Rietvlei Walk 11-Jun-07

11-Jun-009

Rietvlei Walk

Birds spotted:

• * 8 Black-headed Herons - one has just caught a frog. There seems to be a great number of frogs in the area (photograph below)

• * A pair of Black-shouldered Kites in the area between North and South-vlei

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22 January 2009 (Rietvlei – North lake and nature garden)

22 January 2009 (Rietvlei – North lake and nature garden)

Birds in the North Lake near the Slipway:

• A Crested Grebe with a month old chick.

• About 2000 Avocets

We had 1 mm rain last night and this afternoon the birds were feeding like crazy, among them were:

• About 1000 Little Swift

• Black Saw-wing Swallows

• White-throated Swallows

This is the first time I have seen a grebe chick in the North Lake and I have never seen so many Avocets here or anywhere else.

• Black-headed Heron in the Nature garden

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Rietvlei 1-12-2008

The Heron is OK. The plastic is no longer stuck to its beak

Birds at Rietvlei - 27-Nov-2008

27-Nov 2008 Rietvlei

• Spotted White-throated swallow with one chick.

• Black-headed Heron with plastic caught on its bill.