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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Bird Activity 2 January 2009

2 December 2009

Bird activity at Rietvlei:

• Cape Francolin with 8 chicks

• Helmeted Guineafowl with 15 chicks.

• The White-throated Swallows are breeding again.

Photograph: White-throated Swallows
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Helmeted Guineafowl
Cape Francolin

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The White-throated Swallow nest

White-throated Swallow nesting under the jetty at Rietvlei (2007-01-07)

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.