I just thought it will be a good idea to let other bird watching people out there about our recent good sightings of the special birds around the Soutpansberg and Venda.
Last week I went out with birders twice and we spotted some special birds and some are the top 10 regional specials.
Below are the list from Roodewal Forest,Entabeni forest,Botanical Garden and Muirhead Dam:
At Roodewal Nature Forets we had a good sighting of a pair of African Broadbill
Narina Trogon
Eastern Nicator
Scaly Throated Honeyguide
Lesser Honeyguide
Purple Crested Turaco
At Muirhead Dam and other dams we also had a superb sighting of;African Pygmy Goose
Buff Spotted Flufftail a close look about a metre from us.
Allen's Gallinule
Golden Weaver
Olive Bushshrike
From Entabeni Forest we picked up good birds such as
Bat Hawk(3)
Orange Ground Thrush
Green Twinspot
White Starred Robin
African Emerald Cuckoo
Yellow Streaked Greenbul
Blue Mantled Crested Flycatcher
Forest Buzzard to name a few.
Lastly we also had a good sightings at the Botanical Garden of the;
Blue Spotted Wood-Dove
Pink Throated Twinspot
Gorgeous Bushshrike
Red Capped Robin Chat etc
Kind Regards,
SAMSON MULAUDZI
LIMPOPO BIRDGUIDE SPECIALIST FOR SOUTPANSBERG AND VENDA
CELL:O83 662 9960
EMAIL:samson.birdguide@webmail.co.za
WEB:www.birdlife.org.za
My Blog:www.samsonbirding.blogspot.com
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