Birds of Zevenwacht

Rolf Dieckmann

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                                              84 bird species seen

                                              1. My first sighting of this bird ever, and managed to snap a photo too!
                                                Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
                                              2. An Acacia Pied Barbet eating oranges from a bird feeder
                                                Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
                                              3. A male adult Cape Batis looking for bugs in the tree canopy above
                                                Cape Batis Batis capensis
                                              4. A European Bee-eater flying, wings fully-extended
                                                European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
                                              5. A male Southern Red Bishop perched in an Olive tree
                                                Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
                                              6. A male Yellow Bishop perched on a leafless bush in a meadow
                                                Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
                                              7. An adult Bokmakierie (Bush-Shrike) with its back to the photographer scrambling through the underbrush and leaf litter in a garden
                                                Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
                                              8. An adult male Southern Boubou perched on a branch, and glancing upwards into the canopy of the trees
                                                Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
                                              9. An adult Cape Bulbul eating from a bird-feeder
                                                Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
                                              10. An adult Jackal Buzzard perched atop a pine tree
                                                Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
                                              11. An adult Brimstone Canary perched on a water feature
                                                Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
                                              12. A male Cape Canary perched atop a bushel of flowering plants
                                                Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
                                              13. An adult Reed Cormorant perched atop a sawn-off branch
                                                Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
                                              14. Two adult Blue Cranes in mid-flight at just above eye-level
                                                Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus
                                              15. A Pied Crow in flight, wings fully-extended
                                                Pied Crow Corvus Albus
                                              16. No photo yet
                                                Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
                                              17. 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
                                              18. A Red-chested Cuckoo was calling from high up in a Eucalyptus tree
                                                Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
                                              19. A Laughing Dove is perched under the dense canopy of an Acacia Tree.
                                                Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
                                              20. A Red-eyed Dove dries off on the edge of the bird bowl after just having had a bath
                                                Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
                                              21. An adult Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle Dove) walking across paving
                                                Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
                                              22. An adult Fork-tailed Drongo perched in a Frangipani bush
                                                Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
                                              23. An adult African Black Duck swimming on a lily-covered pond
                                                African Black Duck Anas sparsa
                                              24. An adult Yellow-billed Duck walking on the grassy bank of a pond
                                                Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
                                              25. An African Fish Eagle flying high above the photographer
                                                African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
                                              26. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
                                                Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
                                              27. An adult Southern Fiscal (Shrike) and its fledgling perched atop a bush
                                                Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
                                              28. A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
                                                African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
                                              29. An adult Fiscal Flycatcher perched on the edge of a large wooden barrel
                                                Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
                                              30. No photo yet
                                                Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra
                                              31. An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
                                                Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
                                              32. An adult African Goshawk perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
                                              33. A Guineafowl on high alert, standing in the middle of a paved road
                                                Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
                                              34. An adult Hamerkop perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
                                              35. An African Harrier-hawk eating freshly-caught prey on top of a street lamp
                                                African Harrier-hawk Polyboroides typus
                                              36. No photo yet
                                                Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
                                              37. An adult Black-headed Heron patrolling the grass for prey
                                                Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
                                              38. A Grey Heron was resting on the banks of the Lifestyle Estate upper dam
                                                Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
                                              39. No photo yet
                                                Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
                                              40. Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
                                              41. An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
                                                African Hoopoe Upupa epops
                                              42. An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
                                                African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
                                              43. An adult Glossy Ibis searching for food in the shallow waters of the middle dam
                                                Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
                                              44. An adult Hadeda walking through thick grass and broadleaf plants.
                                                Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
                                              45. An adult Giant Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off branch
                                                Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
                                              46. An adult Malachite Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
                                              47. No photo yet
                                                Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
                                              48. A Black-winged Kite flares its wings after just having landed at the top of a dead tree
                                                Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
                                              49. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
                                                Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
                                              50. An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
                                                Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
                                              51. No photo yet
                                                Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
                                              52. A Red-faced Mousebird in a tangle of bare branches
                                                Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
                                              53. No photo yet
                                                Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
                                              54. An adult White-backed Mousebird dangling from a branch using one leg
                                                White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
                                              55. No photo yet
                                                Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
                                              56. An African Wood Owl peers down at the camera
                                                African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
                                              57. An adult Spotted Eagle Owl perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
                                              58. A close up of a Western Barn Owl
                                                Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
                                              59. An adult Karoo Prinia perched on a thin vine
                                                Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
                                              60. An adult Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
                                                Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
                                              61. A male adult Cape Sparrow perched on the edge of a bird-bath
                                                Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
                                              62. No photo yet
                                                House Sparrow Passer domesticus
                                              63. A Grey-headed Sparrow cools off on a water feature
                                                Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
                                              64. A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
                                                Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
                                              65. No photo yet
                                                Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minulla
                                              66. No photo yet
                                                Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
                                              67. An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
                                                Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
                                              68. A Common Starling perched high up in an Oak tree
                                                Common Starling Sturnus Vulgaris
                                              69. A Cape Sugarbird perched in a tangle of vines and branches
                                                Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
                                              70. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
                                                Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
                                              71. No photo yet
                                                Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer
                                              72. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
                                                Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
                                              73. A male Southern Double-collared Sunbird complaining about the female Malachite Sunbird cooling off on a water feature
                                                Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
                                              74. An adult Greater-striped Swallow darting through the air high above the viewer
                                                Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
                                              75. A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
                                                Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
                                              76. An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
                                                Olive Thursh Turdus olivaceus
                                              77. A Cape Wagtail chick in its nest
                                                Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
                                              78. These waxbills were diving in and out of the hedges above the middle dam
                                                Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
                                              79. A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
                                                Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
                                              80. An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
                                                Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
                                              81. A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
                                                Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
                                              82. An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
                                                Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
                                              83. No photo yet
                                                Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
                                              84. No photo yet
                                                Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus