Garden Route Twitch – White-Browed Scrub Robin & Violet Backed Starling
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Garden Route Twitch – White-Browed Scrub Robin & Violet Backed Starling

Some rare bird news filtered in during the week of a juvenile Violet-Backed Starling photographed in at a garden feeder in Groot Brak River, along with the presence of a Great Spotted Cuckoo and White-Browed Scrub Robin at Reflections Eco-Reserve at Rondevlei (Wilderness). The premise of the ‘Scrubber’ and the provincial mega Violet-Backed Starling had…

A Twitch Bus Adventure – The Striped Crake Heartache (Part 2)
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A Twitch Bus Adventure – The Striped Crake Heartache (Part 2)

After our success twitch of the Malagasy Pond Heron the day before, we were feeling confident in our next target; that of the Striped Crake at Thiyeni hide in Hluhluwe Game Reserve. Hidden somewhere between our thoughts of optimism, we all knew that given the small area which the hide overlooks, in combination with the…

snowy egret
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Differentiating Little Egret and Snowy Egret

In South Africa we encounter countless amounts of Little Egrets out in the field. They are a common bird which are typically found in shallow areas of water, both salt and fresh water. When compared to our other Egrets; it’s a fairly straight forward identification process. With that said, when one throws into the mix…

Garden Route Birding – Day 3
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Garden Route Birding – Day 3

This blog post is a continuation of my initial entry documenting our 4 day vacation in the Garden Route, staying at Lake Pleasant in Sedgefield and traveling to various nearby areas looking for bird life. Skip To: Rondevlei / Langvlei Kingfisher Country House Half-Collared Kingfisher Trail Franklin’s Gull at Klein Brak River Black Herons at…