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