Saturday 28 February 2009
Bird Atlas 2007-11 part two
A very different tale to the previous visit over my survey area. Not many species but some new stuff, most exciting of which was a female Stonechat on the western edge of the quarry. Another surprise were a number of Teal on the smaller ponds accompanied by a rather out of place looking Cormorant. Plenty of Skylark but still no House Sparrow....Next visit spring.
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Hi Russ. Also been doing a little atlassing here as well. There is a five year update in progress at the moment and our local bird club went to a place called Damhoek in the Magaliesburg Mountains (025.48.89S - 027.36.95E)Just under a 100 species including migrants like Willow Warbler, Barn Swallow, Spotted Flycatcher, European Bee-eater and Redbacked Shrike. Birds of day Verraux's Black Eagle, Amur Falcon, Cape Vulture and White-browed Scrub-robin. If you want to check out the website its www.sabap2.adu.org.za. Looking forward to seeing all you guys again too
Amur Falcon?? There had been a long stayer in Yorkshire which was originally thought to be a Red Foot and its true identity wasn't confirmed until after it had gone. We were up there in October doing Spurn but relegated the then Red Foot in favour of Pectoral Sandpiper near Beverley......Hindsight is a powerful thing!!
Well if you are still dipping on an Amur try a visit to South Africa, there are usually flocks of several hundred in the fields outside of J'burg. Also get flocks of up to 500 Lesser Kestrels further south in the Karoo. Steve Lister the county recorder is visiting in November and I am going to hopefully add Taita Falcon to his life list !
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