PC's Better year

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @Tdgraves, @Dave Williams , @TonyQ, @Soukous and @ImSA84

[xelas]

Great job at reaching #100 so early in the season, @Peter Connan! And thank you in advance as I will be using many of your IDs .

[Peter Connan]

Thanks and pleasure @xelas

I do hope they are correct...

[michael-ibk]

Great job, Peter, all high quality stuff, congratulations on #100. The Flamingos are superb!

[Peter Connan]

Thank you @michael-ibk

 

101) Pied Avocet

 

Bontelsie

Recurvirostra avosetta

 

 

Walvisbay, 22 April

[Peter Connan]

102) Sandwhich Tern

 

Grootsterretjie

Sterna sandvicensis

 

 

 

22 April, Walvisbay

[Peter Connan]

103) Swift Tern

 

Geelbeksterretjie

Sterna bergii

 

 

22 April, Walvisbay

[Peter Connan]

104) Greater Flamingo

 

Grootflamink

Phoenicopterus ruber

 

 

Walvisbay, 22 April

[Peter Connan]

105) Curlew Sandpiper

 

Krombekstrandloper

Calidris ferruginea

 

 

Walvisbay, 22 April

[Peter Connan]

106) Great White Pelican

 

Witpelikaan

Pelecanus onocrotalus

 

 

Swakopmund, 22 April

[Peter Connan]

107) Green-backed Eremomela

 

Groenbossanger

Eremomela gregalis

 

 

23 April, Blutkuppe

[Peter Connan]

108) Dusky Sunbird

 

Namakwasuikerbekkie

Cinnyris fusca

 

 

 

24 April, Rostock Ritz (near Solitaire)

[Peter Connan]

109) Rock Kestrel

 

Kransvalk

Falco rupicolis

 

Male

 

Female?

 

25 April, Rostock Ritz

 

[Peter Connan]

110) Lanner Falcon

 

Edelvalk

Falco biarmicus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rostock Ritz and Kgalagadi, April.

 

This will probably be my last post here for a week or so. At 12h30 today, I am off on my first ever photographic assignment. Hopefully there will be a few birds along the way!

[PeterHG]

You haven't slowed down after reaching #100, @Peter Connan ! Lots of great shots again, what a beautiful series of flight shots of the Lanner Falcon!

(Nothing important, but I have some doubts about #99. It doesn't look like a Grey Plover to me. Ah those waders...., always hard. Perhaps Sanderling still more or less in summer plumage?)

[Dave Williams]

I have to agree with Peter on everything he has said in the post above.... including the Plover . I have one in my Big Year similar time and place but they look different.

[michael-ibk]

I´d also say that´s not a Grey Plover - my money would be on Little Stint in breeding plumage (mainly because of the very clear supercilium which a Sanderling should not have).

Edited July 21, 2017 by michael-ibk

[PeterHG]

13 minutes ago, michael-ibk said:

I´d also say that´s not a Grey Plover - my money would be on Little Stint in breeding plumage (mainly because of the very clear supercilium which a Sanderling should not have).

Yes, I was hesitant about that, too, so I think I'll go with you on that one

[Peter Connan]

Thanks for the correction gentlemen.

[Peter Connan]

Since Little Stint was not on the list before, the count remains the same. So:

 

111) Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

 

Swaelstertbyevreter

Merops hirundineus

 

 

Juvenile:

 

Kgalagadi, Late April

 

\, 26

 

Richtersveld National Park (Namibia), 26 July

[Peter Connan]

112) Common Scimitarbill

 

Swartbekkakelaar

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

 

 

Kgalagadi, 26 April 

[Peter Connan]

113) Tractrac Chat

 

Gewone Spekvreter

Cercomela tractrac

 

 

Kgalagadi, 26 April

[Peter Connan]

114) Yellow Canary

 

Geelkanarie

Serinus flaviventris

 

 

 

Kgalagadi, April

[Peter Connan]

115) Ostrich

 

Volstruis

Struthio camelus

 

 

 

 

Kgalagadi, April

[Tdgraves]

Have you got any other angles of your chat? Tractrac is supposed to have a white rump and top of tail. is this not a pale familiar chat?