Birds seen at Table Mountain (1 Viewer)

[tystie]

not great pictures taken with an Ipod but any help will be appreciated

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93591743@N08/8502925497/" title="RSA 330 by Lenny 1903, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8502925497_16f14350bc.jpg" width="500" height="298" alt="RSA 330"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93591743@N08/8504020710/" title="RSA 355 by Lenny 1903, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8504020710_997863b607.jpg" width="500" height="402" alt="RSA 355"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93591743@N08/8504033890/" title="RSA 309 by Lenny 1903, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8089/8504033890_0b6d4f4d0c.jpg" width="500" height="306" alt="RSA 309"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93591743@N08/8504020710/" title="RSA 355 by Lenny 1903, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8504020710_997863b607.jpg" width="500" height="402" alt="RSA 355"></a>

 

[foresttwitcher]

Sorry, links don't appear to work.

 

[nartreb]

Where is Table Mountain?

Here are corrected links (use BBcode or the little icons on the edit box; HTML won't work in this forum:

330

355

309

(you have 355 listed twice)

309 is a cormorant (a.k.a diver); 330 reminds me of American Robin but could be lots of things; 355 is so blurry it could be a marmot. Indeed, 339 in that series is some kind of rodent.

(See corrections below)

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

I guess this is Table Mountain in Cape Town. 330 looks like a Familiar Chat.

 

[Jacana]

The Cormorant (not the same thing as a Diver!) is probably a Cape Cormorant. I also agree with Familiar Chat. Not sure about 355...

 

[nartreb]

Oops, sorry. Not sure how my mental New England -> Old England translation table got mangled.

hawk -> buzzard
buzzard -> vulture
loon -> diver
chickadee -> tit

Also, I think the "rodent" is actually a hyrax, more closely related to elephants and dugongs than to rodents.

 

[Tib78]

Hi there,

330 is a female Rock thrush, not a Familiar chat.
On table mountain both Cape rock-thrush and Sentinel rock-thrush are possible, but Cape is more common. I am not quite sure what this bird is though. My gut reaction was however Sentinel RT, but one thing bother me: the short legs (i.e more in line with Cape R).

355 I am far from sure again but could it be a falcon (kestrel)?