Peter's Big Year 2017

[lmSA84]

@PeterHG - I hope you have a fantastic time. I’m looking forward to the photos 

[PeterHG]

Well, I'm back from the week in Kruger. Too short, of course, but it was great! We saw some 130 bird species, of which quite a number were new for this year. Don't worry, though, I did not manage to get a shot from  each of them so I'm still no threat to the big guns out here . It was definitely worth the effort of flying there and back for a week. I'll try and put a little report together in the next days, to put on the self-drive forum. I'm still going through a huge number of photos, but to make a start:

291: Southern White-crowned Shrike, Kruger (south), October.

 

[michael-ibk]

Welcome back, Peter, glad to hear you had a great time, and looking forward to your new conquests!

[Galana]

Welcome back and looking forward to seeing the full bag..

[PeterHG]

292. Red-billed Hornbill. Kruger (south) October

 

[PeterHG]

293. Crested Francolin. Kruger (south), October.

 

[PeterHG]

294. Red-billed Oxpecker, using a Kudu as feeding ground. Kruger (south), October.

 

[PeterHG]

We saw this beautiful owl already in the Kgalagadi in January, so not counting

Verreaux's Eagle Owl

 

[PeterHG]

But not this one, which was a lifer for me.

295. Pearl-spotted Owlet. Kruger (south), October

 

[PeterHG]

296. Swainson's Spurfowl. Kruger (south), October. Abundant in the park.

 

[Galana]

Well done with the lifer. Cute beggars. (Very handy as their call will bring lots of mobbers.)

[xelas]

Short and sweet. If flight tickets can be found cheap, why not?! 

[lmSA84]

@PeterHG - welcome back. I'm looking forward to this update! I'm also now jealous about both your Verreaux's Eagle Owls

[PeterHG]

297. White-fronted Bee-eater, Kruger (south), October. 

 

[PeterHG]

Lots of raptors, too the the Kruger NP. A few I saw already earlier in the year:

 

Tawny Eagle

 

 

Black-winged Kite. Perhaps the most common raptor of our trip

 

 

 

Bateleur

 

[PeterHG]

298. White-crested Helmet Shrike. Kruger (south) October

 

[PeterHG]

299. Burchell's Starling. Kruger (south). October. So numerous that I sort of forgot to take more photos..

[PeterHG]

300. Yellow-throated Longclaw. Kruger (south). October. The only one of the trip.

 

 

 

[TonyQ]

Congratulations on reaching 300! Beautiful photos throughout.

[Tdgraves]

What a great way to get to 300 @PeterHG

[xelas]

Kruger is a perfect place to reach #300! Congatulations !!

[Peter Connan]

Congratulations on another set of great photos, and on reaching 300!

[Galana]

Congratulations on the 300 up. The Helmet-Shrike and Black-shouldered Kite do it for me.

[michael-ibk]

Congratulations, Peter. All great new shots but I love the Helmetshrike most.

[lmSA84]

Congratulations! Helmet shrike is the best