South Africa - (post1) - 8.16.2023 (Kaingo Game Reserve) (1 Viewer)

[rec1972]

#1 - I thought this was a MagPie Shrike when I took it, but it does not look like that now.
African Pied Wagtail? or Common Fiscal? (this is the only photo I have from a moving car)

#2 - No idea
#3 - Bushveld Pipit?
#4 - No Idea
#5 - Yellow-Fronted Carnary?

 

[Bewick]

2. Is a black winged kite
Imo Fiscal flycatcher for 1.
Agree with Yellow fronted canary.

 

[rec1972]

South Africa - (post2) - 8.16.2023 (Kaingo Game Reserve)
#6 Chinspot Batis?
#7 - Cape Turtle Dove?
#8 White-Breasted Cormorant?

 

[rec1972]

2. Is a black winged kite
Imo Fiscal flycatcher for 1.
Agree with Yellow fronted canary.

Thank you!

 

[THE_FERN]

Agree first 2, last should be reed cormorant I think: short neck, bulbous head, short bill. But photo quality makes it difficult

 

[rec1972]

Agree first 2, last should be reed cormorant I think: short neck, bulbous head, short bill. But photo quality makes it difficult

Makes sense I saw them the next day. In the same area.

 

[lockbreeze926]

1. Fiscal Flycatcher (as suggested - see comparison from a similar pose in the attached.) The wing-pattern is distinctive.
2. Certainly a Black-winged Kite (unless it's been split again into something else.)
3. Hmmm. I hate pipits but this seems to show a clear supercilium and quite heavy streaking, How about Striped Pipit?
4. No clue.
5. Yellow-fronted Canary
Agree with 6 and 7.
8. It looks a compact cormorant, so White-breasted not a great candidate. If you are well away from the coast in RSA, the only other widespread species is Reed, which would be an okay fit, although I can't get any features from the image to support that. Then again, expanding the picture does seem to show a pale front, but that could be an artefact or still even a juv Reed. Undetermined. cormorant

 

[MacNara]

Agree with Lockbreeze, post #7, Striped Pipit looks good (never seen it personally, however).

 

[rec1972]

1. Fiscal Flycatcher (as suggested - see comparison from a similar pose in the attached.) The wing-pattern is distinctive.
2. Certainly a Black-winged Kite (unless it's been split again into something else.)
3. Hmmm. I hate pipits but this seems to show a clear supercilium and quite heavy streaking, How about Striped Pipit?
4. No clue.
5. Yellow-fronted Canary
Agree with 6 and 7.
8. It looks a compact cormorant, so White-breasted not a great candidate. If you are well away from the coast in RSA, the only other widespread species is Reed, which would be an okay fit, although I can't get any features from the image to support that. Then again, expanding the picture does seem to show a pale front, but that could be an artefact or still even a juv Reed. Undetermined. View attachment 1531359cormorant

Thank you!