Birds of Zevenwacht

Zevenwacht Wine Estate

Address
Langverwacht Road,
Kuils River
Entrance
-33.931888, 18.716808
Website
https://zevenwacht.co.za/

79 sightings in this area

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                                                      66 photos in this area

                                                      55 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. A male Southern Red Bishop perched in an Olive tree
                                                        Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
                                                      3. A male Yellow Bishop perched on a leafless bush in a meadow
                                                        Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
                                                      4. An adult Bokmakierie (Bush-Shrike) with its back to the photographer scrambling through the underbrush and leaf litter in a garden
                                                        Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
                                                      5. An adult male Southern Boubou perched on a branch, and glancing upwards into the canopy of the trees
                                                        Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
                                                      6. An adult Jackal Buzzard perched atop a pine tree
                                                        Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
                                                      7. A male Cape Canary perched atop a bushel of flowering plants
                                                        Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
                                                      8. A trio of male Yellow Canaries were calling from the bush-tops in the lower section of the Wine Estate
                                                        Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
                                                      9. A Grey-backed Cisticola perched and calling from a bush
                                                        Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
                                                      10. An adult Levaillant's Cisticola perched on the fleshy leaf of an aloe
                                                        Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
                                                      11. A Zitting Cisticola perched on a wire, calling.
                                                        Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
                                                      12. An adult Red-knobbed Coot and two chicks swimming on a dam, in the late afternoon
                                                        Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
                                                      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 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
                                                      16. An African Darter sits on a submerged tree, above the lillies and reeds of the McKenzie Dam.
                                                        African Darter Anhinga rufa
                                                      17. An African Fish Eagle flying high above the photographer
                                                        African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
                                                      18. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
                                                        Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
                                                      19. A lone Cattle Egret in breeding plumage flies low over the dams and vines
                                                        Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
                                                      20. A Peregrine Falcon gracefully flying high above the photographer
                                                        Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
                                                      21. An adult Southern Fiscal (Shrike) and its fledgling perched atop a bush
                                                        Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
                                                      22. An African Dusky Flycatcher perched in a newly-budding tree
                                                        African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
                                                      23. No photo yet
                                                        Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra
                                                      24. An adult Little Grebe (Dabchick) and its chick floating on the water of a small dam
                                                        Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
                                                      25. A Guineafowl on high alert, standing in the middle of a paved road
                                                        Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
                                                      26. No photo yet
                                                        Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
                                                      27. A Kelp Gull was fighting against the wind above De Morgenzon
                                                        Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
                                                      28. A Grey Heron was resting on the banks of the Lifestyle Estate upper dam
                                                        Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
                                                      29. A Purple Heron wading near the bank of the lower irrigation dam
                                                        Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
                                                      30. An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
                                                        African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
                                                      31. An adult Glossy Ibis searching for food in the shallow waters of the middle dam
                                                        Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
                                                      32. A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
                                                        Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
                                                      33. A Black-winged Kite flares its wings after just having landed at the top of a dead tree
                                                        Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
                                                      34. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
                                                        Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
                                                      35. An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
                                                        Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
                                                      36. An odd colouring on this duck suggests it might be a Mallard Hybrid, possibly crossed with a domesticated Swedish Blue Duck.
                                                        Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
                                                      37. A solitary Large Rock Martin flying towards the South East
                                                        Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
                                                      38. A Common Moorhen sifts through the water-lily leaves and pond weeds for food.
                                                        Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
                                                      39. A Red-faced Mousebird in a tangle of bare branches
                                                        Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
                                                      40. An adult Spotted Eagle Owl perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                        Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
                                                      41. A close up of a Western Barn Owl
                                                        Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
                                                      42. A male adult Indian Peafowl (Peacock) on the manicured lawns in front of the manor house
                                                        Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
                                                      43. An African Pipit walks along the grass verge of a farm trail
                                                        African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
                                                      44. An adult Karoo Prinia perched on a thin vine
                                                        Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
                                                      45. An adult Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
                                                        Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
                                                      46. No photo yet
                                                        Karoo Scrub-Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus
                                                      47. No photo yet
                                                        Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minulla
                                                      48. A Common Starling perched high up in an Oak tree
                                                        Common Starling Sturnus Vulgaris
                                                      49. No photo yet
                                                        African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
                                                      50. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
                                                        Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
                                                      51. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
                                                        Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
                                                      52. An adult Barn Swallow with breeding tail plumage, mid-flight.
                                                        Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
                                                      53. A White-rumped Swift in a fast banking turn, mid-flight
                                                        White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
                                                      54. Two Swee Waxbills perched on a bird-feeder
                                                        Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis
                                                      55. A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
                                                        Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis