21 April 2009 - Rietvlei

21 April 2009
Birds spotted:

37 Spur-winged Geese
Flying from the North-vlei to the South-vlei

Intaka Island 10 April 2009

10 April 2009
Visited Intaka Island around 11:30 am. Among birds spotted:

• Malachite Kingfisher

We had a very pleasant stroll through their nature area.

Rietvlei, 08 April 2009

Fish-Eagle





Photograph by Wally Wolhuter

Rietvlei, 07 April 2009

7 April 2009
Cape Dwarf Chameleon











12 Oystercatchers on the North Bank









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Rietvlei, 06 April 2009

Birds spotted:


1 Ringed Plover

• 36 Black Oystercatchers on the North-bank of the vlei.

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• 4 Three-banded Plovers

• 6 Little Stints in the South-lake near the pond off the path to The Point

Photograph: Ringed Plover

Rietvlei, 31 March 2009

Dikkop (Thick-knee) chicks in the boat-parking area.
70 +- Pelicans on the corner of the South-Vlei. (Old cofferdam)

Rietvlei -- 27-March 2009

Saw a white and black Coot on two separate occasions. Albino???

Rietvlei Nature Reserve -- 25 March 2009

• The Cape Clawless Otter had a feast on a Egyptian Goose.

• I found the remains in the South-vlei near the club.

• Spotted the Water Mongoose tracts.

Rietvlei 24 March 2009

24 March 2009
Found a mature lame Helmeted Guineafowl. It died while we were examining it.

Blouberg Hill 21 March 2009

We went for a hike to the top of Blouberg Hill. The vegetation was very dry.
We enjoyed great panoramic views over Blouberg, the sea and the mountain.
We saw the land where the "Battle of Blouberg" played out.

Birds spotted:

• Yellow-billed Kite

• 2 Rock Kestrels

• Greater Striped Swallows

Intaka Island 20 March 009

Another visit to Intaka Island. We spotted two Black-crowned Night Heron and a Marsh Mongoose (or Water Mongoose) playing in the water nearby.