MBOZAMBO WETLAND, STANGER
On Sunday the 24th we decided to make a small trip some 100km up the KZN North Coast, more specifically to the SAPPI hide in Stanger. This area has become famous for sightings of the rare Spotted Crake which visits during the summer months. We left a little late and got a little lost but made it there eventually. Good spot…. We saw quite a bit and mostly interesting water birds.
EDIT: Looks like in our haste we may have misidentified a Western Marsh Harrier.. at the time it was clearly identified as an African Marsh Harrier however we all noted that it had such a light head and thought of it no more.. Online there are reports of the Western Marsh Harrier in the region which leads me to believe that this was in fact the raptor we saw. Another good spot.
AFRICAN SWAMPHEN
WHITE-FACED WHISTLING DUCK
HOTTENTOT TEAL
COMMON SANDPIPER
THREE-BANDED PLOVER
BAILLONS CRAKE
WOOD SANDPIPER
COMMON GREENSHANK
BLACK-WINGED STILT
GREAT EGRET
REED CORMORANT
AFRICAN JACANA
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
BLACK-HEADED HERON
WESTERN CATTLE EGRET
LITTLE GREBE
FALVOUS WHISTLING DUCK
LITTLE TERN
GOLIATH HERON
SPOTTED CRAKE
BLACK WINGED LAPWING
AFRICAN BLACK DUCK
GREATER FLAMINGO
AFRICAN MARSH HARRIER
WESTERN MARSH HARRIER
FALVOUS WHISTLING DUCK, MARKWELL
BLACK WINGED STILT
WOOD SANDPIPER, MARKWELL
THREE BANDED LAPWING, MARKWELL
GREATER FLAMINGO, MARKWELL
GREATER FLAMINGO, MARKWELL
PECTORAL SANDPIPER, MARKWELL
BLACK WINGED STILT, MARKWELL
SAPPI MARSHLAND FROM THE EAST, MARKWELL
AFRICAN SWAMPHEN, MARKWELL
AFRICAN JACANA, MARKWELL
BROWN HOODED KINGFISHER, MARKWELL
VIEW FROM THE HIDE, EAST OF THE CRAKE SPOT, MARKWELL
WHITE FACED WHISTLING DUCK, MARKWELL
BLACK HEADED HERON, MARKWELL
BLACK HEADED HERON, MARKWELL
WOOD SANDPIPER, MARKWELL
BAILLONS CRAKE, NOT MARKWELL
SPOTTED CRAKE, LYNDA CATTO
SPOTTED CRAKE, LYNDA CATTO
THREE BANDED LAPWING, MARKWELL
THREE BANDED LAPWING, MARKWELL
HOTTENTOT TEAL, MARKWELL
AS YET UNIDENTIFIED, CANT EXPLAIN WHAT THE HELL THEY WERE DOING EITHER.
AFRICAN SWAMPHEN, MARKWELL
MIXED WATERBIRDS, MARKWELL
HOTTENTOT TEALS, MARKWELL
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AFRICAN MARSH HARRIER
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