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  1. Trevor Hardaker

    Ficedula Flycatcher

    I would appreciate your thoughts on this Ficedula flycatcher photographed yesterday... Collared, Semi-collared or Pied? And if you could provide some reasons for your particular ID, those would be appreciated as well. Thanks in advance!
  2. Trevor Hardaker

    Large orange-billed tern - Walvis Bay, Namibia

    The bird in the attached photos was seen yesterday at Walvis Bay Lagoon in Namibia. It was initially reported as a Royal Tern and, only subsequently, did I receive copies of the photographs. I have now mulled these photos over in my mind for a little while and have to raise some possible...
  3. Trevor Hardaker

    Large gull - South Africa

    This gull has been at Mkhombo Dam north-east of Johannesburg in South Africa for the last couple of weeks. Any large gull at an inland locality like this would be unusual, so it is useful just to check the ID. Kelp Gull is our default large gull in South Africa, but they are not really known...
  4. Trevor Hardaker

    Pipit ID South Africa

    Here is a link to the latest distribution map from the bird atlas project for Striped Pipit - http://sabap2.adu.org.za/species_info.php?spp=696#menu_left As you can see, Striped Pipits only occur to the north-east of East London as the closest population to Cape Town, still some distance away...
  5. Trevor Hardaker

    Pipit ID South Africa

    Some South African Striped Pipit images for comparison here - http://www.hardaker.co.za/stripedpipit1.htm And this species also doesn't occur anywhere near the Cape, so would be equally as unexpected...
  6. Trevor Hardaker

    Pipit ID South Africa

    Here are a few more images of the bird in question to assist with the debate... Any further thoughts?
  7. Trevor Hardaker

    Eagle - Serengeti

    Would appreciate your thoughts on this Eagle photographed by a friend of mine in the Serengeti a couple of days ago as well as your reasons for your ID. I have only been sent the one photo and have also been told it was seen to mob a Martial Eagle and appeared to be roughly the same size as it...
  8. Trevor Hardaker

    Egret - South Africa

    Thanks Tib78, For what it's worth, I am also in the Little Egret camp (and have stated this on several public forums in SA already), but have been "shot down" by several people who seem to be adamant that it is not one... However, I have not yet been given any reason that I find credible to...
  9. Trevor Hardaker

    Egret - South Africa

    I know this has been posted on BF before, but I am hoping to get a few more comments and thoughts on this bird if possible, particularly from people that have extensive experience with the white Egrets of Africa and how to separate them reliably if it is even possible at times. The bird in the...
  10. Trevor Hardaker

    Bird from Namibia

    Black Cuckoo-shrike would not only be slightly out of range there, but also in very atypical habitat... Your bird is a Red-headed Finch, probably an adult female, although parts of the bird are a little hidden by the vegetation, so it is difficult to be absolutely sure of that and I couldn't...
  11. Trevor Hardaker

    Village Weaver? Drakensberg area, South Africa

    Your bird is definitely a Weaver - it appears to be a moulting immature bird, probably a male judging by the rather brightly coloured feathers coming through on the breast and belly. I would have preferred to have seen a shot showing the back patterning as well, but the bill does not really...
  12. Trevor Hardaker

    Snipe - South Africa

    Thanks for all the comments folks which confirmed my thoughts too - it's actually quite an exciting find as this is a very rare bird in South Africa. What features are you using to decide that it is a female? And are you saying that it is an adult or an immature?
  13. Trevor Hardaker

    Snipe - South Africa

    This snipe was photographed on the east coast of South Africa yesterday – I did not see it personally, so cannot offer any further info other than what is visible in the photos. Any thoughts on the ID of this bird would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! Kind regards Trevor
  14. Trevor Hardaker

    Tern: South Africa

    This tern was photographed in Hamburg in the Eastern Cape in South Africa a few days ago and sent to me for comments on the ID. I did not personally see it and these are apparently the only photos available... Would love to hear your thoughts on the ID. It is most likely a second year Common...
  15. Trevor Hardaker

    Cuckoo - Kruger National Park

    So, who are the Cuckoo specialists out there…? The Cuckoo in the attached photos was photographed at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park on Monday and there is some debate about its identity. Possible candidates include Red-chested, Common, African, (Asian) Lesser and Madagascar Cuckoos. The...
  16. Trevor Hardaker

    Joburg - Cape Town - Joburg 11th Nov to 25th Nov 2014

    Wow, Paul, that's quite an itinerary...! You haven't really left too much time for birding the Cape Town area. Ideally, you would need a day for the pelagic, a day for birding the Peninsula's various sites, a day for the west coast and a day for doing the Hottentots Holland and Overberg loop...
  17. Trevor Hardaker

    Gull - Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Wow, interesting thoughts Lou! I look forward to seeing your further comments on this bird... I had felt, on shape, that it was not quite right for Baltic Gull (wings don't seem long enough for one), but I didn't really consider a runt Kelp Gull as an option. I can’t say that I’ve ever actually...
  18. Trevor Hardaker

    Gull - Eastern Cape, South Africa

    This gull was photographed at Cape Recife in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa a couple of days ago – I did not personally see it, so can’t offer any additional information on the bird. It is obviously not a Kelp Gull which would be the expected large gull in the area...
  19. Trevor Hardaker

    Snipe - Namibia

    Thanks for the input - much appreciated... :t:
  20. Trevor Hardaker

    Snipe - Namibia

    Thanks Chris! Unfortunately, these are apparently the only photos available of this bird...
  21. Trevor Hardaker

    Snipe - Namibia

    The Snipe in the attached photos was photographed in Mahango Game Reserve in north-eastern Namibia recently and was sent to me as an African Snipe. To my mind, it is not one (bill seems too shot and facial patterning seems all wrong) and the only other likely candidate in this area would be...
  22. Trevor Hardaker

    Sunbird ID - South Africa

    Thanks for pointing out the link to me Bob, As the others have suggested, this is a Malachite Sunbird. The white outer tail feathers are a good feature for that species (shown by the females) and this is the only species in that area that would show that feature. Overall colour of the...
  23. Trevor Hardaker

    South Africa Cape area

    There are 3 pelagic trip operators in Cape Town - Cape Town Pelagics, Anne Albatross pelagics and Zest for Birds. I am personally involved with the latter, so perhaps my comments will be a little biased. Nevertheless, I doubt any of the operators will have schedules extending into 2015 already...
  24. Trevor Hardaker

    Southern African Forum

    Duinepos Chalets are in the West Coast National Park and provide good access to moving around the park and seeing a lot of what it has to offer. I have stayed there a number of times over the years... Here is a link to an old blog report off our website from May 2011 when we stayed there -...
  25. Trevor Hardaker

    iSimangaliso National Park, South Africa

    Unfortunately, the additional photo does not really help too much Dave. I am confident that it is not a Forest Buzzard and with the seemingly strong and powerful talons and bill (a rather subjective feature...), I suspect that it is a young Jackal Buzzard although I'm not sure that I could...
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