Sunday 5th July 2020
On impulse, Sally and I decided to visit Weenen Nature Reserve which was open for day visitors.
We arrived at 07h30 – an hour and a half hour drive from home.
After checking in and doing all the Covid-19 paperwork we headed into the reserve. Almost immediately we saw three special species all together. A common Quail, Chestnut-rumped Warbler (aka Tit-Babbler) and a Fiscal Flycatcher. The latter turned up everywhere we went during the day. Of course as we watched them along came two vehicles and we had to move off. Typical.
The Reserve was very dry and the thatching grass very tall. It was good to go somewhere different and with a variety of habitats. Unfortunately the hides were closed because of the virus.
Despite the hides being closed we did manage to get reasonably close to one waterhole.
Little Grebe 
Marsh Terrapins 
Three-banded Plovers 
A rather long-tailed Cape Wagtail
There were animals about here and there – predominantly Giraffe. Even had a threesome necking. Unfortunately the video is too big to include here.
The three into necking 
Hartebeest 
Giraffe 
Majestic Kudu
And some of the birds seen while driving around.
Black-collared Barbe 
Cape Starling 
Bokmakierie 
Brown-hooded Kingfisher 
Cape Rock-Thrush 
Black-collared Barbet 
Cape Starling 
Common Ostrich 
White-browed Scrub-Robin 
Blue Waxbill
Altogether Sally recorded 56 different bird species while Atlassing.
Paul and Sally Bartho
Birds are our Story 
Reblogged this on Wolf's Birding and Bonsai Blog.
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