Marievale Bird Sanctuary

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If you are a Twitcher and have a day on hand in the Johannesburg area then look no further than the Marievale Bird Sanctuary, which is a Ramsar Weltland Site. You will get to see many waterbirds and also some grassland species. There are three hides at Marievale and the first one, The Hadeda Hide, is very productive.

 

You can read more about it in the link below

 

http://www.sabirding.co.za/birdspot/050520.asp

 

Some images from Marievale from a few weeks ago.

 

Red knobbed Coot

 

 

African Purple Swamphen

 

 

Black Crake

 

African Rail

 

Egyptian Goose

 

More to follow...........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Greater Flamingos

 

 

 

 

 

Little Grebe

 

 

 

 

African Marsh Harrier

 

 

 

[Atravelynn]

What a great activity from Joburg. Never knew about this. Your bird colors absolutely shimmer!

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Cape Shoveller

 

 

 

 

Hottentot Teal

 

 

Goliath Heron