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The small white forehead, dark legs (as opposed to reddish in Black-winged) and the narrow black band separating the breast from the belly are diagnostic.
We saw this one on the Doispane Road (S1) on our way to Skukuza, in October'06.
Again, also note the presence of recently burnt grass:

The Lesser Black winged Plover is most commonly found on the bare Grabbo flats around Orpen Camp.

As Boulder said.

I spotted this one just outside Orpen on 25 Nov '06

Senegal Lapwings are the new name replacing what was the Lesser Black-winged Plover name.

Thanks Elsa, if I had looked carefully in my new Sasol book, my question would have been unneccessary.

How common are these birds in KNP? We positively id one just outside Talamati. The pics, which certain people promise to place soon , leave no doubt to what it was. It was sitting in the short grass bout 1m from the road.

The only others I have seen were at the corner of the H7 where it turns off to Tamboti. A pair is sighted there regularly. I would have had a pic if peopol (git) on the phone in a blue twincab had not driven between me and the birds.

The bird in question:

Hi all,

I agree with Boulder that they are most common on the Gabbro flats. I've seen them three times on these flats:

1) at the previously mentioned intersection of the H7 and Tamboti/Maroela access road
2) near Afsaal on the H3 road
3) near Leeupan on the H1-2 road

My other sighting was near the Nhlambanyathi bird-hide on the S28 Nhlowa road

DinkyBird, Jay and I spotted a Senegal Lapwing family of 4 on the Doispane Road, KNP (14-11-2007)


Link to original


Link to original.

Seen on the H1-3 in Kruger last month.

ok....road names are so NOT my thing... but on the way to skukuza will have to do..

Seen in KNP, at the junction of the S113 and H3, on 29th September 2008.

One of four, near Orpen, this week.

I was amazed to find 4 Senegal Lapwings at the busy "4-way" crossing outside Skukuza ( turn off to staff village). They look rather afraid and out of their place.