SA Rare Bird News Report - 08 August 2024
Trevor Hardaker
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 08 August 2024.
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, the AFRICAN RED-EYED BULBUL was seen again in Reservoir Road in Somerset West this morning, the AFRICAN JACANA was still at Paardevlei on Tuesday, the long-staying RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was still at Kliphoek Salt Pans in Velddrif on Tuesday and, over on the Garden Route, the SQUACCO HERON and AFRICAN JACANA were still at the wetland next to Hartenbos Water Treatment Works on Tuesday, a SQUACCO HERON was present at the linking channel at Rondevlei near Wilderness this morning and the AFRICAN JACANA was also still at White Horse Dam in Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday. Heading inland, 2 COMMON SCIMITARBILLS were seen at Watermill Farm near Van Wyksdorp on Tuesday and another COMMON SCIMITARBILL was found at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge, north of Oudtshoorn, at -33.513, 22.284 on Tuesday as well. | |||||||||
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African Red-eyed Bulbul in Somerset West © Erika Wilson | African Red-eyed Bulbul in Somerset West © Hernus Langeveldt | ||||||||
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Red-necked Phalarope at Kliphoek Salt Pans © Dean Boshoff | Squacco Heron at the Rondevlei linking channel © Tim Carr | ||||||||
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In the Eastern Cape, the BLACK HERON was still along the Nahoon River at Batting Bridge Park in East London at -32.976, 27.928 on Tuesday.
Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, the Eastern Shores of iSimangaliso Wetland Park remained in the news with at least one RUFOUS-BELLIED HERON still in the wetland opposite Amazibu hide today, a YELLOW-BILLED OXPECKER reported at -28.167, 32.538 on Tuesday and an AFRICAN CRAKE seen at -28.301, 32.445 on Tuesday as well. Elsewhere, a VERREAUX’S EAGLE OWL was found in Everton in Kloof on Monday evening, a SADDLE-BILLED STORK was seen at Nambiti Private Game Reserve on Sunday and a WHITE-BROWED SPARROW-WEAVER was seen at Chelmsford Dam at -27.953, 29.923 yesterday. | |||||||||
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White-browed Sparrow-weaver at Chelmsford Dam © Peter Sharland | Saddle-billed Stork at Nambiti Private Game Reserve © John Burchmore | ||||||||
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Into the Free State where a GREY GO-AWAY-BIRD was found in Drakensberg Avenue in Bloemfontein on Tuesday and was still there earlier today.
Mpumalanga held on to the AFRICAN SKIMMER which was still at Shitlhave Dam near Pretoriuskop in the Kruger National Park yesterday while the TREE PIPIT was also still on the private farm near Machadodorp earlier today. | |||||||||
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Grey Go-away-bird in Bloemfontein © Ryno Janse van Veuren | Grey Go-away-bird in Bloemfontein © Johan van Niekerk | ||||||||
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Limpopo added a LARK-LIKE BUNTING along the Red Rocks Lookout road in the Kruger National Park at -23.172, 31.312 yesterday while a BLACK-THROATED WATTLE-EYE was seen at Poacher’s Corner in Mapungubwe National Park this morning.
Up in Namibia, the mega ROSS’S TURACO was still at Taranga Safari Lodge, west of Rundu, on Tuesday while the immature STRIATED (GREEN-BACKED) HERON was also still at the Swakop River mouth in Swakopmund on Tuesday.
And finally, in Mozambique, The Sanctuary on the San Sebastian Peninsula near Vilanculous continued to provide good birds with 5 EURASIAN CURLEWS reported there on Tuesday and 12 CRAB PLOVERS, 8 RED KNOTS and 2 ROSEATE TERNS seen there yesterday. | |||||||||
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Black-throated Wattle-eye in Mapungubwe National Park © Chris de Blocq | Striated (Green-backed) Heron at the Swakop River mouth © Anton Jooste | ||||||||
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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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