Fieldguide

Rose Beetle

Rose Beetle
Name: Rose Beetle
Classification:
Place first seen: Abottsleigh Rr., Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa
Date spotted: 02 February 2012
Description:

Dark ones (bronze or black) are nocturnal (awake at night). Light ones (brightly coloured) are diurnal (awake during the day). Can badly damage cultivated plants. Have been known to crawl into an adults ear and not be able to get out. The person needs to go to a doctor to get it removed.

Egyptian Goose

Egyptian Goose
Name: Egyptian Goose
Classification:
Place first seen: Muizenberg, South Africa
Date spotted: 01 January 2012
Description:

Seen near the road on the way back from Muizenberg.

Seal, Cape

Seal, Cape
Name: Seal, Cape
Classification:
Place first seen: Simon's Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Date spotted: 01 Jan 2012
Description:

Spotted by Lisa just behind a sea kayak in the swell near Simonstown. We thought it was a shark since there are a lot of sharks along this section of the coast. Shark spotters sit on the hills above all the beaches.

Ibis, Sacred

Ibis, Sacred
Name: Ibis, Sacred
Classification:
Place first seen: Liesbeek River, Cape Town, South Africa
Date spotted: 01 Jan 2011
Description:

Relative of the Hadeda (Glossy Ibis)

Ibis, Glossy (Hadeda)

Ibis, Glossy (Hadeda)
Name: Ibis, Glossy (Hadeda)
Classification:
Place first seen: Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa
Date spotted: 01 Jan 2012
Description:

Name comes from the terrible screechy noise it makes. Very glossy. Make big poos next to swimming pools.

Barbet, Crested

Barbet, Crested
Name: Barbet, Crested
Classification:
Place first seen: 14 Glamorgan Rd., Parkwood, Johannesburg, South Africa
Date spotted: March 1980
Description:

Photo: The internets

Barbet, Pied

Barbet, Pied
Name: Barbet, Pied
Classification:
Place first seen: Addo National Park, South Africa
Date spotted: December 2007
Description:

Photo: The internets