Birds of Zevenwacht

Birds

All birds sighted in or near Zevenwacht Wine Estate

By name

A
An Acacia Pied Barbet eating oranges from a bird feeder
Acacia Pied Barbet
An adult African Black Duck swimming on a lily-covered pond
African Black Duck
An African Black Swift with its head lit by the setting sun, flying high above the photographer
African Black Swift
An African Darter sits on a submerged tree, above the lillies and reeds of the McKenzie Dam.
African Darter
An African Dusky Flycatcher perched in a newly-budding tree
African Dusky Flycatcher
An African Fish Eagle flying high above the photographer
African Fish Eagle
An adult African Goshawk perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
African Goshawk
An African Harrier-hawk eating freshly-caught prey on top of a street lamp
African Harrier-hawk
An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
African Hoopoe
No photo yet
African Palm Swift
A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
African Paradise Flycatcher
An African Pipit walks along the grass verge of a farm trail
African Pipit
An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
African Sacred Ibis
An African Spoonbill standing in the grassy meadow
African Spoonbill
No photo yet
African Stonechat
No photo yet
African Swamphen
An African Wood Owl peers down at the camera
African Wood Owl
No photo yet
Alpine Swift
An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
Amethyst Sunbird
B
My first sighting of this bird ever, and managed to snap a photo too!
Bar-throated Apalis
An adult Barn Swallow with breeding tail plumage, mid-flight.
Barn Swallow
No photo yet
Black Crake
An adult Black Saw-wing resting high up in a Stone Pine tree
Black Saw-wing
A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
Black Sparrowhawk
Two adult Black Swans swimming and foraging for food in a local dam
Black Swan
No photo yet
Black-crowned Night Heron
An adult Black-headed Heron patrolling the grass for prey
Black-headed Heron
A Black-winged Kite flares its wings after just having landed at the top of a dead tree
Black-winged Kite
No photo yet
Black-winged Stilt
An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
Blacksmith Lapwing
Two adult Blue Cranes in mid-flight at just above eye-level
Blue Crane
An adult Bokmakierie (Bush-Shrike) with its back to the photographer scrambling through the underbrush and leaf litter in a garden
Bokmakierie
A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
Booted Eagle
An adult Brimstone Canary perched on a water feature
Brimstone Canary
This Martin was doing orbits around the nearby pine trees. We suspect it was on alert or its nest was threatened.
Brown-throated Martin
No photo yet
Burchell's Coucal
C
A male adult Cape Batis looking for bugs in the tree canopy above
Cape Batis
An adult Cape Bulbul eating from a bird-feeder
Cape Bulbul
A male Cape Canary perched atop a bushel of flowering plants
Cape Canary
An adult Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
Cape Robin-Chat
No photo yet
Cape Shoveler
No photo yet
Cape Siskin
A male adult Cape Sparrow perched on the edge of a bird-bath
Cape Sparrow
An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
Cape Spurfowl
A Cape Sugarbird perched in a tangle of vines and branches
Cape Sugarbird
A Cape Wagtail chick in its nest
Cape Wagtail
A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
Cape Weaver
A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
Cape White-eye
No photo yet
Cardinal Woodpecker
An adult Common (Steppe) Buzzard perched in a Pine tee
Common Buzzard
A Common Moorhen sifts through the water-lily leaves and pond weeds for food.
Common Moorhen
No photo yet
Common Quail
No photo yet
Common Reed Warbler
A Common Starling perched high up in an Oak tree
Common Starling
These waxbills were diving in and out of the hedges above the middle dam
Common Waxbill
No photo yet
Crowned Lapwing
D
No photo yet
Diederik Cuckoo
E
An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
Egyptian Goose
A European Bee-eater flying, wings fully-extended
European Bee-eater
F
No photo yet
Fiery-necked Nightjar
An adult Fiscal Flycatcher perched on the edge of a large wooden barrel
Fiscal Flycatcher
An adult Fork-tailed Drongo perched in a Frangipani bush
Fork-tailed Drongo
G
An adult Giant Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off branch
Giant Kingfisher
An adult Glossy Ibis searching for food in the shallow waters of the middle dam
Glossy Ibis
A flock of 29 Great White Pelicans
Great White Pelican
No photo yet
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
An adult Greater-striped Swallow darting through the air high above the viewer
Greater Striped Swallow
A Grey Heron was resting on the banks of the Lifestyle Estate upper dam
Grey Heron
A Grey-backed Cisticola perched and calling from a bush
Grey-backed Cisticola
A Grey-headed Gull flying south west over the Village
Grey-headed Gull
No photo yet
Grey-winged Francolin
H
An adult Hadeda walking through thick grass and broadleaf plants.
Hadeda Ibis
An adult Hamerkop perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
Hamerkop
No photo yet
Hartlaub's Gull
A Guineafowl on high alert, standing in the middle of a paved road
Helmeted Guineafowl
No photo yet
Horus Swift
No photo yet
House Crow
No photo yet
House Sparrow
I
A male adult Indian Peafowl (Peacock) on the manicured lawns in front of the manor house
Indian Peafowl
J
An adult Jackal Buzzard perched atop a pine tree
Jackal Buzzard
K
An adult Karoo Prinia perched on a thin vine
Karoo Prinia
No photo yet
Karoo Scrub-Robin
No photo yet
Kelp Gull
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
L
A Lanner Falcon high above the photographer
Lanner Falcon
No photo yet
Large-billed Lark
A Laughing Dove is perched under the dense canopy of an Acacia Tree.
Laughing Dove
Lesser Honeyguide
No photo yet
Lesser Swamp Warbler
An adult Levaillant's Cisticola perched on the fleshy leaf of an aloe
Levaillant's Cisticola
No photo yet
Little Egret
An adult Little Grebe (Dabchick) and its chick floating on the water of a small dam
Little Grebe
No photo yet
Little Rush Warbler
No photo yet
Little Sparrowhawk
A Little Swift flying high above the photographer
Little Swift
M
An adult Malachite Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
Malachite Kingfisher
An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
Malachite Sunbird
An odd colouring on this duck suggests it might be a Mallard Hybrid, possibly crossed with a domesticated Swedish Blue Duck.
Mallard
N
No photo yet
Namaqua Dove
O
An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
Olive Thursh
No photo yet
Olive Woodpecker
No photo yet
Orange-breasted Sunbird
P
No photo yet
Pearl-breasted Swallow
No photo yet
Peregrine Falcon
A Pied Crow in flight, wings fully-extended
Pied Crow
No photo yet
Pied Kingfisher
An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
Pin-tailed Whydah
No photo yet
Piping Cisticola
No photo yet
Purple Heron
R
No photo yet
Red-billed Duck
No photo yet
Red-capped Lark
A Red-chested Cuckoo was calling from high up in a Eucalyptus tree
Red-chested Cuckoo
A Red-eyed Dove dries off on the edge of the bird bowl after just having had a bath
Red-eyed Dove
A Red-faced Mousebird in a tangle of bare branches
Red-faced Mousebird
An adult Red-knobbed Coot and two chicks swimming on a dam, in the late afternoon
Red-knobbed Coot
No photo yet
Red-winged Starling
An adult Reed Cormorant perched atop a sawn-off branch
Reed Cormorant
An adult Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle Dove) walking across paving
Ring-necked Dove
No photo yet
Rock Dove
A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
Rock Kestrel
No photo yet
Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk
S
An adult male Southern Boubou perched on a branch, and glancing upwards into the canopy of the trees
Southern Boubou
No photo yet
Southern Crag-Martin
A male Southern Double-collared Sunbird complaining about the female Malachite Sunbird cooling off on a water feature
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
An adult Southern Fiscal (Shrike) and its fledgling perched atop a bush
Southern Fiscal
A Grey-headed Sparrow cools off on a water feature
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
Southern Masked Weaver
A male Southern Red Bishop perched in an Olive tree
Southern Red Bishop
No photo yet
Speckled Mousebird
A flock of Speckled Pigeons flying fast over the photographer
Speckled Pigeon
An adult Spotted Eagle Owl perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
Spotted Eagle-Owl
A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
Spotted Thick-knee
No photo yet
Spur-winged Goose
Two Swee Waxbills perched on a bird-feeder
Swee Waxbill
T
No photo yet
Three-banded Plover
W
No photo yet
Water Thick-knee
A close up of a Western Barn Owl
Western Barn Owl
No photo yet
Western Cattle Egret
No photo yet
White-backed Duck
An adult White-backed Mousebird dangling from a branch using one leg
White-backed Mousebird
No photo yet
White-breasted Cormorant
No photo yet
White-faced Whistling Duck
No photo yet
White-necked Raven
A White-rumped Swift in a fast banking turn, mid-flight
White-rumped Swift
No photo yet
White-throated Canary
A pair of White-throated Swallows swoop low over the water of the lower Lifestyle Estate dam
White-throated Swallow
An adult male Wood Duck standing on top of a house's roof
Wood Duck
Y
A male Yellow Bishop perched on a leafless bush in a meadow
Yellow Bishop
No photo yet
Yellow Canary
An adult Yellow-billed Duck walking on the grassy bank of a pond
Yellow-billed Duck
A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
Yellow-billed Kite
Z
A Zitting Cisticola perched on a wire, calling.
Zitting Cisticola

By status

Birds we have photos of:

  1. My first sighting of this bird ever, and managed to snap a photo too!
    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
  21. 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
  22. A Red-chested Cuckoo was calling from high up in a Eucalyptus tree
    Red-chested 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
  29. An adult male Wood Duck standing on top of a house's roof
    Wood Duck
  30. An adult Yellow-billed Duck walking on the grassy bank of a pond
    Yellow-billed Duck
  31. An African Fish Eagle flying high above the photographer
    African Fish Eagle
  32. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
    Booted Eagle
  33. A Lanner Falcon high above the photographer
    Lanner Falcon
  34. An adult Southern Fiscal (Shrike) and its fledgling perched atop a bush
    Southern Fiscal
  35. An African Dusky Flycatcher perched in a newly-budding tree
    African Dusky Flycatcher
  36. A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
    African Paradise Flycatcher
  37. An adult Fiscal Flycatcher perched on the edge of a large wooden barrel
    Fiscal Flycatcher
  38. An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
    Egyptian Goose
  39. An adult African Goshawk perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
    African Goshawk
  40. An adult Little Grebe (Dabchick) and its chick floating on the water of a small dam
    Little Grebe
  41. A Guineafowl on high alert, standing in the middle of a paved road
    Helmeted Guineafowl
  42. A Grey-headed Gull flying south west over the Village
    Grey-headed Gull
  43. An adult Hamerkop perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
    Hamerkop
  44. An African Harrier-hawk eating freshly-caught prey on top of a street lamp
    African Harrier-hawk
  45. An adult Black-headed Heron patrolling the grass for prey
    Black-headed Heron
  46. A Grey Heron was resting on the banks of the Lifestyle Estate upper dam
    Grey Heron
  47. Lesser Honeyguide
  48. An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
    African Hoopoe
  49. An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
    African Sacred Ibis
  50. An adult Glossy Ibis searching for food in the shallow waters of the middle dam
    Glossy Ibis
  51. An adult Hadeda walking through thick grass and broadleaf plants.
    Hadeda Ibis
  52. A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
    Rock Kestrel
  53. An adult Giant Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off branch
    Giant Kingfisher
  54. An adult Malachite Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
    Malachite Kingfisher
  55. A Black-winged Kite flares its wings after just having landed at the top of a dead tree
    Black-winged Kite
  56. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
    Yellow-billed Kite
  57. An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
    Blacksmith Lapwing
  58. An odd colouring on this duck suggests it might be a Mallard Hybrid, possibly crossed with a domesticated Swedish Blue Duck.
    Mallard
  59. This Martin was doing orbits around the nearby pine trees. We suspect it was on alert or its nest was threatened.
    Brown-throated Martin
  60. A Common Moorhen sifts through the water-lily leaves and pond weeds for food.
    Common Moorhen
  61. A Red-faced Mousebird in a tangle of bare branches
    Red-faced Mousebird
  62. An adult White-backed Mousebird dangling from a branch using one leg
    White-backed Mousebird
  63. An African Wood Owl peers down at the camera
    African Wood Owl
  64. An adult Spotted Eagle Owl perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
    Spotted Eagle-Owl
  65. A close up of a Western Barn Owl
    Western Barn Owl
  66. A male adult Indian Peafowl (Peacock) on the manicured lawns in front of the manor house
    Indian Peafowl
  67. A flock of 29 Great White Pelicans
    Great White Pelican
  68. A flock of Speckled Pigeons flying fast over the photographer
    Speckled Pigeon
  69. An African Pipit walks along the grass verge of a farm trail
    African Pipit
  70. An adult Karoo Prinia perched on a thin vine
    Karoo Prinia
  71. An adult Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
    Cape Robin-Chat
  72. An adult Black Saw-wing resting high up in a Stone Pine tree
    Black Saw-wing
  73. A male adult Cape Sparrow perched on the edge of a bird-bath
    Cape Sparrow
  74. A Grey-headed Sparrow cools off on a water feature
    Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
  75. A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
    Black Sparrowhawk
  76. An African Spoonbill standing in the grassy meadow
    African Spoonbill
  77. An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
    Cape Spurfowl
  78. A Common Starling perched high up in an Oak tree
    Common Starling
  79. A Cape Sugarbird perched in a tangle of vines and branches
    Cape Sugarbird
  80. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
    Amethyst Sunbird
  81. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
    Malachite Sunbird
  82. A male Southern Double-collared Sunbird complaining about the female Malachite Sunbird cooling off on a water feature
    Southern Double-collared Sunbird
  83. An adult Barn Swallow with breeding tail plumage, mid-flight.
    Barn Swallow
  84. An adult Greater-striped Swallow darting through the air high above the viewer
    Greater Striped Swallow
  85. A pair of White-throated Swallows swoop low over the water of the lower Lifestyle Estate dam
    White-throated Swallow
  86. Two adult Black Swans swimming and foraging for food in a local dam
    Black Swan
  87. An African Black Swift with its head lit by the setting sun, flying high above the photographer
    African Black Swift
  88. A Little Swift flying high above the photographer
    Little Swift
  89. A White-rumped Swift in a fast banking turn, mid-flight
    White-rumped Swift
  90. A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
    Spotted Thick-knee
  91. An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
    Olive Thursh
  92. A Cape Wagtail chick in its nest
    Cape Wagtail
  93. These waxbills were diving in and out of the hedges above the middle dam
    Common Waxbill
  94. Two Swee Waxbills perched on a bird-feeder
    Swee Waxbill
  95. A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
    Cape Weaver
  96. An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
    Southern Masked Weaver
  97. A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
    Cape White-eye
  98. An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
    Pin-tailed Whydah

Birds we have sightings of:

  1. No photo yet
    White-breasted Cormorant
  2. No photo yet
    Diederik Cuckoo
  3. No photo yet
    White-faced Whistling Duck
  4. No photo yet
    Peregrine Falcon
  5. No photo yet
    Grey-winged Francolin
  6. No photo yet
    Spur-winged Goose
  7. No photo yet
    Hartlaub's Gull
  8. No photo yet
    Black-crowned Night Heron
  9. No photo yet
    Purple Heron
  10. No photo yet
    Pied Kingfisher
  11. No photo yet
    Crowned Lapwing
  12. No photo yet
    Speckled Mousebird
  13. No photo yet
    Fiery-necked Nightjar
  14. No photo yet
    Karoo Scrub-Robin
  15. No photo yet
    Little Sparrowhawk
  16. No photo yet
    Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk
  17. No photo yet
    Red-winged Starling
  18. No photo yet
    African Stonechat
  19. No photo yet
    Greater Double-collared Sunbird
  20. No photo yet
    Horus Swift
  21. No photo yet
    Water Thick-knee
  22. No photo yet
    Cardinal Woodpecker
  23. No photo yet
    Olive Woodpecker

Unsighted birds (based on other data sources):

  1. No photo yet
    White-throated Canary
  2. No photo yet
    Yellow Canary
  3. No photo yet
    Piping Cisticola
  4. No photo yet
    Burchell's Coucal
  5. No photo yet
    Black Crake
  6. No photo yet
    House Crow
  7. No photo yet
    Namaqua Dove
  8. No photo yet
    Rock Dove
  9. No photo yet
    Red-billed Duck
  10. No photo yet
    White-backed Duck
  11. No photo yet
    Little Egret
  12. No photo yet
    Western Cattle Egret
  13. No photo yet
    Kelp Gull
  14. No photo yet
    Large-billed Lark
  15. No photo yet
    Red-capped Lark
  16. No photo yet
    Southern Crag-Martin
  17. No photo yet
    Three-banded Plover
  18. No photo yet
    Common Quail
  19. No photo yet
    White-necked Raven
  20. No photo yet
    Cape Shoveler
  21. No photo yet
    Cape Siskin
  22. No photo yet
    House Sparrow
  23. No photo yet
    Black-winged Stilt
  24. No photo yet
    Orange-breasted Sunbird
  25. No photo yet
    Pearl-breasted Swallow
  26. No photo yet
    African Swamphen
  27. No photo yet
    African Palm Swift
  28. No photo yet
    Alpine Swift
  29. No photo yet
    Common Reed Warbler
  30. No photo yet
    Lesser Swamp Warbler
  31. No photo yet
    Little Rush Warbler