19 november, 2006

Zuid Afrika 19 november t/m 1 december 2006


Van 19 november t/m 1 december 2006 heb ik samen met Hemme Batjes een rondreis gemaakt door Zuid-Afrika. Het startpunt was Kaapstad, vervolgens langs de westkust in noordelijke richting tot aan Lambertsbay, daar het binnenland in naar Brandvlei. Toen in zuidelijke richting via Calvinia, Tankwa Karoo National Park richting National Reserve De Hoop. Daar vandaan weer richting Kaapstad. Het laatste deel van de vakantie hebben we doorgebracht op het schiereiland zuidelijk van Kaapstad. Een hoogtepunt was ongetwijfeld de pealartic tocht vanuit Simonstown de volle zee op. Hierbij o.a. honderden witkopalbatrossen gezien en natuurlijk ook andere interessante zeevogels. 

 
Cape Town Pelagics trip report for 28 November 2006
By Ross Wanless
Highlights

2 GREAT-WINGED PETRELS

1 LONG-TAILED SKUA

A Cape Town Pelagics trip left Simon's Town on Tuesday 28 November, with Dave Christie skippering Obsession, and guided by Ross Wanless.

We were very lucky with the weather, with no weekend trips going for the whole month.  We got to the point in good time, but there was quite a bit of wind at the surface and there was precious little activity – a few terns and gannets, but no feeding and no skuas in evidence.  As we moved into deeper waters, conditions ameliorated and we had the makings of a cracking day on the open seas. Dave picked up a trawler early on, and we arrived in time to enjoy the

carnival of birds that were scavenging behind the boat. A second trawler was spotted a few miles further, so when the activity died down, we headed over to it. This time we spend a good hour in the wake of the boat, soaking up the spectacle.  After about a half hour, the first GREAT-WINGED PETREL came past. Although not everyone got on to it as it got lost in the crowd, a second bird arrived from the opposite side a minute later, and everyone was able to enjoy the views. We found all the regular species, with the exception of Northern Giant-Petrels. Despite seeing in excess of 20 Southern GPs, not one positive ID came up with the Northern. Surprisingly, there were only 3 Storm-Petrels, all Wilson's. It was good to have a handful of Great Shearwaters knocking about again. A brief but enjoyable highlight was a single LONG-TAILED SKUA. We stopped off at two longliners on the way home, but they had fewer birds and species

behind them, so we didn't linger more than a half hour. There were two surprises inside the bay on the way home. First we got onto an Arctic Skua, the only one of the trip. Second was the revival of the Bank Cormorant colony at Partridge Point, where at least four Bank Cormorant nests were visible amongst the White-breasted Cormorants, which had usurped the nests of the Banks over the past few months.


Vogels gezien gedurende de rondreis:



Waarnemingen:



Struisvogel

Ostrich

Struthio camelus

Kaapse Frankolijn

Cape Francolin

Pternistis capensis

Helmparelhoen

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Afrikaanse Stekelstaart

Maccoa Duck

Oxyura maccoa

Nijlgans

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiacus

Kaapse Casarca

South African Shelduck

Tadorna cana

Spoorwiekgans

Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Kaapse Taling

Cape Teal

Anas capensis

Geelsnaveleend

Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata

Kaapse Slobeend

Cape Shoveler

Anas smithii

Roodsnavelpijlstaart

Red-billed Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha

Bruine Krooneend

Southern Pochard

Netta erythrophthalma

Kaapse Baardvogel

Pied Barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas

Afrikaanse Hop

African Hoopoe

Upupa africana

Malachietijsvogel

Malachite Kingfisher

Alcedo cristata

Bonte IJsvogel

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Bijeneter

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Bruine Muisvogel

Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Witstuitmuisvogel

White-backed Mousebird

Colius colius

Roodwangmuisvogel

Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

Diederikkoekoek

Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Burchells Spoorkoekoek

Burchell's Coucal

Centropus burchelli

Alpengierzwaluw

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

Gierzwaluw

Common Swift

Apus apus

Kaapse Gierzwaluw

African Swift

Apus barbatus

Damaragierzwaluw

Bradfield's Swift

Apus bradfieldi

Huisgierzwaluw

Little Swift

Apus affinis

Horusgierzwaluw

Horus Swift

Apus horus

Kaffergierzwaluw

White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

Gespikkelde Duif

Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Olijfduif

African Olive-Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Palmtortel

Laughing Dove

Streptopelia senegalensis

Kaapse Tortel

Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Roodoogtortel

Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Maskerduif

Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Denhams Trap

Stanley Bustard

Neotis denhami

Ludwigs Trap

Ludwig's Bustard

Neotis ludwigii

Zwarte Trap

Black Bustard or Black Korhaan

Eupodotis afra

Zwartkintrap

Karoo Bustard

Eupodotis vigorsii

Stanleys Kraanvogel

Blue Crane

Grus paradisea

Zwart Porselijnhoen

Black Crake

Amaurornis flavirostra

Waterhoen

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Knobbelmeerkoet

Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Namaquazandhoen

Namaqua Sandgrouse

Pterocles namaqua

Rosse Grutto

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Wulp

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Poelruiter

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Groenpootruiter

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Oeverloper

Common Sandpiper

Tringa hypoleucos

Steenloper

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Drieteenstrandloper

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Kleine Strandloper

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Krombekstrandloper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Kemphaan

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

Watergriel

Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Kaapse Griel

Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

Afrikaanse Zwarte Scholekster

African Oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini

Steltkluut

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Kluut

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Zilverplevier

Grey Plover or Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Bontbekplevier

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Herdersplevier

Kittlitz's Plover

Charadrius pecuarius

Driebandplevier

Three-banded Plover

Charadrius tricollaris

Vale Strandplevier

White-fronted Plover

Charadrius marginatus

Smidsplevier

Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Diadeemkievit

Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Dubbelbandrenvogel

Double-banded Courser

Rhinoptilus africanus

Subantarctische Grote Jager

Southern Skua

Stercorarius antarctica

Middelste Jager

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

Kleine Jager

Parasitic Jaeger or Arctic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

Kelpmeeuw

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

Grijskopmeeuw

Grey-headed Gull

Larus cirrocephalus

Hartlaubs Meeuw

King Gull

Larus hartlaubii

Vorkstaartmeeuw

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

Reuzenstern

Caspian Tern

Sterna caspia

Grote Kuifstern

Great Crested-Tern or Crested Tern

Sterna bergii

Grote Stern

Sandwich Tern

Sterna sandvicensis

Visdief

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Noordse Stern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Witwangstern

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybridus

Witvleugelstern

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Grijze Wouw

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Zwarte Wouw

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Kaapse Gier

Cape Griffon

Gyps coprotheres

Zwarte kiekendief

Black Harrier

Circus maurus

Kaalkopkiekendief

African Harrier-Hawk or Gymnogene

Polyboroides typus

Zanghavik

Pale Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax canorus

Buizerd

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Bergbuizerd

Mountain Buzzard

Buteo oreophilus

Jakhalsbuizerd

Jackal Buzzard

Buteo rufofuscus

Secretarisvogel

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

Torenvalk

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Grote Torenvalk

Greater Kestrel

Falco rupicoloides

Dodaars

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Fuut

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Geoorde Fuut

Black-necked Grebe or Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Kaapse Jan-van-Gent

Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

Afrikaanse Slangenhalsvogel

African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Afrikaanse Dwergaalscholver

Long-tailed Cormorant

Phalacrocorax africanus

Kroonaalscholver

Crowned Cormorant

Phalacrocorax coronatus

Kustaalscholver

Bank Cormorant

Phalacrocorax neglectus

Aalscholver

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Kaapse Aalscholver

Cape Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capensis

Kleine Zilverreiger

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Blauwe Reiger

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Zwartkopreiger

Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Koereiger

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Kwak

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Hamerkop

Hamerkop or Hammerhead

Scopus umbretta

Zwarte Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Hadada-ibis

Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Heilige Ibis

Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Afrikaanse Lepelaar

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Roze Pelikaan

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Zwartvoetpinguïn

Jackass Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

Zuidelijke Reuzenstormvogel

Antarctic or Southern Giant-Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

Langvleugelstormvogel

Great-winged Petrel

Pterodroma macroptera

Witkinstormvogel

White-chinned Petrel

Procellaria aequinoctialis

Scopoli's Pijlstormvogel

Scopoli's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

Grote Pijlstormvogel

Great Shearwater

Puffinus gravis

Grauwe Pijlstormvogel

Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus griseus

Wenkbrauwalbatros

Black-browed Albatross

Diomedea melanophris

Witkapalbatros

Shy or White-capped Albatross

Diomedea cauta

Geelneusalbatros

Yellow-nosed Albatross

Diomedea chlororhynchos

Gekraagde Klauwier

Common Fiscal

Lanius collaris

Huiskraai

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Kaapse Roek

Cape Crow

Corvus capensis

Schildraaf

Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Witnekraaf

White-necked Raven

Corvus albicollis

Vorkstaartdrongo

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Afrikaanse Paradijsmonarch

African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Kaapse Tsjagra

Southern Tchagra

Tchagra tchagra

Waterfiskaal

Southern Boubou

Laniarius ferrugineus

Bokmakierieklauwier

Bokmakierie

Telophorus zeylonus

Priritvliegenvanger

Pririt Batis

Batis pririt

Kaapse Rotsspringer

Rufous Rock-jumper

Chaetops frenatus

Kaapse Rotslijster

Cape Rock-Thrush

Monticola rupestris

Langteenrotslijster

Sentinel Rock-Thrush

Monticola explorator

Kaapse Lijster

Olive Thrush

Turdus olivaceus

Lijstervliegenvanger

Chat Flycatcher

Bradornis infuscatus

Klauwiervliegenvanger

Fiscal Flycatcher

Sigelus silens

Grauwe Vliegenvanger

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Kaapse Vliegenvanger

African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Kaapse Lawaaimaker

Cape Robin-Chat

Cossypha caffra

Karoowaaierstaart

Karoo Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas coryphaeus

Roodborsttapuit

Europese Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Bergtapuit

Mountain Wheatear

Oenanthe monticola

Aardtapuit

Capped Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata

Vlaktespekvreter

Sicklewing Chat

Cercomela sinuata

Karoospekvreter

Karoo Chat

Cercomela schlegelii

Woestijnspekvreter

Tractrac Chat

Cercomela tractrac

Roodstaartspekvreter

Familiar Chat

Cercomela familiaris

Kaapse Miertapuit

Southern Anteater-Chat

Myrmecocichla formicivora

Vaalvleugelspreeuw

Pale-winged Starling

Onychognathus nabouroup

Roodvleugelspreeuw

Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio

Roodschouderglansspreeuw

Red-shouldered Glossy-Starling

Lamprotornis nitens

Tweekleurige Glansspreeuw

African Pied Starling

Spreo bicolor

Spreeuw

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Kaapse Mees

Grey Tit

Parus afer

Vale Oeverzwaluw

Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Witbrauwzwaluw

Banded Martin

Riparia cincta

Vale Rotszwaluw

Rock Martin

Hirundo fuligula

Boerenzwaluw

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Witkeelzwaluw

White-throated Swallow

Hirundo albigularis

Kaapse Zwaluw

Greater Striped-Swallow

Hirundo cucullata

Kaapse Klifzwaluw

South African Swallow

Hirundo spilodera

Huiszwaluw

Northern House-Martin

Delichon urbica

Zwarte Kamzwaluw

Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne holomelas

Kaapse Buulbuul

Cape Bulbul

Pycnonotus capensis

Vale Buulbuul

Sombre Greenbul

Andropadus importunus

Rotsgraszanger

Red-headed Cisticola

Cisticola subruficapillus

Valleigraszanger

Tinkling Cisticola

Cisticola tinniens

Bruinkopgraszanger

Piping Cisticola

Cisticola fulvicapillus

Karooprinia

Karoo Prinia

Prinia maculosa

Namaquaprinia

Namaqua Warbler

Phragmacia substriata

Roodoorprinia

Rufous-eared Warbler

Malcorus pectoralis

Halsbandapalis

Bar-throated Apalis

Apalis thoracica

Kaapse Brilvogel

Pale White-eye

Zosterops pallidus

Kaapse Grasvogel

Cape Grass-Warbler

Sphenoeacus afer

Elfapalis

Fairy Flycatcher

Stenostira scita

Geelbuikeremomela

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

Eremomela icteropygialis

Karoo-eremomela

Yellow-rumped Eremomela

Eremomela gregalis

Kaapse Krombek

Cape Crombec

Sylvietta rufescens

Layards Meeszanger

Layard's Warbler

Sylvia layardi

Kaapse Meeszanger

Rufous-vented Warbler

Sylvia subcaeruleum

Sabotaleeuwerik

Sabota Lark

Mirafra sabota

Karooleeuwerik

Karoo Lark

Certhilauda albescens

Sjirpleeuwerik

Spike-heeled Lark

Chersomanes albofasciata

Kafferleeuwerik

Black-eared Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix australis

Grijsrugvinkleeuwerik

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix verticalis

Roodkapleeuwerik

Red-capped Lark

Calandrella cinerea

Namaqualeeuwerik

Sclater's Lark

Spizocorys sclateri

Grootsnavelleeuwerik

Large-billed Lark

Galerida magnirostris

Kaapse Suikervogel

Cape Sugarbird

Promerops cafer

Oranjeborsthoningzuiger

Orange-breasted Sunbird

Nectarinia violacea

Kleine Kraaghoningzuiger

Southern Double-collared Sunbird

Nectarinia chalybea

Roethoningzuiger

Dusky Sunbird

Nectarinia fusca

Emeraldhoningzuiger

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

Huismus

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Kaapse Mus

Cape Sparrow

Passer melanurus

Kaapse Kwikstaart

Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

Kaapse Langklauw

Cape Longclaw

Macronyx capensis

Kaneelpieper

African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Langsnavelpieper

Long-billed Pipit

Anthus similis

Kaapse Wever

Cape Weaver

Ploceus capensis

Maskerwever

Southern Masked-Weaver

Ploceus velatus

Grenadierwever

Red Bishop

Euplectes orix

Fluweelwidavink

Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis

Groenrugastrild

Swee Waxbill

Estrilda melanotis

Sint-Helenafazantje

Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Dominicanerwida

Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Geelkruinkanarie

Cape Canary

Serinus canicollis

Geelbuikkanarie

Yellow Canary

Serinus flaviventris

Zwavelkanarie

Brimstone Canary or Bully Canary

Serinus sulphuratus

Witkeelkanarie

White-throated Canary

Serinus albogularis

Kaapse Kanarie

Cape Siskin

Serinus totta

Leeuwerikgors

Lark-like Bunting

Emberiza impetuani

Kaapse Gors

Cape Bunting

Emberiza capensis