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#16 07-12-2011 22:05:19

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Location:  : Randburg
Registered: 11-11-2008
Favourite Bird: Layard's Titbabbler

Re: Help with Gauteng Lifers

and lots of patience....there is no quick road to your dream...


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                                                A supremely bad idea, by Luke Dempsey.
 

#17 08-12-2011 08:34:15

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Location:  : Vêr in die wêreld, Kitty
Registered: 15-08-2008
Favourite Bird: Pearl-Spotted Owlet

Re: Help with Gauteng Lifers

Red Winged Francolin (Suikerbos?) - Old Verena Spa road
Orange River Francolin (Suikerbos?) - Devon
River Warbler (Zaagkuildrift and Kgomo Kgomo?) - Zaagkuil
Dwarf Bittern (Zaagkuldrift and Kgomo Kgomo?) - Kgomo-Kgomo
Common Quail (Devon?) - most probably Devon yes. I personally have never seen them in Gauteng.
Red Chested Flufftail (Moraleta Kloof NR?) - Marievale
Marsh Warbler - Moreleta, Faerie Glen NR and also Zaagkuil.
Great Reed Warbler - Marievale
African Quailfinch - Rietvlei, Kgomo-Kgomo or Suikerbos even
Harlequin Quail (Rust De Winter?) - Rust der Winter, would also love to see this one again.
Southern White Faced Scops Owl (Rust De Winter?) - Bora and Zaagkuil
White Backed Night Heron (Bora?) - Bora
Ashy Tit (Bora?) - Have never seen this one in Gauteng
Cape Penduline Tit - Got lucky once with a sighting of a pair at Roodeplaat dam NR.
Thrush Nightingale (Zaagkuldrift?) - Apparently yes, but only good people like SR and BK see them. lollol
Meyers Parrot (Bora?) - Bora, although I have not heard or seen them during my last 3 visits there.
Eurasion Golden Oriole (Rust De Winter?) - Bora
Yellow Bellied Eremomela - Mkhombo dam
Tinkling Cisticola (Seringveld?) - Apparently. lollol Ask Rusty, he got them a few days ago.
Sand Martin (Rust De Winter?) - Marievale.
Yellow Throated Sandgrouse - Sun city, see Yolande's comments.
Denhams Bustard - Old Verena Spa road.
Monotonous Lark - Haven't seen this one in Gauteng either.
Shellys Francolin - Mabusa
Melodious Lark - Centurion
Dark Capped Yellow Warbler - Rietvlei, Cullinun. I personally haven't seen it in Gauteng yet.
Barrows Korhaan - Old Verena Spa road.
Eastern Clapper Lark - Centurion
African Pygmy Goose - Tough one, nomadic.
Baillons Crake - I had a sighting at Kgomo-Kgomo, but tough as hell to find.
Striped Pipit - Saw one 2 weekends ago at Bora.

 

#18 08-12-2011 10:02:50

Batmad
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Location:  : Gauteng
Registered: 17-04-2009
Favourite Bird: Little Bee Eater

Re: Help with Gauteng Lifers

Thanks WTM big_smile Im going to have a look at a possible route and some destinations and will post them up here later on today smile


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