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

Pied Wheatear at Bird Island

31/10/2018

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Pied Wheatear at Bird (Chris Courtaux)
Chris Courtaux has reported a Pied Wheatear at Bird Island on 1 November.

SBRC has accepted five previous records of this species, three of which were present at Bird Island.
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Peregrine at Aldabra

28/10/2018

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Cheryl Sanchez, Aldabra Scientific Coordinator and Brent Stephenson, have reported a Peregrine Falcon at West Channels, Aldabra on 28 October. Remarkably, the bird was photographed eating a Madagascar Turtle Dove by Brent Stephenson, ornithologist on the expedition team of the Silver Discoverer cruise ship.

SBRC has accepted just two previous records of this species, including one from Aldabra.

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North Island reports several vagrants

12/10/2018

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CJ Havemann has reported a series of sightings of unusual migrants at North Island. These are (from left to right in the photos above) a Common Snipe, a Bar-tailed Godwit and an Oriental Pratincole. The pratincole and godwit, also observed by Tarryn Havemann and Darren Pietersen, were present from 5 October. The snipe arrived a few days later.

SBRC has accepted 23 previous records of Common Snipe and 24 records of Oriental Pratincole. Bar-tailed Godwit is an annual visitor to Seychelles in small numbers. most frequently encountered in lagoons of the outer islands,  but more unusual on granitic islands such as North. SBRC collects reports of all three species.

Photos: CJ Havemann
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Garganey at Silhouette

8/10/2018

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Garganey at Silhouette (Teesha Baboorun)
Teesha Baboorun has reported a Garganey present at the weltalnd of La Passe, Silhouette. Garganey are annual visitors to Seychelles in small numbers. The number of sightings has declined in recent years, almost certainly due to the drastic loss in habitat.

The La Passe wetland is one of the last remaining wetlands of the granitic islands. Several species of duck have been seen here including the only Seychelles records of no less than three species: Eurasian Wigeon, Common Teal and Mallard.
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Oriental Pratincole at Bird

7/10/2018

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Oriental Pratincole (Adrian Skerrett)
Up to five Oriental Pratincoles have been reported from Bird Island, including this juvenile at the airstrip on 8 October. SBRC has accepted 24 previous records of this species.
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Great  Cormorant still at Bird

6/10/2018

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Great Cormorant (Adrian Skerrett)
A Great Cormorant has been present on Bird since at least December 2017, only the second record for Seychelles. It appears to be in fine condition after moulting from juvenile to adult plumage (see previous post in June 2018). It seems to be finding plenty to eat, but presumably will depart in due course, perhaps when the urge to breed kicks in.

This is only the second record for Seychelles. The first was a juvenile at Cousin on 13 January 1993, present for one day only, recorded by SBRC member John Phillips.

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