23 September 2022 - Northern Farm
Andre Marx and I decided on a quick early morning visit to Northern Farm and were joined by Ron Searle who I hadn't seen in many years. Its a great location to be at just after sunrise. We all hopped in Andre's car and headed down to the quarry, finding a good few birds including African Stonechat
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| Female African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) |
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| Male African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) |
A pair of Black Crakes - here 3 species in one image
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| Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra) |
Moving on, Zitting Cisticola in one of the big fields
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| Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) |
Stopping near the Hamerkop nest at the edge of another dam - we hear Yellow Warbler calling and then one alighted on the top of some reeds. Great to see that they seem to be present all year round
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| African Yellow Warbler (Iduna natalensis) |
At our final stop near the Heronry at the largest dam, we had a Purple Heron fly by overhead, but no Cape Teal this time
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| Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) |
A great early morning out and we will return again in Nov/Dec once the migrants are back
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