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New total 400 year-end total 450.

Jee after a mad drive down to george this weekend with Yolande I managed to add 6 lifers to my List, putting me up to 520!

Managed to get the big one in the form of hudsonian Godwit!

the other lifers were:
Agulhas long billed Lark, (Vleesbaai)
Large billed Lark, (Vleesbaai)
Cape Spurfowl, (Vleesbaai)
Greater Sand Plover, (Cape St. Francios)
Bar tailed Godwit, (Cape St Francios)


I think I can still get 2 more from my photo's but I'll need to first check and make sure.

My new total is 115 birds, after I was able to add the following lifers during a trip to KNP between 26 - 30 January:
African darter
Dwarf bittern
White faced duck
Brown snake eagle
Steppe buzzard
Martial eagle
Gabar goshawk
African jacana
Black bellied korhaan
Emerald spotted wooddove
Brownheaded parrot
Purple crested turaco
Dideric cuckoo
Malachite kingfisher
European bee-eater
Red billed hornbill
Cardinal woodpecker
Violet backed starling
Southern white crowned shrike
Golden breasted bunting
African grey hornbill.

Dont fall off your chairs, yes its me

Finally I have managed to see the most elusive bird that I have been hunting for.

1 Pel's Fishing-owl. ( near Crooks Corner ) Twice in two days

With the help of Frank at Punda

2 Grey Cuckooshrike
3 White-breasted Cuckooshrike

This push my count up to 567

I've added:
Blue Korhaan
Cuckoo Finch
Collard Pratincole
Pallid Harrier and
Sand Martin

My total is now 588

Nice to have you back with us Piet!

Thought you might have got lost again on the Satara 4x4 trail.......

Hallo Bush Baptist

If I do get lost on the Manango trail it will be on purpose.

January 2012

GROUP 800
1 Lizet Grobbelaar 847 Dec 11
2 Niall 844 Nov 11
3 deefstes 832 Dec 11
4 Hanno Langenhoven 803 Jan 10

GROUP 700
5 Johnd 744 Jan 10
6 Bosnimf 728 Nov 11 (T=735)
7 Jakkalsbessie 723 Nov 11

GROUP 600
8 Yolande Oelsen 698 Dec 11
9 Oryx 698 Nov 10 (T=700)
10 JoelR 693 Nov 11
11 Moegaai 688 July 11 (T=700)
12 Sion 678 Jan 10 (photographed)
13 Adansonia 676 Jul 10
14 Elminster 643 Feb 10 (SO = 570)
15 wildjohn 640 Jan 07
16 Bookman 635 Mar 09
17 Gfordyce 631 Apr 10
18 Wildtuinman 625 (+2) Jan 12
19 Ladybirder 624 Nov 11
20 Johan van Rensburg 623 Dec 11
21 O-Dog 604 Dec 11
22 Snoobab 602 Jul 09
23 Wolph 600 (+1) Jan 12

GROUP 500
24 Johann 599 Nov 11
25 Leonie2 597 Dec 11
26 Francoisd 588 (+9) Jan 12
27 Imax 582 Nov 11
28 Pieter Steyn 567 (+3) Jan 12
29 Jacqual 560 Jul 09
30 Laine 556 (+4) Jan 12
31 Malles 550 Apr 10 (T=555)
32 Eugene123 544 (+18) Jan 12
33 Skopsie 541 (+7) Jan 12
34 Ivan 530 Sept 11(T=550) (Krugerlist 279)
35 Mattaxel 525 (+23) Jan 12 (KNP=260)
36 Walt3 524 (+23) Jan 12 (T=550)
37 Ferdelance 520 (+18) Jan 12 (T=580)
38 Dotdan 515 Nov 11
39 MikeV 513 Oct 09 (T=523)
40 Gary 512 July 11
41 Batmad 504 (+3) Dec 11 (T=550)
42 Eben Lombard 502 Jan 10


GROUP 400
43 Kameelperd 498 (+21) Jan 12
44 Johan N 496 (+84) Jan 12
45 Falconry4ever 490 Feb 11
46 Bush Baptist 483 Dec 11
47 Salamanda 475 Jul 10
48 pantera leo 473 (+8) Jan 12 (T=530)
49 TrevorC 461 (+3) Jan 12 (T=500)
50 Rusty Justy 449 May 10
51 Aquila#12 447 Aug 11 (T=500)
52 TaraLB 446 Feb 08
53 DavenJan 444 March 11
54 nightjar 444 Jan 10
55 Barcud 441 Aug 10
56 FireFinch 439 (+210) Dec 11
57 Laksman 437 Jan 10 (T=500)
58 Kingfisha/Hubby 433 Dec 09
59 Michelle Nel(Caracal) 426 March 11
60 Huntsman 422 (+7) Jan 12
61 Maddy 418 Sep 10
62 Wondercloak 418 Oct 08
63 Tilandi 417 (+2) Jan 12 (T=450)
64 McGyver 414 Oct 10 (T=450)
65 mountainview 408 April 11
66 Nkumbe 400 (+8) Jan 12 (+450)

GROUP 300
67 Gjorgi 389 Jan 12
68 Jan46 388 Nov 11
69 Estienne 387 Feb 11 (T=420)
70 Wild Family 386 Jun 07
71 wildthing 383 Dec 11 (T=400)
72 Jurgens 380 Apr 09
73 Bok bok 376 Jan 07
74 Richman 373 Nov 11
75 Jacliz 371 Sept 11 (T=400)
76 PNF 367 (+4) Jan 12 (T=400)
77 Arks 364 (+10) Jan 12
78 Kika 341 Dec 11
79 Black Harrier 346 Feb 11
80 JenB 338 Oct 09 (T=450)
81 Jeanus 338 Nov 08
82 pnm 334 Nov 11
83 Rooies 331 Sep 08
84 Magaff 327 Oct 08
85 Ifubesi 325 Sep 10
86 Kwando 322 Nov 11 (T=400)
87 Cherries 322 Nov 11
88 JP Huis 322 Mar 09
89 Guinea Pig 315 Nov 11
90 Josh of the Bushveld 313 Sept 11 (T=320)
91 Dabchick 303 Nov 10 (T=310)
92 Sky 301 July 11 (T=300)
93 Rodsab 301 May 11 (T=350)

GROUP 200
94 Gerhard & Marthie 296 Jan 12
95 Freda 296 Apr 08
96 Jungle Junkie 293 Dec 11 (T=350)
97 kooscra 293 Feb 11 (T=350)
98 Bahamut 288 Jan 09 (T=300)
99 Skyjuggler 286 Apr 09
100 Elsa 284 Jan 10
101 Asterix & Obelix 283 Jan 08
102 DuQues 281 Feb 11
103 Wildewilhelm 277 Mar 09 (T=300)
104 Eugene & Cathy 267 Aug 09
105 BushBuddies 262 Jan 12
106 Davejenny 254 Nov 11
107 Sprocky 254 Dec 09
108 RosemaryH 251 Mar 08
109 csummers 250 Feb 09
110 Wild about cats 249 April 11
111 Hobbit 248 Mar 09
112 Kingfishergirl 239 Feb 09
113 cpetzer 238 Jul 08
114 Senyetse 238 Jan 08
115 Junior1449 237 Oct 08
116 Crested Val 232 (+1) Jan 12 (T=300)
117 Beefmaster 228 Nov 08
118 Katja 223 Jan 07
119 Flutterby 219 April 11
120 Scottm 215 (+13) Jan 12
121 Mgoddard 214 April 11
122 gavinp 214 Jan 07
123 Deville 213 Jan 07
124 Ossendrywer 211 Jan 11
125 MarkwildDog 212 Aug 08
126 SuperBat 208 Apr 10
127 Neil Crawford 206 Mar 09
128 ShakeyJakes 205 May 09
129 Alf King 205 May 09
130 BushAddict 203 Jan 10

GROUP 100
131 DinkyBird 199 Aug 10 (T=200)
132 Restio 197 Mar 08
133 jonty1 189 Mar 08
134 acekam 188 Feb 07
135 Oumie 181 Jan 07
136 leopardspotter 181 Jan 07
137 MaryMattMillie 176 Nov 11
138 Jock 174 Aug 08
139 bucky 170 Mar 07
140 Bontebok 168 Jul 10 (T=220)
141 Normana53 164 Oct 09
142 Wild@Heart 160 Jan 07
143 Michael367 148 (photo's) July 11
144 Batsman 146 Jun 09
145 H.erectus 137 (+2) Jan 12 (T=201)
146 bert 131 Jul 08
147 bentley 121 Aug 07
148 Mel123 115 (+38) Jan 12 (T=150)
149 JacoPietersen 109 Jan 10
150 jaapvandijk 105 Jan 07

GROUP <100
151 Quin2008 75 Dec 09
152 Meinfam 71 Jan 07
153 Toddelelfe 67 Jan 07
154 scipio 61 Feb 08
155 Oddesy 40 Nov 08
156 Moira de Swart 33 Dec 08
157 Rusky 31 (worldlist 410) (Aus list 210) (India list 201) Dec 11
158 Curtis Dillon 18 Dec 09

We have added 3 new members in Gjorgi, Bushbuddies and Gerhard&Marthie! Happy birding and good luck with your lists. Welcome aboard. May we all have a succesful 2012 twitch!
To all the fellow birders out there, join in the list and become involved
in the challenge and get a ranking!
Our list has moved up to 158.

We have a few movers up to higher groups! Well done to Wolph on reaching the real special mark of 600! Now the list is in the "need to travel" section!..... A big milestone indeed! Real dedication well done.....

Also to Nkumbe for reaching the 400 mark! The list has now gotten serious and challenging! Now for 500 hey.......

Well done also to Mel123 on reaching 100! ... keep it up!Some very big steps there!

The climbers are highlighted in red and a very well done to you
New entries are in blue!!!
Orange are the movers to a higher group!

Well done to this months new jacket holders!
The 3 biggest climbers for January being:

1- Johan N (84) - Red Jacket
2- Mel123 (38) - Green Jacket
3- Mattaxel/Walt3 (23) -Blue Jacket

Please make mention of the Target you want to reach by the end of 2012 , and please also post your total and target in BOLD. It makes it much easier to see for me....
P.S once you've mentioned your total thats fine unless you want to update the mark!

Keep up the Birding and what ever you guys and girls do enjoy it while you still can!
Looks like in the summer has gotten the birding Lifers rolling in! Keep safe on the roads out there.........
Wishing you all a safe and succseful new year! Whatever you do keep one eye on the feathered friends! Well done on all those succesful updates! ecember was busy!
Keep an eye out for those real specials!
Master of Stats signing off.......

One more for me.

Amur Falcon

Total 138
I spotted this falcon in a attempt to
id a Cuckoo flying about!!

Thanks Ferdie!

Great effort!

I like the presentation a lot.

The bird list has become a work of art!

Good work, Ferdelance

Thanks A lot Guys! Appreciate the feedback, but as always if you have any suggestions and improvments or problems with the format. I'm always willing to listen!

Hi Ferdalance please bump me up to 528


Some of the recent lifers include Baillons Crake, Black Harrier, Double Banded Courser, Cuckoo Finch, Brimstone Canary, Ground Woodpecker, Lark-Like Bunting and Ludwigs Bustard.

Photos on http://www.vdberghimages.co.za

Nice work Ferdelance
My new total 551

On a re-count we're up to 369 - two got left off the adding formula in error