“This Saturday morning, 31 March
we will do a walk around Amanzimtoti Bird Park from 7am until about 9am,”_ SCT
chairman, Romy Wenzel.
March 31, 2018
AMANZIMTOTI Bird Park has been a
hive of activity for KZN birders in the last week, after local birder Ansie
Coetser discovered a mangrove kingfisher in the park.
Speaking of the discovery, Ansie
was unaware when she photographed the bird that it was this exact species.
“I didn’t know it was the
mangrove kingfisher at the time I took the photos, as I would never, in my
wildest dreams, expect to find it at our little gem (the bird park),” she said.
“I thought it was the brown-headed kingfisher and it was only when I downloaded
the photos that I saw to my delight that it was, in fact the mangrove
kingfisher.”
The mangrove kingfisher is a
beautiful, uncommon bird which is a highly sought by birders. Birders from all
over the province arrived at the park to see the bird, which led to the
discovery of another uncommon bird which is even more sought-after – the
white-backed night heron. This difficult-to-spot bird was first discovered at
the park by Mark Hardouin, which led to an email being shared nationwide on the
Rare Birds Network.
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