Skimmers, Gulls & Terns
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Richprins
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Re: Seagulls in Kruger
They have been seagulls for a thousand years. Some maniac probably changed the name last year or something... 
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Re: Seagulls in Kruger
"Seagull" after all is only a word and probably colloquial, scientifically they are only "gulls" 
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Re: African Skimmer
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Chris P @ SANParks
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Mar 20
They're back... 3 African Skimmers were seen & photographed this morning east of Letaba Camp, along the River in @SANParksKNP
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Re: African Skimmer
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Richprins
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Re: African Skimmer
Chris P @ SANParks
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With day visitors from adjacent provinces returning to @SANParksKNP
, rare bird sightings are once again being reported, and the much loved skimmers have returned to Sunset Dam by Lower Sabie 6 days earlier than 2019... remember they vanished as a breeding bird from 1938 to 2017
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Lisbeth
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Re: African Skimmer
I wonder if they have nested there. It started with one and now there are three 
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Re: African Skimmer
They nest from Sept to December and later mainly in the Okavango, Chobe Zambezi River banks (Beach sand) ..They dont do dams and the winter times they are in Kruger is wrong for breeding too ..BUT Super Exciting ..Great birds to photograph feeding ..There was one at Pioneer dam last year ..also Winter time
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Re: African Skimmer
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Re: African Skimmer
Amazing to see that they have returned 
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
Let me think......................