List of birds seen:

Species   Scientific Name  Sites
1   Ostrich  Struthio camelus Common in Etosha & Namib-Naukluft  
2   Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus Swakopmund
3   Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Swakopmund
4   Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Hardap Dam, Swakopmund
5   Cape Gannet  Morus capensis  Swakopmund  
6   Great (White-breasted) Cormorant   Phalacrocorax carbo Swakopmund and Northern Wetlands
7   Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis Swakopmund
8   Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus Swakopmund
9   Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus Widespread
10  African Darter  Anhinga rufa Northern rivers
11  Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus Rundu, Popa Falls, Chobe
12  Rufous-bellied Heron Butorides rufiventris Chobe
13  Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris  Chobe
14  Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Chobe, Fotheringill Island
15  Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Widespread
16  Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chobe
17  Black Egret  Egretta ardesiaca Chobe, Charara 
18  Great Egret   Egretta alba Hardap Dam, Chobe
19  Black-headed Heron  Ardea melanocephala Harare
20  Grey heron Ardea cinerea Northern wetlands
21  Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Chobe, Charara, Fotheringill Island
22  Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopica Johannesburg Airport, Kariba
23  Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Chobe
24  Marabou Stork Leptopilos crumeniferus Chobe, Charara
25  Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Chobe
26  Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Swakopmund
27  White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata Charara 
28  Spur-winged Goose Plectopterus gambiensis Charara
29  Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptus Widespread on wetlands
30  Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus Rundu
31  Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha Etosha 
32  Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Namib-Naukluft
33  Osprey  Pandion haliaetus Chobe
34  White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Etosha
35  Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus Etosha
36  Yellow-billed Kite   Milvus migrans parasitus Etosha & common in Zimbabwe
37  Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caerulescens around Harare 
38  Bateleur  Terathopius ecaudatus Etosha & Kariba
39  African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Northern wetlands & Christon Bank
40  African Cuckoo-hawk Aviceda cuculoides Popa Falls
41  Montagu's Harrier Circus pyagurgus Chobe
42  Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar  Etosha
43  Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus Common in Namibia
44  Little Banded Goshawk (Shikra) Accipter badius Victoria Falls
45  Augur Buzzard Buteo augur Christon Bank
46  African Hawk-Eagle Hieraeetus fasciatus Christon Bank
47  Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Etosha
48  Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergii Kariba, Christon Bank
49  Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus One seen on road between Ketmanshoop & Ai-Ais
50  Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides singles seen Windhoek & Ai-Ais 
51  Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Hardap Dam
52  Red-necked Falcon Falco chiquera  Etosha
53  Helmeted Guinea-Fowl Numida meleagris Common
54  Swainson's Francolin Francolinus swainsonii Etosha, Charara
55  Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui Charara
56  Natal Francolin Francolinus natalensis Christon Bank
57  Ruppell's Korhaan Eupodotis ruepellii common at Bloedkoppie
58  Red-crested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista  Etosha
59  Northern Black Korhaam Eupodotis afroides Etosha
60  Ludwig's Bustard  Neotis ludwigii 3 flushed from road between Hobas & Sessreim
61  Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori Ojitotongwe, Etosha, Chobe
62  African finfoot Podica senegalensis Rundu
63  Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Etosha
64  Common Moorhen Gallinula choloropus Etosha
65  African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Northern wetlands
66  Water Dikkop Burhinus vermiculatus Fotheringill Island
67  Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis Popa Falls, Zambezi National Park
68  Collared (Red-winged) Pratincole Glareola pratincola Chobe, Charara, Kariba
69  Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Etosha and the northern wetlands 
70  Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus  Widespread
71  Long-toed Plover Vanellus crassirostris Chobe, Zambezi NP
72  Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus Etosha 
73  Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Chobe, Fotheringill Island
74  Little Stint Calidris minutus Etosha, Kariba
75  Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Etosha
76  Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Etosha
77  Wood Sandpiper  Tringa glareola Charara, Fotheringill Island
78  Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleuca Widespread
79  Ruff Philomacus pugnax  Chobe, Fotherungill Island
80  Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres  Swakopmund, Cape Cross
81  Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus One adult seen Dune 45, Namib-Naukluft
82  Hartlaub's Gull Larus hartlaubi Swakopmund
83  Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus Widespread on freshwater also Swakopmund
84  Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Swakopmund
85  Caspian tern Sterna caspia Hardap Dam
86  Common Tern Sterna hirundo Swakopmund
87  White-winged-Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Kariba
88  African Skimmer  Rhynchops flavorostris northern wetlands
89  Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli Ojitotongwe
90  Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua Etosha
91  Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus Etosha 
92  Feral Pigeon Columba livia Common in association with people
93  Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Common and widespread
94  Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola Common and widespread
95  Green-spotted Dove Turtur chalcosplilos Rundu
96  Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Common
97  Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius Christon Bank
98  Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudua Rundu, Popa Falls, Chobe
99  White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Charara
100  African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus Common and widespread
101  Alpine Swift Apus melba Fish River Canyon
102  Bradfield's Swift Apus bradfieldii  Etosha
103  African Black Swift  Apus barbatus Chobe
104  Horus Swift Apus horus Charara
105  White-rumped Swift Apus caffer Charara
106  Little Swift Apus affinis Common and widespread
107  Rufous cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena  Etosha
108  White-backed Mousebird  Colius colius Common in southern Namibia
109  Red-faced Mousebird Colius indicus Chobe
110  Grey Lourie Corythaxoides concolor Widespread
111  Livingstone's Lourie Tauraco livingstonii Popa Falls
112  Purple-crested Lourie Tauraco porphyreolophus Christon Bank
113  Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata Chobe & Zimbabwe
114  Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus Christon Bank
115  Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus Rundu, Chobe
116  European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Christon Bank
117  Southern Carmine 
Bee-eater  
Merops nubicoides Northern wetlands
118  White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides Northern wetlands
119  Grey-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Mosi o Tunya Game Park
120  Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata Zambezi NP
121  Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima Popa Falls
122  Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Northern wetlands
123  Hoopoe Upapa epops Etosha
124  Red-billed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus Charara
125  Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus Tsumeb and northern Zimbabwe
126  Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris Widespread
127  Grey Hornbill   Tockus nasutus Christon Bank
128  Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillanti Chobe, Zambezi NP
129  Black-collared Barbet  Lybius torquatus Charara & Christon Bank
130  Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii Christon Bank
131  Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens Duiseb Castle
132  Bearded Woodpecker Thripias namaquus Christon Bank
133  Sharp-billed Honeyguide  Prodotiscus regulus Charara
134  Greater Honeyguide  Indicator indicator Christon Bank 
135  Sabota Lark Mirafra sabota Duiseb Castle
136  Stark's Lark Alauda starkii Etosha
137  Gray's Lark Ammomanes grayii Bloedkoppie
138  Grey-backed Finch-Lark Eremopterix verticalis Solitaire, Etosha
139  Chestnut-backed
Finch-lark   
Eremopterix leucotis Fotheringill Island 
140  Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola Rundu, Charara
141  Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula Common and widespread
142  Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Etosha
143  Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abbysinica Charara
144  Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Widespread
145  South African
Cliff Swallow  
Hirundo spilodera Hardap Dam
146  Long-billed Pipit Anthus adsimilis Windhoek, Etosha
147  African Pied Wagtail Motacilla agiump Popa Falls, Chobe
148  Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis Ai-Ais, Fish River Canyon
149  Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Common and widespread
150  Red-eyed Bulbul  Pycnonotus nigricans Common and widespread in Namibia
151  Black-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus common from Rundu eastwards
152  Southern Black Tit Parus niger Rundu
153  Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor Etosha
154  White-rumped Babbler  Turdoides leucopygius Rundu
155  Mountain Chat Oenanthe monticola Common in southern Namibia
156  Sickle-winged Chat Cercomela sinuata Ai-ais, Fish River Canyon, Hobas
157  Tractrac Chat Cercomela tractrac Sessreim & Bloedkoppie
158  Familiar Chat  Cercomela familiaris Swakopmund, Christon Bank
159  Heuglin's Robin Cossypha heuglini Chobe
160  Natal Robin Cossypha natalensis Zambezi NP
161  Karoo Robin Erythropygia coryphaeus  Hardap Dam, Hobas
162  Kalahari Robin  Erythropygia paena Etosha
163  Boulder Chat  Pinarornis plumosus  Christon Bank
164  (African) Stonechat Saxicola torquata Chobe 
165  Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litisrupa Etosha, Chobe
166  Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus Ai-Ais
167  Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana Christon Bank
168  Cape Reed Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris Ai-Ais  
169  African Sedge Warbler Bradypterus baboecala Rundu
170  Grey-backed
Bleating Warbler
Caramoptera brevicaudata Rundu
171  Stierling's Warbler Caramoptera steirlingi Christon Bank
172  Yellow-bellied
Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis Hardap Dam
173  Burnt-necked
Eremomela  
Eremomela usticollis Ai-Ais
174  Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica Christon Bank
175  Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida Rundu
176  Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans Etosha
177 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava Charara & Christon Bank
178 Titbabbler Parisoma subcaerulum Duiseb Castle, Etosha
179 Whitethroat Sylvia communis Rundu
180  Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla Charara Christon Bank
181  Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Rundu
182  Chat Flycatcher Melaeornis infuscatus Duiseb Castle, Etosha
183 Marico Flycatcher Melaeornis mariquensis Etosha
184  Blue-grey Flycatcher Melaeornis caerulescens Kariba 
185  Southern Black
Flycatcher
Melaeornis pammelaina Christon Bank
186 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor Charara
187  African Paradise
Flycatcher  
Terpisphone viridis Charara & Christon Bank
188  Grey Penduline Tit  Anthoscopus caroli  Rundu 
189  Fiscal Shrike   Lanius collaris Common
190  Puffback Dryoscopus cubla Rundu, Charara, Christon Bank
191Swamp Boubou Laniarus bicolor Rundu, Popa Falls
192  Tropical Boubou Laniarus aethiopicus Chobe
193  Cromson Boubou Laniarus atrococcineus Etosha  
194  Three-streaked Tchagra  Tchagra australis Rundu
195  Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala Charara 
196 White Helmet-shrike Prionops plumatus Charara & Christon Bank
197  Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus Zambezi NP
198  African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus Christon Bank 
199 Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup Common in southern Namibia
200  Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio Victoria Falls
201 Wattled Starling  reatophora cinerea Chobe
202  Plum-coloured Starling Cinnyrincinclus leucogaster Charara
203 Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens Common  
204  Greater Blue-eared
Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Chobe
205  Burchell's Glossy
Starling 
Lamprotornis australis  Popa Falls
206  Long-tailed Glossy
Starling
Lamprotornis mevesii  Charara
207  Pied Crow Corvus albus Common
208  Black Crow Corvus capensis Common in Namibia
209  Black Sunbird Nectarinia amethystina Christon Bank
210 Dusky Sunbird   Nectarinia fusca Common in southern Namibia
211  White-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia talatala Charara
212  Miombo Sunbird Nectarinia manoensis Christon Bank
213  Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei Christon Bank
214  Cape White-eye Zosterops pallidus Ai-Ais 
215 Yellow White-eyes Zosterops senegalus Christon Bank
216  House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common in towns and villages
217 Great Sparrow Passer motitensis Hardap Dam, Sessreim area, Bloedkoppie 
218   Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus Etosha, Charara 
219  Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus Hobas Seissreim
220  White-browed
Sparrow-weaver
Ploceopasser mahali Common and widespread
221  Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus Common and widespread
222  Spotted-backed Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Charara, Kariba
223  Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops Chobe
224  Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis Charara
225  Red-billed
Buffalo Weaver
Bubalornis niger Etosha
226  Red-headed Weaver  Anaplectes rubriceps  Rundu, Charara, Kariba
227  Sociable Weaver Philetarius socius Central Namibia
228  Scaly-feathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons Sessreim & Namib
229  Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Swakopmund
230 Blue Waxbill Ureaginthus angolensis Charara
231  Melba Finch Pytilia melba Charara
232  Golden-backed Pytilia Pytilia afra Charara
233  Red-billed Firefinch Lagnosticta senegala Victoria Falls, Charara
234  Brown Firefinch Lagnosticta nitidula Popa Falls, Chobe
235  Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus Christon Bank
236  White-winged Widow Euplectes albonotatus Rundu
237  Yellow-eyed Canary Serinus mozambicus Christon Bank
238  Yellow Canary  Serinus flaviventris Common and widespread in Namibia
239  Black-throated Canary Serinus atrogularis Etosha
240  White-throated Canary Serinus albogularis Etosha
241  Streaky-headed Canary Serinus gularis Christon Bank
242  Bully Canary Serinus sulphuratus Chobe
243 Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis Fish River Canyon

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David Kelly,
Prestonpans,
East Lothian

david.kelly@easynet.co.uk