Tdgraves big year 2019

[Tdgraves]

Rietvlei dam nature reserve, 14/9/19

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/2000, EV +2/3

 

 

456) White-breasted cormorant

[Tdgraves]

Rietvlei dam nature reserve, 14/9/19

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 200, f6.3, 1/2000, EV -2/3

 

 

457) Rufous-naped lark

Edited October 29, 2019 by Tdgraves
typo

[Tdgraves]

Rietvlei dam nature reserve, 14/9/19

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 100, f7.1, 1/800, EV -2/3

 

 

458) Ant-eating chat

[Tdgraves]

Rietvlei dam nature reserve, 14/9/19

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 200, f5.6, 1/320

 

 

459) African black duck (new species)

[Tdgraves]

Rietvlei dam nature reserve, 14/9/19

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 200, f5.6, 1/1250

 

 

460) Common fiscal

[Tdgraves]

Rietvlei dam nature reserve, 14/9/19

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/1250

 

 

461) Groundscraper thrush

[Tdgraves]

So that's it for RSA, unless I find some hidden EBCs when I do my TR

We did get 43 species in a few hours at Rietvlei, despite being the wrong time of day, so it is definitely worth it, especially if you have a few hours to kill before a flight.

[TonyQ]

Well done on your SA additions, lots of really nice birds

[Galana]

Congratulations on a successful trip with some great  sightings. Thanks for letting me ride along from a safe distance. I have only been to RSA once so it was good to see new birds.

[PeterHG]

Not bad for a midday score for Rietvlei. We'll be staying in the area and visiting the reserve for a day or so in January, so it's good to hear it's worth it.  

[Peter Connan]

Great effort!

[michael-ibk]

A great haul from South Africa, congratulations!

[Kitsafari]

A great collection from SA. Looking forward to your TR - and, I may have missed it, where and when is the next trip?

[Tdgraves]

@Kitsafari Kgalagadi in jan, although we are going to the Gulf via few days next week, I’m not sure that any birds we see will be new....

 

Edited November 23, 2019 by Tdgraves
typo

[Tdgraves]

Well, contrary to expectations, we did see a couple of new species on our brief trip to Abu Dhabi, two of which were in the hotel grounds, as well as a couple more to add to the count...there were also a pair of osprey nesting on the hotel roof!

 

Intercontinental Abu Dhabi, 5/11/19

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/800, EV +2/3

 

 

462) White-eared bulbul

[Tdgraves]

Intercontinental Abu Dhabi, 6/11/19

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/640

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1000

 

 

463) Brown-necked raven

[Tdgraves]

Mangroves National Park, Abu Dhabi, 5/11/19

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f6.3, 1/1600, EV -1/3

 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/1600, EV -1/3

 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/2500, EV -1/3

 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f8.0, 1/1600, EV +1/3

 

 

464) Western reef heron

[Galana]

Birds can be found in the most unpromising places.

Even Indian House Crows which is what I fear your BN Raven really is.

[Soukous]

Your Brown-necked Raven looks like a good ol' House Crow to me. I've been looking at them every day for the past 2 weeks.

[Tdgraves]

@Galana and @Soukous that’s disappointing as it will not count....

[Soukous]

2 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

@Galana and @Soukous that’s disappointing as it will not count....

 

I wouldn't worry too much, your score is still mightily impressive.

[Galana]

2 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

that’s disappointing as it will not count....

Sorry for that but you score is still a great achievement and I doubt it will come to a Tie breaker.

[Tdgraves]

and the couple of others which were not new, but had not been seen elsewhere

 

Mangroves National Park, Abu Dhabi, 5/11/19

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/1600, EV -1/3

 

 

463 again) Eurasian curlew

[Tdgraves]

Mangroves National Park, Abu Dhabi, 5/11/19

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/5000, EV -1/3

 

 

 

465) Western marsh harrier (I think...)

[Tdgraves]

North of Tshokwane, KNP, 6/9/19

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1600, f5.6, 1/1000

 

 

466) Hooded vulture