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
                                                    2. A male Southern Red Bishop perched in an Olive tree
                                                      Southern Red Bishop
                                                    3. A male Yellow Bishop perched on a leafless bush in a meadow
                                                      Yellow Bishop
                                                    4. An adult Cape Bulbul eating from a bird-feeder
                                                      Cape Bulbul
                                                    5. An adult Common (Steppe) Buzzard perched in a Pine tee
                                                      Common Buzzard
                                                    6. An adult Jackal Buzzard perched atop a pine tree
                                                      Jackal Buzzard
                                                    7. A male Cape Canary perched atop a bushel of flowering plants
                                                      Cape Canary
                                                    8. An adult Levaillant's Cisticola perched on the fleshy leaf of an aloe
                                                      Levaillant's Cisticola
                                                    9. An adult Red-knobbed Coot and two chicks swimming on a dam, in the late afternoon
                                                      Red-knobbed Coot
                                                    10. An adult Reed Cormorant perched atop a sawn-off branch
                                                      Reed Cormorant
                                                    11. No photo yet
                                                      White-breasted Cormorant
                                                    12. Two adult Blue Cranes in mid-flight at just above eye-level
                                                      Blue Crane
                                                    13. A Pied Crow in flight, wings fully-extended
                                                      Pied Crow
                                                    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
                                                    15. An African Darter sits on a submerged tree, above the lillies and reeds of the McKenzie Dam.
                                                      African Darter
                                                    16. A Laughing Dove is perched under the dense canopy of an Acacia Tree.
                                                      Laughing Dove
                                                    17. An adult Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle Dove) walking across paving
                                                      Ring-necked Dove
                                                    18. No photo yet
                                                      White-faced Whistling Duck
                                                    19. An adult Yellow-billed Duck walking on the grassy bank of a pond
                                                      Yellow-billed Duck
                                                    20. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
                                                      Booted Eagle
                                                    21. An adult Southern Fiscal (Shrike) and its fledgling perched atop a bush
                                                      Southern Fiscal
                                                    22. A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
                                                      African Paradise Flycatcher
                                                    23. An adult Fiscal Flycatcher perched on the edge of a large wooden barrel
                                                      Fiscal Flycatcher
                                                    24. No photo yet
                                                      Grey-winged Francolin
                                                    25. An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
                                                      Egyptian Goose
                                                    26. No photo yet
                                                      Spur-winged Goose
                                                    27. An adult Little Grebe (Dabchick) and its chick floating on the water of a small dam
                                                      Little Grebe
                                                    28. A Guineafowl on high alert, standing in the middle of a paved road
                                                      Helmeted Guineafowl
                                                    29. No photo yet
                                                      Hartlaub's Gull
                                                    30. An African Harrier-hawk eating freshly-caught prey on top of a street lamp
                                                      African Harrier-hawk
                                                    31. No photo yet
                                                      Grey Heron
                                                    32. No photo yet
                                                      Purple Heron
                                                    33. Lesser Honeyguide
                                                    34. An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
                                                      African Hoopoe
                                                    35. An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
                                                      African Sacred Ibis
                                                    36. An adult Hadeda walking through thick grass and broadleaf plants.
                                                      Hadeda Ibis
                                                    37. A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
                                                      Rock Kestrel
                                                    38. An adult Malachite Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                      Malachite Kingfisher
                                                    39. No photo yet
                                                      Pied Kingfisher
                                                    40. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
                                                      Yellow-billed Kite
                                                    41. An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
                                                      Blacksmith Lapwing
                                                    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
                                                    43. A Common Moorhen sifts through the water-lily leaves and pond weeds for food.
                                                      Common Moorhen
                                                    44. No photo yet
                                                      Red-faced Mousebird
                                                    45. An adult Spotted Eagle Owl perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                      Spotted Eagle-Owl
                                                    46. A flock of Speckled Pigeons flying fast over the photographer
                                                      Speckled Pigeon
                                                    47. An African Pipit walks along the grass verge of a farm trail
                                                      African Pipit
                                                    48. An adult Karoo Prinia perched on a thin vine
                                                      Karoo Prinia
                                                    49. An adult Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
                                                      Cape Robin-Chat
                                                    50. No photo yet
                                                      Karoo Scrub-Robin
                                                    51. An adult Black Saw-wing resting high up in a Stone Pine tree
                                                      Black Saw-wing
                                                    52. A male adult Cape Sparrow perched on the edge of a bird-bath
                                                      Cape Sparrow
                                                    53. A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
                                                      Black Sparrowhawk
                                                    54. No photo yet
                                                      Little Sparrowhawk
                                                    55. No photo yet
                                                      African Spoonbill
                                                    56. An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
                                                      Cape Spurfowl
                                                    57. A Common Starling perched high up in an Oak tree
                                                      Common Starling
                                                    58. No photo yet
                                                      Red-winged Starling
                                                    59. No photo yet
                                                      African Stonechat
                                                    60. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
                                                      Amethyst Sunbird
                                                    61. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
                                                      Malachite Sunbird
                                                    62. An adult pair of Southern Double-collared Sunbirds cooling off on a water feature
                                                      Southern Double-collared Sunbird
                                                    63. An adult Barn Swallow with breeding tail plumage, mid-flight.
                                                      Barn Swallow
                                                    64. An adult Greater-striped Swallow darting through the air high above the viewer
                                                      Greater Striped Swallow
                                                    65. No photo yet
                                                      Horus Swift
                                                    66. A Little Swift flying high above the photographer
                                                      Little Swift
                                                    67. A White-rumped Swift in a fast banking turn, mid-flight
                                                      White-rumped Swift
                                                    68. A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
                                                      Spotted Thick-knee
                                                    69. No photo yet
                                                      Water Thick-knee
                                                    70. An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
                                                      Olive Thursh
                                                    71. A Cape Wagtail chick in its nest
                                                      Cape Wagtail
                                                    72. No photo yet
                                                      Common Waxbill
                                                    73. A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
                                                      Cape Weaver
                                                    74. An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
                                                      Southern Masked Weaver
                                                    75. A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
                                                      Cape White-eye
                                                    76. An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
                                                      Pin-tailed Whydah
                                                    77. No photo yet
                                                      Cardinal Woodpecker