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A yellow billed kite was seen + - 10 km south of my sighting at Tongaat, at Mount Edgecombe, also on Sat 31 July.

My Little Eyes Spied: One YBK being harrassed by Drongos in Athlone Park, Amanzimtoti - today... Marked it in my dog-eared and tattered (but beloved) Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa!!!

The Yellow bills are back in quiete strong numbers now our regulars are back on their daily flights over the house.

Saw a yellow billed kite drifting along Pierneef Rd in Villieria (Pretoria) at about 5 minutes past 6 this morning.

Interestingly, the only other time I've seen a YBK in Pretoria was in late February last year, also very early in the morning, over Duncan Rd in Hatfield.

The two sightings are about 5 kms apart.

Only just found this thread.

We have been in Port Edward since October, and regularly have YBKs flying over our garden.
Saw one yesterday

However, I have yet to see one land to get a better view

Here's hoping

I have it on good authority that these raptors seen in KTP in Jan are in fact Juvenile Yellow-billed Kites, a first of a juv. for us.

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Are there any KITES still around?
I don't think I've seen one for at least 2 weeks in Durban North!
Have they left your area as well?

I spotted the last one for the season here in Amanzimtoti early in March this year. Their departure was definitely earlier than usual this time around! (Perhaps that indicates a colder than usual winter approaching??)

Something for the Afrikaans speaking folks. We were travelling down the Eastern Cape coast when my friend spotted a bird. He asked me what it was and I replied " 'n Geelbek Wou" He replied by saying it must be a male because if it was a female, it would have been a " Geelbek Wou Nie"

I've seen a YBK in Pretoria about 10 days ago...

Kite spotters, 1st yellow bill of the season seen in Umhlanga over weekend!

Pretty sure the raptor I got a glance at yesterday over Pinelands was a ybk!

Saw one in Magoebaskloof this morning, as well as an African Emerald Cuckoo!

Come on Summer (and all visitors), come on.

Okay,

Just seen the topic and I feel I must share this with you. I work in Ethiopia (Makelle). Here is a HUGE concentration of YBK around I will try and put some pics on. At any stage of the day when I stand on the roof of the office I can count 5 to 10 of the flying around. At sunset they tend to get together and at a stage I counted 30 of them together flying in a circle. What do they eat except for a mouse or 2 ?

I know this is not SANP related but it puzzles me that there is such a lot of them here together and down south not as much