Peter B's first big year

[michael-ibk]

Welcome back, @BRACQUENE, good to hear you had a treatful time. Waiting for the train to the airport right now. 🙂

[Galana]

Welcome home. Good to hear it went well and TR awaited with interest.

[BRACQUENE]

Here we go again with the first ones from Zimbabwe  ; of course I didn't count the Franklin's Gull which was in fact a Grey-headed and for the moment at least consider the battle between the Southern Masked Weaver and the Katanga Weaver as a draw 

 

139° Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegalus - Zwartkruintsjagra ) Gonarezhou NP Runde River 14th & Chilojo Cliffs Bush Camp 20th of October 2022  :

 

 140° Golden-breasted Bunting ( Emberiza flaviventris - Acaciagors ) Gonarezhou NP Runde River 14th of October 2022 : 

141° Common Ringed Plover ( Charadrius hiaticula - Bontbekplevier) North Gonarezhou  Massasanya Camp 14th of October 2022 : 

142° Wood Sandpiper ( Tringa glareola - Bosruiter ) - North Gonarezhou Massasanya Camp 14th of October 2022 : 

143° Common Sandpiper ( Actitis Hypoleucos - Oeverloper ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs area 19th of October 2022 : 

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144° Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia - Groenpootruiter) North Gonarezhou Massasanya Camp 14th of October 2022 : 

 

145° Little Stint ( Calidris Minuta - Kleine Strandloper ) North Gonarezhou Massasanya Camp 14th of October 2022 :  

146° African Darter ( Anhinga rufa - Afrikaanse slangenhalsvogel ) North Gonarezhou Massasanya Dam 14 th & 16th of October 2022 : 

 

147° Kori Bustard ( Ardeotis Kori - Koritrap ) North Gonarezhou Massasanya Camp 14 th of October & 15th of October 2022 : 

 

 

148° Rattling Cisticola ( Cisticola chiniana - Ratelgraszanger ) North Gonarezhou Massasanya area 15th of October 2022  : 

149° Laughing Dove ( Spilopelia senegalensis- Palmtortel ) North Gonarezhou Massasanya area 15th of October & 18th of October Chilojo Cliffs Bush Camp :

 

150° White-Browed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas leucophrys - Witbrauwwaaierstaart) North Gonarezhou Massasanya area 15th of October 2022  :

 

 

 

[BRACQUENE]

151° Sabota Lark ( Calendulauda sabota - Sabotaleeuwerik ) North Gonarezhou - Massasanya area 15th of October 2022 : 

 

152° African Wattled Lapwing ( Vanellus senegallus - Lelkievit ) North Gonarezhou - Massasanya area 15th of October 2022 : 

153° Tawny Flanked Prinia ( Prinia subflava - Roestflankprinia) North Gonarezhou - Massasanya Camp 15th of October 2022 : 

154° Double-banded Sandgrouse ( Pterocles bicintus - Dubbelbandzandhoen ) North Gonarezhou - Massasanya area 15th of October 2022 : 

155° Tawny Eagle ( Aquila rapax - Savannearend ) North Gonarezhou - Massasanya area 15th of October 2022 : 

 

156° Crested Barbet ( Trachyphonus vaillanti - Kuifbaardvogel ) North Gonarezhou - Chilojo Cliffs area  & Chilojo Cliffs Bush Camp 18th of October 2022 : 

 

 

157° Wahlberg's Eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi - Wahlbergs arend) North Gonarezhou Massasanya area 15th of October 2022 : 

158° Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill ( Tockus leucomelas - Zuidelijke geelsnaveltok )  North Gonarezhou Massasanya area 16th of October 2022 : 

159° White-crested Helmetshrike ( Prionops plumatus - Helmklauwier ) North Gonarezhou Massasanya area 16th of October 2022 : 

160 ° African Hoopoe ( Upupa africana- Afrikaanse hop ) North Gonarezhou Massasanya area 16th of October 2022 : 

[BRACQUENE]

161° White-bellied Sunbird ( Cinnyris talatala - Witbuikhoningzuiger) Northern Gonarezhou Massasanya area 16 th of October 2022 : 

162° Yellow - fronted Canary ( Crithagra mozambica - Mozambiquesijs ) Northern Gonarezhou Massasanya area 16th of October 2022 : 

 

 

163° Common Waxbill  ( Estrilda astrild- Sint-Helenafazantje ) Northern Gonarezhou Massasanya area 16th of October 2022 :

164° European Bee-eater( Merops apiaster - Europese Bijeneter ) Northern Gonarezhou Massasanya area 16th of October 2022 :

165° Square - tailed Nightjar ( Caprimulgus fossii - Gabonnachtzwaluw ) Northern Gonarezhou  Massasanya Dam 16th of October 2022 : 

166° White-breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus - Witborstaalscholver ) Northern Gonarezhou  Massasanya Dam 16th of October 2022 : 

167° Striated Heron ( Butorides striata - Mangrovereiger ) Northern Gonarezhou Massasanya Area & Dam 16th of October 2022 :

 

168° White-faced Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna viduata - Witwangfluiteend ) & others N Gonarezhou Massasanya Camp early morning 17th of October 2022 : 

169° African Skimmer ( Rynchops flavirostris- Afrikaanse schaarbek ) Northern Gonarezhou Massasanya Camp early morning 17th of October 2022 : 

 

170° 170° Green-winged Pytilia ( Pytilia melba - Melba astrild ) Northern Gonarezhou Massasanya area 17th & Chilojo Cliffs Bushcamp 18th of October 2022  : 

 

171 Red-headed Weaver ( Anaplectes rubriceps - Scharlaken Weaver ) Northern Gonarezhou near Massasanya Camp 17th of October 2022 :

 

172°Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor- Witflankvliegenvanger ) Northern Gonarezhou near Massasanya Camp 17th of October 2022 : 

173° Natal Spurfowl ( Pternistis natalensis - Natalfrankolijn ) Northern Gonarezhou near Massasanya Camp 17th of October 2022:

174° Senegal Lapwing or Lesser Black-winged Plover (Vanellus lugubris- Rouwkievit ) Northern Gonarezhou near Massasanya Camp 17th of October 2022 : 

175° Purple Roller ( Coracias naevius- Roodkruinscharrelaar ) Northern Gonarezhou near Massasanya Camp 17th of October 2022 : 

[Galana]

A worthwhile collection.

[BRACQUENE]

176° Klaas's Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx klaas- Klaas' Koekoek ) North Gonarezhou near Massasanya Camp 17th of October 2022 : 

177° Arnott's Chat ( Myrmecocichla arnotti- Arnot's miertapuit ) North Gonarezhou 17th of October 2022 : 

178° African Openbill ( Anastomus lamelligerus - Afrikaanse gaper ) North Gonarezhou 17 th  & 19th of October 2022 :

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179° African Cuckoo-Hawk ( Aviceda cuculoides- Afrikaanse Koekoekswouw) North Gonarezhou - Chilojo Cliffs Area 17th of October 2022 : 

180° Red-Crested Korhaan ( Lophotis ruficrista - Zuid-Afrikaanse Kuiftrap) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs area 17th of October 2022 :

181° Red-faced Mousebird ( Urocolius indicus- Roodwangmuisvogel ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs Bush Camp 18th of October 2022 :

182° Speckled Mousebird ( Colius striatus- Bruine muisvogel ) North Gonarezhou  Chilojo Cliffs Bush Camp 18th of October 2022 :

 

183° Spectacled Weaver ( Ploceus ocularis - Brilwever ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs Bush Camp 18th of October 2022 : 

184° Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus- Bisschopsooievaar ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs area 19th of October 2022 : 

 

185° Swallow-tailed Bee-eater ( Merops hirundineus - Zwaluwstaartbijeneter ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs 19 th of October 2022 : 

186° Grey-headed Bushshrike(  Malaconotus blanchoti - Spookklauwier ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs area 19 th of October 2022 :

187° Crested Francolin ( Dendroperdix sephaena - Kuiffrankolijn ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs area 19 th of October 2022 : 

188° Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus- Maskerwielewaal)North Gonarezhou  Chilojo Cliffs Bush Camp 18th of October 2022 : 

 

189° Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana - Kurrichanelijster ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs Bush Camp 20th of October 2022 : 

190° Terrestrial Brownbull ( (Phyllastrephus terrestris- Kaapse loofbuulbuul ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs Bush Camp 19th of October 2022 : 

191° Brown headed Parrot ( Poicephalus cryptoxanthus - Bruinkoppapegaai ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs area 20th of October 2022 :

192° Knob-billed Duck ( Sarkidiornis melanotos - Knobbeleend) North Gonarezhou  Chilojo Cliffs area 21th of October 2022 :

193° Senegal Coucal ( Centropus senegalensis- Senegalese spoorkoekoek ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs area 21th of October 2022 :  

 

194° European Roller ( Coracias garrulus - Scharrelaar ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs area 21th of October 2022 :  

195° Amethyst Sunbird ( Chalcomitra amethystina - Amethisthoningzuiger) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs area 21th of October 2022 : 

196° Common Myna ( Acridotheres tristis - Treurmaina ) North Gonarezhou  Airstrip 21 th of October 2022 : 

197° White-browed Robin-Chat ( Cossypha heuglini - Witbrauwlawaaimaker ) Malcolm Lodge Harare 22th of October 2022 : 

 

198° Purple-crested Turaco ( Tauraco porphyreolophus - Purperkuiftoerako) Malcolm Lodge Harare 22th of October 2022 : 

199° Variable Sunbird ( Cinnyris venustus - Ornaathoningzuiger ) Malcolm Lodge Harare 22th of October 2022 :

 

And for the second century a surprise :  I was resting and suddenly heard birds shouting ... and could just take a shot 

200° Secretarybird ( Sagittarius serpentarius - Secretarisvogel) Massasanya Lodge in front of our tent 16th of October 2022 :

 

[xelas]

Congratulations!

[Tdgraves]

Well done on the maiden double century. Hard to tell from behind, but your roller looks a little purple to me….

[BRACQUENE]

@Tdgraves

 

Thanks a lot for your appreciation !! ; as for the roller my excuse will be that the last two days I wrote some of the names in my diary ( my son used to do it for me) when it wasn't obvious for me ( the common Myna at the airstrip for instance ) or taken from a very long distance : in this case I did but even the guides can make a mistake and you are probably right after a closer look ! 

Moreover as I am sure we saw  European rollers I will have a further look elsewhere in my collection as I will be starting soon to look at the hidden ones , the doubtful ones and the "blurry" pictures from both safaris which could still result in some unexpected surprises  but I might need help to have a positive ID for all of them 

[Galana]

Congratulations on your 2nd Century.

Hope you find a better Euro Roller as the posture and evening  light make that hard. I don't think it is a Purple Roller but it ain't clear what it IS!

I like that Terrestial Bulbul photo 190. How about you @Tdgraves?

[Zim Girl]

Congratulations on getting to 200!

[Tdgraves]

58 minutes ago, Galana said:

Congratulations on your 2nd Century.

Hope you find a better Euro Roller as the posture and evening  light make that hard. I don't think it is a Purple Roller but it ain't clear what it IS!

I like that Terrestial Bulbul photo 190. How about you @Tdgraves?

Looks familiar….distribution not right for meru though, I think

[Peter Connan]

Congratulations!

[BRACQUENE]

Whilst looking this morning for another conclusive European Roller , in vain until now ,  I found this one , hidden but visible and before I lose him again ...

 

201 ° Green Backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura - Mekkercamaroptera ) North Gonarezhou Massasanya area 16th of October 2022 : 

 

 

 

[TonyQ]

Well done on reaching 200!

[Galana]

On 11/3/2022 at 12:34 PM, Tdgraves said:

.distribution not right for meru though, I think

I dunno. S&F has a red dot that looks about Meru.

[Tdgraves]

13 hours ago, Galana said:

I dunno. S&F has a red dot that looks about Meru.

Look at the eBird maps for both though….

[BRACQUENE]

202° Mute Swan ( Cygnus olor- Knobbelzwaan ) Anderlecht Lake 5th of November 2022 : 

203° Common Starling ( Sturnus vulgaris- Spreeuw) Anderlecht Neerpede 5th of November 2022 : 

 

 

204° Great Tit ( Parus major-Koolmees) Anderlecht Neerpede 5th of November 2022 : 

 

The Rose-ringed Parakeet (see # 3 ) are everywhere in and around Brussels ! and of course no walk without seeing the Grey Heron ( see # 4 ) or the Great Cormorant ( see 

# 8 ) 

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205° House sparrow ( Passer domesticus- Huismus) Dilbeek 5th of November 2022 : 

206° Sanderling ( Calidris alba- Drieteenstrandloper) North Gonarezhou Masasanya Camp 14th of October 2022 : The second from left to right 

207° Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus Africanus - Geelsnavelossenpikker ) North Gonarezhou Chilojo Cliffs area 19 th of October 2022 : 

Even the small ones count 

[michael-ibk]

Congratulations on your second century Peter, well done! For the record, I saw not a single European Roller but a couple of Purple ones. I see you made good use of that camp birdbath. 🙂

[BRACQUENE]

208° Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus - Grijze wouw) : Zambia Bangweulu Wetlands 22th of July 2022 : 

209° African Hawk Eagle ( Aquila spilogaster- Afrikaanse Havikarend) North Gonarezhou Masasanya area 19th of October 2022 :

 

210° Monk Parakeet ( Myiopsitta Monachus - Monniksparkiet ) Dilbeek border with Anderlecht 4th of November 2022 : 

211° Eurasian Blackbird ( Turdus merula - Merel ) Dilbeek Wolfsputten 12th of November 2022 :

212° Red-collared Widowbird ( Euplectes Ardens - Roodkeelwidavink) North Gonarezhou Masasanya area 15th of October 2022 : 

213° Pin-tailed Whydah ( Vidua macroura- Dominikanerwida ) North Gonarezhou Masasanya area 15th of October 2022 : 

[Tdgraves]

@BRACQUENEyour kite does not look like a black-winged to me - have you posted the wrong photo? LBJs too small to comment 

[BRACQUENE]

@Tdgraves

 

Well when you reacted so quickly I was just busy with another topic on Gonarezhou and instinctively knew it wasn't to congratulate me  ; I am now starting to post some difficult ones from my two safaris ( far away , blurry or too difficult to be sure ) and sometimes wonder if it wouldn't be easier to post them all without positive ID ? This is the same one closer ...

 

 

 

[Tdgraves]

looks more like a harrier to me, def not BWK

[Galana]

I agree on the 'NOT' a BW Kite and Hercules is getting an easy ride as I am away from access to my African Field Guides.