I am quite pleased to add seven new bird species to my Woodbridge Island Bird Species Index. All birds were recorded during 2020 / 2021 here at the Diep River Woodbridge Island and the adjacent
Table Bay Nature Reserve.
New Bird Species:
- Black-winged kite
- African swamphen
- Pin-tailed whydah
- Jackal buzzard
- Mandarin duck
- Spur-winged goose
- Black-headed heron
Images are not of the greatest quality, but for now will have to suffice as record shots that I have added to my Woodbridge Island Bird Species Index.
Canon Equipment Used:
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II / EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens
- Canon EOS R6 / RF 800mm f/11 IS STM lens
![Black Winged Kite Above Woodbridge Island Photo Vernon Chalmers Black Winged Kite Above Woodbridge Island Photo Vernon Chalmers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4dMYrwtmD45HX3lelemwbAtK2RWc8GCck7LImdXkuaLTsPuVNj-woPr3Szw__1Vs2sYYOiFMpVh78lJj_JeLuC-m8-j7J0_W7qguvvibV06glffzJ2QXP_TZRHXadXdy05rvus3ASos/w640-h444-rw/Black+Winged+Kite+Above+Woodbridge+Island+Photo+Vernon+Chalmers.jpg) |
Black-Winged Kite Above Woodbridge Island (Canon 400mm lens) |
![African Swamphen Milnerton Golf Course Table Bay Nature Reserve African Swamphen Milnerton Golf Course Table Bay Nature Reserve](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnJqfiWxghK69Ve1EntrNIOEaPE9oEckNoJPySP-DdaUxsjz_yD5ZD2yYvt8H6GC3QJKjlpoUb_Q7Vh_N7JYXRrpkBS8hs5RfuaZ-r__yLLHsUbJcFpq2CIRS7p-bjL1IGFrx5LioULM/w640-h388-rw/New+Bird+Species+African+Swamphen+on+the+Milnerton+Golf+Course+Woodbridge+Island+Vernon+Chalmers.jpg) |
African Swamphen Milnerton Golf Course / Table Bay Nature Reserve (Canon 400mm lens) |
![Pin-tailed Whydah (Koning Rooibekkie) - Table Bay Nature Reserve Pin-tailed Whydah (Koning Rooibekkie) - Table Bay Nature Reserve](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qvYEUNTKQB0-xkZDckeEhhLmUSOKojQaFJrHLiByp3WGIDHLyah2G7iqtSt8OHPfW42XKD2Xq_WU1_2NQnjD1A_DBuJVlXHhrjI5Wq3bgZ47bqm8Iwi2EENF9vtlm1sDx046231vbXk/w640-h484-rw/Pintailed+Whydah+Koning+Rooibekkie+Table+Bay+Nature+Reserve+Vernon+Chalmers+Photrography.jpg) |
Pin-tailed Whydah (Koning Rooibekkie) - Table Bay Nature Reserve (Canon 800mm lens) |
![Jackal Buzzard above Woodbridge Island Jackal Buzzard above Woodbridge Island](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQW8-ALx0TqtJJs3_b0iZnv2HJdeqOmVSllGWGT8S7d4uo21RYzrROkXwfS0giBnTSia_5OAq1otgsc0z-p2alqNO4Dq7ESMjVvSCEFC5iwFzFubN4mMuTrUbgxvyCIcPhdO7ZPiO9Nic/w640-h473-rw/Jackal+Buzzard+Woodbridge+Island+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Jackal Buzzard above Woodbridge Island - Canon EOS R6 / 800mm Lens
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![Mandarin duck at Woodbridge Island Mandarin duck at Woodbridge Island](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6fVvkDzHJr2g5NGELICXPsjznwqwvSOkISqfQbKN_PhNf9UBPy9N0zXJwuUMr2o-L1VGtFsMtoEJCKs-TO6VCBAgPn3a1zBs4lzQ5q33tpe8-qZEx7c0JzUXYSzjvDuWM-7A0wjn2Ek/w640-h420-rw/Mandarin+duck+Woodbridge+Island+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Mandarin Duck Woodbridge Island / Milnerton Golf Course - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm lens |
![Spur-winged goose Woodbridge Island Spur-winged goose Woodbridge Island](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRlHPdIk3wXsiNSRuPzfZkxR5MMQPHo29tRPKCbpv5ueVVSKNN18ZRdjwX9TToy6_aroAZ17bHiCLt1HK_tw4_c3taSiD8qx44yz7nYb7Xi2fSeKNvQw0b5mBArlZEg31JkOafnFTxb4/w640-h434-rw/Spur+winged+goose+wood+Bridge+Island+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Spur-Winged Goose Woodbridge Island - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm lens |
![Black-Headed Heron Table Bay Nature Reserve - Woodbridge Island - Canon EOS 7D Mark II Black-Headed Heron Table Bay Nature Reserve - Woodbridge Island - Canon EOS 7D Mark II](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sfM-3tD6kfLfINt3hyphenhyphenhnwYfN08MzQHhfnJL2WUzwfbPsb3JJvwb1s6uL_Q1R9R7PBgq6_bWeZSekowUDa3lD-i9myUs-aTYRRmYDQOP9zQGVO9FK0qQc-0pKsywnWb74eTJDZUHQueo/w640-h418-rw/Black+Headed+Heron+New+Bird+Table+Bay+Nature+Reserve+Woodbridge+Island+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.JPG) |
Black-Headed Heron Table Bay Nature Reserve - Woodbridge Island - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm lens |
Woodbridge Island / Table Bay Nature Reserve Bird Species Index View
Woodbridge Island / Table Bay Nature Reserve Birds in Flight View