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