Black-browed Albatross (8)Thalassarche melanophrys klogan South Africa Date taken: Jan 1 1970 One of our most common Albatross. On a good day in winter you can see up to 7 different species of Albatross off Capetown. Date uploaded: Feb 16 2020 Write comments
Yellow-nosed Albatross (4)Thalassarche chlororhynchos klogan South Africa Date taken: Apr 6 2021 The Albatross is my favourite bird. You can find 15 of the 22 species of Albatross in south African waters although a few have just been recorded as vagrants. We have never had the North Pacific birds- Waved,Black-footed, and Short-tailed but there is one record of Laysan's. We are missing some of the New Zealand birds as well. Gibson's, White-capped, and Antipodean. There is one doubtful record of Amsterdam- the one albatross I still need to see This shot is of an Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Split by IOC several years ago Date uploaded: Feb 16 2020 Write comments
Rockhopper Penguin (4)Eudyptes chrysocome klogan Australia (Macquarie Island) Rockhoppers are currently split between Northern And Southern. Therefore this would be Southern. However there is talk of spliting further to create an Eastern Rockhopper which this bird would then become Date uploaded: Feb 15 2020 Write comments
Magellanic Penguin (7)Spheniscus magellanicus (Near-threatened) klogan Chile Date taken: Apr 6 2021 One record in Capetown harbour- possibly ship assisted Date uploaded: Feb 15 2020 Write comments
Little Penguin (1)Eudyptula minor klogan Australia Date taken: Jan 1 1970 A how a bird this small arrived in Southern African waters- who knows? They are easy to see from the Pier in Melbourne Date uploaded: Feb 15 2020 Write comments
King Penguin (5)Aptenodytes patagonicus klogan Falkland Islands Date taken: Apr 6 2021 A King Penguin landed on a beach in the Western Cape just last month. It was taken by Parks board personnel ( much to the disgust of the twitchers) to an isolated beach on Cape point and released Date uploaded: Feb 15 2020 Write comments
Gentoo Penguin (3)Pygoscelis papua (Near-threatened) klogan Antarctic Date taken: Apr 6 2021 One bird in 1992 with a few pelagic sightings Date uploaded: Feb 15 2020 Write comments
Jackass Penguin (1)Spheniscus demersus (Vulnerable) klogan South Africa Date taken: Nov 11 2012 Now known as African Penguin this is Southern Africa's only penguin. Go to Boulders beach in the Western Cape to see them. But another 6 species penguins have arrived as vagrants. I have some shots of some taken elsewhere in the world Date uploaded: Feb 15 2020 Write comments
Speckled Teal (4)Anas flavirostris klogan South Africa Date taken: Jan 24 2019 Why are common names so difficult?- Known as Yellow-billed Duck in Southern Africa. A common resident in South Africa. There have been attempts to eradicate Mallards to stop them inter-breeding with Yellow-bills Date uploaded: Feb 14 2020 Write comments
White-faced Whistling Duck (2)Dendrocygna viduata klogan South Africa Date taken: Apr 6 2021 A common resident in NE southern Africa Date uploaded: Feb 14 2020 Write comments
