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
                                                  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. A Grey-backed Cisticola perched and calling from a bush
                                                    Grey-backed Cisticola
                                                  9. An adult Levaillant's Cisticola perched on the fleshy leaf of an aloe
                                                    Levaillant's Cisticola
                                                  10. A Zitting Cisticola perched on a wire, calling.
                                                    Zitting Cisticola
                                                  11. An adult Red-knobbed Coot and two chicks swimming on a dam, in the late afternoon
                                                    Red-knobbed Coot
                                                  12. An adult Reed Cormorant perched atop a sawn-off branch
                                                    Reed Cormorant
                                                  13. No photo yet
                                                    White-breasted Cormorant
                                                  14. A Pied Crow in flight, wings fully-extended
                                                    Pied Crow
                                                  15. A Red-chested Cuckoo was calling from high up in a Eucalyptus tree
                                                    Red-chested Cuckoo
                                                  16. An African Darter sits on a submerged tree, above the lillies and reeds of the McKenzie Dam.
                                                    African Darter
                                                  17. A Laughing Dove is perched under the dense canopy of an Acacia Tree.
                                                    Laughing Dove
                                                  18. An adult Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle Dove) walking across paving
                                                    Ring-necked Dove
                                                  19. An adult Fork-tailed Drongo perched in a Frangipani bush
                                                    Fork-tailed Drongo
                                                  20. An adult African Black Duck swimming on a lily-covered pond
                                                    African Black Duck
                                                  21. An adult Yellow-billed Duck walking on the grassy bank of a pond
                                                    Yellow-billed Duck
                                                  22. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
                                                    Booted Eagle
                                                  23. An African Dusky Flycatcher perched in a newly-budding tree
                                                    African Dusky Flycatcher
                                                  24. A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
                                                    African Paradise Flycatcher
                                                  25. An adult Fiscal Flycatcher perched on the edge of a large wooden barrel
                                                    Fiscal Flycatcher
                                                  26. An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
                                                    Egyptian 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. A Grey-headed Gull flying south west over the Village
                                                    Grey-headed Gull
                                                  30. No photo yet
                                                    Hartlaub's Gull
                                                  31. An adult Hamerkop perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                    Hamerkop
                                                  32. An African Harrier-hawk eating freshly-caught prey on top of a street lamp
                                                    African Harrier-hawk
                                                  33. An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
                                                    African Hoopoe
                                                  34. An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
                                                    African Sacred Ibis
                                                  35. An adult Glossy Ibis searching for food in the shallow waters of the middle dam
                                                    Glossy Ibis
                                                  36. A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
                                                    Rock Kestrel
                                                  37. An adult Malachite Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                    Malachite Kingfisher
                                                  38. A Black-winged Kite flares its wings after just having landed at the top of a dead tree
                                                    Black-winged Kite
                                                  39. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
                                                    Yellow-billed Kite
                                                  40. An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
                                                    Blacksmith Lapwing
                                                  41. An odd colouring on this duck suggests it might be a Mallard Hybrid, possibly crossed with a domesticated Swedish Blue Duck.
                                                    Mallard
                                                  42. A Common Moorhen sifts through the water-lily leaves and pond weeds for food.
                                                    Common Moorhen
                                                  43. A Red-faced Mousebird in a tangle of bare branches
                                                    Red-faced Mousebird
                                                  44. An adult White-backed Mousebird dangling from a branch using one leg
                                                    White-backed 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 Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
                                                    Cape Robin-Chat
                                                  49. An adult Black Saw-wing resting high up in a Stone Pine tree
                                                    Black Saw-wing
                                                  50. A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
                                                    Black Sparrowhawk
                                                  51. An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
                                                    Cape Spurfowl
                                                  52. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
                                                    Amethyst Sunbird
                                                  53. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
                                                    Malachite Sunbird
                                                  54. An adult Barn Swallow with breeding tail plumage, mid-flight.
                                                    Barn Swallow
                                                  55. A pair of White-throated Swallows swoop low over the water of the lower Lifestyle Estate dam
                                                    White-throated Swallow
                                                  56. Two adult Black Swans swimming and foraging for food in a local dam
                                                    Black Swan
                                                  57. An African Black Swift with its head lit by the setting sun, flying high above the photographer
                                                    African Black Swift
                                                  58. A White-rumped Swift in a fast banking turn, mid-flight
                                                    White-rumped Swift
                                                  59. A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
                                                    Spotted Thick-knee
                                                  60. An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
                                                    Olive Thursh
                                                  61. A Cape Wagtail chick in its nest
                                                    Cape Wagtail
                                                  62. These waxbills were diving in and out of the hedges above the middle dam
                                                    Common Waxbill
                                                  63. A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
                                                    Cape Weaver
                                                  64. An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
                                                    Southern Masked Weaver
                                                  65. A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
                                                    Cape White-eye
                                                  66. An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
                                                    Pin-tailed Whydah