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Looking forward to your report MiTQ's. The thread in the link below explains how to post photo's in your TR. Hope this helps

http://www.sanparks.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=63052

Thanks for the report Relax.....

Hi to everyone!

There is a group on Facebook as well re Kgalagadi sightings, I found it my mistake and saw that it had no admin person, so I added myself as admin.

If you are on Facebook as well, please share some of your experiences there as well!

And if you join the group, please let me know what your username on the Forum is? Will be nice to put a face to all the names and pics!


http://www.facebook.com/groups/307445602638150/

Thank you Suej for the thread link to upload and post photos Will also attempt a TR--new at all this so will keep it brief but had a FANTASTIC time in Kgalagadi
Am good at uploading photos to Facebook so was absolutely delighted to read ctv4 post about the new Facebook Kgalagadi Group Now that I can do
Thanks for the help

Just a short account of sightings:

21 June: 2 female lioness with a Oryx carcass around dertiende boorgat.
A female cheetah stalking, chasing but not getting a springbok
6 young lioness just past Tierkop on lower dune road( 1 back tyre later!!!!!) will tell story later....long story!!!
1 brow hyena.
2 females just before Nossob road.
1 AWC at Kij Kij.
What a first day!!!!

22 June: Male and Female lion on lower dune road........he wanted to mate....she not so keen ....YET! Spent the day with them walking about 20k’s up and down!!!!

23 June: Pride of 10 lions past Melkvlei. 2 Mating( not the couple if the previous day) 2 females and 6 busy cubs!!!
Male and female mating past Kransbrak( also different couple).
Male Leopard 1 km past Samevloeing. Only saw him for 30 sec and fairly far.

24 June: female leopard just before Tierkop(spent about 15 min with her)
AWC at Kij Kij
Mating lions at melkvlei. They were on the small loop around melkvlei, very close to the picnic site!!!

25 June: 3 Eland at Kij Gamies.
1 Spotted Hyena at Gemsbokplein
Male cheetah at Dertiende boorgat hunting springbok.
40 Eland at Dalkeith and 500meter on 2 male Kudu!!!!

I decided not to take my camera as I always feel I miss all the beauty by being so occupied with taking picks.

My travel companions did take some pick and will post them if and when I get them and my workload is bit lighter.

thanks Gryskat for the up date
hope to see Eland... why note 40... soon
waiting for some pictures... in a travel tale

Morning All,

After a few hectic weeks I will do my best to put up the recent sightings from the camps.

For those in the park, there is a leopard kill about 500m North of Samevloeiing (Nossob river), in a Camel thorn tree on the opposite side of the riverbed.

TR Sunset Drive:
Small Spotted Genet
African Wild Cat
Cape Fox
Black Backed Jackal
ScrubHare
SpringHare
Springbok
Gemsbok
Wildebeest
Ostrich
Steenbok
Striped Mouse
Northern Black Korhaan
Barn Owl
Verreaux’s Eagle Owl
Spotted Eagle Owl
Kori Bustard

TR Night Drive
Small Spotted Genet
Bat Eared Fox
African Wild Cat
Black Backed Jackal
Cape Fox
ScrubHare
Springhare
Springbok
Steenbok
Gemsbok
Wildebeest
Spotted Eagle Owl
Verreaux’s Eagle Owl

Enjoy

.......if only it could stay there for another month or so!!!! Enjoy, all those in the park -thanks for the info Jannie!

O ja.....almost forgot.

On my way back from Mata-Mata yesterday I saw my first Melanistic form of the Gabar Goshawk.

Quite awesome bird.

I saw one a few years ago with a 'normal' one. I thought they were different species at first. They are handsome birds.

Morning,

Herewith the sightings of yesterday.

Nossob Drives:
Sunset

Rooikat  reg langs die voertuig (Caracal right nextto the vehicle)
Bakore (BatEared Fox)
Gevlekte ooruile (Spotted eagle owls)
Eland n trop van so 150 by marie se gat (Eland, herd of about 150 at Maries e gat)

Night

Ystervark (Porcupine)
Ratel (Honey Badger)
Gevlekte Hyaena (Spotted Hyaena)
Springhase (Springhare)
Gewone wild (General Game)

Twee Rivieren:

Sunset drive
kori bustard, gemsbok, sprinkbok, wildebeest, pale chanting goshawk, giant eagle owl, sociable weavers, brown hyena, spring hare, bat eared fox, cape fox, african wild cat, spotted eagle owl.

night drive
spring hare, bat eared fox, cape fox, african wild cat with kittens, spotted eagle owl, giant eagle owl, blue wildebeest, gemsbok, springbok,

I "need" a Caracal RIGHT next to the car... not "only" one in a tree with a BEF in the mouth
thank you for the update

Wow - thought we were doing well with about 24 eland near Marie se Gat last week!! They seem to be crossing more to the South African side - I always believed they were in the far Botswana area. Wonderful.

keep them till... ... 2 months, please

Morning All,

Herewith the latest sightings.

Nossob.

12/07 Sunset drive
General plains game, Bat eared fox, Black back jackal, Brown hyena, Lion, Spotted genet, Spotted eagle owl, Bateleur

12/07 Night drive
General plains game, Lion, Bat eared fox, Black backed jackal, Spring hare, Spotted eagle owl

13/07 Sunset Drive
Black backed jackal, General plains game, Bat eared fox, Cheetah, Lion, White backed vulture, Spotted eagle owl, Spring hare

13/07 Night drive
Lion, Bat eared fox, Black back jackal, Spotted eagle owl, Spring hare, General plains game

14/07 Sunset drive
General plains game, Bat eared fox, Black back jackal, Bateleur, Spotted eagle owl, Lion, spring hare


Twee Rivieren.

Brown Hyena has been seen frequently on the drives, up to three a night.
Lion has been seen at Samevloeiing.
Leopard at Houmoed
On yesterdays walk we came across tracks of lions, clearly we could determine that it was a mating couple which have put our senses into overdrive to make sure we don’t stumble upon them. We tried to follow them but time just didn’t allow us. The guests were quite nervous as they expected the cats to jump at us from every bush.

KG