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After a very long day of 7 hours of driving, 11 hours flying and then 9 hours more driving, we have arrived at our temporary home here in SouthAfrica. Daily park fees are such that we opted for the annual “Wild Card” that is good not only for Kruger, but nearly every park in SouthAfrica. This pass cost us $3850.00
Mkuze Game Reserve is in the Eastern part of SouthAfrica, about 5 hours away from Johannesburg, and one of the best places I have ever been to for bird photography. Cattle Egrets using public transport. More birds of SouthAfrica here. Alone time. Taking a bath …. And drying on a giraffe with your friends.
Rueppell’s, White-backed and Hooded Vultures After Asia’s dramatic vulture crash (some of the species’ populations dropped by over 99% in just a few years due to Diclofenac, a veterinary drug mostly used for treating cattle that is fatal to vultures), Africa’s vultures are now facing the abyss.
A study showed that a herd of cattle from which ox-peckers were shooed away over a prolonged study period showed no significant reduction in ticks compared to a herd which were allowed to host the birds. Birds Red-billed Ox-pecker SouthAfrica' In fact it is widely thought that they prefer blood to bugs.
Ethiopia, a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa, has firmly established itself as one of Africa’s top birding destinations. Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after SouthAfrica).
Before it joins waters with the Matabele’s iliMphopho, the river of rapid rising and falling, known to the rest of the world as the ‘great, grey, green, greasy Limpopo’ of Rudyard Kipling’s writings, the Ngotwane River marks the boundary line between Botswana and SouthAfrica. Cattle Egret 16. Grey Heron 4. Black-headed Heron 1.
As impressive as these birds are, many species, particularly in southern Asia , have seen precipitous population declines having to do somewhat with the old habitat issues that plague animals around the world , but more to do with the widespread use of anti-inflammatory drugs on cattle, who then die and are eaten by vultures who are poisoned.
Then, we became birders again, noting Common Mynas and Eastern Cattle Egrets on the terraced lawns, Yellow-footed Pigeons, European-collared and Red-collared Doves in the trees bordering the garden squares. India was not on my list of places to go in 2016. We all participated in the photo party, I admit, plain old tourists for a few minutes.
Pafuri lies in the northernmost part of the Kruger National Park and is described as “some of the most potentially productive birding territory in SouthAfrica” on the SANParks website. ” (HBW).
Cattle Egret in spring flowers. Cape Bulbul , Cape Weavers, and Cape Wagtail are all common here if you feel you need even more birds with cape in the name. Cape Mongoose are also easy to see. The network of roads through the ponds are open to the public and easily birded from a car. Greater Flamingos. Strandfontein. Rondevlei Nature Reserve.
However SouthAfrica doesn’t meet either of these criteria, but one special factor nevertheless carries it into this auspicious list of 17 nations – the Cape Florisitic Kingdom. The Southern Double-collared Sunbird is a common denizen of the West Coast of SouthAfrica where-ever flowering plants abound.
That equates to almost six and a half days in SouthAfrica. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. . “Birding Over Time” compares the number of species recorded over a month with that month from previous years. We are 140 ticks behind our August 2019 figures and 340 behind on the year as a whole. Any volunteers?
Visited this month were; Germany , France , Austria, SouthAfrica, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, Australia, China, Indonesia , Switzerland and Singapore). The year list has reached 2403 , a boost of 174 and the life list now stands at 3875 after beats’ efforts in Indonesia, SouthAfrica and China added 39 ticks.
Honduras , Malaysia and the southern-most bits of SouthAfrica feature large this month with Mike, Duncan and Tom all vying to be MVB for June. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Of course we all know it will be Pat… again… , but let them have their fun. 01 Jan 2018.
Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, SouthAfrica, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. SouthAfrica. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. SouthAfrica. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.
But our pin-up for August and worthy of a double-page-spread, is Duncan who is currently sharing from SouthAfrica. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. SouthAfrica. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. SouthAfrica. Our very own “Mr July” piled on the pelagics during August. 01 Jan 2016.
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