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1st February 2019 – Strandfontein birding area

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Our last few days in and around Cape Town were spent visiting friends and doing tourist activities. However, we did manage to pack in one more trip to the birding area at Strandfontein. It was a last minute decision and we didn’t even have binoculars with us (although I did have a camera!) but once again we had lovely close-up views of the birds. The best were barn swallows, African black oyster catchers and African sacred ibis.

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DSC07611Barn swallows

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DSC07713African black oystercatchers

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DSC07424African Sacred Ibis

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DSC07388Black-winged stilts

DSC07371Pied avocet

DSC07557Great white pelican

DSC07514Southern Masked Weaver

DSC07395Spur-winged goose

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DSC07744Greater flamingos

DSC07361Cattle egret

DSC07794Hadeda ibis

DSC07496Cape Wagtail

Click below for gallery of photos.

 

Pied Avocet
Black-winged Stilt
Spur-winged Goose
African Sacred Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
African Glossy Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
White-necked Raven
African Sacred Ibis
Barn Swallow
Greater Flamingo
Greater Flamingo
Cape Teal
African Black Oystercatcher
Kelp Gull
Blck-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt
African Black Oystercatcher
African Black Oystercatcher
Greater Flamingo
Cape Teal
Greater Flamingo

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2 responses to “1st February 2019 – Strandfontein birding area”

  1. myzoneisbirding Avatar
    myzoneisbirding

    Nice photos! I’ve never been to Strandfontein, but I regularly hear of vagrants being reported from there. I should have went while still living in South Africa;)!
    P.S. The bird you question marked is a Southern Masked Weaver and the one you called flycatcher is a Cape Wagtail.

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    1. martintayler Avatar
      martintayler

      Thank you so much for your comments and the help with id. Absolutely love Strandfontein. I would like to spend more time there. Looking forward to going back next January. I’ve started to catalogue my bird watching in Southern Africa. https://martinsbirdblog.com/birds-of-southern-africa/ Its a bigger job than I thought, so I have just sent for Newman’s Birds of Southern Africa for more help.

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