Birds of Zevenwacht

Alan Bowden

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                                                    77 bird species seen

                                                    1. A European Bee-eater flying, wings fully-extended
                                                      European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
                                                    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 Cape Bulbul eating from a bird-feeder
                                                      Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
                                                    5. An adult Common (Steppe) Buzzard perched in a Pine tee
                                                      Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
                                                    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. An adult Levaillant's Cisticola perched on the fleshy leaf of an aloe
                                                      Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
                                                    9. An adult Red-knobbed Coot and two chicks swimming on a dam, in the late afternoon
                                                      Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
                                                    10. An adult Reed Cormorant perched atop a sawn-off branch
                                                      Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
                                                    11. No photo yet
                                                      White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus
                                                    12. Two adult Blue Cranes in mid-flight at just above eye-level
                                                      Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus
                                                    13. A Pied Crow in flight, wings fully-extended
                                                      Pied Crow Corvus Albus
                                                    14. 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
                                                    15. An African Darter sits on a submerged tree, above the lillies and reeds of the McKenzie Dam.
                                                      African Darter Anhinga rufa
                                                    16. A Laughing Dove is perched under the dense canopy of an Acacia Tree.
                                                      Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
                                                    17. An adult Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle Dove) walking across paving
                                                      Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
                                                    18. No photo yet
                                                      White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
                                                    19. An adult Yellow-billed Duck walking on the grassy bank of a pond
                                                      Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
                                                    20. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
                                                      Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
                                                    21. An adult Southern Fiscal (Shrike) and its fledgling perched atop a bush
                                                      Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
                                                    22. A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
                                                      African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
                                                    23. An adult Fiscal Flycatcher perched on the edge of a large wooden barrel
                                                      Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
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                                                      Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra
                                                    25. An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
                                                      Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
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                                                      Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
                                                    27. An adult Little Grebe (Dabchick) and its chick floating on the water of a small dam
                                                      Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
                                                    28. A Guineafowl on high alert, standing in the middle of a paved road
                                                      Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
                                                    29. No photo yet
                                                      Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
                                                    30. An African Harrier-hawk eating freshly-caught prey on top of a street lamp
                                                      African Harrier-hawk Polyboroides typus
                                                    31. A Grey Heron was resting on the banks of the Lifestyle Estate upper dam
                                                      Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
                                                    32. No photo yet
                                                      Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
                                                    33. Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
                                                    34. An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
                                                      African Hoopoe Upupa epops
                                                    35. An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
                                                      African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
                                                    36. An adult Hadeda walking through thick grass and broadleaf plants.
                                                      Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
                                                    37. A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
                                                      Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
                                                    38. An adult Malachite Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                      Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
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                                                      Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
                                                    40. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
                                                      Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
                                                    41. An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
                                                      Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
                                                    42. This Martin was doing orbits around the nearby pine trees. We suspect it was on alert or its nest was threatened.
                                                      Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
                                                    43. A Common Moorhen sifts through the water-lily leaves and pond weeds for food.
                                                      Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
                                                    44. A Red-faced Mousebird in a tangle of bare branches
                                                      Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
                                                    45. An adult Spotted Eagle Owl perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                      Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
                                                    46. A flock of Speckled Pigeons flying fast over the photographer
                                                      Speckled Pigeon Columba Guinea
                                                    47. An African Pipit walks along the grass verge of a farm trail
                                                      African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
                                                    48. An adult Karoo Prinia perched on a thin vine
                                                      Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
                                                    49. An adult Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
                                                      Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
                                                    50. No photo yet
                                                      Karoo Scrub-Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus
                                                    51. An adult Black Saw-wing resting high up in a Stone Pine tree
                                                      Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
                                                    52. A male adult Cape Sparrow perched on the edge of a bird-bath
                                                      Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
                                                    53. A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
                                                      Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
                                                    54. No photo yet
                                                      Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minulla
                                                    55. An African Spoonbill standing in the grassy meadow
                                                      African Spoonbill Platalea alba
                                                    56. An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
                                                      Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
                                                    57. A Common Starling perched high up in an Oak tree
                                                      Common Starling Sturnus Vulgaris
                                                    58. No photo yet
                                                      Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
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                                                      African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
                                                    60. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
                                                      Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
                                                    61. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
                                                      Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
                                                    62. A male Southern Double-collared Sunbird complaining about the female Malachite Sunbird cooling off on a water feature
                                                      Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
                                                    63. An adult Barn Swallow with breeding tail plumage, mid-flight.
                                                      Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
                                                    64. An adult Greater-striped Swallow darting through the air high above the viewer
                                                      Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
                                                    65. No photo yet
                                                      Horus Swift Apus horus
                                                    66. A Little Swift flying high above the photographer
                                                      Little Swift Apus affinis
                                                    67. A White-rumped Swift in a fast banking turn, mid-flight
                                                      White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
                                                    68. A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
                                                      Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
                                                    69. No photo yet
                                                      Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
                                                    70. An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
                                                      Olive Thursh Turdus olivaceus
                                                    71. A Cape Wagtail chick in its nest
                                                      Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
                                                    72. These waxbills were diving in and out of the hedges above the middle dam
                                                      Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
                                                    73. A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
                                                      Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
                                                    74. An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
                                                      Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
                                                    75. A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
                                                      Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
                                                    76. An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
                                                      Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
                                                    77. No photo yet
                                                      Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens