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Nice Photo.. ..Welgevonden?!

Thanks
Yup. Site 31 (also called Marakele)

Just a key identification pointer when ID'ing this bird..

Familiar Chat has an upside down Black "T" on its tail when it spreads it, as apposed to the Upside down Black "V" Shape of the very similar Sickle Winged Chat

Will try look out for that, thanks

Only a Pleasure

Saw some more of these birds today while out birding in the Schuverburge

I believe I have a resident Familiar chat in the vicinity of my property. I have identified it as such because it often raises its tail and flicks its wings. However I stand to be corrected.

What I would like to know if it characteristic of this bird to always go to bed late and wake up early. I have got used to this chat coming ‘home’ at almost dark and tweeting at about 4am. I take exception when it starts tweeting at around 2am. I often see the bird perched on my air-conditioning unit outside my bedroom.

I am sorry, I don’t have a photograph.

Grootkolk, 2 November 2012