Saturday, 4 April 2026

23-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, S AFRICA - AFRICAN SAVANNA ELEPHANT (Loxodonta Africana)

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The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is a species of elephant native to sub-Saharan A...

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The Southeast African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) is the nominate cheetah subspecies native to East and Southern Africa. The Southern...

26-2-2026 WATERFRONT CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - COMMON CAPE WAGTAIL (Motacilla capensis ssp capensis)

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The Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis) is a common, 18–20 cm long, grey-brown bird found in southern and eastern Africa, easily recognized by...

26-2-2026 WATERFRONT CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - COMMON TERN (Sterna hirundo)

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The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding ...

26-2-2026 WATERFRONT CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SOUTH AFRICAN WATER THICK NEE (Barhinus Vermiculatus ssp. vermiculatus)

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The water thick-knee or water dikkop (Burhinus vermiculatus) is a species of bird in the thick-knee family Burhinidae. The species is found ...

26-2-2026 WATERFRONT CAPE TOWN, SA - CROWNED CORMORANT (Microcarbo coronatus)

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The crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus) or kuifkopduiker, 'Fringe-head diver', is a small cormorant that is endemic to the wate...

26-2-2026 WATERFRONT CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - KELP GULL (Larus dominicanus)

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The Kelp Gull, known scientifically as Larus dominicanus, is a robust seabird with a commanding presence along the coasts and islands of the...

26-2-2026 WATERFRONT CAPE TOWN, SA - WHITE BELLIED BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica ssp. rustica)

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The White-bellied Barn Swallow is typically the juvenile form or specific subspecies (like the nominate H. r. rustica) of the common Barn Sw...
Friday, 3 April 2026

25-2-2026 RHULANI LODGE, MADIKWE SOUTH AFRICA - BROWN LEAF MANTID (Dystacta alticeps)

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Dystacta alticeps is a species of praying mantis widely distributed across the African continent. It was first described in 1853 and, until ...

25-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, South africa - SOUTHERN KORI BUSTARD (Ardeotis kori ssp. kori)

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The kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) is the largest flying bird native to Africa. It is a member of the bustard family, which all belong to the ...

25-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - FLATPLATE MILLIPEDE (Family Spirostreptidae)

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Spirostreptidae is a family of large, round-backed millipedes within the order Spirostreptida, often referred to as giant millipedes, contai...

25-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - COWPEN DAISY (Verbesina encelioides)

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Verbesina encelioides is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Common names include golden crownbeard, cowpen daisy, gold weed, wild s...

25-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - SCALY WEAVER (Sporopipes squamifrons)

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  The Scaly-feathered Weaver, scientifically known as Sporopipes squamifrons, presents itself as a charming bird with a distinctive appearan...

25-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SA - DANCING AMBER BUTTERFLY (Telchinia serena)

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Acraea serena, the dancing acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout Africa south of the Sahara. It is the mo...

25-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - LESSER GREY SHRIKE (Lanius minor)

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The lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. It breeds in South and Central Europe and western Asia in t...

25-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SA - LILAC BREASTED ROLLER (Coracias caudatus)

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The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and ...

25-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SA - SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOCEROS (Ceratotherium simum ssp simum)

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The southern white rhinoceros or southern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) is one of the two subspecies of the white rhinoceros (the ...

25-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SA - COMMON GARDEN ORB WEB SPIDER (Argiope australis)

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Argiope australis, the common garden orb web spider, is an orb-web spider (family Araneidae) found in eastern sub-Saharan Africa. Argiope au...

1-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - GROUND BEETLE (Calosoma maderae)

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Calosoma maderae is a species of ground beetle (Carabidae) known as a "caterpillar hunter," with adults typically measuring 25 to ...

27-3-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SARDINIAN WARBLER (MALE) (Sylvia melanocephala)

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The Sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala) is a common and widespread Sylviidae warbler from the Mediterranean region. Like most Curruca ...