier today. Elsewhere, a GREEN-BACKED (STRIATED) HERON was found at Kings Court Dam in Buffelsfontein Road in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday and was still there yesterday. | |||||||||
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Green-backed (Striated) Heron at Kings Court © Godfrey Lodge | |||||||||
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Green-backed (Striated) Heron at Kings Court © Barry Kurten | Little Bee-eater at Cape Recife © Graham Luden | ||||||||
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Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, a DARK CHANTING GOSHAWK was seen at Manyoni Private Game Reserve again on Tuesday.
In Limpopo, an adult PALM-NUT VULTURE was a nice surprize at Entabeni Safari Conservancy, west of Mokopane, on Sunday.
Up in Namibia, after an absence of a little while, the YELLOW-THROATED LEAFLOVES were back in the gardens of Caprivi Houseboat Safari Lodge in Katima Mulilo on Tuesday.
And finally, in Mozambique, there was still some good action on the San Sebastian Peninsula near Vilanculous yesterday with 7 ROSEATE TERNS, 5 small Sternula Terns (not seen well enough to conclusively identify to species level), 8 RED KNOTS and as many as 30 CRAB PLOVERS all adding up to an incredible day’s birding. | |||||||||
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Palm-nut Vulture at Entabeni Safari Conservancy © Bianca Boswell | Roseate Terns on the San Sebastian Peninsula © Dave Gilroy | ||||||||
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Red Knot on the San Sebastian Peninsula © Dave Gilroy | Crab Plovers on the San Sebastian Peninsula © Dave Gilroy | ||||||||
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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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