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<blockquote data-quote="Jos Stratford" data-source="post: 3645852" data-attributes="member: 12449"><p><strong><u>17 June. Kgalagadi.</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Long day, crossing from the Auob Valley to the Nossob Valley, then heading up to Nossob Camp before returning to Mata Mata. Both<strong> Red-crested Korhaan </strong>and several <strong>Northern Black Korhaans</strong> on the transit between valleys, as well as seven <strong>Burchell's Sandgrouse</strong> and a dead <strong>Spotted Eagle Owl</strong>, but the greater rewards were at a picnic stop at the beginning of the Nossob Valley, a nice selection of ultra-tame birds descending as soon as we were out of the car in the expectation of hand-outs – not only <strong>Sociable Weavers</strong> on mass, many even coming to the hand, but also several <strong>Yellow-billed Hornbills</strong>, a couple of <strong>Acacia Pied Barbets</strong> and even<strong> Kalahari Scrub Robins</strong> strutting out from nearby cover. Dozens of <strong>White-crowned Sparrow-Weavers </strong>and <strong>Cape Glossy Starlings</strong> too, plus quite a few <strong>Four-striped Mice</strong> gingerly sneaking in from scattered burrow. </p><p></p><p>An hour or so here, photographing the assorted attractions, plus keeping an eye on the sky for raptors from<strong> Tawny Eagles</strong> to<strong> Lanner Falcons</strong>, then onward to Nossob Camp. Failed to find a <strong>White-faced Scops Owl</strong> that I have seen here in the past, but did find a<strong> Pearl-spotted Owlet</strong> instead, couldn't complain too much. Also present, a bunch of highly photographic <strong>Yellow Mongooses </strong>and ever present<strong> Ground Squirrels</strong>. </p><p></p><p>Nothing of major note on the way back to Mata Mata, the highlights a particularly large <strong>Mole Snake</strong>, my first<strong> Red Hartebeests</strong> of the trip and no less than 30 <strong>Bat-eared Foxes</strong>. I did however manage to draw a complete blank on felines this day, quite an achievement in this cat-rich environment!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jos Stratford, post: 3645852, member: 12449"] [B][U]17 June. Kgalagadi.[/U][/B] Long day, crossing from the Auob Valley to the Nossob Valley, then heading up to Nossob Camp before returning to Mata Mata. Both[B] Red-crested Korhaan [/B]and several [B]Northern Black Korhaans[/B] on the transit between valleys, as well as seven [B]Burchell's Sandgrouse[/B] and a dead [B]Spotted Eagle Owl[/B], but the greater rewards were at a picnic stop at the beginning of the Nossob Valley, a nice selection of ultra-tame birds descending as soon as we were out of the car in the expectation of hand-outs – not only [B]Sociable Weavers[/B] on mass, many even coming to the hand, but also several [B]Yellow-billed Hornbills[/B], a couple of [B]Acacia Pied Barbets[/B] and even[B] Kalahari Scrub Robins[/B] strutting out from nearby cover. Dozens of [B]White-crowned Sparrow-Weavers [/B]and [B]Cape Glossy Starlings[/B] too, plus quite a few [B]Four-striped Mice[/B] gingerly sneaking in from scattered burrow. An hour or so here, photographing the assorted attractions, plus keeping an eye on the sky for raptors from[B] Tawny Eagles[/B] to[B] Lanner Falcons[/B], then onward to Nossob Camp. Failed to find a [B]White-faced Scops Owl[/B] that I have seen here in the past, but did find a[B] Pearl-spotted Owlet[/B] instead, couldn't complain too much. Also present, a bunch of highly photographic [B]Yellow Mongooses [/B]and ever present[B] Ground Squirrels[/B]. Nothing of major note on the way back to Mata Mata, the highlights a particularly large [B]Mole Snake[/B], my first[B] Red Hartebeests[/B] of the trip and no less than 30 [B]Bat-eared Foxes[/B]. I did however manage to draw a complete blank on felines this day, quite an achievement in this cat-rich environment! [/QUOTE]
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