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White-faced Whistling Ducks at Alphonse (Photo: Ari Fernández)

European Roller at D'Arros

29/10/2017

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Clare Keating Daly has reported a European Roller present at the airstrip, D'Arros on 30 October.

European Roller is a rare visitor to Seychelles but has been recorded in every year since 2007.

Photos: Clare Keating Daly


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Garganey at Alphonse

28/10/2017

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Garganey at the swimming pool, Alphonse (Ariadna Fernández)
On 29 October, hotel staff at Alphonse island resort contacted Island Conservation Society's staff member Ariadna Fernández to say two ducks were making use of the hotel pool facilities! The ducks in question turned out to be two Garganey, a rare but annual visitor to Seychelles.
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Eurasian Golden Oriole and Caspian Plover at D'Arros

24/10/2017

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Caspian Plover (Clare Keating Daly)
Clare Keating Daly has reported a Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus found dead at D'Arros on 22 October. This is the second report of this species from D'Arros, the first beng an adult female or subadult male also found dead on 26 September 2008. Eurasian Golden Oriole sightings have become more frequent over the last ten years

The following day, Clare found a Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus present on the island. near the main house pond. SBRC has accepted 15 previous records of this species. This is the first report from D'Arros and only the second report for the whole of the outer islands.


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Eurasian Bittern at Fregate

19/10/2017

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Eurasian Bittern (Janske van de Crommenacker)
Janske van de Crommenacker has reported a Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris at the hydroponics farm, Fregate on 16 October. According to the agricultural staff at the farm, the bird had already been present for 3-4 days.

SBRC has accepted eight previous records of this species including one also seen by Janske, present at Denis island from December 2015 to June 2016.
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Terek Sandpiper at St Joseph

16/10/2017

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Terek Sandpiper (Danielle van den Heever)
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Pacific Golden Plover at Alphonse and Terek Sandpiper at St Francois

14/10/2017

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Pep Nogués has reported a Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva at the airstrip, Alphonse on 13 October. SBRC classifies this species as an annual visitor to the granitic islands and Amirantes and a vagrant west of 52˚E (Aldabra and Farquhar groups). This is the 11th report from Alphonse, more than any other island in the Amirantes. It is unusual in that the bird shows partial breeding plumage which is extremely rare to see in Seychelles. Indeed, this is the first time it has been photographed at any island to the knowledge of SBRC.

Pep also reports a Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus  present the previous day at St Francois. Terek Sandpiper is an annual visitor to the granitics and a vagrant elsewhere in Seychelles. This species has been rported six times previously at St Francois and a further 4 times at Alphonse.
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Five Collared Pratincoles at Alphonse

6/10/2017

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Collared Pratincoles at Alphonse (Pep Nogués and Ari Fernández)
Ari Fernández, Pep Nogués and Chris Narty have reported an amazing five Collared Pratincoles at the Alphonse airstrip 5-6 October.  21 of the 23 previous records of Collared Pratincole accepted by SBRC have been single birds and no more than 3 birds have ever been recorded at the same time.
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