We were down at the Waterfront today, terrorising sealife in the aquarium, watching eco-friendly puppet shows and drinking chocolate milkshakes.
While I was enjoying a coffee at the pub [shurely shome mistake?], I spotted this little fellow, who later tried to defaecate on me. Despite consulting Sinclair, Hockey and Tarboton’s Birds of Southern Africa (which, after all, is where I are finding myself today), I have no idea what sort of bird this is – anyone able to accurately ID it for me, please?
As there is nothing to relate the size to, I can tell you that it was about… this big. And it was only while reviewing the day’s photographs this evening that I noticed that it was ringed. I’m pretty sure that makes no difference to what species it is, though.
Answers on a postcard, please.
Or just leave a comment.
2 Comments
orange breasted sunbird?
6K, You need to invest in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. I had several editions over the years when I lived over there and it never let me down where identification was concerned. I can’t identify the bird in the picture, but as it is ringed it may possibly be a non-native escapee from an aviary.
From shape and general demeanour I would hazard a guess at one of the passarene species, most likely a starling.
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