Birds of Zevenwacht

Shaun O'Connell

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                                                      129 photos added

                                                      86 bird species seen

                                                      1. My first sighting of this bird ever, and managed to snap a photo too!
                                                        Bar-throated Apalis
                                                      2. An Acacia Pied Barbet eating oranges from a bird feeder
                                                        Acacia Pied Barbet
                                                      3. A male adult Cape Batis looking for bugs in the tree canopy above
                                                        Cape Batis
                                                      4. A European Bee-eater flying, wings fully-extended
                                                        European Bee-eater
                                                      5. A male Southern Red Bishop perched in an Olive tree
                                                        Southern Red Bishop
                                                      6. A male Yellow Bishop perched on a leafless bush in a meadow
                                                        Yellow Bishop
                                                      7. An adult male Southern Boubou perched on a branch, and glancing upwards into the canopy of the trees
                                                        Southern Boubou
                                                      8. An adult Cape Bulbul eating from a bird-feeder
                                                        Cape Bulbul
                                                      9. An adult Common (Steppe) Buzzard perched in a Pine tee
                                                        Common Buzzard
                                                      10. An adult Jackal Buzzard perched atop a pine tree
                                                        Jackal Buzzard
                                                      11. An adult Brimstone Canary perched on a water feature
                                                        Brimstone Canary
                                                      12. A male Cape Canary perched atop a bushel of flowering plants
                                                        Cape Canary
                                                      13. A Grey-backed Cisticola perched and calling from a bush
                                                        Grey-backed Cisticola
                                                      14. An adult Levaillant's Cisticola perched on the fleshy leaf of an aloe
                                                        Levaillant's Cisticola
                                                      15. A Zitting Cisticola perched on a wire, calling.
                                                        Zitting Cisticola
                                                      16. An adult Red-knobbed Coot and two chicks swimming on a dam, in the late afternoon
                                                        Red-knobbed Coot
                                                      17. An adult Reed Cormorant perched atop a sawn-off branch
                                                        Reed Cormorant
                                                      18. No photo yet
                                                        White-breasted Cormorant
                                                      19. Two adult Blue Cranes in mid-flight at just above eye-level
                                                        Blue Crane
                                                      20. A Pied Crow in flight, wings fully-extended
                                                        Pied Crow
                                                      21. 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
                                                      22. An African Darter sits on a submerged tree, above the lillies and reeds of the McKenzie Dam.
                                                        African Darter
                                                      23. A Laughing Dove is perched under the dense canopy of an Acacia Tree.
                                                        Laughing Dove
                                                      24. A Red-eyed Dove dries off on the edge of the bird bowl after just having had a bath
                                                        Red-eyed Dove
                                                      25. An adult Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle Dove) walking across paving
                                                        Ring-necked Dove
                                                      26. An adult Fork-tailed Drongo perched in a Frangipani bush
                                                        Fork-tailed Drongo
                                                      27. An adult African Black Duck swimming on a lily-covered pond
                                                        African Black Duck
                                                      28. An adult Yellow-billed Duck walking on the grassy bank of a pond
                                                        Yellow-billed Duck
                                                      29. An African Fish Eagle flying high above the photographer
                                                        African Fish Eagle
                                                      30. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
                                                        Booted Eagle
                                                      31. A Lanner Falcon high above the photographer
                                                        Lanner Falcon
                                                      32. An adult Southern Fiscal (Shrike) and its fledgling perched atop a bush
                                                        Southern Fiscal
                                                      33. An African Dusky Flycatcher perched in a newly-budding tree
                                                        African Dusky Flycatcher
                                                      34. A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
                                                        African Paradise Flycatcher
                                                      35. An adult Fiscal Flycatcher perched on the edge of a large wooden barrel
                                                        Fiscal Flycatcher
                                                      36. An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
                                                        Egyptian Goose
                                                      37. An adult Little Grebe (Dabchick) and its chick floating on the water of a small dam
                                                        Little Grebe
                                                      38. A Guineafowl on high alert, standing in the middle of a paved road
                                                        Helmeted Guineafowl
                                                      39. A Grey-headed Gull flying south west over the Village
                                                        Grey-headed Gull
                                                      40. No photo yet
                                                        Hartlaub's Gull
                                                      41. An African Harrier-hawk eating freshly-caught prey on top of a street lamp
                                                        African Harrier-hawk
                                                      42. An adult Black-headed Heron patrolling the grass for prey
                                                        Black-headed Heron
                                                      43. An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
                                                        African Hoopoe
                                                      44. An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
                                                        African Sacred Ibis
                                                      45. No photo yet
                                                        Glossy Ibis
                                                      46. An adult Hadeda walking through thick grass and broadleaf plants.
                                                        Hadeda Ibis
                                                      47. A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
                                                        Rock Kestrel
                                                      48. An adult Giant Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off branch
                                                        Giant Kingfisher
                                                      49. An adult Malachite Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                        Malachite Kingfisher
                                                      50. A Black-winged Kite flares its wings after just having landed at the top of a dead tree
                                                        Black-winged Kite
                                                      51. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
                                                        Yellow-billed Kite
                                                      52. An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
                                                        Blacksmith Lapwing
                                                      53. An odd colouring on this duck suggests it might be a Mallard Hybrid, possibly crossed with a domesticated Swedish Blue Duck.
                                                        Mallard
                                                      54. This Martin was doing orbits around the nearby pine trees. We suspect it was on alert or its nest was threatened.
                                                        Brown-throated Martin
                                                      55. A Common Moorhen sifts through the water-lily leaves and pond weeds for food.
                                                        Common Moorhen
                                                      56. A Red-faced Mousebird in a tangle of bare branches
                                                        Red-faced Mousebird
                                                      57. An adult White-backed Mousebird dangling from a branch using one leg
                                                        White-backed Mousebird
                                                      58. An adult Spotted Eagle Owl perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
                                                        Spotted Eagle-Owl
                                                      59. A male adult Indian Peafowl (Peacock) on the manicured lawns in front of the manor house
                                                        Indian Peafowl
                                                      60. A flock of Speckled Pigeons flying fast over the photographer
                                                        Speckled Pigeon
                                                      61. An African Pipit walks along the grass verge of a farm trail
                                                        African Pipit
                                                      62. An adult Karoo Prinia perched on a thin vine
                                                        Karoo Prinia
                                                      63. An adult Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
                                                        Cape Robin-Chat
                                                      64. An adult Black Saw-wing resting high up in a Stone Pine tree
                                                        Black Saw-wing
                                                      65. A male adult Cape Sparrow perched on the edge of a bird-bath
                                                        Cape Sparrow
                                                      66. A Grey-headed Sparrow cools off on a water feature
                                                        Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
                                                      67. A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
                                                        Black Sparrowhawk
                                                      68. An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
                                                        Cape Spurfowl
                                                      69. A Common Starling perched high up in an Oak tree
                                                        Common Starling
                                                      70. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
                                                        Amethyst Sunbird
                                                      71. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
                                                        Malachite Sunbird
                                                      72. An adult pair of Southern Double-collared Sunbirds cooling off on a water feature
                                                        Southern Double-collared Sunbird
                                                      73. An adult Barn Swallow with breeding tail plumage, mid-flight.
                                                        Barn Swallow
                                                      74. An adult Greater-striped Swallow darting through the air high above the viewer
                                                        Greater Striped Swallow
                                                      75. Two adult Black Swans swimming and foraging for food in a local dam
                                                        Black Swan
                                                      76. An African Black Swift with its head lit by the setting sun, flying high above the photographer
                                                        African Black Swift
                                                      77. A Little Swift flying high above the photographer
                                                        Little Swift
                                                      78. A White-rumped Swift in a fast banking turn, mid-flight
                                                        White-rumped Swift
                                                      79. A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
                                                        Spotted Thick-knee
                                                      80. An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
                                                        Olive Thursh
                                                      81. These waxbills were diving in and out of the hedges above the middle dam
                                                        Common Waxbill
                                                      82. Two Swee Waxbills perched on a bird-feeder
                                                        Swee Waxbill
                                                      83. A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
                                                        Cape Weaver
                                                      84. An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
                                                        Southern Masked Weaver
                                                      85. A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
                                                        Cape White-eye
                                                      86. An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
                                                        Pin-tailed Whydah