Saturday 1 July 2017
Report by Elena Russell
We had a good turnout and broke up into two groups – thanks to Oscar for leading the one group.
The report is rather short as there were a number of photographers present John Bremner, Sheryl Halstead & Mick Jackson. Thanks for the great photos which I am sure you would all rather look at than read my waffle!
Birders in the grassland
Amethyst Sunbird
Amethyst Sunbird
Amethyst Sunbird
Butterfly – Eyed Pansy
Butterfly – Pearl Charaxes
Green-veined charaxes
Green-veined charaxes
Cardinal Woodpecker
Collared Sunbird
Dark-capped Bulbul
Grey Cuckooshrike
Grey Sunbird
Grey Waxbill
Goshawk?
Southern Black Flycatcher
Olive Sunbird
Possible Crotalaria sp. (Rattle pod)
Speckled Mousebird
Speckled Mousebird
Starlings – Red-winged or Black-bellied
Watsonia
Wild flower – Pentanisia
We dipped on the Fiscal Flycatcher which should be a certainty at NGNR in winter. Our bird count at tea was 53+ (click here to see a list) and then the late stragglers (die-hard birders) came in and the count must have been over 60 by the end of the morning – not too shabby for a very dry and wintery NGNR.
Rayed Blue
Rayed Blue
Rayed Blue
Pearl Charaxes (Emperor)
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Terrapin
Grey Waxbill
Grey Waxbill
Plant
Plant
Eyed Pansy
Eyed Pansy
Common Fiscal
Boisduval’s Tree Nymph
African Migrant
Plant
Plants
White-eared Barbet
Hammerkop
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Spectacled Mousebird
Hammerkop
Purple-crested Turaco
White-eared Barbet
Thanks to Sandi for IDing the big green caterpillar which is a Green-veined Charaxes!!
Cheers
Elena
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Can anyone ID the ‘plants’? Specifically the on the Rayed Blue was on and the Yellow flowered one!
Butterflies – 1 = Rayed Blue
2 = Pearl Charaxes (Emperor)
3 = Eyed Pansy
4 =Boisduval’s Tree Nymph
5 = African Migrant
Thanks for the ID’s Sandi!