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Northern Cape of South Africa: Rare Mammals & Birds Tropical Birding Trip Report SOUTH AFRICA OCTOBER 2019 s Northern Cape of South Africa: Rare mammals & birds 7th–14th October, 2019 Tour leader: Charley Hesse Report by Charley Hesse. Photos by Charley Hesse (unless otherwise stated) Our sightings of Aardvarks were one of the highlights of this trip. Anybody that has been on a night drive in Africa will know that from the long and mouth-watering list of nocturnal mammals, you tend to see very few. Veterans from dozens of night drives would still probably be missing many of the rarer species. In the Northern Cape of South Africa, many of these species are not only present but common and readily seen. Indeed, mammals like Black-footed Cat, Aardvark & Aardwolf are seen on most night drives. In addition to the nocturnal mammals, many diurnal mammals add appeal to this area, such as Meercat, Karoo Rock Sengi, Black & White Rhinos, Black Wildebeest, Tsesebbe, Roan and Sable. This area marks the southern extent of the Kalahari and many of the bird species seen here are similar to those one would expect to see in Namibia or Botswana. Some of our avian highlights included, White-quilled, Red-crested & Ludwig’s Bustards, Double-banded Courser, Greater Kestrel, Pygmy Falcon, Crimson-breasted Gonolek and Orange River White-eye. This spread of amazing wildlife in easily accessible parks, with decent accommodation and home-cooked traditional food make this a very attractive alternative to the more regularly visited South African parks. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] Tropical Birding Trip Report SOUTH AFRICA OCTOBER 2019 8th October – Johannesburg to Mokhala NP After our night’s stay at a Johannesburg airport hotel we enjoyed an early breakfast looking out over a small garden. There was a surprising number of birds out the window, many of which we wouldn’t see again on the tour, including Grey Go-away Bird, Speckled Mousebird, Karoo Thrush and Cape Robin-Chat. We took the hotel shuttle back to the terminal and checked in for our flights to Kimberley just an hour away. It was a fairly small plane, and coming in we enjoyed aerial views of the surrounding habitat as well as the famous ‘Big Hole’. After picking up our rental vehicle, we went shopping for supplies for the next 3 days at the local mall. Mokhala NP restaurant had been closed for refurbishment so I would be catering for the group. Shopping done, we had a quick lunch before driving to Mokhala. We got there in under an hour, signed in at the gate, then drove to Mosu Camp, where we would be staying. There was a pair of Pygmy Falcons nesting in a Social Weaver colony next in the parking lot and the male was perched on top of a tree, keeping watch. After we checked in, we had a rest before taking a short afternoon drive on the Tsesebbe Loop. We did actually see a Tsesebbe, as well as a pair of Spotted Thickknees, a juvenile Brown Snake-Eagle and Swallow-tailed Bee-eater. Typical rocky scenery at Mokhala (Mikiko Hashiba) Pygmy Falcon nesting at Mosu Camp. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] Tropical Birding Trip Report SOUTH AFRICA OCTOBER 2019 9th October – Mokhala NP We had set up tables and chairs outside one of the bungalows and enjoyed an outdoor ‘birding breakfast’ with a number of remarkably tame birds hopping round us. The ‘friendliest’ of all was a Chestnut-vented Warbler which we had to be careful not to step on. We set off on a morning drive on a different route from yesterday. We saw several good birds, including Short-toed Rock-Thrush, Kalahari Scrub-Robin, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Rufous-eared Warbler and Piping Cisticola. We also saw plenty of mammals, including Meercats, Yellow Mongoose and a wide variety of antelopes. We arrived at the Stofdam Hide where the waterhole had shrunk to a small muddy puddle but there were still Warthogs and Blue Wildebeest coming in to drink. It was also good for small birds and we saw Violet-eared Waxbill, Green-winged Pytilia, Red-billed Firefinch, Shaft-tailed & Eastern Paradise Whydahs. On the way back to Mosu camp, we stopped in at the interpretive Centre where we enjoyed the displays, and especially the stuffed Aardvark. This Chestnut-vented Warbler was our constant companion at meal times. After a delicious lunch (I’m just saying) and a rest, we did a short afternoon drive, this time picking up Mountain Wheatear, Long-billed Pipit, Crowned Lapwing, White-quilled Bustard, Golden-breasted Bunting and Fawn- colured & Sabota Larks. For mammals, we had the usual array of antelopes, like Kudu, Gemsbok and Springbok, plus the less common Tsesebbe and a couple of large male African Buffalo stolling by. Tonight, we would take the first of 5 night drives which were the main focus of this tour. After an early dinner, we met our driver and boarded the open safari vehicle making sure we were wrapped up warm. It was a little cold and windy tonight but we still managed to see Rufous-cheeked Nightjar and Spotted Eagle-Owl, plus many Springhare, Scrub Hare and 2 African Wildcats. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] Tropical Birding Trip Report SOUTH AFRICA OCTOBER 2019 Short-toed Rock-Thrush (above) and the kangaroo-like Springhare (below) www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] Tropical Birding Trip Report SOUTH AFRICA OCTOBER 2019 Meercats are a perennial favourite, and understandably so. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] Tropical Birding Trip Report SOUTH AFRICA OCTOBER 2019 10th October – Mokhala NP This morning after another early breakfast, we started our morning drive, heading up towards the northern area of the park. This was a more typical savanna habitat and we picked up some nice new birds, like Southern Yellow- billed Hornbill, Red-crested Bustard and Crimson-breasted Shrike. After a couple of hours, we stopped at the Kameldoring picnic site where we were allowed to alight the vehicle and use the bathroom. We used the opportunity to take advantage of the improved visibility and look at a few birds. Here we saw Common Scimitarbill and Brubru. On the way back to camp, we passed a waterhole where we saw our first South African Shelduck. After a nice lunch and a rest, we took our afternoon drive, and had some nice sightings like Ashy Tit, African Cuckoo, Pale Chanting Goshawk, Swallow-tailed Bee-eater and Red-crested Bustard. We never tired of seeing Meercats, and we had an individual climbing up on a fallen tree to scan the area. It was a little warmer tonight on the night drive and wind much lower. We saw a lot more tonight, and in addition to the numerous Springhares and Scrub Hares, we added Eland, Waterbuck, both Black & White Rhinos plus our much hoped for Aardvark; a lifer for everybody. Typical savanna habitats in the north of Mokhala (Mikiko Hashiba). Crimson-breasted Gonolek. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] Tropical Birding Trip Report SOUTH AFRICA OCTOBER 2019 11th October – Mokhala NP to Marrick Game Farm It was time to move on to our next site. After breakfast, we packed up, checked out and set off for the north of the park that we would be exploring on the way to the northern exit. We took a bathroom break part way up and again, found Common Scimitarbill and Red-billed Oxpecker. Other nice birds seen on our drive through this section included Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, European Bee-eater and Crimson-breasted Shrike. There is an open grassy plain near the Lilydale campground, which was quite a different habitat to the rocky or wooded savanna areas we had seen up until this point. In the middle of the grassland was a viewing platform where we were able to get out of the vehicle and scan the surroundings. It looked over a waterhole where there was a pair of South African Shelducks plus Egyptian Geese and Blacksmith’s Lapwings. The highlight though, were the Black Wildebeest and large herd of Roan coming in to drink. Further exploration of the grassland produced Spike-heeled & Eastern Clapper Larks. The rare Roan Antelope. Our time was up in the park, and after a short search of our vehicle by the security guard on the gate, we drove out. The road outside still passed through some nice habitat and we added our first Double-banded Courser and a small flock of Red-faced Mousebirds. We drove back to Kimberley where we had lunch and did a bit of shopping, then drove out on a different road to Marrick Game Farm. After settling in, we took a late afternoon walk around the lodge, picking up a few nice birds, including Golden-tailed Woodpecker, some Southern Masked Weavers displaying and a Eurasian Hoopoe. There were also some South African Ground Squirrels scurrying across the ground. After dinner, we took our first of 3 night drives here. We weren’t disappointed, and in 2 and a half hours, we saw 2 Cape Porcupines, 7 Bat-eared Foxes, 5 Aardwolves and a distant Black-footed Cat. It looked like we were going to miss Aardvark, but just before we got back we came across a pair. Birdwise, we also found Double- banded Courser and a Spotted Eagle-Owl. www.tropicalbirding.com +1-409-515-9110 [email protected] Tropical Birding Trip Report SOUTH AFRICA OCTOBER 2019 Aardwolf, like the Aardvark, also feeds on termites. Barn Owls have benefitted from nest boxes at Marrick.
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