TonyQ Big Year 2018 (The Third)

[TonyQ]

370.SA57. Forest Canary  Crithagra scotops            

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens         02.11.18

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens         02.11.18

We saw lots of them here, but nowhere else.

[Peter Connan]

Some more lovely shots!

[xelas]

More excellent photos, @TonyQ! I can see #400 coming in next days !

[Zim Girl]

Some really lovely birds so far from the Cape, @TonyQ  -  Gives me hope for next year!

[TonyQ]

@Peter Connan thank you

@xelas - it could be....

@Zim Girl  I am sure you will see lots!

 

371.SA57. Familiar Chat  Cercomela familiaris                     

Rooi Els           06.11.18

Youngsters waiting to fed. MrsQ got a quick picture of the adult in the distance, but I only managed these juveniles.

[TonyQ]

372.SA58. Greater Flamingo  Phoenicopterus roseus                      

De Hoop          09.11.18

De Hoop          09.11.18

Taken from our boat trip

[TonyQ]

373.SA59. Lesser Flamingo  Phoeniconaias minor   

            

Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town     04.11.18

[TonyQ]

374.SA60. Greater Striped Swallow  Cecropis cucullata       

De Hoop          10.11.18

De Hoop          10.11.18

I was taking a photo as it was sitting on the bush when it suddenly flew off. Hence only 1/640th of a second!

With nest material, De Hoop          11.11.18

[TonyQ]

375.G184. Grey-headed Gull  Chroicocephalus (Larus) cirrocephalus

This is going to be a complicated post. Initially I thought these were Grey Headed Gulls- because they are Gulls with Grey Heads

Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town     04.11.18

Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town     04.11.18

But now I am not sure, could they be Hartlaub's Gulls? I checked back to look at the ones we had seen in The Gambia and found that I had not put them on my list or posted them. So here they are from The Gambia, moving on the overall total and The Gambia score!

Tanji Beach, The Gambia       18.01.18

Tanji Beach, The Gambia       18.01.18

[TonyQ]

376.SA61. Hartlaub's Gull  Chroicocephalus (Laurus) hartlaubii                   

Robben Island  03.11.18

Waterfront, Cape Town  03.11.18

[TonyQ]

May as well get the three gulls together.......

377.SA62. Kelp Gull  Laurus dominicanus                

Betty’s Bay      06.11.18

Rietvlei Sewage Works nr Plettenberg           13.11.18

[TonyQ]

378.SA63 Hadeda Ibis  Bostrychia hagedash            

Constantia Greenbelts            04.11.18 

        

Juvenile, Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town  04.11.18

Very common, very noisy! Often seen in suburban area

[TonyQ]

379.SA64 Helmeted Guineafowl         Numida meleagris                  

De Hoop          10.11.18

[TonyQ]

380.SA65 Hottentot Teal  Spatula hottentota      

    

Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town     04.11.18

Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town     04.11.18

[Dave Williams]

Looks like you'll crash the 400 no problem Tony! Excellent images too.

[TonyQ]

Thank you @Dave Williams hopefully 400 soon!

 

381.SA66. Jackal Buzzard  Buteo rufofuscus            

Juvenile, Mosaic Private Sanctuary       08.11.18 

  

Mosaic Private Sanctuary       08.11.18

Ebb and Flow Rest Camp, Wilderness           12.11.18

Ebb and Flow Rest Camp, Wilderness           12.11.18

[TonyQ]

382.SA67. Karoo Prinia  Prinia maculosa                  

Rondevlei Nature Reserve      04.11.18

Juvenile, De Hoop          11.11.18

Commonly seen, and helpfully sit on top of bushes singing!

[TonyQ]

383.SA68. Kittlitz's Plover  Charadrius pecuarius                  

Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town     04.11.18

Very small and distant - would not have seen them without the guide!!

[TonyQ]

384SA69. Lemon (Cinnamon) Dove  Aplopelia larvata                     

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens         02.11.18

[TonyQ]

385.SA70. Lesser Swamp Warbler  Acrocephalus gracilirostris                    

Rondevlei Nature Reserve      04.11.18

[TonyQ]

386.SA71. Levaillant's Cisticola  Cisticola tinniens                

Intaka Island, Cape Town       05.11.18

Intaka Island, Cape Town       05.11.18

A very pretty little bird. Luckily not too many Cisticolas to choose from in the areas we visited.

[TonyQ]

387.SA72. Little Rush-Warbler  Bradypterus baboecala                   

Rondevlei Nature Reserve      04.11.18

Rondevlei Nature Reserve      04.11.18

A couple of bad photos to show identifiable features!

[TonyQ]

388.SA73. Maccoa Duck  Oxyura maccoa 

               

(M) Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town     04.11.18

(F) Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town     04.11.18

[TonyQ]

389.SA74. Malachite Sunbird  Nectarinia famosa                 

(F) Emily Moon grounds   15.11.18

(M) Emily Moon grounds   15.11.18

[TonyQ]

390.SA75. Olive Thrush  Turdus olivaceus                

Babylonstoren Gardens          17.11.18

Juvenile, Intaka Island, Cape Town       05.11.18