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my my you've been busy.

lovely three banded plover

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No sooner had I got into the car than it had started raining. However, the birdspotting was not over. I had nearly got to the main road, where I saw a kestrel hovering and then it landed - full on gam

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And some garden duplicates to make up for earlier shots   Dunnock       Goldfinch         Blue tit    

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Home, Cambridgeshire, 2/6/17   Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, 1.4x extender mark iii, ISO 400, f8, 1/640     Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, 1.4x extender mark iii

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Biyamiti in camp, KNP, South Africa, 23/1/17

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/250

 

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180) Black-backed puffback

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Biyamiti in camp, KNP, South Africa, 23/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/500

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181) Sombre greenbul

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Just gone back and found another new one for us, which I missed, a bit EBC I'm afraid as it was far away

 

Near Phaloborwa gate, KNP, South Africa, 17/1/17

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/1600

 

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182) Forest buzzard

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Biyamiti weir, KNP, South Africa, 23/1/17

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 100, f7.1, 1/320

 

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Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 800, f5.6, 1/320, EV +1/3

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183) Giant kingfisher

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Biyamiti weir, KNP, South Africa, 23/1/17

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/640

 

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Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 800, f6.3, 1/800

 

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184) Water thick-knee

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Biyamiti weir, KNP, South Africa, 23/1/17

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 200, f5.6, 1/200, EV +2/3

 

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and one courtesy of the OH

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/200, EV -2/3

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185) Hammerkop

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The collection is coming along nicely.

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@@Tdgraves, I like your Green Woodpecker. When our English visitors came in Summer, they bought this as a gift

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No-one knew what the Bird was, but a quick bit of research identified it and I told them we would track one down when I come to the UK. A good drop by the way.

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S25 near Crocodile Bridge, KNP, South Africa, 24/1/17

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 320, f5.6, 1/2500

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Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1000, EV +2/3

 

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186) African cuckoo

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S25 near Crocodile Bridge, KNP, South Africa, 24/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/400, EV +2/3

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Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f5.6, 1/1000

 

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187) Burchell's coucal

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S28, KNP, South Africa, 24/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/800

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188) Fan-tailed widowbird - another new one that I missed at the start

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Lower Sabie bridge, KNP, South Africa, 24/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/800

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Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/800

 

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189) Squacco heron

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South of Lower Sabie, KNP, South Africa, 24/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/200

 

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190) Red-faced mousebird

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Getting close to the 200!. The Coucal is beautiful.

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Biyamiti in camp, KNP, South Africa, 24/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/125 (!)

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Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 800, f5.6, 1/400

 

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191) Black-collared barbet

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S25, KNP, South Africa, 24/1/17



Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/400, EV +2/3



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192) Crested barbet


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S25, KNP, South Africa, 24/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 640, f9.0, 1/250

 

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193) Hooded vultures (and friends)

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Biyamiti private road, KNP, South Africa, 24/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1600, f8.0, 1/500, EV +1

 

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194) Bateleur

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Nice sighting of the vultures!

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Nice sighting of the vultures!

 

more in the TR.....

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S25 near Biyamiti, KNP, South Africa, 25/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 2000, f5.6, 1/800

 

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Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 2000, f5.6, 1/1000

 

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195) Lesser striped swallow

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Mpondo dam, KNP, South Africa, 25/1/17

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1600

 

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196) Great egret

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Some more KNP duplicates...

 

Hoopoe

 

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Martial eagle

 

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Natal spurfowl

 

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S25 near Biyamiti, KNP, South Africa, 25/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 2000, f5.6, 1/3200

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197) Red-billed oxpecker (and friend)

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