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Kruger National Park – 2012 Recent Sightings Kruger National Park – 2012 The records listed in this document are courtesy of Trevor Hardaker’s SA Rare Bird News at [email protected] , submissions via the SANParks website, or direct contact between birders and SANParks staff. December 2012 At the end of December the following unusual birds were recorded: Crimson-breasted Shrike about 2km west of the Pafuri Picnic Site, White-winged Tern at Engelhard dam , Glossy Ibis and Pallid Harrier north of Shingwedzi © Keith Foster A report of a SOUTHERN BANDED SNAKE-EAGLE, observed for some time near the Nkhuhlu picnic site in the Kruger National Park on Friday (29 th ), will be a very interesting record for the province if it can be confirmed and photographed. Over in the Kruger National Park a BLACK COUCAL was seen today (27 th ) along the S128 near Lower Sabie Camp In the Limpopo Province a group of CASPIAN PLOVERS found along the Capricorn Loop north of Mopani Camp today (27 th ). In Limpopo a report in from the Kruger National Park is that a GREEN SANDPIPER was present this morning (25 th ) alongside the S127 when driving west to the Timbavati Picnic Site. Mpumalanga has continued to produce some interesting records. A GREY-HEADED GULL was seen at the bridge below Lower Sabie Camp in the Kruger National Park (22 nd ). This species is generally very uncommon in the park. Grey-headed Gull at Lower Sabie © Hylton Allison MADAGASCAR CUCKOO update – (16 th ) News from the Rollinsons this morning is that they have once again heard the MADAGASCAR CUCKOO in the last hour but have not manage to see it. The latest fix is on the S114 about 3km south of the junction with the S26. There are people in Kruger looking for the bird so good luck if you are trying to find it! MADAGASCAR CUCKOO update – (15 th ) Patrick, Paul and Dominic Rollinson are in the Kruger Park at the moment and have made contact with the MADAGASCAR CUCKOO again. They have heard the bird in the last hour roughly 1km south of the coordinates given for the bird’s presence on 8 Dec. Those coordinates were that the bird was seen in the vicinity of the S114 road at S 25 12 462 E 031 37 110 – the bird is now about 1 km south of this point and visual contact has not yet been made. But I know that a number of people are looking for the bird this weekend and if everyone congregates around the area it will be found! Please send any update that can be shared with all those looking for this most sought after rarity. The MADAGASCAR CUCKOO was once again showing well to a number of twitchers over the weekend. Although its appearances were a little erratic, it would seem that everyone who actually went for it eventually managed to connect with it on the weekend, so that is really good news. Not too far away from here, a GREEN SANDPIPER was reported at Biyamiti Weir on Thursday (6 th ) whilst the SOUTHERN BROWN-THROATED WEAVERS were still present at Crocodile Bridge on the weekend as well. Up in Limpopo Province, but still in the Kruger National Park, a EURASIAN CURLEW was reported from Engelhard Dam near Letaba on Thursday (6 th ) as well. Green Sandpiper at Biyamiti Weir © Navarre de Villiers Update on MADAGASCAR CUCKOO (9 th Dec): News just in from Yolande Oelsen is that the MADAGASCAR CUCKOO has just been relocated this morning about 1,5km south of the area where the sightings were noted yesterday. Apparently, the bird has been giving great views and there are at least 15 carloads of twitchers there at the moment enjoying the bird! Update on MADAGASCAR CUCKOO (8 th Dec): Hennie Peters has just been in touch to confirm that they have had the MADAGASCAR CUCKOO active and calling again this morning along the S114 at S 25 12 462 E 031 37 110, just slightly north of where it was reported previously. Update on MADAGASCAR CUCKOO (7 th Dec): Well, it seems that the MADAGASCAR CUCKOO has not disappeared after all… News just in from Mary de Wijn (12h20) is that the bird was present and calling along the S114 at S 25 12.844 E 31 37.360 about 2 hours ago for a short while where they were afforded reasonable views, but has since flown off and they have not been able to relocate it yet. So, a concerted effort and some reasonable patience may well still net you this bird if you are still needing it. Over in Mpumalanga, the MADAGASCAR CUCKOO that has had all the attention for the last couple of weeks in the southern Kruger National Park was still showing well along the S114 and calling incessantly on Tuesday (4 th ) lunch time, but despite some extensive searching yesterday (5 th ) and today (6 th ), there has not been sight nor sound of the bird again. We will now have to wait and see where next it shows itself. Meanwhile, down at Crocodile Bridge, the SOUTHERN BROWN-THROATED WEAVER was still around this morning just at the bridge over the river as one heads out of the camp. Madagascar Cuckoo in the southern Kruger Park © Ken Logan Over in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, a GREEN SANDPIPER has also been present for several days now. Green Sandpiper at Sabi Sands Game Reserve © Ben Coley Update: 4th - John Bradshaw has just been in touch (14h00) to let me know that they are currently watching the MADAGASCAR CUCKOO in the same spot that everyone saw it in on Sunday along the S114 in the southern Kruger National Park. Once again, I could hear the bird calling in the background, so it is obviously very close to the road at the moment! Apparently, they have been looking for it since this morning and only found it a short while ago, so the bird is obviously moving around a bit – just a little bit of patience required to find it. If you haven’t yet made an effort to go and see it, I would suggest that perhaps you strongly consider it. There has not really ever been such an accessible individual to twitch and who knows when you might next get an opportunity on this species… 3rd December: Mpumalanga continues to stay in the headlines with the MADAGASCAR CUCKOO in the southern Kruger National Park which performed well to a good number of people over the weekend with yesterday's twitch attracting over 30 people to the site at once while the bird sat unperturbed and continued to call incessantly. Literally just down the road, there was an added bonus when an adult SOOTY FALCON was located and many twitchers moved straight from the cuckoo on to the falcon and managed to add another unexpected tick. Just a little further south, the SOUTHERN BROWN-THROATED WEAVER also remained at Crocodile Bridge. Madagascar Cuckoo in the southern Kruger National Park Madagascar Cuckoo in the southern Kruger National Park © Robert Wienand © Brian Phelps Madagascar Cuckoo in the southern Kruger National Park Madagascar Cuckoo in the southern Kruger National Park © Juan Pinto © Johan de Beer Madagascar Cuckoo in the southern Kruger National Park Madagascar Cuckoo in the southern Kruger National Park © Louis Heyns © Peter Sharland Madagascar Cuckoo in the southern Kruger National Park Madagascar Cuckoo in the southern Kruger National Park © Diego Pitzalis © Jan Niemandt Madagascar Cuckoo in the southern Kruger National Park Southern Brown-throated Weaver at Crocodile Bridge © Hugo le Roux © Graham Acheson Sooty Falcon in the southern Kruger National Park Sooty Falcon in the southern Kruger National Park © Diego Pitzalis © Robert Wienand Update of MADAGASCAR CUCKOO (Sunday 2nd ) - Lots of messages in this morning from many people who have connected with the MADAGASCAR CUCKOO at 25 12.931S, 31 37.373E. Sounds like there are many happy twitchers out there...:) Also of interest is a SOOTY FALCON at 25 25.082S, 31 33.257E. A good day to be in Kruger...:) Update on MADAGASCAR CUCKOO (Saturday 1 st ) – 09h05 - Andre Marais has just called in to say he is currently watching the MADAGASCAR CUCKOO along the S114 about 5km south of the junction with the S26. I could actually hear the bird calling in the background on the phone, so it is very close to the road! 11h40 - Rob Geddes and Michal Groenewald are currently watching the Madagascar Cuckoo. It has moved slightly and is now at 25 12,44S and 31 37,20E (1 st ) In the Kruger National Park where a group of 5 CAPE TEALS were reported from Rhidonda windmill about 20km from Letaba on Saturday, seemingly a very good record for the park. Cape Teals at Rhidonda windmill© Juan Pinto November 2012 Guy Hausler has just been in touch to let me know that they located a MADAGASCAR CUCKOO along the S139 (Biyamiti road) in the southern Kruger National Park yesterday (16 th ) afternoon and that the bird is still present this morning. Unfortunately, they have been unable to photograph it as yet, but have sent through sound recordings of the bird calling to me which confirm the identification without a doubt. I have attached one of the sound recordings that Guy has emailed to me for your reference. Guy also included the following information in his email to me: The exact location is as follows: S 25.16'52'' E 31.39'12'' Approximately 11km west of Biyamiti camp on the restricted access road. The bird was found at the above location yesterday evening and again this morning, moving along the tall riverine trees.
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