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Please update my list to 549. Recent additions : Collared Flycatcher, White Eared Barbet, Yellow Weaver, Brown Scrub-Robin, Magpie Mannikin, Olive Sunbird, Black Bellied Starling, Yellow Rumped Tinkerbird, Bar-Tailed Godwit

Nice birds to add DD. Looks like you did a little Northern Zululand birding

Laine up to 585 with Great-winged Petrel, Namaqua Sandgrouse, Grey-backed Sparrowlark, Lark-like Bunting, Dusky Sunbird, Namaqua Warbler and Karoo Korhaan.

Still short of my target for 2012,

but up me with two more,..

Diderick Cuckoo
Cape White-eye,

Tally now 194.

Best wishes to all for 2013.

Thanks Adrian, birded for a day or two down the South Coast area.

Couch tick of Pink Backed Pelican takes me to 550

Laine, DotDan

When I saw onewithnature as the latest poster in this thread I thought: "YES! Got OWN to commit and post a total!" (Nearly did an air-punch as well...)

Pale-Winged Starling.

Total - 235..............Target 250.

853 - Angola Cave Chat and Souza's Shrike.

One day, Johan.






Would you call this super-twitching?

On my Nov/Dec trip to Bots and Caprivi, I added 62 lifers (and quite a few second timers) to take me to 554

Among the lifers were brubru, Arnott's & boulder chat, 4 cisticolas, 4 coucals, wattled crane, my bogey bird the red chested cuckoo at last Joh, 2 eagles, slaty egret, 2 firefinches, fairy flycatcher, OR francolin, pygmy goose, bat hawk, Bradfield's & trumpeter hornbill, lesser jacana, grey headed & half collared kingfisher, 2 larks, another elusive being the bronze mannikin, wood owl, collared palmthrush, 2 pipits, 3 pratincoles, broad billed roller, Souza's shrike, sharp tailed starling, collared, copper & Shelley's sunbird, 2 swallows, Layard's titbabbler, Schalow's turaco, 3 warblers, and golden weaver.

Wow Bush Baptist - some amazing birds you got. Sounds like an incredible trip Just read your TR and am so jealous.

I only managed to add 2 more during the last month or so: Collared Flycatcher and Bennett's Woodpecker.

Now on 492 - 2013 target will be 520 with a lot of luck

Thanks TrevorC. it was a great trip. One I have been wanting to do for 5 years.

To all Stiffnecks, and all of you who contribute here qualify, maybe you would like something to identify you with us. Check here for caps, beanies, scarves etc. Yes? then send me a PM.

You can put me up to 568

Added 4 more this past weekend in the NW Gauteng area - now up to 496

Sedge Warbler
Purple Indigobird
Shaft-tailed Whydah
Greater Painted Snipe