Birds of Zevenwacht

Zevenwacht Village

Address
151 Langverwacht Road,
Kuils River
Entrance
-33.934301, 18.713467

265 sightings in this area

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                                      205 photos in this area

                                      93 bird species seen in this area

                                      1. My first sighting of this bird ever, and managed to snap a photo too!
                                        Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
                                      2. An Acacia Pied Barbet eating oranges from a bird feeder
                                        Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
                                      3. A male adult Cape Batis looking for bugs in the tree canopy above
                                        Cape Batis Batis capensis
                                      4. A European Bee-eater flying, wings fully-extended
                                        European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
                                      5. A male Southern Red Bishop perched in an Olive tree
                                        Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
                                      6. A male Yellow Bishop perched on a leafless bush in a meadow
                                        Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
                                      7. An adult Bokmakierie (Bush-Shrike) with its back to the photographer scrambling through the underbrush and leaf litter in a garden
                                        Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
                                      8. An adult male Southern Boubou perched on a branch, and glancing upwards into the canopy of the trees
                                        Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
                                      9. An adult Cape Bulbul eating from a bird-feeder
                                        Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
                                      10. An adult Jackal Buzzard perched atop a pine tree
                                        Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
                                      11. An adult Brimstone Canary perched on a water feature
                                        Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
                                      12. A male Cape Canary perched atop a bushel of flowering plants
                                        Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
                                      13. An adult Reed Cormorant perched atop a sawn-off branch
                                        Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
                                      14. Two adult Blue Cranes in mid-flight at just above eye-level
                                        Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus
                                      15. A Pied Crow in flight, wings fully-extended
                                        Pied Crow Corvus Albus
                                      16. No photo yet
                                        Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
                                      17. A juvenile female Klaas's Cuckoo perched high up in a Coral Bean tree, waiting for her host parent to feed her.
                                        Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
                                      18. A Red-chested Cuckoo was calling from high up in a Eucalyptus tree
                                        Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
                                      19. A Laughing Dove is perched under the dense canopy of an Acacia Tree.
                                        Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
                                      20. A Red-eyed Dove dries off on the edge of the bird bowl after just having had a bath
                                        Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
                                      21. An adult Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle Dove) walking across paving
                                        Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
                                      22. An adult Fork-tailed Drongo perched in a Frangipani bush
                                        Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
                                      23. An adult African Black Duck swimming on a lily-covered pond
                                        African Black Duck Anas sparsa
                                      24. An adult Yellow-billed Duck walking on the grassy bank of a pond
                                        Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
                                      25. An African Fish Eagle flying high above the photographer
                                        African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
                                      26. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
                                        Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
                                      27. A Lanner Falcon high above the photographer
                                        Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
                                      28. An adult Southern Fiscal (Shrike) and its fledgling perched atop a bush
                                        Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
                                      29. A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
                                        African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
                                      30. An adult Fiscal Flycatcher perched on the edge of a large wooden barrel
                                        Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
                                      31. No photo yet
                                        Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra
                                      32. An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
                                        Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
                                      33. An adult African Goshawk perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
                                        African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
                                      34. A Guineafowl on high alert, standing in the middle of a paved road
                                        Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
                                      35. A Grey-headed Gull flying south west over the Village
                                        Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
                                      36. An adult Hamerkop perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                                        Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
                                      37. An African Harrier-hawk eating freshly-caught prey on top of a street lamp
                                        African Harrier-hawk Polyboroides typus
                                      38. No photo yet
                                        Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
                                      39. An adult Black-headed Heron patrolling the grass for prey
                                        Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
                                      40. A Grey Heron was resting on the banks of the Lifestyle Estate upper dam
                                        Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
                                      41. No photo yet
                                        Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
                                      42. Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
                                      43. An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
                                        African Hoopoe Upupa epops
                                      44. An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
                                        African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
                                      45. An adult Glossy Ibis searching for food in the shallow waters of the middle dam
                                        Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
                                      46. An adult Hadeda walking through thick grass and broadleaf plants.
                                        Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
                                      47. A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
                                        Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
                                      48. An adult Giant Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off branch
                                        Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
                                      49. An adult Malachite Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                                        Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
                                      50. No photo yet
                                        Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
                                      51. A Black-winged Kite flares its wings after just having landed at the top of a dead tree
                                        Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
                                      52. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
                                        Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
                                      53. An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
                                        Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
                                      54. No photo yet
                                        Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
                                      55. A Red-faced Mousebird in a tangle of bare branches
                                        Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
                                      56. No photo yet
                                        Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
                                      57. An adult White-backed Mousebird dangling from a branch using one leg
                                        White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
                                      58. No photo yet
                                        Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
                                      59. An African Wood Owl peers down at the camera
                                        African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
                                      60. An adult Spotted Eagle Owl perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
                                        Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
                                      61. A close up of a Western Barn Owl
                                        Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
                                      62. An adult Karoo Prinia perched on a thin vine
                                        Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
                                      63. An adult Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
                                        Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
                                      64. An adult Black Saw-wing resting high up in a Stone Pine tree
                                        Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
                                      65. A male adult Cape Sparrow perched on the edge of a bird-bath
                                        Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
                                      66. No photo yet
                                        House Sparrow Passer domesticus
                                      67. A Grey-headed Sparrow cools off on a water feature
                                        Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
                                      68. A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
                                        Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
                                      69. No photo yet
                                        Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minulla
                                      70. No photo yet
                                        Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
                                      71. An African Spoonbill standing in the grassy meadow
                                        African Spoonbill Platalea alba
                                      72. An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
                                        Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
                                      73. A Common Starling perched high up in an Oak tree
                                        Common Starling Sturnus Vulgaris
                                      74. A Cape Sugarbird perched in a tangle of vines and branches
                                        Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
                                      75. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
                                        Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
                                      76. No photo yet
                                        Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer
                                      77. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
                                        Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
                                      78. A male Southern Double-collared Sunbird complaining about the female Malachite Sunbird cooling off on a water feature
                                        Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
                                      79. An adult Greater-striped Swallow darting through the air high above the viewer
                                        Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
                                      80. An African Black Swift with its head lit by the setting sun, flying high above the photographer
                                        African Black Swift Apus barbatus
                                      81. A Little Swift flying high above the photographer
                                        Little Swift Apus affinis
                                      82. A White-rumped Swift in a fast banking turn, mid-flight
                                        White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
                                      83. A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
                                        Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
                                      84. An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
                                        Olive Thursh Turdus olivaceus
                                      85. A Cape Wagtail chick in its nest
                                        Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
                                      86. These waxbills were diving in and out of the hedges above the middle dam
                                        Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
                                      87. Two Swee Waxbills perched on a bird-feeder
                                        Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis
                                      88. A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
                                        Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
                                      89. An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
                                        Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
                                      90. A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
                                        Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
                                      91. An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
                                        Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
                                      92. No photo yet
                                        Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
                                      93. No photo yet
                                        Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus