Barberspan

We left Sabie Park early on 12th July for the long & rather boring drive to Barberspan. We arrived at our destination in the dark, but quickly settled in & enjoyed the evening, despite the cold! 

The view from our accommodation.

African Darter

The lake & associated pools were very birdy.

Great crested Grebe with young.

Little Grebe

This proved to be a common species at this site.

Yellow-billed Egret

Black Heron: a rare visitor here.

Blue-billed Teal

White-backed Duck

There were several pairs with broods,

 on the smaller ponds.

Baby Red-knobbed Coot

Ostriches were common on the surrounding farmland.

White-backed Mousebird

Cape Glossy Starling

Zitting Cisticola

We were up early the next morning for a walk around the property, which backed on to the huge lake. We then jumped into the car & explored some back roads with some very birdy pools along the way. It was an enjoyable morning, but on our return to the property I started to feel ill & spent the rest of the day in bed.

We were packed & ready to go on 14th but I was still feeling ill. Delana did nearly all the driving, while I just sat there!