Tag: Bird

Kite, white-tailed

Kite, white-tailed
Name: Kite, white-tailed
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Place first seen: Sorich Ridge, Marin CA
Date spotted: September 2018
Description:

Walking with Meredith in early fall, saw this beautiful bird hovering above, doing gentle circles, white tail backlit by the sun. They flap wings when hunting so this one was probably just chilling out.

Sandgrouse, Double banded

Sandgrouse, Double banded
Name: Sandgrouse, Double banded
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Place first seen: Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Date spotted: July 2016
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Shrike, white crowned

Shrike, white crowned
Name: Shrike, white crowned
Classification:
Place first seen: Martin's Drift Rd., South Africa
Date spotted: July 2016
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Skimmer, African

Skimmer, African
Name: Skimmer, African
Classification:
Place first seen: 3rd Bridge, Moremi, Botswana
Date spotted: February 2017
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Egret, Black

Egret, Black
Name: Egret, Black
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Place first seen: 3rd Bridge, Moremi, Botswana
Date spotted: February 2017
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Waxbill, Black-cheeked

Waxbill, Black-cheeked
Name: Waxbill, Black-cheeked
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Place first seen: Deception Valley, CKK02, Central Kalahari, Botswana
Date spotted: February 2017
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Woodpecker, Great spotted

Woodpecker, Great spotted
Name: Woodpecker, Great spotted
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Place first seen: Rob Newman's farm, Wales, UK
Date spotted: June 2016
Description:

Distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia.
Considered a threatened species.
A significant recent increase in the British population has resulted in the recolonisation of Ireland.

Osprey-US

Osprey-US
Name: Osprey-US
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Place first seen: Inverness, Marin, CA
Date spotted: 29 May 2016
Description:

Diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey.
Unusual in that it is a single living species that occurs nearly worldwide.

Owl, Spotted Eagle

Owl, Spotted Eagle
Name: Owl, Spotted Eagle
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Place first seen: Kori Campsites, Deception Valley, Central Kalahari, Botswana
Date spotted: March 2016
Description:

Perched in our copse of trees at CKKOR02. Probably the same one James had at CKKOR03 four months previously.

These guys breed for life and live up to 10 years.

Whydah, Shaft-tailed

Whydah, Shaft-tailed
Name: Whydah, Shaft-tailed
Classification:
Place first seen: Nxai Pan, Botswana
Date spotted: Feb-12
Description:

Photo: The Internets