04 January 2024 - Hermanus; Day 14
I needed to add a few species to boost my 2024 list, so had an early morning drive to a few different sites on the outskirts of Hermanus. First stop was at Vermont Pan, no images as light and conditions were poor - but did get a few decent species. Next stop was the opposite end of Hermanus stopping at Prawn Flats on the road to Stanford. I had a distant Whimbrel on the exposed mud flats
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| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) |
And a few Cape Bulbul which seem much more skittish than our local Dark-capped
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| Cape Bulbul (Pycnonotus capensis) |
A stop in town to pick up breakfast supplies gave some better views of White-necked Raven
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| White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis) |
And a dramatic view of the Overberg across the bay
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| Overberg |
Back at the apartment, the sun came out and I found this Skimmer basking in the flower bed - it is either Julia or Cape?
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| Julia or Cape Skimmer |
Later in the morning, we caught up over coffee at the Wooden Barrel with some old friends from Kuwait, Sean and Adi Lynch and a late seafood lunch at The Bistro with Guy and Sonja overlooking the bay. Then it was back to the apartment to start packing for our early departure tomorrow morning.
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