Migration news – South Africa

Tuesday 27^th September 2011 – Curlew Sandpiper – Calidris ferruginea, Marsh Sandpiper – Tringa stagnatilis, Wood sandpiper – Tringa glareola,  Ruff – Philomachus pugnax and Common Greenshank – Tringa nebularia at Nylsvley Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Tuesday 27^th September 2011 - Klaas's Cuckoo – Chrysococcyx klaas, Yellow-billed Kite – Milvus migrans parasitus, Alpine Swift – Tachymarptis melba, Greater Striped Swallow – Hirundo cucullata,  Lesser Striped Swallow – Hirundo abyssinica,,Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica, Common Greenshank – Tringa nebularia and Common Sandpiper – Actitis hypoleucos at Shiluvari Lakeside Lodge, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Sunday 25^th September 2011 - European Bee-eater – Merops apaister at Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.

Sunday 25^th September 2011 – Klaas’s Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx klaas,at Royal Natal National Park, KZN Province, South Africa.

Sunday 25^th September 2011 – African Emerald Cuckoo – Chryscoccyx cupreus at Crestholm, KZN Province, South Africa.

Saturday 24^th September 2011 - Red-chested Cuckoo – Cuculus solitarius, at Rustenburg, North West Province, South Africa.