Today we headed for De Hoop and yet again got distracted by the many birds along the way, plus some Springbok, Mongeese and Steinbok. It is an amazing area of dunes and standbos - local plants that live in these strange conditions.
We stopped off at a sewage works and found Yellow-billed duck, Water thicknee and 3-banded plover amongst others. We saw a Black Harrier with it's kill a few inches from the road and very reluctant to move. Lots of larks and pipits, including Agulhas Long-billed lark, Thick-billed lark Long-billed pipit. De Hoop was a brilliant site for Southern Right Whales just beyond the first waves. Wattled starling and Southern boubou with Red-winged starlings and Cape bulbuls hopping round our feet. Headed back towards Cape Town and found a nice B & B in Caledon, who have kindly let me use their internet.
We stopped off at a sewage works and found Yellow-billed duck, Water thicknee and 3-banded plover amongst others. We saw a Black Harrier with it's kill a few inches from the road and very reluctant to move. Lots of larks and pipits, including Agulhas Long-billed lark, Thick-billed lark Long-billed pipit. De Hoop was a brilliant site for Southern Right Whales just beyond the first waves. Wattled starling and Southern boubou with Red-winged starlings and Cape bulbuls hopping round our feet. Headed back towards Cape Town and found a nice B & B in Caledon, who have kindly let me use their internet.
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