The late summer period naturally
started quietening down after
the midsummer excitement, but
there were still some classy rarities
on offer for birders all over
the subregion. As always, none
of the records included here have
been adjudicated by any of the
subregion’s Rarities Committees.
“Aepyornis maximus”|A. titan|African Penguin|Albert Froneman|Andrew McKechnie|Atlantic Petrel|Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross|avian systematics|Birdlife International|Birds of East Africa|Black Sparrowhawk|book review|Boulders beach|Cape Wagtail|climate change|COVID-19|Dassen Island|DNA|Dromornis stirtoni|Duncan Butchart|eDNA|elephant bird|endangered|environmental DNA|extinct|field guide|Fiscal Flycatcher|Gough Island.|Gouldian Finch|infestation|Jessica Law|John Fanshawe|Katta Ludynia|Liz Hardman|Lockdown|Madacascar|Marine Protection Zone|mice|mirihungs|mites|Nicola van Wilgen|noise pollution|Northern Rockhopper Penguin|overfishing|Peregrine Falcon|Peter Ryan|population decline|Red-headed Finch|Rock Dove|RSPB|SANCCOB|SANParks|seabirds|Spectacled Petrel|Terry Stevenson|Tristan Albatross|Tristan da Cunha|Vorombe|vulnerable|Wendy Foden|White-crowned Sparrow|WWF