Wilson's Phalarope © Trevor Hardaker

current national rarity photographs

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Year: 2010


  species locality photographer date of sighting date added to website
           
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Kei Mouth Etienne Marais 11 April 2011 13 April 2011
Pectoral Sandpiper Harvey Pan Mark Kirk 31 March 2011 13 April 2011
Red-footed Booby Cape Agulhas Bruce Dyer 29 March 2011 13 April 2011
Red-footed Booby Cape Agulhas Ross Wanless 29 March 2011 13 April 2011
Common Redshank Swakopmund Neil Thomson 21 March 2011 13 April 2011
Pectoral Sandpiper Rocher Pan Mike Buckham 20 March 2011 13 April 2011
Common Redshank Swakopmund Niall Perrins 19 March 2011 13 April 2011
Pectoral Sandpiper Rocher Pan Andrew Mason 15 March 2011 13 April 2011
Pectoral Sandpiper Rocher Pan Frans-Hendrik Joubert 13 March 2011 13 April 2011
Pectoral Sandpiper Rocher Pan Freddie Strauss 13 March 2011 13 April 2011
Pectoral Sandpiper Rocher Pan Barrie Rose 13 March 2011 13 April 2011
Ruppell's Vulture Shelanti Game Ranch Alfred Ayers 12 March 2011 13 April 2011
Ruppell's Vulture Shelanti Game Ranch Abigail Crisp 12 March 2011 13 April 2011
Red Phalarope Cape pelagic trip Barrie Rose 12 March 2011 13 April 2011
Franklin's Gull Dyer Island Hennie Otto 10 March 2011 13 April 2011
Grey Wagtail Debegeni Falls Greg de Klerk 08 March 2011 13 April 2011
Sooty Albatross off Hout Bay Barrie Rose 08 March 2011 13 April 2011
Wilson's Phalarope Tankatara Salt Pans Stefan Strydom 06 March 2011 13 April 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Schurveberg Lynnette Wilkins 06 March 2011 13 April 2011
Pectoral Sandpiper Rocher Pan Sion Stanton 05 March 2011 13 April 2011
Pectoral Sandpiper Woodbourne Pan Margaret Richards 04 March 2011 13 April 2011
Southern Royal Albatross Cape Columbine Barrie Rose 03 March 2011 13 April 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Buzi River Maans Booysen 03 March 2011 13 April 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Yolande Oelsen 01 March 2011 13 April 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Northern Farms Veronique Wolfaardt 27 February 2011 13 April 2011
Striped Crake Renosterkoppies John Carlyon 25 February 2011 13 April 2011
Grey Wagtail Boulders Camp Trevor Thompson 21 February 2011 13 April 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Kirstenbosch John Graham 20 February 2011 13 April 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Skukuza Guy Hausler 20 February 2011 13 April 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Ray Dumbleton 20 February 2011 13 April 2011
Striped Crake Kgomo Kgomo Rob Geddes 20 February 2011 13 April 2011
Red Phalarope Alex Pan Diego Pitzalis 20 February 2011 13 April 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Caroline Culbert 19 February 2011 13 April 2011
Red Phalarope Alex Pan Robert Wienand 19 February 2011 13 April 2011
Red Phalarope Alex Pan Peter Sharland 19 February 2011 13 April 2011
Crab Plover Ponta da Barra Maans Booysen 18 February 2011 13 April 2011
Red Phalarope Alex Pan Tobie Muller 16 February 2011 13 April 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Errol de Beer 15 February 2011 13 April 2011
Red Phalarope Alex Pan David Allan 13 February 2011 13 April 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Klipriviersberg NR Dylan Vasapolli 13 February 2011 13 April 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Phinda Darryl Dell 08 February 2011 13 April 2011
Common Redshank Geelbek Per Holmen 08 February 2011 13 April 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Rustenburg Geoff Finney 06 February 2011 13 April 2011
Common Redshank Geelbek Cliff Dorse 06 February 2011 13 April 2011
Common Redshank Geelbek John Graham 05 February 2011 13 April 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Gary Cusins 05 February 2011 13 April 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG John Wesson 05 February 2011 13 April 2011
Greater Frigatebird Durban harbour David Allan 03 February 2011 13 April 2011
Grey Wagtail Debegeni Falls Brian Phelps 02 February 2011 13 April 2011
Green Sandpiper Malelane Ulrich Oberprieler 28 January 2011 13 April 2011
Brown Booby Malgas Island Johan Visagie 27 January 2011 13 April 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG André Stapelberg 31 January 2011 31 January 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Groenkloof NR Charnelle du Toit 30 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Peter Webb 30 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Nick Parsons 30 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Dylan Vasapolli 30 January 2011 31 January 2011
Green Sandpiper Kgomo Kgomo Dirk Human 29 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Debegeni Falls Ehren Eksteen 29 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Ian Grant 29 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Gareth Hazell 29 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Peter Sharland 29 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Maans Booysen 28 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Alec Ryall 28 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Justin Nicolau 28 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Yolande Oelsen 27 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Niall Perrins 27 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Walter Sisulu BG Tobie Muller 27 January 2011 31 January 2011
Eurasian Oystercatcher Seeberg Graham Bull 25 January 2011 31 January 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Victoria Falls Chris Roche 21 January 2011 31 January 2011
Red Phalarope Sea cruise Maans Booysen 20 January 2011 31 January 2011
Common Redshank Swakopmund Maans Booysen 19 January 2011 31 January 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Harare Per Holmen 17 January 2011 31 January 2011
Eurasian Honey Buzzard Kirstenbosch David Winter 15 January 2011 31 January 2011
Black-headed Gull Walvis Bay Brian Phelps 13 January 2011 31 January 2011
Eurasian Oystercatcher Walvis Bay Brian Phelps 13 January 2011 31 January 2011
Common Redshank Walvis Bay Brian Phelps 12 January 2011 31 January 2011
Red-necked Phalarope Walvis Bay Brian Phelps 12 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Debegeni Falls Francois du Plessis 12 January 2011 31 January 2011
Greater Frigatebird Petrus Steyn Andre Meiring 06 January 2011 31 January 2011
Grey Wagtail Debegeni Falls Dylan Vasapolli 04 January 2011 31 January 2011
           
 
 

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