Michael´s Year

[michael-ibk]

210/S58.) Three-Banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris) / Dreibandregenpfeifer

 

Augrabies Falls, 19/05/2016

 

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211/S59.) Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) / Dominikanermöwe

 

Cape Town, 14/05/2016

 

 

This is the largest Gull in the region - a size comparison with some Hartlaub´s:

 

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212/S60.) Grey-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) / Graukopfmöwe

 

De Hoop, 17/05/2016

 

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213/S61.) Hartlaub´s Gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii) / Hartlaubmöwe

 

The classic Cape Town Gull. Cape Town, 14/05/2016

 

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214/S62.) Swift Tern (Thalasseus bergii) / Eilseeschwalbe

 

Cape of Good Hope, 15/05/2016

 

[TonyQ]

@@michael-ibk

Your beautiful photos continue to delight!

The Dunnock is very common in the UK. They visit our garden regularly, feeding on the ground underneath our bird-feeders (collecting bits of food dropped by other birds)

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Also my congratulations on passing the 200's bird, @@michael-ibk ! And more so as only a few of them are ebc category.

[michael-ibk]

215/S63.) Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua) / Nama-Flughuhn

 

Female, Augrabies Falls, 20/05/2016

 

 

And the Male, Augrabies Falls, 21/05/2016

 

 

Male in Flight, showing the distinctive breast band, Kgalagadi, 25/05/2016

 

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216/S64.) Burchell´s Sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli) / Tüpfelflughuhn

 

A female in flight, Kgalagadi, 24/05/2016

 

 

And a flock, same time, same place

 

 

And a male (note the greyish face), Kgalagadi, 28/05/2016

 

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217/S65.) Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea) / Guineataube

 

Augrabies Falls, 20/05/2016

 

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218/S66.) Red-Eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) / Halbmondtaube

 

Augrabies Falls, 20/05/2016

 

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219/S67.) Cape Turtle Dove (Streptopelica capicola) / Kapturteltaube

 

Cammspannen, 22/05/2016

 

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220/S68.) Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) / Senegaltaube

 

Augrabies Falls, 20/05/2016

 

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221/S69.) Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) / Kaptäubchen

 

Kgalagadi, 24/05/2016. The Males have the black face and throat

 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2016 by michael-ibk

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222/S70.) Pearl-Spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum) / Sperlingskauz

 

Kgalagadi, 26/05/2016

 

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223/S71.) Verreaux´s (Giant) Eagle-Owl (Bubo lacteus) / Milchuhu

 

Kgladagdi, 24/05/2016

 

 

Kgalagadi, 28/05/2016

 

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224/S72.) Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus) /

 

Kgalagadi, 29/05/2016

 

 

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225/S73.) Western Barn Owl (Tyto alba) / Schleiereule

 

Kgalagadi, 29/05/2016

 

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226/S74.) Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba) / Alpensegler

 

Augrabies Falls, 20/05/2016

 

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227/S75.) Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus) / Braunflügel-Mausvogel

 

Boulder´s Beach, 15/05/2016 - ebc

 

Similar to the White-Backed Mousebird, but even in this photo the differences are visible. The upper mandible is black, the lower white, and the feet are not red like those of a White-Backed.

 

Edited August 22, 2016 by michael-ibk

[michael-ibk]

228/S76.) White-Backed Mousebird (Colius colius) / Weißrücken-Mausvogel

 

Augrabies, 20/05/2016

 

 

Kgalagadi, 27/05/2016

 

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229/S77.) Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) / Graufischer

 

Orange River, 21/05/2016

 

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230/S78.) Striped Kingfisher (Halycon chelicuti) / Streifenliest

 

Kgalagadi, 25/05/2016

 

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231/S79.) Swallow-Tailed Bee-Eater (Merops hirundineus) / Schwalbenschwanzspint

 

Kgalagadi, 30/05/2016

 

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232/S80.) Lilac-Breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) / Gabelracke

 

Kgalagadi, 24/05/2016

 

 

Kgalagadi, 26/05/2016