PC's 2019: a lazy year

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @TonyQ, @xelas, @Galana and @pedro maia.

 

Pedro, I am afraid I have some bad news for you. Just how bad will only become evident in the next couple of weeks, as I still have quite a lot of work to do.

[Kitsafari]

congrats on the 200th and bring on the EBCs, said I too. have you seen mine?? or perhaps you shouldn't drop down into my territory. 

 

 

[pedro maia]

39 minutes ago, Peter Connan said:

Thank you very much @TonyQ, @xelas, @Galana and @pedro maia.

 

Pedro, I am afraid I have some bad news for you. Just how bad will only become evident in the next couple of weeks, as I still have quite a lot of work to do.

 

No problem, I was already expecting pretty bad news from you .

 

But there’s always a positive side, I loose hard but get to see lots of great pictures .

 

 

[Tdgraves]

Congratulations on 200 - your lens made the flamingoes much more than the specks they were in my shots!

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @Kitsafari and @Tdgraves.

[Peter Connan]

We spent our holiday at the Yellowwood Forest campsite at Morgan's Bay. It turned out to be productive beyond my wildest expectations.

 

For once, I did a little bit of research beforehand, and also used local knowledge. I contacted Billy Mills, who is active in the local birding and photography clubs. He very kindly took me out birding on two occasions and showed me the best local spots.

 

What follows will be in no particular order, except that families tend to be grouped together, and the dross (photographically) will mainly come first.

 

205) Cape Cormorant

 

Trekduiker Phalacrocorax capensis

22 December, Morgan's Bay

 

Edited January 11, 2020 by Peter Connan

[Peter Connan]

206) Tambourine Dove

 

Witborsduifie

Turtur tympanistria

 

28 December, Morgan's Bay

[Peter Connan]

207) White-necked Raven

 

Withalskraai

Corvus albicollis

 

28 December, between Morgan's Bay and Double Mouth

[Peter Connan]

208) Olive Woodpecker

 

Gryskopspeg

Dendropicos griseocephalus

 

Especially for @xelas

 

16 December, Yellowwod Forest 

[Peter Connan]

209) Grey-headed Bush-shrike

 

Spookvoël

Malaconotus blanchoti

 

19 December, Yellowwood Forest

[Peter Connan]

210) Southern Boubou

 

Suidelike Waterfiskaal

Laniarius ferrugineus

 

16 December, Morgan's Bay

[Peter Connan]

211) Common Starling

 

Europese Spreeu

Sturnus vulgaris

 

Only seen a couple of times, always in bad light.

 

 

20 & 24 December, Morgan's Bay

[Peter Connan]

212) Pied Starling

 

Witgatspreeu

Spreo bicolor

 

On the way down, we slept over just outside Aliwal North. There were birds, and I had a bit of time.

 

14 December, Aliwal North

[Peter Connan]

213) Black-bellied Starling

 

Swartpensglannspreeu

Lamprotornis corruscus

 

 

16 December, Yellowwood Forest

 

[Peter Connan]

214) Speckled Mousebird

 

Gevlekte Muisvoel

Colius striatus

 

14 December, Aliwal North

[Peter Connan]

215) Ruddy Turnstone

 

Steenloper

Arenaria interpres

 

 

30 December, Kei Mouth

[Tdgraves]

Never seen a tambourine dove....

[xelas]

3 hours ago, Peter Connan said:

Especially for @xelas

 

Peter, what special software did you use to blur the subject while keeping the background sharp ?

Edited January 11, 2020 by xelas

[Peter Connan]

@xelas, it is not software, it is a camera setting. It is called Manual focus...

 

😊

 

@Tdgraves, it is quite shy and with a small distribution. This was my second sighting (the previous one is on page 3 of my 2014 BY), but both were fleeting and in fairly poor light.

Edited January 11, 2020 by Peter Connan

[michael-ibk]

Great additions Peter, congratulations on passing #200! A highly impressive score for a single country. 

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @michael-ibk

 

216) Water Thick-knee

 

Waterdikkop

Burhinus vermiculatus

 

30 December, Kei Mouth

[Peter Connan]

217) Little Stint

 

Kleinstrandloper

Calidris minuta

 

30 December, Kei Mouth

[Peter Connan]

218) Curlew Sandpiper

 

Krombekstrandloper

Calidris ferruginea

 

30 December, Kei Mouth

[Peter Connan]

219) Sanderling

 

Drietoostrandloper

Calidris alba

 

30 December, Kei Mouth

[Peter Connan]

220) Common Greenshank

 

Groenpootruiter

Tringa nebularia

 

 

19 & 30 December, Morgan's Bay