Napier Birding….
Unfortunately the proposed field trip to Napier was called off for today, however that didn’t stop the two Steve’s (Bailey and Peck) from popping out for a couple of hours to see what was around…
So two hours later and over 50+ bird species recorded, along with great and close sightings of a family of Bat-eared Foxes, baby Steenboks, Yellow-tailed mongoose and an assortment of other bok. We decided the club had missed out a little bit!
Four different families of Blue Cranes complete with newborn chicks were seen, always a special sight….then both Steppe Buzzards and the Cranes using the straw bails as look out posts make great photo opportunities…
Red-capped, Large–billed and the special Agulhas Long-billed larks were plentiful, and numerous sightings of juveniles were spotted….like the Yellow Canary, Barn Swallow, Guineafowl and Spur-winged Geese and a tiny Three-banded Plover were all recorded.
Twice we climbed fences and tried to get a shot of an elusive wader that finally showed itself as a Marsh Sandpiper, hiding amongst Sacred Ibis and Spoonbills down at an isolated waterhole.
African Pipits and African Stonechats were seen along with African Black Ducks, Egyptian Geese, Pied and Red-winged Starlings and raptors, such as the Yellow-billed and Black-winged Kite along with Jackal Buzzards all made this a pretty special couple of hours….
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Bat-eared Fox |
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Steenbok |
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African Sacred Ibises |
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Spur-winged Geese |
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Immature Barn Swallow |
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Adult Barn Swallow |
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Steppe Buzzard |
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Blue Crane |
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Red-capped Lark |
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Yellow-billed Kite |
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Boomslang |
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Agulhas Long-billed Lark |
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