TonyQ Big Year 2018 (The Third)

[TonyQ]

391.SA76. Orange-breasted Sunbird  Anthobaphes violacea           

(f) Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens         02.11.18

(m) Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens         02.11.18

We saw many of these in Kirstenbosch, but not anywhere else

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392.SA77. Chukar Partridge  Alectoris chukar                      

Robben Island 03.11.18

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393.SA78. Pearl-breasted Swallow  Hirundo dimidiata                     

Mosaic Private Sanctuary       06.11.18

On the roof of our cottage, Mosaic Private Sanctuary       06.11.18

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394.SA79. Pied Starling  Lamprotornis bicolor                      

Near De Hoop 08.11.18

De Hoop          09.11.18

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395.SA80. Red-billed Teal  Anas erythrorhyncha 

            

Rietvlei Sewage Works nr Plettenberg           13.11.18

Rietvlei Sewage Works nr Plettenberg           13.11.18

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396.SA81. Red-faced Mousebird  Urocolius indicus              

Constantia Greenbelts            04.11.18

The only time we saw this type of Mousebird

[TonyQ]

397.SA82. Red-knobbed Coot  Fulica cristata                       

Rondevlei Nature Reserve      04.11.18

    

Intaka Island, Cape Town       05.11.18

    

Stanford          08.11.18

[TonyQ]

398.SA83. Red-winged Starling  Onychognathus morio                    

From our balcony, Blackheath Lodge, Cape Town     03.11.18

         

De Hoop          10.11.18

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399.SA84. Reed Cormorant  Phalacrocorax africanus                      

Rondevlei Nature Reserve      04.11.18 

    

Near Ebb and Flow Rest Camp, Wilderness  12.11.18

[TonyQ]

I saved this one and moved it out of alphabetic order. It was a bird we particularly wanted to see...

 

400.SA85. Knysna Turaco  Turaco corythaix            

Ebb and Flow Rest Camp, Wilderness           12.11.18

Ebb and Flow Rest Camp, Wilderness           12.11.18

Ebb and Flow Rest Camp, Wilderness           12.11.18

[PeterHG]

Congratulations on reaching #400, @TonyQ and with a s spectacular bird ! Your Orange-breasted Sunbird is superb, too!

[xelas]

Fantastic bird and photos to reach #400, @TonyQ! Congratulations!!

[michael-ibk]

Top pictures Tony, and the Turaco is gorgeous! Congratulations on #400, well done! Your highest score so far, no? I seem to be the only one who has not seen Orange-Breasted Sunbird at Kirstenbosh.

[Tdgraves]

Congratulations  on 400 @TonyQ now I reayam worried about my total...

[Peter Connan]

Congratulations Tony! great bird to reach any milestone on!

[Zim Girl]

Well done on reaching 400 - lovely Turaco.

[TonyQ]

@PeterHG @xelas @Peter Connan @Zim Girl  Thank you

 

@michael-ibk Thank you. Yes it is my highest score. In Year 1 I had 240, and in Year 2 I had 220 so it has moved on quite a lot!

@Tdgraves still a few more to come I'm afraid........

[TonyQ]

Because of time pressure and wanting to meet the deadline, I have only been posting birds that move the overall score along. But I will post a few that have appeared on the list before. All of these were seen in The Gambia earlier in the  year

 

SA86. Black-crowned Night-Heron  Nycticorax nycticorax                

Intaka Island    05.11.18

                       

SA87. Fork-tailed Drongo  Dicrurus adsimilis            

Harold Porter Botanical Garden          06.11.18

 

SA88. Black-shouldered Kite  Elanus caeruleus                    

Juvenile, Track to Mosaic Private Sanctuary     06.11.18

Track to Mosaic Private Sanctuary     07.11.18

Track to Mosaic Private Sanctuary     07.11.18

When we saw this bird in The Gambia it was a distant tiny dot, so nice to have a good view

 

SA89. Pied Kingfisher  Ceryle rudis               

Near Ebb and Flow Rest Camp, Wilderness  12.11.18

                       

SA90. Broad-billed Roller  Eurystomus glaucurus                 

Near Ebb and Flow Rest Camp, Wilderness  12.11.18

The Roller is well out of range, and a number of twitchers had been around in the previous few days to see it. There was one other person when we saw it at the side of the road

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401.SA91. African Reed-Warbler  Acrocephalus baetitatus              

Intaka Island    05.11.18

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402.SA92. Rock Kestrel  Falco rupicolus

               

Heat haze, but you can see the markings, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens         02.11.18

  

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens         02.11.18 

De Hoop          09.11.18

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403.SA93. Rock Martin  Ptyonoprogne fuligula             

Distinctive tail spots, Mosaic Private Sanctuary       06.11.18

Juvenile, De Hoop          11.11.18

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404.SA94. Sombre Greenbul  Andropadus importunus                     

De Hoop          11.11.18

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405.SA95. South African Shelduck  Tadorna cana  

          

(F) Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town     04.11.18

(M) Strandfontein Sewage Works, Cape Town     04.11.18

[TonyQ]

406.SA96. Southern Boubou  Laniarius ferrugineus              

(M) Boulders Beach           04.11.18

(F) Emily Moon grounds   14.11.18

[TonyQ]

407.SA97. Southern Grey-Headed Sparrow  Passer diffusus           

Mosaic Private Sanctuary       07.11.18

Mosaic Private Sanctuary       07.11.18