18 June 2025 - Beaulieu Bird Sanctuary
I spent an hour in the crisp winter's air and with frost on the ground walking around this little urban sanctuary.
From the car park, I found a small flock of Spotted Thick-knee's huddled together after a cold night, I quite like this image of one of them dashing across the frost covered leaf litter
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| Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) |
In a dead tree, a Black-collared Barbet was also warming up in the sun
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| Black-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus) |
A couple of Fiscal Flycatchers entertained me walking to the entrance of the Sanctuary
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| Fiscal Flycatcher (Sigelus silens) |
Not too much to be seen inside, but I was thrilled to find a pair of Goliath Heron's standing together in the reeds. Hopefully they will remain and make this Sanctuary their home
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| Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath) |
A couple of Yellow-billed Duck accompanied by an imposter flew by
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| Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata) |
A few Sacred Ibis were also flying back and forth over the dam
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| African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) |
I picked up a Yellow-fronted Canary
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| Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) |
And when I left, a Streaky-headed Seedeater dropped in for a drink
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| Streaky-headed Seedeater (Crithagra gularis) |
