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Not too shabby, BB!

Here are several birds that have me -- all seen at WCNP on 5 December 2012.

1. some sort of canaries? Perhaps yellow canaries? Or .... ? (and a very poor photo, I know)


2. really no idea with this one, also perhaps a (female) canary? (and another poor photo )


3. are these perhaps larklike buntings?




4. and these?




5. and also this one?

Can't say the canary. The second bird is a Karoo lark and the third you have the right ID already.

The canaries look like young transitional yellow canaries. I agree with Johan on the rest.

Many thanks Johan and Adrian I'd only seen larklike buntings once before, in KTP, so was a bit surprised with discovering these as I work my way thru my photos. I saw (and photographed) lots and lots of them that day!

Here's another that has me Could it possibly be a wattled starling beginning to moult? Seen at WCNP in early December 2012.

I think you are right arks... with the little yellow point beside the eye

Hi All,

Could you possibly ID this LBJ I photographed it in Letaba camp last December.



It was singing its heart out.

bondm UK

arks yours is definitely a Wattled Starling.

bondm, yours is a Tawny-flanked Prinia.

Tawny flanked prinia. How did you get him to keep his tail down?

Thanks once again Bush Baptist for your ID of my LBJ. I think I also have a photograph later in the trip at Panic Lake of a similar bird - this time with 'tail up'.

bondm UK

Thanks, MattAxel and anne-marie, for confirming my wattled starling

Here are a few more birds that have me

1. I'd thought at first that this was a female Cape weaver but the bill looks heavier, more like some sort of canary? Perhaps a canary molting from juvenile to adult? Seen at Strandfontein (Cape Town) in early December 2012.


2. This next one looks to be similar to that first one, but it was seen in my garden in Darling in late December 2012.




3. This one was also seen in my garden in Darling in late December and I haven't a clue what it might be!

Anyone???

The tail of canaries usually shows a notch, unlike your weaver. Look at some of the other weavers found in your home patch.

The second bird... try pg 292...