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Here's a photo of a juvenile hornbill will saw in January this year. We saw about 4 different group between Shingwedzi and Letaba. Many playful juveniles around, during January!.

On one occasion we watched them eating frogs (greenish yellow colour), that had been run over buy cars, not very natural !!, but still nice to watch them pecking away.

Was also the first time I saw these birds fly.

This was one of a group of three on the H4-2 that gave us a lovely view as they strutted around the cars a week ago.
Not sure if they were begging for food or admiring their reflections.

We saw a group of 3 males in the Letaba riverbed, on the short loop of the S47 on the right hand side of the H1-6 traveling North from Letaba, last week.

juvenile on your left, female on the right and male in the middle.

On 31 May I saw a group of 3 ground hornbills on the H1-2.
Here is a photo of 2 of them.



It was the 4th time I had a ground hornbill sighting in that area of the H1-2.

On 1 June I saw another 3 ground hornbills on the S25.

A chick in its nest on the S25

We had 3 sightings on our last trip:
H1-2, S112 & S113. So I would say there numbers are increasing

Hi Out There ![b]

I was at the Kruger National Park from the 24th September until the 3rd October.
Whilst on holday saw that their was a ground hornbill project, requesting people to note of sightings in the higher region of the kruger National Park.

I had some sightings of these birds in the Letaba and higher area. Would like to know where can we report these sightings:roll:

Have tried one of the links made availabe under this topic but it does not seem to work.

Hi Safari bug. Try this link. I'll ask Diannet to correct the link on the SANParks Ground Hornbill Census page.

Hello guys. I have searched the forum and couldnt find a post on this yet so here goes.

LD van Essen, Ground Hornbill Working Group (GHWG) manager for the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), is busy with a research project whereby they are looking for ground hornbill nests.

He asks for the following:



The article appeared in the Kruger Park Times a while ago:
Ground Hornbills

I have done this a few times and just given the road and approximate kilo reading from cross roads. I have even sent him some pictures as I say on my sms that I have pictures and he then gets back to you to say "please do send them" or "no thanks not this time"

Do yourselfs a favor and place the sms in your phone and do the effort of helping these guys...

Baffers

Hi

The best way is to sms it to L.D. van Essen

I have his number as Hornbillman on my cell
[Edit by DB - Please PM Baffers for this number]

If you are writting it down then you can email him as well on
ldv@ewt.org.za

He asks for
1. The position (if possible gps coordinates) but rough estimates (ie road name and +- km from the nearest turnoff) will do.
2. How many birds (juvinile and or adult specified)
3. Importantly note carefully if they are carrying nesting materials.
4. Condition of the birds

You can send photo's as well if there is anything out of the ordinary.

The more frequent data they get the more they can update the movements of the birds.

He is a very nice guy and replies frequently to emails.

I saw 3 Ground Hornbills in flight yesterday about 2km south of the Palm tree area south of Satara, they landed in a huge tree (I think there was water near - can't remember) Also saw a Juv nearby that spot...