08/05/2023 A few more bird photos from South Africa.

 I hope my ID's are correct but if you think differently please let me know. Thank you.

Southern Red Bishop bird (Euplectes orix).

As above.

Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis).

Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris)...

As above.

Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) - juvenile...

As above - adult.

Cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) with Buffalo.

African Hoopoe (Upupa africana) ...

As above.

Yellow-billed kite (Milvus aegyptius).

As above.

Possibly an African pipit but I am not convinced. Thanks to Nathalie, it is indeed a Pipit and is a Yellow-breasted Pipit (Anthus chloris).

Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis).

Collared sunbird (Hedydipna collaris).

Red-fronted tinkerbird, (Pogoniulus pusillus)...

As above.

Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)...

As above.

Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus), formerly known as the Red-billed wood hoopoe.

Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius), female.

Amethyst Sunbird I think (Chalcomitra amethystina).

Pearl-breasted swallow (Hirundo dimidiata).

White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata).

Yellow-breasted apalis (Apalis flavida).

As above.

See also my Photodiarydps

My local list of wildflowers. (91 Species 02/6/2022).

Joining up with My Corner of the World.

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14/04/2023 I have been AWOL for a while, but here are some South African birds from our 2023 trip.

Cape Gull (Larus dominicanus).

Hartlaubs gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii).

Cape cormorant / Cape shag (Phalacrocorax capensis).

Little egret (Egretta garzetta).

White-breasted cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus).

As above.

Cape spurfowl/Cape francolin (Pternistis capensis).

African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus).

Cape gannet (Morus capensis).

South African Ostrich/Cape Ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)

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Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus).

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Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). They were just on the point of returning to Europe when we saw them.

Yellow-billed duck ( Anas undulata).

Egyptian geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca).

Spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis).

Lesser masked weaver female (Ploceus intermedius).

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I think this is a young male masked weaver or it is not quite in breeding plumage.

Lovebird (genus Agapornis).

Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius).

Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis).

I have tried to be accurate with my IDs but if there is anything I have made a mistake with please let me know.

Other photos of the trip to South Africa can be seen Here

See also my Photodiarydps

My local list of wildflowers. (91 Species 02/6/2022).

Joining up with My Corner of the World.

Wild Bird Wednesday

I'd Rather B Birdin'

02/12/2022 A few birds and creatures spotted in the garden during November.

The beautiful colours of the House sparrow (Passer domesticus).

Note: all bird photos have been taken through the window and most of them are heavily cropped.

Great Tit (Parus major)...

As above.

Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) in the rain.

Marsh or Willow tit, if only I could hear its call. (Poecile palustris) or (Poecile montanus).

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As above with sparrows.

European robin (Erithacus rubecula).

Salamander. I think (S. salamandra terrestris), I saw a different one in October, this has different markings...

As above...

As above.

See also my Photodiarydps

My local list of wildflowers. (91 Species 02/6/2022).

Joining up with My Corner of the World.

Wild Bird Wednesday

I'd Rather B Birdin'