PC's 2019: a lazy year

[Peter Connan]

221) White-fronted Plover

 

Vaastrandkiewiet

Charadrius marginatus

 

 

16 December, Morgan's Bay and 30 December, Kei Mouth

[Peter Connan]

222) Common Ringed Plover

 

Ringnekstrandkiewiet

Charadrius hiaticula

 

 

30 December, Kei Mouth

[Peter Connan]

223) Black-winged Lapwing

 

Grootswartvlerkkiewiet

Vanellus melanopterus

 

31 December, Kei Mouth

[Peter Connan]

224) Common Whimbrel

 

Kleinwulp

Numenius phaeopus

 

30 December, Kei Mouth

[Peter Connan]

225) Great Egret

 

Grootwitreier

Egretta alba

 

30 December, Kei Mouth

[xelas]

Wow, that many and that good! You have really ended the Old Year in style, Peter!

[Soukous]

So BY 2019 comes to an impressive close.

bring on BY 2020

[pedro maia]

Great pictures as usual, looking forward to see the rest since it’s obvious that you’re still in the beginning of your vacations additions.

[TonyQ]

Excellent additions, I really like the White fronted Plovers.

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @xelas, @Soukous, @pedro maia and @TonyQ

 

Hold up there Alex and Martin, this isn't over yet!

[Peter Connan]

226) Cape Gannet

 

Witmalgas

Morus capensis

 

 

22 December, Morgan's Bay

[Peter Connan]

227) Swift Tern

 

Geelbeksterretjie

Sterna bergii

 

 

19 December, Double Mouth

[Peter Connan]

228) Common Tern

 

Gewone Sterretjie

Sterna hirundo

 

Several great sightings of this locally-common bird, but the best was a bit of a "feeding frenzy" one morning at Double Mouth.

 

 

23 December, Double Mouth

[Peter Connan]

229) Sandwhich Tern

 

Grootsterretjie

Sterna sandvicensis

 

26 December, Kei Mouth

[Peter Connan]

230) Little Tern

 

Kleinsterretjie

Sterna albifrons

 

 

21 & 30 December, Double Mouth and Kei Mouth

 

[Peter Connan]

231) Kelp Gull

 

Kelpmeeu

Larus dominicanus

 

28 December, Kei Mouth

[Peter Connan]

232) African Black Oystercatcher

 

Swarttobie

Haematopus moquini

 

 

22 & 30 December, Kei Mouth

[Peter Connan]

233) Common Swift

 

Europese Windswael

Apus apus

 

28 December, Morgan's Bay

[Peter Connan]

234) Black Saw-wing

 

Swartsaagvlerkswael

Psalidoprocne holomelaena

 

 

20 & 23 December, Morgan's Bay

 

[Peter Connan]

235) Lesser-striped Swallow

 

Kleinstreepswael

Hirundo abyssinica

 

 

16 & 17 December, Morgan's Bay

[Galana]

11 hours ago, Peter Connan said:

220) Common Greenshank

 

Groenpootruiter

Tringa nebularia

The second one is but I don't think the first one is.

 

Coming along nicely.

[Kitsafari]

Love the BIFs!

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @Galana and @Kitsafari.

 

I will look at that one again!

[PeterHG]

An amazing score for SA! Morgans Bay and Kei Mouth certainly produced a great variety of coastal birds. As others have said, your flight shots continue to be impressive!

[Soukous]

Apologies for shutting the gate too early Peter. Some lovely additions which I wouldn't want to have missed.

If I may be so bold, I think your shot of the Oystercatcher in flight, #232, is a wee bit over-exposed. Neat shot though.