SA Rare Bird News Report - 31 March 2022

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Trevor Hardaker

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Mar 31, 2022, 12:01:57 PM3/31/22
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This is the Southern African Rare Bird News Report issued at 18h00 on Thursday, 31 March 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.

 

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It’s been a quietish few days, by recent standards, right across the subregion it seems…

 

Starting in the Western Cape, Strandfontein Sewage Works held on to a couple of local birds of interest with a single SAND MARTIN still around Pan P3 yesterday and a number of FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS still on Pan P4 yesterday as well while, over on the Garden Route, the RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was still present at the pan close to Boggoms Bay at -34.246, 21.887 earlier today and there were also still 2 AFRICAN PIED WAGTAILS present along the Keurbooms River in Plettenberg Bay at -33.993, 23.401 this morning.

 

Up in the Northern Cape, a MARABOU STORK was found this afternoon in Strydenburg at -29.948, 23.675, pretty unusual for this area.

 

 

Red-necked Phalarope near Boggoms Bay

© Pieter la Grange

Red-necked Phalarope near Boggoms Bay

© Sarie Oosthuizen

 

 

African Pied Wagtail along the Keurbooms River

© Ben Gaunt

Marabou Stork in Strydenburg

© Ronelle Visagie

 

 

In the Eastern Cape, the 2 LILAC-BREASTED ROLLERS were still at Winston Farm near Port Alfred until at least Tuesday while another LILAC-BREASTED ROLLER was found at 32 Hillcrest Drive in East London this morning. At least 16 BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATERS were also still present along the edge of the river at Colchester this afternoon.

 

Moving up the coast into Kwazulu Natal, the popular EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER was still around Peace Cottage at Umdloti this morning while other records of interest included a HOODED VULTURE at a giraffe carcass at Sungulwane Private Game Lodge at -27.802, 32.213 late yesterday and a DWARF BITTERN seen at Saxony Wildlife Estate near Albert Falls on Tuesday.

 

Over in Gauteng, the SPOTTED CRAKE continued to entertain twitchers at Marievale Bird Sanctuary yesterday while a single RED-FOOTED FALCON was also reported near Wingate Park yesterday afternoon.

 

Up in Namibia, the YELLOW-TRHOATED LEAFLOVES were back in the gardens of Caprivi Houseboat Safari Lodge in Katima Mulilo on Tuesday.

 

And finally, in Mozambique, it is all still happening at the Bela Vista wetlands south of Maputo. The WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was still there this morning while at least 2 BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPERS and a group of 5 CAPE SHOVELERS were also there on Tuesday. This latter species is still particularly rare and there are probably only around 10 previous records for the country.

 

 

White-rumped Sandpiper at Bela Vista

© James Hogg

Cape Shoveler (centre) at Bela Vista

© James Hogg

 

 

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

 

TREVOR HARDAKER

Cape Town, South Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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