Gweru outing 2004/08/07 (1 Viewer)

[Zimbernard]

A checklist of our local groups outing yesterday Saturday 7th August 2004

Gweru/Somabhula/Nalatale QDS many 7th August 2004 Roberts No

Name of Bird Roberts RSA number
Dabchick 8
Grey Heron 62
Blackheaded Heron 63
Black Stork 84
Egyptian Goose 102
Secretarybird 118
Whitebacked Vulture 123
Blackshouldered Kite 127
Black Eagle 131
Martial Eagle 140
Blackbreasted Snake Eagle 143
Natal Francolin 196
Swainson's Francolin 199
Southern Crowned Crane 209
Black Crake 213
Moorhen 226
Redknobbed Coot 228
African Jacana 240
Crowned Plover 255
Blacksmith Plover 258
Wattled Plover 260
Rock Pigeon 349
Redeyed Dove 352
Cape Turtle Dove 354
Laughing Dove 355
Namaqua Dove 356
Greenspotted Dove 358
Grey Lourie 373
Whiterumped Swift 415
Horus Swift 416
Little Swift 417
Redfaced Mousebird 426
Pied Kingfisher 428
Lilacbreasted Roller 447
Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe 454
Grey Hornbill 457
Yellowbilled Hornbill 459
Blackcollared Barbet 464
Acacia Pied Barbet 465
Yellowfronted Tinker Barbet 470
Crested Barbet 473
Redcapped Lark 507
Redbreasted Swallow 524
Lesser Striped Swallow 527
Forktailed Drongo 541
Blackheaded Oriole 545
Pied Crow 548
Whitenecked Raven 550
Southern Black Tit 554
Blackeyed Bulbul 568
Terrestrial Bulbul 569
Yellowbellied Bulbul 574
Capped Wheatear 587
Familiar Chat 589
Mocking Chat 593
Heughlin's Robin 599
Whitebrowed Scrub Robin 613
Longbilled Crombec 651
Rattling Cisticola 672
Tawnyflanked Prinia 683
Marico Flycatchatcher 695
Chinspot Batis 701
Longtailed Shrike 735
Tropical Boubou 737
Crimsonbreasted Shrike 739
Puffback 740
Threestreaked Tchagra 743
Blackcrowned Tchagra 744
Orangebreasted Bush Shrike 748
Redbilled Helmet Shrike 754
Wattled Starling 760
Greater Blue-eared Starling 765
Redwinged Starling 769
Marico Sunbird 779
Miombo Doublecollared Sunbird 784
Whitebellied Sunbird 787
Yellow White-eye 797
Greyheaded Sparrow 804
Yellowthroated Sparrow 805
Spottedbacked Weaver 811
Redheaded Weaver 819
Whitewinged Widow 829
Violeteared Waxbill 845
Common Waxbill 846
Bronze Mannikin 857
Yelloweyed Canary 869
Blackthroated Canary 870
Bully Canary 877
Streakyheaded Canary 881


OBSERVERS

Bernard Beekes
Nome Beekes
Jon Barry
David Beekes
Sally Rowe
Charles Forder
Mary Forder

 

[A CHAPLIN]

Wow what a fabulous day out. How large was the area, how long were you there and how many of you in the group?

Sounds like "earth to sky birds" for miles around.

You lucky people you. More lists and reports like this please!

Ann

 

[pete woodall]

Hi
I remember the Somabhula Flats as being b****** cold in winter!!

Thanks for the memory

Pete