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Johann
 Post subject: Cisticola: Zitting
Unread postPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:49 pm 
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Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

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Peter Betts
 Post subject: Re: Levaillant's Cisticola
Unread postPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:27 pm 
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Great sighting Johan Gee I battle with the id of these LBJ birds, but I know this guys call sounds like a steam engine getting faster and faster

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BT
 Post subject: Zitting Cisticola.
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Photo taken approx 10k's north of Satara on the mainroad to Olifants. It looks like a type of Lark, but I don't know which spieces???

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Looks like a Zitting Cisticola.

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Imax
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
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Little Brown Jobbie that I photographed in the tall grass on Crake Road, Zaagkuil about two weeks ago. I havent had the time to ID it so i'll give it to you to do for me :twisted:


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JoelR
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
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Did it say zit-zit-zit-zit (etc)?


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Moegaai
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
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Hmmm... Imax, I think JoelR might be right. It does look like a Zitting Cisticola! Let's see what the rest says.


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DotDan
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
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Zit Zit Zit :twisted:

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 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
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Zitting Cisticola certainly is the most likely candidate but I can't conclusively rule out Desert Cisticola.

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Imax
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
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JoelR wrote:
Did it say zit-zit-zit-zit (etc)?


As these mean little buggers tend to go, he was absolutely quiet hanging around us :tongue:

I must however say that first impression of him however did not put me in mind of a zitting, but then he was a bit damp at the time. My experience with Desert is far less, so i cannot really comment that i think it could be one


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Moegaai
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
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What has happened to our deloved JvR??? :huh:


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DotDan
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
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Good Question Moegaai :hmz:

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Imax
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
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I have also wondered where he disappeared to!


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ivan
 Post subject: Identification Help - LBJs
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Hi guys here is one more

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Cape Vidal

Thanx Ivan


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Rusty Justy
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - LBJs
Unread postPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:15 pm 
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Ivan this is one of the short tailed cisticolas, but I' have to ty get back with an ID...If one is even possible! :D

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