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Game Sightings on the Reserve
Sightings from the following months are available on this page :
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
Click here for sightings archives
Date Name Sighting Location 03.12.09 Pithey 01 4 x waterbuck on river drive 03.12.09 Sinhle 12 ground hornbill male unit 12 06.12.09 Bullen 64 huge crock eating water buck front of 64 06.12.09 Bullen 64 3 male lion crossed over to Japhets property 08.12.09 Hopkins 52 male leopard hunting impala airstrip 11.12.09 Pithey 01 lion with buff kill and a rhino big dam area 11.12.09 Pithey 01 4 white rhino 4 pylons big dam turn off 11.12.09 Pithey 01 breeding herd ellies hide dam 11.12.09 Pithey 01 Male leopard infront of unit 1 14.12.09 Pithey 01 Male Lion hide dam/jackal plains 15.12.09 Pithey 01 carmine bee eater river crossing office rd 16.12.09 Ferguson 04 Black mamba standing tall Xing rd 1612.09 Appel 54 Male leoaprd at 54 17.12.09 Cleary 85 Big herd buffalo wild dog 21.12.09 Gerszt 62 1 male buffalo wild dog pan 23.12.09 Borcherds 65 3 leopards one drive warthog pan 25.12.09 DeWitt and Hickson 04 Leopard on impala kill short cut to rhino
25.12.09 Appel 54 Hyena with impala kill wild dog pan 25.12.09 Appel 54 Jackal with scrub hare kill rail rd to hide 26.12.09 Cleary 85 Leopard rhino pan 26.12.09 Cleary 85 Lion kill behind wild dog 26.12.09 Cleary 85 Flap necked chameleon madrid rd 22.12.09 Wolter 11 Leopard railway rd 28.12.09 Wolter 11 Buffalo x 1 rd to office 27.12.09 Eleana 00 Lions Single power lines palm loop rd 27.12.09 Gerszt 62 Leopard sable dam 28.12.09 Gerszt 62 Lioness and cub sand dam 28.12.09 Gerszt 62 small breeding herd ellies Jackal plains 29.12.09 Carstens 30 Leopard with impala lamb entrance unit 30 30.1209 Scorer 01 Ostrich warthog pan 30.12.09 Hamphris 06 3 male lions being chased by small breeding herd north of hide dam 31.12.09 Julia 59 big ellie bull swimming & grazine infront of 59 31.12.09 Gerszt 62 ellie bull swimming infront of unit 62
Date Name Sighting Location 02.11.09 Scorer Large male Leopard 9am Rhino Pan 02.11.09 Hulett 2 Male lion chasing a third one in Palm loop near lion cave 02.11.09 Hulett Mocking Cliff Chat Zozo hut r/w line rd 01.11.09 Scorer V small Jackal pups sunset plains oppsite leadwood log 03.11.09 Botha Hyena Between rhino and sable dams 05.11.09 Botha 7 Lioness Big dam
05.11.09 Scorer Leopard female walked from natural pan to big 7lioness were there 05.11.09 Botha Leopard cub alone then mother arrvd Big dam 06.11.09 Botha Hyena near spagetti junction 02.11.09 Cox Crocodile with 1.3m barbel in mouth hide dam 07.11.09 Morrison otter playing with large crock unit 16 06.11.09 Rissik 2 Hyena on wester side of office flood plaine 06.11.09 Rissik Leopard 41/42 08.11.09 Hugh Leopard big dam 11.30am 04.11.09 Humphris Mating lions exhasted 12.11.09 Cox
Female impala killed by Jackal rhino pan 12.11.09 Humphris Old bush pig unit 6 18.11.09 Zenon Bylos Massive breeding herd ellies railway rd 19.11.09 Zenon Bylos Civit Sunset Plains 19,11.09 Zenon Bylos Large spotted genet sunset plains 19.11.09 Zenon Bylos fallen giraffe died & 7dead impala between big and double dams 19.11.09 Zenon Bylos squirrel nest 4 babies knobthorn by pool 19.11.09 Zenon Bylos leopard female huting takes down impala ? 19.11.09 unit 18 ground hornbill big dam 22.11.09 Voerman ground hornbill 3 between big and Klasserie cut line 23.11.09 Grinaker 7 lion big dam to cut line 23.11.09 Grinaker Rhino hide dam 23.11.09 Grinaker Elephant breeding herd near M & M 20-23rd Stressed animals due to long winter 20 to 23rd numerous impala died & one bush buck caused by Paterual Phenomina & a sudden cold snap 27.11.09 Tenderini Honey Badger Near Causway 28.11.09 Tenderini Hyena 74 28.11.09 Tenderini Ground Hornbill x 1 73 28.11.09 Tenderini Lion pair near sunset plains 29.11.09 Tenderini Boomslang double dam 29.11.09 Tenderini African Land snail Big dam 29.11.09 Surtees Ground hornbill x 2 69 28.11.09 Surtees ground hornbill x 1 Sable dam
Date Name Sighting Location 01.10.09 Hulett Leopard on Kill Palmloop wallows 04.10.09 Stuart Goetsel 2 x leopard main grootdraai rd 05.10.09 John Williamson Finfoot bank infront of 27 07.10.09 Appel Honey Badger x 2 Idube Pan 10.10.09 Anderson Harvey cheetah x 4 sable plains 08.10.09 Franketal Aardvark Idube Pan 11.10.09 Pithey cheetah & 3 cubs on impala kill single pylongs sable planes 10.10.09 B Victor 2 otters and a crock fighting opp 63 11.10.09 Harvey Anderson Lioness x 3 Pels loop 12.10.09 Harvey Anderson male Lion Palm loop 13.10.09 Hulette Cheetah & cubs ? 14.10.09 Jabulaan + - 100 elephant Nkonkoni 15.10.09 Hulette 4 new cubs (lions) warthogpan 15.10.09 Forbs Cheetah Female with 3 cubs on kill rhino pan 15.10.09 Ovendale Caracul Flood plain 16.10.09 Ovendale Bush Pig Under Deck 15.10.09 Anderson Elephant x 6 84 18.10.09 Botha 150 + - buffalo warthog pan 19.10.09 Botha 3 lioness on a buffalo warthog pan 19.10.09 Urquhart Genet, african wild cat lioness & cubs Cave palmloop 17.10.09 Forbs Buffalo warthog pan 17.10.09 Forbs dikkop (thick knee) with small chicks hide dam 19.10.09 Beyers 4 new cubs lions warthog pan 22.10.09 Botha Cheetah w cub btw hide dam & sunset plains 22.10.09 Botha African wild cat airstrip lookout point 27.10.09 Forbs Lioness and lion 5am bfr 1st palmloop crossing to warthog 27.10.09 Forbs 4 Jackal pups airstrip road 27.10.09 Paulo Giraffe killed by lions fed for two days idube pan 28.10.09 Botha Lioness and four cubs +- 8weeks old down shortcut form e/e rd 28.09.10 Botha Trumpeter Hornbill Pels loop
Date Name Unit Sighting Location 03.09.09 Appel 11 lions two males on impala kill warthog pan 06.09.09 Appel Nyala with young fawn 54 03.09.09 Humphris otter from causeway 5pm 04.09.09 Humphris Breeding herd ellies 7 babies +- 30 nkonkoni dam
04.09.09 Humphris hawk eagle in tree with guinefowl prey concrete rd 16 05.09.09 Humphris two dagga bulls lying down side of road Pels loop 12.09.09 Falkenberg A jackal fighting with two civits Rail way line rd 13.09.09 Falkenberg Civit drinking alongside 4 lioness Idube pan 15.09.09 Zenon Bylos Leopard rhino pan 18.09.09 Surtees Leopard Morning river drive 18.09.09 Surtees Crested Eagle Warthog pan 18.09.09 Goodwin Leopard Evening River rd near bridge 18.09.09 Falkenberg 2 lions hunting outside unit 52 21.09.09 Falkenberg Black mamba 3.5m long Palm loop 21.09.09 Falkenberg 4 cheetah between hide dam & 4 pylons 21.09.09 Tenderini Lion warthog pan 21.09.09 Tenderini mating pair stripe bellied sand snakes units to pels loop rd 22.09.09 Tenderini 2 Honeybadgers warthogpan 23.09.09 Surtees Male lions railwy line crossing to palm loop 24.09.09 Schutz Female cheetah and 3 cubs hide dam open areas 24.09.09 Surtees 2 jackal with tiny pups anthill at airstrip 21.09.09 Morrison two Civet near wild dog pan 26.09.09 Tenderini Leopard Redduiker drive turning to units 25.09.09 Surtees cheetah & e cubs stalking nkonkoni hide dam rd 25.09.09 Surtees 8 rhino one very small baby Big dam 25.09.09 Surtees 1 Buffalo near pump house 25.09.09 Surtees Jackal pups airstrip 21.09.09 Appel leopard female causeway 25.09.09 Kerkmann Honey Badger near the causeway 26.09.09 Kerkman Cheetah above hide dam 26.09.09 Kerkman leopard top of Pels loop 25.09.09 Diana Bush pig 53 28.09.09 Bowls 2 lioness Idube dam 5pm 28.09.09 Bowls Leopard Hid dame wall 6.15pm 27.09.09 Kerkman 2 female lions Idube 28.09.09 Kerkman 2 Female lions railway near warthog pan 29.09.09 Kerkman 2 female lions Ples loop
Date Name Unit Sighting Location 01.08.09 Pole 2 Male Lion north of hide dam 01.08.09 Ryan Male Lion Warthogpan 01.08.09 Ryan Leopard Palmloop office crossing 01.08.09 Ryan 2 male lion east of Hide dam 02.08.09 De Witt 5 rhino sand dam 03.08.09 De Witt Cheetah x 2males marking ? 03.08.09 Ovendale Leopard Palm loop near office crossing 03.08.09 Ovendale Hyena Floodplane Near Pool
01.08.09 Ryan Lion pride one male 4 females Pels loop 02.08.09 Ryan Hyena big dam 02.08.09 Ryan Leopard drifters cutting 05.08.09 Ryan 2 x male lion Nkonkoni 05.08.09 Ovendale Buffelo x 3 railway line rd 06.08.09 Ryan Breeding herd ellies Sand Dam 07.08.09 Sarkin Sleeping rhino sand dam 07.08.09 Sarkin Hippo chasing 3m croc unit 9 07.08.09 Sarkin elephants crossing river unit 13 06.08.09 Scorer hyena chasing female kudu 8.30pm in front of unit 1 07.08.09 M Wolter 3 lioness take down buff @palm loop joined by another and 5 cubs palm loop drive 1am 07.08.09 Ovendale Civit Nkonkoni 07.08.09 Cleary Giant eagle owl & chick on nest east side buff plains 10.08.09 R Sarkin Lioness Drinking Hide dam 10.08.09 M Wolter Caracul hunting Big Dam 11.08.09 J. Aitken 6 Elephant Sedumoni 12.08.09 Bylos 2 male lion Hide dam 12.08.09 Bylos Leopard chasing impala 10.30am pool flood plains 13.08.09 Colbert 2 male lions airstrip 12.08.09 Donaldson Leopard on Red duiker near bridge 13.08.09 Aitken Cheetah with 3 cubs. killed impala ? sunset plain 14.08.09 Ponky Leopard at unit 14.08.09 Aitken female leopard sleeping behind 29 8am 15.08.09 Aitken 2 hyena 8pm pels loop 15.08.09 Clark Bushpig 12 17.08.09 Bylos Buspig 02 17.08.09 Bylos Nyala male 02 17.08.09 Bylos Male lion x 2 office crossing on the move 17.08.09 Bylos Leopard with in 50 m of above lion 18.08.09 Cleary 4 buffalo railway road 18.08.09 Cleary otter River Drive 17.08.09 Grundlingh Lion hunting unit 74 18.08.09 Whitfield Elephants in river unit 11 18.08.09 Bylos Leopard Hide dam 17.08.09 Bylos 3 cheetah sable plains 19.08.09 Butcher Leopard unit 60 20.08.09 staff +-150 buff seen two days in a row grootdraai then crossed river 22.08.09 Tremeer Perls fishing owl Tree outside unit 22 22.08.09 Humphris Pair Ostriches male breeding plumage near knonkoni 22.08.09 Humphris 6 Lions powerlines near Nkonkoni 24.08.09 Morrison 2 Hyenas coming down concreate hill 22.08.09 H. Schutz 2 male cheetah on waterbuck kill madrid rd near unit 60 23.08.09 H. Schutz 2 x Large grey mongeese 11 am double dam 23.08.09 H. Schutz Pels fishing owl pels loop
25.08.09 C. Clark 1 adult leopard double dam
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