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Will do another few, over the next days.

Up to 379 confirmed pic's but lots more to go.

Hey friends .......some help please. Sorry for the poor pic, but is this a Little Stint, Sanderling or Common Sandpiper.....or something else. Photo was taken on the "dry" marsh from the walkway towards the Geelbek hide in the West Coast National Park.

...and some help here also (another poor pic) - is this a Curlew Sandpiper????? Pic from the Geelbek Hide in West Coast National.

Came across this big bird on the S100 some 5km east of Satara. Presume it is a Spur-winged Goose, as no other candidates have been found, although a few things do not add up too well.

Was first confused by the very red head, although very different from my field guide it does not seem uncommon for Spur-winged Goose. The colour of the neck appears brown-ish rather than black, as for the red spot on the neck I guess is a wound

Anyone willing to confirm this a Spur-winged Goose or point me in the right direction?



Best wishes for the New Year, Michael

I agree
the best for 2013 to you too

Not quite sure about the following bird which we saw on 25.02.12 at Shipandani bird hide in Kruger - My guess would be juvenile Kittlitz's plover





Maybe some of the experts can help me here

Yes its a Juv Kittlitz.

Agreed.

Thanks AM

Hi there all - can someone help with this night-jar that I saw last night near Nylsvlei. I am guessing rufous-cheeked, but not 100% sure.

Dear friends,
I photographed this bird flying over H14 in KNP January 2011. Is it an African Black Swift?



Cheers
Chrbel

Hi Charbel,

From that image, you would have to be a truely brilliant to nail the species down to anything closer than "a swift".

Yes, it was far away in the sky, maybe it is better to record it as just swift... unless any forumite can go any futher than that...

Cheers
Charbel

Back from another rewarding RSA visit and beginning to work my way thru my photos. I saw the following two birds from my deck at Lillydale (a great camp!) in Mokala, high above the Riet River. I think that the first might be a rock martin?





And the second an alpine swift?

Rock Martin
Little swift for the second one. (White rump and squared off tail)