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Cape Weaver - 40 Points
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:54 am
by Flutterby
813.
Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
by Amoli
Male
by Flutterby
Female
by Flutterby
Cape Longclaw (Orange-throated Longclaw) - 20 Points
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:02 am
by Flutterby
727.
Cape Longclaw (Orange-throated Longclaw) Macronyx capensis
by Flutterby
by Amoli
by steamtrainfan
Long-tailed Widowbird - 20 Points
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:07 am
by Flutterby
832.
Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne
Breeding Male
by Flutterby
by Amoli
by Lisbeth
by steamtrainfan
Banded Martin - 20 Points
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:10 am
by Flutterby
534.
Banded Martin Riparia cincta
Identification
15 cm;sexes alike. Brown upperparts. Conspicuous white eyebrow. In flight white (not dark) underwing coverts and rounded or square (not forked) tail.
Juvenile: Scaled rufous-buff on upper wing coverts.
by Flutterby
by Amoli
European Bee-eater - 20 Points
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:35 pm
by Amoli
438.
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Identification
23 cm (25 cm incl streamers); sexes alike. Combination of yellow throat, black gorget, turquoise underparts and brown and yellow back unmistakable.
Juvenile: Lacks tail streamers, gorget less distinct and overall duller and greener.
Non-br Palearctic migrants. Main arrivals in Oct, departure in late Mar or early Apr.
by Amoli
by Flutterby
by steamtrainfan
Amur Falcon (Eastern Red-footed Kestrel) - 60 Points
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:37 pm
by Amoli
180.
Amur Falcon (Eastern Red-footed Kestrel)
Falco amurensis
by Amoli
by steamtrainfan
by Flutterby
African Black Duck - 20 Points
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:38 pm
by Amoli
105.
African Black Duck Anas sparsa
by Amoli
by Flutterby
African Stonechat - 20 Points
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:20 am
by Flutterby
596.
African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Male
by Flutterby
by Amoli
Female
by Flutterby
by Amoli
Crowned Lapwing - 20 Points
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:24 am
by Flutterby
255.
Crowned Lapwing (Crowned Plover) Vanellus coronatus
Identification
31 cm; sexes aike. Sandy brown upperparts, bright red bill and legs, and distinctive head patÂtern unlike any other
Vanellus plover. Legs and bill duller, more pinkish red in non-breeding season.
Juvenile: Forehead buff-brown, crown band buffy. Upperparts buff fringed.
by Flutterby
by Lisbeth
by Amoli
Pied Starling - 20 Points
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:31 am
by Flutterby
759.
Pied Starling Spreo bicolour
by Flutterby
by Amoli