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I have one problem.

My car is due to go in for a service on Thursday! And if I did leave for the Tree Pipits before that, I will run over my service reading!

wildtuinman wrote:

Anyone want to head out that way with me soon?

When are you going?

wildtuinman wrote:

I have one problem.

My car is due to go in for a service on Thursday! And if I did leave for the Tree Pipits before that, I will run over my service reading!

Well surely you wont be chasing them before that

Dude, stop leading me into temptation.

wildtuinman wrote:

DD, how about us heading that way tomorrow?

I've checked. It will take us 1:40 here from Randburg to get there.

I would suggest you guys get there as soon as you can - the birds became more and more skittish the more birders showed up. (and if possible, as soon as the gate opens...)

On the car's service part yeh!

Here is the report from Trevor: Vernon Head has just called in (12h15) to inform me that he and several other members of the Cape Bird Club are currently watching an ELEGANT TERN in a small tern roost at Laaiplek at the mouth of the Berg River just west of Veldrif. The bird has been photographed and, as soon as they have facilities available to get the photos through to me, I will post a few here.

This is only the 3rd record of this species for Southern Africa with the first one being a well watched individual which remained from mid-January to mid-February 2006 at Strandfontein Sewage Works in the Western Cape whilst the second individual was a bird at Mile 4 Salt Works just north of Swakopmund in Namibia which was around intermittently from the end of January 2007 until mid-March 2007 (possibly the same individual involved in both records?).

If you never had the opportunity to chase either of the first two records, it would certainly be worth your while to have a go at this one! Good luck if you plan to go for it!

Kind regards
Trevor


Good Luck Jay, that would be one fantastic tick!!