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  1. Dave Kennedy

    Botswana & South Africa Nov 2010

    It's been a pleasure, Paul. Your original post has engendered some lively discussion, which is the whole point of Birdforum. Keep up the good work, let's have more postings, and come and visit the Southern Africa Birding forum, where you can learn lots more about Southern African Birds. Best...
  2. Dave Kennedy

    Botswana & South Africa Nov 2010

    You'll be delighted to know, in view of the comments about common names, that the Gymnogene is now an African Harrier-hawk. It drives me crazy. What a pity you don't have a photo of the korhaan! You may, if your ID is correct, have spotted something unusual for the area. Birds have wings, after...
  3. Dave Kennedy

    Botswana & South Africa Nov 2010

    Could be, I don't know. All I can say is I am sick to death of people fiddling with common names. I thought that was why we were supposed to have binomial scientific names, which are unique to each species. After all the whole point of a common name is that is what the bird is commonly called in...
  4. Dave Kennedy

    Botswana & South Africa Nov 2010

  5. Dave Kennedy

    Botswana & South Africa Nov 2010

    Glad you enjoyed your trip, Paul. The Rufous-bellied Heron and Western Banded Snake-eagle are good spots. Took me years to find the WB Snake-eagle. Where did you see your Barrow's Korhaan? You mention Linyanti/Delta, Cape Town and Stellenbosch. The Barrow's Korhaan seems largely absent from...
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