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Few lifers in that Satara list for me

I am going to Punda this weekend. I pre-booked Letaba for Wednesday - but with the road closed @ Shing, will have to leave the park again and go to Punda on the outside of the Park

Thanks JVR.

Congrats WTM on your 3 new 'Lifers". Hope I would be able to see that little Whren- Warbler as well.

Thanks LadyBirder.

It took me many moons of just hearing it without seeing it.

Like my recent red chested cuckoo Oom.

On Sunday I got the black tern at Strandfontein

Northern rockhopper penguin at Soetwater Saturday morning

Then pectoral sandpiper at Strandfontein. to take me to 558

854 - Northern Rockhopper Penguin

593 with the latest additions being: Knysna Woodpecker, Pririt Batis, Southern Tchagra, Common Tern, Olive Bushshrike, Horus Swift, African Black Swift, Sedge Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Brown-throated Martin, Violet-eared Waxbill, Greater Painted Snipe, Purple Indigobird, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Black-tailed Godwit, Black Kite, Tinkling Cisticola and African Cuckoo Hawk.

How did you manage to get the bird to show you its ID tag, Lizet?

Great sighting!

more common as Mossies, I told him, but he did not believe me!!

I am up to 612 now.

One morning's birding on my "stoep" - Rietvleidam delivered 4 new birdies for us:

826 - Yellow-crowned Bishop (Goudgeelvink)
727 - Cape Longclaw (Oranjekeelkalkoentjie)
829 - White-winged Widowbird (Witvlerkflap)
348 - Rock Dove (Tuinduif) - which we've seen before - but never "ticked" off on the lifelist...

To bring our new total to 348

Had a good 2 weeks to end off January with 7 new birds added to up my total to 503

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Midrand)
Pink-backed Pelican (Umgeni River)
Bearded Scrub-Robin (KNP)
African Pygmy-Goose (Leeupan - KNP) No. 500
Brown-headed Parrot (KNP)
Double-banded Sandgrouse (KNP)
Broard-biller Roller (KNP)

2013 target will now be 520

Welcome to the 500+ gang Trevor. I got no 500 2 months ago (grey rumped swallow).

Well done Trevor. That's a nice bird to have as your 500th!

Up to 629 with a few birds after a weekend's birding in Kruger. Setting a target of 650 for the end of the year. It might be a bit high as I'm not sure if I'll be able to do any long trips this year. I'm sure there will be lots of fun in trying to get there at least.

On the way:
627 Short-tailed Pipit Anthus brachyurus Kortstertkoester
628 Broad-tailed Warbler Schoenicola brevirostris Breëstertsanger

Punda Maria:
629 Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis Ovambosperwer

Well done Johann, I am sure some dedicated weekend birding can get you to 650 before the end of the year

I moved up to 769. It is really hard work to get lifers now!! 800 seems a lifetime away