{"id":5610,"date":"2022-01-13T10:29:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T10:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/?p=5610"},"modified":"2024-08-19T11:34:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T11:34:42","slug":"where-to-get-news-about-rare-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/where-to-get-news-about-rare-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to get news about rare birds? South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you what to know where to get news about rare birds? Well, look no further. I get regular updates by email from the Southern African Rare Bird News Reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor Hardaker is the chairman of the South African Rarities Committee. Trevor and&nbsp;John Graham manage Zest for Birds, a pelagic trip and bird guiding company.  Please follow this link to learn more about Zest for Birds: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zestforbirds.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.zestforbirds.co.za\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about Trevor Hardaker and his wife, Margaret, please visit their website: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hardaker.co.za\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.hardaker.co.za\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To receive Southern African news about rare birds reports, you can join the following Google Group at: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/g\/sa-rarebirdnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/groups.google.com\/g\/sa-rarebirdnews<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just click on the Ask to join group button and complete the necessary fields. Now you can look forward to receiving news such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BAIRD\u2019S SANDPIPER<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 still present this afternoon at Macassar Sewage Works (Western Cape) \u2013 reported by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have decided that, from now on, I will no longer be including records of&nbsp;<strong>EUROPEAN HONEY BUZZARDS<\/strong>&nbsp;in the formal reports that get sent out. This species has increased in number dramatically in the subregion in recent years and is at the point where we can\u2019t even consider it a scarcity anymore&nbsp;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GREY WAGTAIL<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp; single bird still present along the river above Swallowtail Falls in Hogsback (Eastern Cape) at&nbsp;-32.597856, 26.948126 this morning \u2013 reported by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MEGA ALERTS from SARBN, Updates from SARBN, Breaking news from SARBN<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/g\/sa-rarebirdnews\/c\/f0EbQR1KcU4\">,<\/a> are among the subjects you will receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Where-to-get-news-about-rare-birds-Little-Ringed-Plover.jpg\" alt=\"Where to get news about rare birds Little Ringed Plover\" class=\"wp-image-5619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Where-to-get-news-about-rare-birds-Little-Ringed-Plover.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Where-to-get-news-about-rare-birds-Little-Ringed-Plover-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Where-to-get-news-about-rare-birds-Little-Ringed-Plover-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Little Ringed Plover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The above photo was taken by Trevor and has the following text: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a strange coincidence that just 2 weeks after this species was found at Tankatara Salt Pans near Port Elizabeth, was is very likely be the same individual turned up again about 700km west of that. This was the 3rd record for Southern Africa and the 1st for the Western Cape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7709226522417656\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7709226522417656\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6409717486\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Please follow Trevor on Facebook at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/trevor.hardaker.wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/trevor.hardaker.wildlife<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might also be interested in the following blog post: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/bird-of-the-year-2022-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/bird-of-the-year-2022-south-africa\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Content creator Where to get news about rare birds?: Petrus A. van Tonder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you what to know where to get news about rare birds? 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