Birds of Zevenwacht

Ingunn O'Connell

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                                                  66 bird species seen

                                                  1. An Acacia Pied Barbet eating oranges from a bird feeder
                                                    Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
                                                  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. A Grey-backed Cisticola perched and calling from a bush
                                                    Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
                                                  9. An adult Levaillant's Cisticola perched on the fleshy leaf of an aloe
                                                    Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
                                                  10. A Zitting Cisticola perched on a wire, calling.
                                                    Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
                                                  11. An adult Red-knobbed Coot and two chicks swimming on a dam, in the late afternoon
                                                    Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
                                                  12. An adult Reed Cormorant perched atop a sawn-off branch
                                                    Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
                                                  13. No photo yet
                                                    White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus
                                                  14. A Pied Crow in flight, wings fully-extended
                                                    Pied Crow Corvus Albus
                                                  15. A Red-chested Cuckoo was calling from high up in a Eucalyptus tree
                                                    Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
                                                  16. An African Darter sits on a submerged tree, above the lillies and reeds of the McKenzie Dam.
                                                    African Darter Anhinga rufa
                                                  17. A Laughing Dove is perched under the dense canopy of an Acacia Tree.
                                                    Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
                                                  18. An adult Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle Dove) walking across paving
                                                    Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
                                                  19. An adult Fork-tailed Drongo perched in a Frangipani bush
                                                    Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
                                                  20. An adult African Black Duck swimming on a lily-covered pond
                                                    African Black Duck Anas sparsa
                                                  21. An adult Yellow-billed Duck walking on the grassy bank of a pond
                                                    Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
                                                  22. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
                                                    Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
                                                  23. An African Dusky Flycatcher perched in a newly-budding tree
                                                    African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
                                                  24. A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
                                                    African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
                                                  25. An adult Fiscal Flycatcher perched on the edge of a large wooden barrel
                                                    Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
                                                  26. An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
                                                    Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
                                                  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. A Grey-headed Gull flying south west over the Village
                                                    Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
                                                  30. No photo yet
                                                    Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
                                                  31. An adult Hamerkop perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                    Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
                                                  32. An African Harrier-hawk eating freshly-caught prey on top of a street lamp
                                                    African Harrier-hawk Polyboroides typus
                                                  33. An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
                                                    African Hoopoe Upupa epops
                                                  34. An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
                                                    African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
                                                  35. An adult Glossy Ibis searching for food in the shallow waters of the middle dam
                                                    Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
                                                  36. A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
                                                    Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
                                                  37. An adult Malachite Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                    Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
                                                  38. A Black-winged Kite flares its wings after just having landed at the top of a dead tree
                                                    Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
                                                  39. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
                                                    Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
                                                  40. An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
                                                    Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
                                                  41. An odd colouring on this duck suggests it might be a Mallard Hybrid, possibly crossed with a domesticated Swedish Blue Duck.
                                                    Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
                                                  42. A Common Moorhen sifts through the water-lily leaves and pond weeds for food.
                                                    Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
                                                  43. A Red-faced Mousebird in a tangle of bare branches
                                                    Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
                                                  44. An adult White-backed Mousebird dangling from a branch using one leg
                                                    White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
                                                  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 Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
                                                    Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
                                                  49. An adult Black Saw-wing resting high up in a Stone Pine tree
                                                    Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
                                                  50. A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
                                                    Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
                                                  51. An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
                                                    Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
                                                  52. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
                                                    Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
                                                  53. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
                                                    Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
                                                  54. An adult Barn Swallow with breeding tail plumage, mid-flight.
                                                    Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
                                                  55. A pair of White-throated Swallows swoop low over the water of the lower Lifestyle Estate dam
                                                    White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
                                                  56. Two adult Black Swans swimming and foraging for food in a local dam
                                                    Black Swan Cygnus atratus
                                                  57. An African Black Swift with its head lit by the setting sun, flying high above the photographer
                                                    African Black Swift Apus barbatus
                                                  58. A White-rumped Swift in a fast banking turn, mid-flight
                                                    White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
                                                  59. A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
                                                    Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
                                                  60. An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
                                                    Olive Thursh Turdus olivaceus
                                                  61. A Cape Wagtail chick in its nest
                                                    Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
                                                  62. These waxbills were diving in and out of the hedges above the middle dam
                                                    Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
                                                  63. A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
                                                    Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
                                                  64. An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
                                                    Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
                                                  65. A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
                                                    Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
                                                  66. An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
                                                    Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura