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354. Cape Turtle Dove - 20 Points

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354. Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola

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Sirheni

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Punda Maria Camp August 2012

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H1-4

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Nkuhlu 11/6/2009

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Orpen Loop

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Southern Kruger

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S114, Renosterkoppies waterhole

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De la Porte Waterhole, H1-1

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H4-2


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Sept. 2017


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121. Hooded Vulture - 40 Points

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121. Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus

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S56

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Near Lower Sabie

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Mopani Picnic Area

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Image © Mel

Image © Tina
S25

Image © Super Mongoose
Begining of the S100, October 2012

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Sabie River Weir

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4.11.2009

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S114

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H1-2


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S32


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421. African Palm-Swift - 40 Points

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421. African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus

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772. Red-billed Oxpecker - 20 Points

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772. Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus

Identification
20 cm. Sexes similar. Iris yellow to red; eyering bright yellow; bill and inside of mouth scarlet. Build slender; tail somewhat pointed; upperparts, throat and breast brown, rump slightly paler (rump much paler in Yellowbilled Oxpecker), shading to creamy buff on rest of underparts; bill red (diagnostic; base yellow in Yellowbilled Oxpecker).
Juvenile: More sooty brown than adult; bill dark olive, yellowish in centre, later turning all dark; bill reddens at 4 months, fully red at 7 months; eye brown; adult plumage acquired at 6 months.

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Malelane area

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H4-1

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S56

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Image © nan
4.11.2009

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S114 April 2012

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Image © Tina
S25

Image © Lisbeth
Around Orpen

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Random waterhole on S21

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H4-2

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H7


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Southern Kruger


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762. Burchell’s Starling - 20 Points

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762. Burchell’s Starling Lamprotornis australis

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S90

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S25, Crocodile River Road

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S106

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Olifants

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H 7

Image © BluTuna

Image © Amoli
S137 April 2014

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Afsaal

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Afsaal Picnic area

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October 2012, Nsemani dam

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Southern Kruger

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11.10.2009

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Leeupan


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S64


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541. Fork-tailed Drongo - 20 Points

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541. Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

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S56

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S50

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S140

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S119

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Image © nan
17.5.2011

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Juvenile, S25

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Southern Kruger

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S21

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H3
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Letaba River


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081. Hamerkop - 20 Points

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081. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

Identification
56 cm; sexes alike, male larger than female. Unmistakable with plain dark brown plumage; large bill and crest give hammerhead effect (hence Hamerkop); legs moderately long.
Chick: Covered with pale grey down; iris light grey; legs pinkish at first, later brown.

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Gardenia hide

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H1-7

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Near Phabeni Gate

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S114 April 2012

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Biyamiti Weir

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Lower Sabie Bridge

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Southern Kruger

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Ntandanyathi Hide

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Sunset dam

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Sabie River


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741. Brubru - 20 Points

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741. Brubru Nilaus afer

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S56

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Berg-en-Dal


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127. Black-shouldered Kite - 20 Points

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127. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus

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Juvenile, H1-7

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25.3.2011

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H4-1 April 2014

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Lower Sabie

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Sabie River

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Punda Maria gate

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S1 near Phabeni

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H1-6

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Nsemani Dam


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230. Kori Bustard - 40 Points

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230. Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori

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S90

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H10

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S90

Image © nan
17.4.2011

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H10

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H1-6 Dec 2012

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Nkaya Pan

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S50, March 2013

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S29
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S143

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Muntshe loop

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Pafuri Area


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H1-8

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Near Satara


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