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Location Shai Hills Resource Reserve
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Owner Bruce Mast

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  3
  • Distance:  7.8 mi

Checklist Comments

Harmattan. Heavy dust and smoke in the air. Still rather hot, around 90F. Humid and still. Birded a bit near the entrance gate then followed a track north along the west side of the hills, eventually curving around to the south, ending at Hieoway cave trail. From there, we climbed the hill to look for chestnut owlet. Returning to trailhead at dusk, we looked for more owls and freckled nightjar. We drove back slowly to the entrance in the dark, studying nightjars on the way. Mammals seen: 50 Birding L'on, both males and females, scattered through fresh burn zone (still some smoldering embers). 1 vervet monkey crossed the road. 2 African Hares at night on the road.

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Totals

28
Species Observed
91 individuals
14
Species with Photos
1
Species with Audio

Observations

  1. Double-spurred Spurfowl

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Calling at dusk

  2. Vinaceous Dove

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Photo

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  3. Violet Turaco

    Number observed:  3

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  4. Standard-winged Nightjar

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Photo

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  5. Plain Nightjar

    Number observed:  10

    Details

    Photos. Gray and rufous

    Media

  6. Freckled Nightjar

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Heard calling at dusk. From a distance, resbled Common poorwill

  7. Long-tailed Nightjar

    Number observed:  15

    Details

    Photos. Mâles and females

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  8. African Cuckoo-Hawk

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Headless photo

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  9. Black Kite (Yellow-billed)

    Number observed:  4

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  10. African Scops-Owl

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Gray bird with round head, large yellow eyes. About the size of screech. Pair duetting at trailhead at dusk. Recording.

  11. African Barred Owlet

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Several calling at a distance. Possible recording.

  12. Green Woodhoopoe

    Number observed:  4

  13. African Gray Hornbill

    Number observed:  6

  14. Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Photo

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  15. Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Canopy at park entrance

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  16. Vieillot's Barbet

    Number observed:  1

  17. Senegal Parrot

    Number observed:  1

  18. Brown-throated Wattle-eye

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    In canopy while we were playing owlet recording. Photo.

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  19. Northern Puffback

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    In canopy while we were playing owlet recording.

  20. Black-crowned Tchagra

    Number observed:  2

  21. Yellow-crowned Gonolek

    Number observed:  1

  22. African Paradise-Flycatcher

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Responding to owl calls at trailhead at dusk. Recording.

  23. Flappet Lark

    Number observed:  8

    Details

    A few birds flushed from the road on the drive in. Possible photos of one in the burn stubble. More birds with nightjars on the drive out

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  24. Croaking Cisticola

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    Photos of birds in a small bare tree

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  25. Common Bulbul

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Calling all evening

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  26. Brown Babbler

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Raucous group at trailhead at dusk. Recording?

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  27. Whinchat

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Photo. Bird on a snag tip

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  28. Splendid Sunbird

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Male and females in canopy near entrance gate

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