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October 2026 - Week 2 Roundup
4th - 10th October 2026
Green-winged Pytilia
Sighted on: 04.October.2026
A small bird noticeable its green wing feathers and “Pytilia” is the scientific genus name for this group of small African finch-like birds this common name essentially describes a Pytilia with green wings.
One of the fairly common residents, dependent on surface water, hence absent from much of the Kalahari. prefers dry mixed woodland, thickets, riverine bush and accacia bushveld.
Actively feeds on insects especially termites
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White - backed Vulture
Sighted on: 04.October.2026
A pair of White-backed Vultures was photographed perched on top of a Purple Pod Terminalia tree. A nest visible between the two birds, although neither bird was inside the nest at the time of the sighting suggesting possible nesting activity, although the nest contents could not be confirmed.
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