Birds of Zevenwacht

Birds

All birds sighted in or near Zevenwacht Wine Estate

Birds we have sightings or photos of:

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    Bar-throated Apalis
  2. An Acacia Pied Barbet eating oranges from a bird feeder
    Acacia Pied Barbet
  3. A male adult Cape Batis looking for bugs in the tree canopy above
    Cape Batis
  4. A European Bee-eater flying, wings fully-extended
    European Bee-eater
  5. A male Southern Red Bishop perched in an Olive tree
    Southern Red Bishop
  6. A male Yellow Bishop perched on a leafless bush in a meadow
    Yellow Bishop
  7. An adult Bokmakierie (Bush-Shrike) with its back to the photographer scrambling through the underbrush and leaf litter in a garden
    Bokmakierie
  8. An adult male Southern Boubou perched on a branch, and glancing upwards into the canopy of the trees
    Southern Boubou
  9. An adult Cape Bulbul eating from a bird-feeder
    Cape Bulbul
  10. An adult Common (Steppe) Buzzard perched in a Pine tee
    Common Buzzard
  11. An adult Jackal Buzzard perched atop a pine tree
    Jackal Buzzard
  12. An adult Brimstone Canary perched on a water feature
    Brimstone Canary
  13. A male Cape Canary perched atop a bushel of flowering plants
    Cape Canary
  14. A Grey-backed Cisticola perched and calling from a bush
    Grey-backed Cisticola
  15. An adult Levaillant's Cisticola perched on the fleshy leaf of an aloe
    Levaillant's Cisticola
  16. A Zitting Cisticola perched on a wire, calling.
    Zitting Cisticola
  17. An adult Red-knobbed Coot and two chicks swimming on a dam, in the late afternoon
    Red-knobbed Coot
  18. An adult Reed Cormorant perched atop a sawn-off branch
    Reed Cormorant
  19. Two adult Blue Cranes in mid-flight at just above eye-level
    Blue Crane
  20. A Pied Crow in flight, wings fully-extended
    Pied Crow
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    Diederik Cuckoo
  22. 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
  23. An African Darter sits on a submerged tree, above the lillies and reeds of the McKenzie Dam.
    African Darter
  24. A Laughing Dove is perched under the dense canopy of an Acacia Tree.
    Laughing Dove
  25. A Red-eyed Dove dries off on the edge of the bird bowl after just having had a bath
    Red-eyed Dove
  26. An adult Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle Dove) walking across paving
    Ring-necked Dove
  27. An adult Fork-tailed Drongo perched in a Frangipani bush
    Fork-tailed Drongo
  28. An adult African Black Duck swimming on a lily-covered pond
    African Black Duck
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    White-faced Whistling Duck
  30. An adult male Wood Duck standing on top of a house's roof
    Wood Duck
  31. An adult Yellow-billed Duck walking on the grassy bank of a pond
    Yellow-billed Duck
  32. An African Fish Eagle flying high above the photographer
    African Fish Eagle
  33. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
    Booted Eagle
  34. A Lanner Falcon high above the photographer
    Lanner Falcon
  35. An adult Southern Fiscal (Shrike) and its fledgling perched atop a bush
    Southern Fiscal
  36. An African Dusky Flycatcher perched in a newly-budding tree
    African Dusky Flycatcher
  37. A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
    African Paradise Flycatcher
  38. An adult Fiscal Flycatcher perched on the edge of a large wooden barrel
    Fiscal Flycatcher
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    Grey-winged Francolin
  40. An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
    Egyptian Goose
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    Spur-winged Goose
  42. An adult African Goshawk perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
    African Goshwawk
  43. An adult Little Grebe (Dabchick) and its chick floating on the water of a small dam
    Little Grebe
  44. A Guineafowl on high alert, standing in the middle of a paved road
    Helmeted Guineafowl
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    Hartlaub's Gull
  46. An adult Hamerkop perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
    Hamerkop
  47. An African Harrier-hawk eating freshly-caught prey on top of a street lamp
    African Harrier-hawk
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    Black-crowned Night Heron
  49. An adult Black-headed Heron patrolling the grass for prey
    Black-headed Heron
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    Grey Heron
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    Purple Heron
  52. Lesser Honeyguide
  53. An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
    African Hoopoe
  54. An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
    African Sacred Ibis
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    Glossy Ibis
  56. An adult Hadeda walking through thick grass and broadleaf plants.
    Hadeda Ibis
  57. A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
    Rock Kestrel
  58. An adult Giant Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off branch
    Giant Kingfisher
  59. An adult Malachite Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
    Malachite Kingfisher
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    Pied Kingfisher
  61. A Black-winged Kite flares its wings after just having landed at the top of a dead tree
    Black-winged Kite
  62. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
    Yellow-billed Kite
  63. An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
    Blacksmith Lapwing
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    Crowned Lapwing
  65. An odd colouring on this duck suggests it might be a Mallard Hybrid, possibly crossed with a domesticated Swedish Blue Duck.
    Mallard
  66. This Martin was doing orbits around the nearby pine trees. We suspect it was on alert or its nest was threatened.
    Brown-throated Martin
  67. A Common Moorhen sifts through the water-lily leaves and pond weeds for food.
    Common Moorhen
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    Red-faced Mousebird
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    Speckled Mousebird
  70. An adult White-backed Mousebird dangling from a branch using one leg
    White-backed Mousebird
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    Fiery-necked Nightjar
  72. An adult Spotted Eagle Owl perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
    Spotted Eagle-Owl
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    Western Barn Owl
  74. A male adult Indian Peafowl (Peacock) on the manicured lawns in front of the manor house
    Indian Peafowl
  75. A flock of 29 Great White Pelicans
    Great White Pelican
  76. A flock of Speckled Pigeons flying fast over the photographer
    Speckled Pigeon
  77. An African Pipit walks along the grass verge of a farm trail
    African Pipit
  78. An adult Karoo Prinia perched on a thin vine
    Karoo Prinia
  79. An adult Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
    Cape Robin-Chat
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    Karoo Scrub-Robin
  81. An adult Black Saw-wing resting high up in a Stone Pine tree
    Black Saw-wing
  82. A male adult Cape Sparrow perched on the edge of a bird-bath
    Cape Sparrow
  83. A Grey-headed Sparrow cools off on a water feature
    Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
  84. A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
    Black Sparrowhawk
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    Little Sparrowhawk
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    Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk
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    African Spoonbill
  88. An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
    Cape Spurfowl
  89. A Common Starling perched high up in an Oak tree
    Common Starling
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    Red-winged Starling
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    African Stonechat
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    Cape Sugarbird
  93. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
    Amethyst Sunbird
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    Greater Double-collared Sunbird
  95. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
    Malachite Sunbird
  96. An adult pair of Southern Double-collared Sunbirds cooling off on a water feature
    Southern Double-collared Sunbird
  97. An adult Barn Swallow with breeding tail plumage, mid-flight.
    Barn Swallow
  98. An adult Greater-striped Swallow darting through the air high above the viewer
    Greater Striped Swallow
  99. Two adult Black Swans swimming and foraging for food in a local dam
    Black Swan
  100. An African Black Swift with its head lit by the setting sun, flying high above the photographer
    African Black Swift
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    Horus Swift
  102. A Little Swift flying high above the photographer
    Little Swift
  103. A White-rumped Swift in a fast banking turn, mid-flight
    White-rumped Swift
  104. A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
    Spotted Thick-knee
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    Water Thick-knee
  106. An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
    Olive Thursh
  107. A Cape Wagtail chick in its nest
    Cape Wagtail
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    Common Waxbill
  109. Three or so Swee Waxbills foraging for seeds amongst the grass
    Swee Waxbill
  110. A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
    Cape Weaver
  111. An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
    Southern Masked Weaver
  112. A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
    Cape White-eye
  113. An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
    Pin-tailed Whydah
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    Cardinal Woodpecker
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    Olive Woodpecker

Unconfirmed sightings, or birds we haven't logged sightings or photos for yet:

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    Red-chested Cuckoo
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    Rock Dove
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    Western Cattle Egret
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    House Sparrow

Birds we should see here, based on other data sources:

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    White-throated Canary
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    Yellow Canary
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    Piping Cisticola
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    White-breasted Cormorant
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    Black Crake
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    House Crow
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    Namaqua Dove
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    Red-billed Duck
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    White-backed Duck
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    Little Egret
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    Peregrine Falcon
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    Grey-headed Gull
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    Kelp Gull
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    Large-billed Lark
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    Red-capped Lark
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    Southern Crag-Martin
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    Three-banded Plover
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    Common Quail
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    White-necked Raven
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    Cape Shoveler
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    Cape Siskin
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    Black-winged Stilt
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    Orange-breasted Sunbird
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    Pearl-breasted Swallow
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    White-throated Swallow
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    African Swamphen
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    African Palm Swift
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    Alpine Swift
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    Common Reed Warbler
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    Lesser Swamp Warbler
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    Little Rush Warbler