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| Elaine, Sandy & Stan check out one of the prize catches (Photo Andy Ruffle) |
Attendees: Liz Blomeyer, Stan &
Val Culley, Stanley & Asothie Gengan, Sandy Olver, Frans & Lana du
Plooy, Andy Ruffle, Ron & Elaine Whitham. (11 attendees).
Despite perfect weather conditions for
this morning’s ringing session, the birds were not particularly co-operative.
Only six birds were ringed- 1 x Brown Scrub-Robin, 2 x Lemon Dove (male &
female), 1x Olive Thrush and 2 x immature Green Twinspot.
It was very nice to see the comparison
between the male and female Lemon Doves and of course the immature Green Twinspots
were very special. The immature twinspot can be distinguished from a female by
the lack of spots on the flanks. You can see the spots just starting to develop
in the photo below.
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| one of two immature Green Twinspots (Photo Andy Ruffle) |
There was also a re-capture of a Terrestrial Brownbul, which was originally ringed on 2nd Feb 2011 in the same location as an adult female.
Birds recorded: Natal Spurfowl, Hadeda Ibis, White-faced Duck, Red-eyed Dove, Squaire-tailed Drongo, Olive Thrush, Green Twispot, Red-capped Robin-Chat, Sombre Greenbul, Red-fronted Tinkerbird, Fork-tailed Drongo, Dark-backed Weaver, Green-backed Camaroptera, Golden-tailed Woodpecker, Brown Scrub-Robin, Ashy Flycatcher, Collared Sunbird, Cape White-eye, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Dark-capped Bulbul, Knysna Turaco, Lemon Dove, Black-backed Puffback, Black-headed Oriole, Yellow-bellied Greenbul, Tambourine Dove, African Paradise-Flycatcher, Scaly-throated Honeyguide, Common Waxbill, African Crowned Eagle, Black-collared Barbet, Olive Sunbird, Green-Wood-Hoopoe, Amethyst Sunbird, Red-backed Mannikin, Terrestrial Brownbul, Southern Grey-Headed Sparrow. (37 species).
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