Kgalagadi BIRD Challenge - Fun & Drinks

[Mel]

I am going to remove our posts if the changes are agreed and done! More perspective and oversight then!

580 Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa common? or even easy?

Peregrine is rare!

Pygmy falcon easy or common?

Ludwig's common?

Thrush - common, pygmy - common, Ludwigs - common

071 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
081 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
083 White Stork Ciconia ciconia
085 Abdim’s Stork Ciconia abdimii

these are common I think

Rosy-faced lovebird is not common, I think, they are more common in Namibia!

Agreed on all.

[Toko]

OK, Mel Shall add

Question remains re Peregrine is red but we can change

Dunno about the cuckoos, we should look at the BIRP sites - Diderik might be the only one common

[Toko]

Just suggestions!

rare:
062 Grey Heron
090 Yellow-billed Stork
135 Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
136 Booted Eagle Aquila pennata
152 Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
154 Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
166 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
167 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
168 Black Harrier Circus maurus
171 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
180 Amur Falcon (Eastern Red-footed Kestrel) Falco amurensis

Need to look at the others as well.

Have added some!

Not decided yet:
062 Grey Heron
152 Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
171 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

[Toko]

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According to the above info, I have made

Burchell's Starling and Shaft-tailed Whydah common!

The Kalahari thornveld holds typical Kalahari basin birds, such as Kalahari Scrub-Robin, Crimson-breasted Shrike, Burchell's Starling, Shaft-tailed Whydah, Monotonous Lark, Southern Pied Babbler, Barred Wren-warbler, Marico Flycatcher and the Sociable Weaver, which constructs huge communal nests in the larger trees.

Monotonous Lark and Southern Pied Babbler, Barred Wren-warbler (is common according to table there!) perhaps rare?

From the table I have made these ones rare:

Karoo Korhaan, Stark's Lark, Pale-winged Starling, White-headed Vulture

[Mel]

Looking at the table, I'd say Diderick common, the rest of the cuckoos rare.

But if the white-headed vulture is rare, the Cape must be as well.

Peregrine isn't even on all the lists for the KTP.

Hamerkop seems rare according to the list.

Lesser kestrel is rare according to the list.

Jackal buzzard is

Even speckled pigeon, African scops-owl, fiery-necked nightjar, European roller, European bee-eater, purple roller, red-crested korhaan, three-banded plover, blacksmith lapwing, green woodhoopoe, grey hornbill, goldentailed woodpecker, spike-heeled lark, pink-billed lark, Cape penduline tit, garden warbler, greater-striped swallow, spotted flycatcher, Cape wagtail, rock dove, southern grey-headed sparrow.

[nan]

Black-headed heron - I'd say easy, yes. Seen some on every trip so far.

Grey heron - might be even rare, but does occur after good rains.

agree with Mel

[nan]

OK, Mel Shall add

Question remains re Peregrine is red but we can change

Dunno about the cuckoos, we should look at the BIRP sites - Diderik might be the only one common

I saw twice a Cuckoo ... African

[nan]

https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 24#p116789

According to the above info, I have made

Burchell's Starling and Shaft-tailed Whydah common!

The Kalahari thornveld holds typical Kalahari basin birds, such as Kalahari Scrub-Robin, Crimson-breasted Shrike, Burchell's Starling, Shaft-tailed Whydah, Monotonous Lark, Southern Pied Babbler, Barred Wren-warbler, Marico Flycatcher and the Sociable Weaver, which constructs huge communal nests in the larger trees.

Monotonous Lark and Southern Pied Babbler, Barred Wren-warbler (is common according to table there!) perhaps rare?

From the table I have made these ones rare:

Karoo Korhaan, Stark's Lark, Pale-winged Starling, White-headed Vulture

rare for these

common for these

[nan]

Cape Vulture : rare... everywhere is rare I think
Hamerkop : it seems rare
Lesser Kesterl
Jackal Buzzard

Peregrine : never saw

[Mel]

I usually see white-backed vultures, but Cape vultures?