Simon Hartill, Southampton, UK and Alan Baxter, Crawley, UK

Any queries contact simon.hartill@southampton.gov.uk

Trip Logistics

Flight booked through WildWings, £433 Heathrow to CapeTown, with Turkish Airlines via Istanbul and Jo’burg. Hire Car also booked through WildWings, £370 each for Grp D car for 4 weeks, Nissan Sentra/Hyundai Elantra with AC. Internal flight CapeTown-Jo’Burg with BA was £80, booked from UK. Pelagic booked from UK via internet £65 each. First 2 nights accommodation at Afton Grove booked from UK.  6 nights accom. and night drives/day walk in the Kruger booked over internet £120 each.

Total cost of 4 week trip each £1800.

Exchange Rate in October 2002 was 15 Rand to the Pound

Books

Callan Cohen’s site guide to the Western Cape was invaluable.
Ian Sinclair’s Birds of Southern Africa.

Bird call recordings

Used Guy Gibbon’s 6 CD Set and Len Gilliard’s LBJs. The call of the Pearl spotted Owlet was very useful in calling in small birds, especially in the Kruger where you could not leave your vehicle.

5/10

After a long, tiring flight we landed on time at CapeTown mid afternoon in the rain and wind. A wet 1 hour drive from the airport to Noodhoek saw us booking into the Afton Grove, run by Chris Spengler a local Cape birder.

When the rain cleared a wander around the hotel and immediate area produced the first lifers of the trip. Levaillants Cisticola, Cape Canary, Spotted Prinia, 7 Spotted Dikkops, Bokmakierie, Burcells Coucal, African Goshawk, Kelp Gull, African Marsh Harrier, Af. Sedge Warbler and Yellow rumped Cisticola.  Back at the hotel, Chris gave us some useful “gen” on local sites for the more difficult species. Chris was very helpful, a knowledgeable Cape birder.

6/10

Made an abortive early morning trip to attempt to see Ground Woodpecker at their nest burrows. They must have left the burrows before we arrived, not a sniff.  Picked up quite a few lifers at Kommetje Beach, 3 Cormorant ticks, Hautlaub’s Gull and Af. Oystercatcher.

On Chris Spengler’s recommendation we went to Black Hill and saw Malachite, Orange-b-Sunbirds, Cape Bunting, Cape Rock Thrush, Neddicky, Grassbird, Cape Robin, Cape Siskin and Cape Sugarbird.

Visited Kirstenbosch in the afternoon. A good place to buy bird books and recordings in the bookshop. Saw Spotted Eagle Owl, Olive Thrush, Cape Batis, Black Saw Wing, Lesser DC Sunbird, Rameron Pigeon, Sugarbirds, Cinammon and Cape Turtle Doves. The botanical gardens were worth visiting for the flowers on their own.

7/10  Roo els 

Left CT and drove east along the rocky coast to Roo els. It was fairly windy so we decided not to try for the RockJumper at Sir Lowry’s mountain pass.  It was still windy at Roo els but after 30 minutes we had excellent views of a pair of Cape RockJumpers. Also Bully Canary, Cape Gannets.

Stoney Point, Betty’s Bay

Visited the African Penguin colony, about 80 pairs, White fronted Plover.

About 50 km from Swellendam we stopped and watched 60 Blue Cranes feeding in a sheep field + White throated Swallows, Capped Wheatear, Jackal Buzzard, Cape Weaver. A fat Afrikaaner farmer came by and asked us what we doing. He then asked us our opinion on what we thought of S.Africa, to which we replied very positively. As he left his last words on S.Africa was there are too many blacks!!!!   Racism is alive and well in the new S.Africa so it seems. Booked into a campsite in Swellendam, taking a cabin.

Overburg Farmland loop in the afternoon

Swee Waxbill, Red capped Larks, Stanley’s Busturd –5, Karoo Korhaan –2, Cape Sparrow, Clapper Lark, Cloud cisticola, Quail, Agulhas Long billed Lark, S.Grey Tits, Pearl –b-Swallows.

8/10 Suurbook

S. Grey headed Sparrows, Brown hooded Kingfisher

Grootvadersbosch

Forest Buzzard, Bar throated Apalis, Olive Pecker, Forest Canary, Black Sunbird, Klaas Cuckoo, Rameron Pigeon, Victorin’s Warbler showed well on the fynbos above the forest and best of all a spectacular Crowned Eagle soared over the wooded valley for 20 minutes and a Black Eagle.

Potberg in the late afternoon

Cape Vulture-3, Stanley’s Busturd, Black Harrier and more larks

9/10  Drive from Swellendam-Wilderness

Kynsa Lourie, Cape Batis, Giant Kingfisher, Terrestrial Bulbul, S. Boubou

Booked into an en-suite basic rondavel in the National Park for R150.

Giant Kingfisher Trail, wilderness

Olive Bush Shrike, tape lured in, Red chested Cuckoo eventually showed well, Kynsna warbler showed briefly, an incredibly skulking bird, Green backed Bleating Warbler, Yellow throated Warbler. Alan saw a brief Starred robin that I dipped.  Saw a Boomslang snake up a tree. 3 Wood Owls were calling at night on the far side of the river from the camp but didn’t show.

10/10 Brown-h-kingfisher Trail

Dipped the Flufftails, Red necked Francolin, Cape Batis, Louries

Rondvlei Hide at Wilderness

Yellow billed Ducks, Red billed Teal, Purple Gallinules, Southern Pochard, Af Marsh Harrier, Fish Eagle, Af Sedge Warblers, Cape Reed Warbler, Cape Shoveler

Langvlei Hide

Black necked Grebe 100+, similar birds to other lake

Woodville, Big Tree

NARINA TROGON a pair eventually showed well after a 90 minute search. Deep, 2 tone hoot call, tape lured in closer. Puffback Shrike

155 species seen so far on trip

Drove to Outshoorn and booked into a very spacious chalet at a trailer park, R220 for a 2 bedroom chalet

11/10 Swartberg Pass

Af Black Duck, Cape Bunting, Fiscal Shrike, Streaky h Canary, good views of Victorins Warbler. 2 Ground Woodpeckers at the summit (windy), Cape Siskins, Booted Eagles. Tit Babbler, Pirit Batis and Namaqua Warbler tape lured out into the open on  the northern plain beyond the Pass. Red naped Mousebird

Overnight at a B&B in Twee Fontein, off main road.

12/10 Road to Calvinia

Karoo Chat, Namaqua Warbler, Rufous eared Warbler, Lesser Kestrel, Namaqua Sandgrouse, WT Canary, Kittlitz’s Plover at the dam, Af Shelduck, Greter Flamingo, Pale Chanting Goshawks, Pale winged Starlings,

S Ant eating Chat,

Eierkop  Karoo Eremomela, Fairy Fly, Dusky Sunbird, Large billed Larks

Katbakkies  Mountain Chat, Pirit Batis, Sickle winged Chat, Layards Tit Babbler, Acacia Pied Barbet, White backed Mousebird, dipped Cinammon breasted Warbler

Ludwigs Busturd which flew over the road, Karoo, Red capped Larks, Black eared Finch lark, Lark like Bunting, more Sandgrouse, Jackal Buzzard.

En route to Branvlei a tyre blew out, not surprising on this sharp gravel road surface!!

Overnight in Brandvlei B&B, R180

13/10 Brandvlei – Van Wilklei

Spike heeled  and Red Lark (Plains form), Tractrac Chat, Chest eared Finchlark, Karoo Long billed Lark, Black breasted Snake Eagle

36km south of Kenhardt, water troughs at Knapzak. Scaley feathered Finch, Starks and Sclaters Lark, Sociable Weaver

Pgymy Falcon perched on roadside post, Karoo Koorhaan.

Overnight at Pofadder Hotel, R240 for a twin room

14/10 Pofadder- Onseekpans

3 Banded Plover, Sabota Lark, Rock Kestrels, Black brested Prinia, dark form of Mountain Chat, White winged Starlings. The car developed a srange intermittent noise from the engine so we returned to Pofadder.

Red Lark Site, 60km from Pofadder

Greater Kestrel, Grey backed Finchlark, Dune form of Red Lark, Fawn coloured and Spike heeled Lark, Black headed Canary, Chat Fly, 4 Pale Chanting Goshawks, Bradfield Swifts

Overnight at Springbok Hotel, R230 for a twin.

15/10 Drove to Lamberts Bay

400km drive, loads of Cape Gannets at the port island

Lagoon – 150+ Greater Flamingoes, 50 Lesser, 10 Kittlitz Plovers, Cape Shovelers and Shelducks, 100+ BN Grebes, Ruff, Knot, Blacksmith Plovers, Avocets, 60+ L.Stints, 70+ Curlew Sands, 3 male Maccoa Duck, Brown throated Martins, Hoopoe. The car began to make a terrible screeching sound at low revs again but eventually abated. Drove to Veldriff, stayed at very nice hotel for R200, excellent seafood in the restaurant.

226 species so far.

16/10 Berg River Salt pans

Chestnut banded Plover – 10+, excellent views, WF Plovers, Whimbrel, both spp of Flamingo, white Pelican, Af Spoonbills, loads of waders and wildfowl. Superb site. Banded Martin, Orange throated Longclaw, Cape Long billed Lark

Drove to West Coast National Park in afternoon

S. Black Koorhaan-2, Black Harrier, Karoo Robin, Cape Penduline Tit lured out into the open, BS Kites. Saw a 1.5 metre long snake on the road, probably a Mole Snake. Tortoise, loads of Cape Francolins

Overnight at Oliphantskop Guest House on outskirt of Langebaan, R200 for a twin, excellent food

17/10 W.Coast

heard African Rail from the hide, loads of waders, sum plum Knots, 

Black Harrier again, Black Crake-2, Southern Right Whales-4 close inshore

More S.Black Koorhaans at Darling Hills

Rietvlei White backed Duck-2, WWB Terns-15, superb views of CapeTown from the sandy windy beach.

Overnight in Simonstown at Albatross B&B on hill overlooking the harbour, excellent place, but the most expensive accommodation we stayed in, R230 each but inc. a large spacious lounge and fantastic balcony.

18/10 Cape Town

Nonbirding day exploring Victoria and Albert Waterfront, shopping. 2 Right Whales only 30 foot off the beach at Simonstown.

19/10 PELAGIC 7.30 – 15:00

A moderately rough swell made the boat trip interesting, but the seasickness tablets did a grand job of suppressing any queasiness. Travelled on the

Zest II, an old exNaval 62 foot launch. Hundreds of White chinned Petrels, 15+ Arctic Skuas, 2 Poms, 100+ Wilsons, Black bellied Petrel, loads of Pintado Petrels, 100+ Great 10+ Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Great winged Petrels, Southern Giant Petrel-3, Northern Giant Petrel, 70+ Shy, 4 Black browed,

8+ Yellow nosed, inc Salvins and best of all a fantastic Wandering Albatross which flew right over my head!!  2 Right Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 200+ Common Dolphins.

11 lifers on the pelagic, superb!!, cruised about 20 miles off Cape Point to the trawler fleet.  When we got back was rather “knackered” and took it easy in the late afternoon, watching the whales from the balcony and the Great White Shark Cage Diving in the bay.

20/10 Cape Point

More seabirds off the Point including Arctic Skuas, WC Petrels, Gannets, Dolphins, Penguins, Right Whales, Cape Siskins

Boulders Beach Very touristy!!  Close views of more Penguins, more very close Whales.

Table Mountain in afternoon

Took the CableCar to the top, R85 each. WN Ravens, LDC Sunbird, Alpine Swifts, fantastic views, well worth it.

21/10 Departed Cape Town

Took the 11.00 flight to Jo’Burg, 2 hour flight. Picked up our new Hyandai Elantra hire car and drove the 300km to Wakkerstroom to John McAlisters B&B.

Long tailed Widowbirds, Longclaws and S.African Cliff Swallows on way.

22/10 Wakkerstroom

Buff streaked Chat, Yellow breasted Pipit-3, Ayres Wing Snapping Cicticola, Grassveld Pipit, 5+ Bothas Pipit, 2 Rudds Lark, Greywinged Francolin,

7+ Blue Koorhaans, African Snipe, Hottentot Teal, Red shouldered Widow, Grey crowned Crane-2, Paradaise Fly, Steppe Buzzard, S.Boubou

23/10  25kn east of Wakkerstroom, forested slope

7+Barratt’s Warber, fairly elusive but vocal, responded well to CD.

 Bush Blackcap 2, BH Oriole, Wailing Cisticola, 4 Southern Bald Ibis, beside the road in field.

Wetlands  Wattled Lapwing, 3 Banded Plover, 25 Glossy Ibis, Wood Sand,

Af Marsh Warbler,  Crowned Crane, Hottentot Teal, Squacco Heron,

RS Widows, Marsh Owl ghosting over the marsh at dusk.

Excellent gourmet food at the Irish owned restaurant just outside town.

24/10 Wakkerstroom

Black collared Barbet in the garden, Red throated Wryneck, S.Boubou, Sentinel Rock Thrush in the hills just outside town.

Drove to Kaapsekoop, en-route White fronted Bee-eater, Steppe Buzzards.

Stayed at SilverMine Hotel R190 each B&B, good room.

25/10 Kaapschehoop  7-11 with Edward an African bird guide

Gurneys Sugarbird-3, Greater Striped Swallows, Groundscraper Thrush-3, Striped Pipit , Yellow eyed Canary, Cape Rock Thrush, Pin tailed Wydah, Buff streaked Chat, Lazy Cistcola, Drakensburg Prinia,

BLUE SWALLOW 5 males and 4 females, excellent views. You need to go with a guide to see these rare, superb looking birds at their nesting colony in holes in the ground. Long crested Eagle, Red winged Francolin BH Orioles,

RC Cuckoo, Narina Trogon, Olive Bush Shrike, Bush Blackcap male,

Black winged Plover, Wattled Plover. 9 lifes today.

Drove to Crocodile Bridge  and into the Kruger National Park.

Malachite Kingfisher, Long tailed Shrike, Swainsons Francolin, Arrow marked Babbler, Yellow billed Hornbill, S.White crowned Shrike, Lappet faced Vulture, Bateleur. A superb White headed Vulture perched in a tree, Southern Black Tit, Saddle billed Stork, Water Dikkop, Natal Francolin, Af Pied Wagtail, Burchells Starling, RB Oxpeckers, 3 Brown headed Parrots. Overnight at Lower Sabie Camp. Did a night drive 3 Genets, Bull elephant, hippos, buffalo, duiker.

26/11 Lower Sabie camp - Skukuza

Orange b Bush shrike, White browed Robin, LT Crombec, Red breasted Swallow, 3 Streaked Tchgara, Rattling Cisticola, Puffback, Burnt necked Eremomela, Brown hooded Kingfisher, Didric Cuckoo, Yellow breasted Apalis, Plum coloured Starling, Golden t Pecker, Natal Robin, Heuglins Robin, Chinspot Batis, Marico Sunbird, Golden breasted Bunting, Purple Roller, Mouse collared Flycatcher, White crowned Plover, Brown Snake Eagle, Striped Kingfisher.

Skukuza

White t Robin, Scimartorbill Woodhoopoe. Loads of Elephants washing in the river viewable from our chalet!!! Accommodation was superb at Skukuza

Purple crested Lourie, Kurrichane Thrush, Southern Ground Hornbill, Trumpeter Hornbill, Crested Francolin. 382 species so far on trip.

27/11 Skukuza

Af Goshawk, YB Apalis and other common birds around the camp. Drove north to Satara Camp. Grey Penduline Tit, Steppe Eagle, Croaking Cisticola,Lesser Masked Weaver, Abdims Stork, Lilac b-Roller, Pearl spot Owlet, Hoopoe, Lappet faced White backed and Hooded Vulture on a carcase.

S90 to Oliphants, Red crested Koorhaan, excellent close views from the car, Walbergs Eagle.

Arrived Letaba Camp at 4pm very hot 36 celsuis.

Mozambique Nightjar flying around the camp at dusk, Lioness with 2 cubs on the opposite side of the River from the camp, Saddle-b-Stork.

28/10 Letaba

Early morning walk with armed rangers. Excellent view of Lionesses at 5.15am. Crested Barbet, Martial Eagle, Kurrichane Thrush, Af Cuckoo, Bearded Woodpecker. Got close to a herd of elephants on foot, glad the rangers were there!! Grey rumped Swifts, Horus Swifts, another male Lion, White crested Helmut Shrike.

Shingwedzi Camp

Crested Barbets were common, Red headed Weavers, Paradaise Fly, BH Kingfisher.

Did an eventful night drive the vehicle unsurprisingly got a flat battery whilst we were watching some Lions as the spotlights being used drained the truck battery. Eventually rescued by a Camp vehicle, quite exciting!!

29/10 Shingwedzi area

Giant Eagle Owl, Wattled Starling, Bru bru, Fan tailed Flycatcher, Green capped Eremomela, Black Stork, Martial Eagle, great perched view close to the road, GS Cuckoo, Bennetts Pecker, BB Snake Eagle.

30/10, Punda Maria, raining, windy and cool a refreshing change from the excessive heat of the last few days.

Grey headed Parrot, BB Rollers, Purple c Lourie, Jamesons Firefinch, Melba Finch, Red b Helmut Shrike, Bohms Spinetail, LT Starling, Tropical Boubou, Bleu Grey Fly, Yellow bellied Bulbul

31/10

left the Kruger and drove to Ben Lavin Reserve en route seeing a Jacobin Cuckoo in the wet.

Ben Lavin Red faced Cisiticola, rather quiet so drove to Tzaneen, Fairview River Lodge

1/11 Drove to Magoebaskloof Hotel for 8am. From hotel birded the waterfall trail, 1.5 km

Superb views of Orange Ground Thrush came to the CD recording readily.

Lesodi Trail, Yellow streaked Bulbul, Black fronted Bush Shrike, Forest Buzzards, Samia Monkeys.

Nsyvlei, Vogelfontein

Spoonbills, Black Crake, Jacana, water levels rather low, played the CD and out popped a Crimson breasted Shrike. Marico Fly, White browed Sparrow Weaver, Greater Honeyguide, Little Bee-eater. Excellent views of 17 Marsh Owls on the ground at 4.45pm.

2/11 Left Vogelfontein after seeing Ovambo Sparrowhawk and Bushveld Pipit, Didric Cukoo and drove to Jo’burg for 2pm, plenty of time to rtn the car and relax before our long flight home.

Left Jo’Burg Airport at 21:00  on the Turkish Airlines back to Istanbul for the onward transfer to London. All went smoothly, plenty of space to stretch out on the plane.

3/11

Arrived back at Heathrow at 10.30, N.Express coach back to Southampton

SOUTH AFRICA OCTOBER 2002
Species	Latin	Lifer
Southern African bird list
Common Ostrich	Struthio camelus
African Penguin	Spheniscus demersus
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris
Wandering Albatross
Great Winged Petrel
Salvins Albatross
Shy Albatross	Thalassarche cauta
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Southern Giant-Petrel	Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel	Macronectes halli
Pintado Petrel	Daption capense
White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis
Great Shearwater	Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	Fregetta tropica
European Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus
Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus
Cape Gannet	Morus capensis
African Darter	Anhinga rufa
Reed Cormorant	Phalacrocorax africanus
Crowned Cormorant	Phalacrocorax coronatus
Bank Cormorant	Phalacrocorax neglectus
White-breasted Cormorant	Phalacrocorax [c.] lucidus
Cape Cormorant	Phalacrocorax capensis
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
Yellow-billed Egret	Egretta intermedia
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron	Ardea goliath
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides
Green-backed Heron	Butorides striatus
Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta
Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis
African Openbill	Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra
Abdim's Stork	Ciconia abdimii
Saddle-billed Stork	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
Hadeda Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash
Southern Bald Ibis	Geronticus calvus
African Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus
African Spoonbill	Platalea alba
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber
Lesser Flamingo	Phoenicopterus minor
White-faced Duck	Dendrocygna viduata
White-backed Duck	Thalassornis leuconotus
Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiacus
South African Shelduck	Tadorna cana
Spur-winged Goose	Plectropterus gambensis
Cape Teal	Anas capensis
African Black Duck	Anas sparsa
Yellow-billed Duck	Anas undulata
Cape Shoveler	Anas smithii
Red-billed Teal	Anas erythrorhyncha
Hottentot Teal	Anas hottentota
Southern Pochard	Netta erythrophthalma
Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus
White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus
Cape Vulture	Gyps coprotheres
Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotus
White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite	Milvus migrans
Yellow-billed Kite	Milvus [m.] aegyptius
Verreaux's Eagle	Aquila verreauxii
Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis
Wahlberg's Eagle	Aquila wahlbergi
African Hawk-Eagle	Hieraaetus spilogaster
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested Eagle	Lophaetus occipitalis
African Crowned Eagle	Stephanoaetus coronatus
Black-breasted Snake-Eagle	Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinereus
Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus
African Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer
Forest Buzzard	Buteo trizonatus
Jackal Buzzard	Buteo rufofuscus
Little Sparrowhawk	Accipiter minullus
Ovambo Sparrowhawk	Accipiter ovampensis
Pale Chanting Goshawk	Melierax canorus
Gabar Goshawk	Melierax gabar
African Goshawk	Accipiter tachiro
African Marsh-Harrier	Circus ranivorus
Black Harrier	Circus maurus
African Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides typus
Pygmy Falcon	Polihierax semitorquatus
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Greater Kestrel	Falco rupicoloides
Crested Francolin (incl. Kirk's)	Peliperdix sephaena
Grey-winged Francolin	Scleroptila africanus
Red-winged Francolin	Scleroptila levaillantii
Cape Francolin	Pternistes capensis
Natal Francolin	Pternistes natalensis
Red-necked Spurfowl	Pternistes afer
Swainson's Spurfowl	Pternistes swainsonii
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris
Southern Crowned Crane	Balearica regulorum
Blue Crane	Anthropoides paradisea
African Rail	Rallus caerulescens	H
Black Crake	Amaurornis flavirostra
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio [p.] madagascariensis
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot	Fulica cristata
Stanley's Bustard	Neotis denhami
Ludwig's Bustard	Neotis ludwigii
Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori
Red-crested Korhaan	Eupodotis ruficrista
Southern Black Korhaan	Eupodotis afra
Karoo Korhaan	Eupodotis vigorsii
Blue Korhaan	Eupodotis caerulescens
African Black Oystercatcher	Haematopus moquini
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Kittlitz's Plover	Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover	Charadrius tricollaris
Chestnut-banded Plover	Charadrius pallidus
Blacksmith Lapwing	Vanellus armatus
White-crowned Lapwing	Vanellus albiceps
African Wattled Lapwing	Vanellus senegallus
Black-winged Lapwing	Vanellus melanopterus
Crowned Lapwing	Vanellus coronatus
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Red Knot	Calidris canutus
Little Stint	Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax
Ethiopian Snipe	Gallinago nigripennis
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica
Common Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta
Water Thick-knee	Burhinus vermiculatus
Collared Pratincole
Sanderling
White fronted Plover
Spotted Thick-knee	Burhinus capensis
Pomarine Skua
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus
Grey-headed Gull	Larus cirrocephalus
Hartlaub's Gull	Larus hartlaubii
Caspian Tern	Sterna caspia
Swift Tern	Sterna bergii
Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus
Namaqua Sandgrouse	Pterocles namaqua
Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea
Rameron Pigeon	Columba arquatrix
Cinnamon Dove	Aplopelia larvata
Laughing Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis
African Mourning Dove	Streptopelia decipiens
Cape Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia capicola
Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata
Green spotted Dove	Turtur chalcospilos
Tambourine Dove	Turtur tympanistria
Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis
African Green-Pigeon	Treron calva
Cape Parrot	Poicephalus robustus
Brown-headed Parrot	Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Knysna Turaco	Tauraco corythaix
Purple-crested Turaco	Musophaga porphyreolopha
Grey Go-away-bird	Corythaixoides concolor
Jacobin Cuckoo	Oxylophus jacobinus
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius
Red-chested Cuckoo	Cuculus solitarius
African Cuckoo	Cuculus gularis
Klaas's Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx klaas
Diderick Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx caprius
Burchell's Coucal	Centropus burchelli
African Scops-Owl	Otus senegalensis	H
Spotted Eagle-Owl	Bubo africanus
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl	Bubo lacteus
African Wood-Owl	Strix woodfordii	H
Pearl-spotted Owlet	Glaucidium perlatum
Marsh Owl	Asio capensis
Mozambique Nightjar	Caprimulgus fossii
Bohm's Spinetail	Neafrapus boehmi
African Palm-Swift	Cypsiurus parvus
Alpine Swift	Apus melba
African Black Swift	Apus barbatus
Bradfield's Swift	Apus bradfieldi
Little Swift	Apus affinis
White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer
White-backed Mousebird	Colius colius
Speckled Mousebird	Colius striatus
Red-faced Mousebird	Urocolius indicus
Narina Trogon	Apaloderma narina
Malachite Kingfisher	Alcedo cristata
Brown-hooded Kingfisher	Halcyon albiventris
Striped Kingfisher	Halcyon chelicuti
Giant Kingfisher	Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis
White-fronted Bee-eater	Merops bullockoides
Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster
Lilac-breasted Roller	Coracias caudata
Purple Roller	Coracias naevia
Broad-billed Roller	Eurystomus glaucurus
African Hoopoe	Upupa africana
Green Wood-Hoopoe	Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus erythrorhynchus
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill	Tockus leucomelas
Crowned Hornbill	Tockus alboterminatus
African Grey Hornbill	Tockus nasutus
Trumpeter Hornbill	Bycanistes bucinator
Southern Ground-Hornbill	Bucorvus leadbeateri
Acacia Pied Barbet	Tricholaema leucomelas
Black-collared Barbet	Lybius torquatus
Crested Barbet	Trachyphonus vaillantii
Greater Honeyguide	Indicator indicator
Bennett's Woodpecker	Campethera bennettii
Golden-tailed Woodpecker	Campethera abingoni
Ground Woodpecker	Geocolaptes olivaceus
Cardinal Woodpecker	Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker	Dendropicos namaquus
Olive Woodpecker	Dendropicos griseocephalus
Red-throated Wryneck	Jynx ruficollis
Agulhas Clapper Lark	Mirafra marjoriae
Karoo Lark	Certhilauda albescens
Red Lark	Certhilauda burra
Karoo Long-billed Lark	Certhilauda [c.] subcoronata
Cape Long-billed Lark	Certhilauda [c.] curvirostris
Agulhas Long-billed Lark	Certhilauda [c.] brevirostris
Large-billed Lark	Galerida magnirostris
Fawn-coloured Lark	Mirafra africanoides
Red-capped Lark	Calandrella cinerea
Rudd's Lark	Heteromirafra ruddi
Botha's Lark	Spizocorys fringillaris
Sclater's Lark	Spizocorys sclateri
Stark's Lark	Eremalauda starki
Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark	Eremopterix leucotis
Black-eared Sparrowlark	Eremopterix australis
Grey-backed Sparrowlark	Eremopterix verticalis
Spike-heeled Lark	Chersomanes albofasciata
Red-breasted Swallow	Hirundo semirufa
Greater Striped Swallow	Hirundo cucullata
Lesser Striped Swallow	Hirundo abyssinica
South African Cliff-Swallow	Hirundo spilodera
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii
Pearl-breasted Swallow	Hirundo dimidiata
White-throated Swallow	Hirundo albigularis
Black Saw-wing	Psalidoprocne holomelaena
Blue Swallow	Hirundo atrocaerulea
Banded Martin	Riparia cincta
Brown-throated Martin	Riparia paludicola
Rock Martin	Hirundo fuligula
Grey-rumped Swallow	Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Fork-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus adsimilis
Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus larvatus
Cape Crow	Corvus capensis
Pied Crow	Corvus albus
White-necked Raven	Corvus albicollis
Grey Penduline-Tit	Anthoscopus caroli
Cape Penduline-Tit	Anthoscopus minutus
Southern Black Tit	Parus niger
Southern Grey Tit	Parus afer
Southern Pied Babbler	Turdoides bicolor
Arrow-marked Babbler	Turdoides jardineii
Bush Blackcap	Lioptilus nigricapillus
Black-eyed Bulbul	Pycnonotus tricolor
African Red-eyed Bulbul	Pycnonotus nigricans
Cape Bulbul	Pycnonotus capensis
Sombre Greenbul	Andropadus importunus
Yellow-bellied Greenbul	Chlorocichla flaviventris
Terrestrial Brownbul	Phyllastrephus terrestris
Yellow-streaked Greenbul	Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
Orange Ground-Thrush	Zoothera gurneyi
Groundscraper Thrush	Psophocichla litsipsirupa
Kurrichane Thrush	Turdus libonyanus
Olive Thrush	Turdus olivaceus
Cape Rock-Thrush	Monticola rupestris
Sentinel Rock-Thrush	Monticola explorator
Cape Rock-jumper	Chaetops frenatus
African Stonechat	Saxicola torquata
Buff-streaked Chat	Oenanthe bifasciata
Mountain Wheatear	Oenanthe monticola
Capped Wheatear	Oenanthe pileata
Sickle-winged Chat	Cercomela sinuata
Karoo Chat	Cercomela schlegelii
Tractrac Chat	Cercomela tractrac
Familiar Chat	Cercomela familiaris
Anteating Chat	Myrmecocichla formicivora
Cape Robin-Chat	Cossypha caffra
White-throated Robin-Chat	Cossypha humeralis
White-browed Robin-Chat	Cossypha heuglini
Natal Robin	Cossypha natalensis
Chorister Robin-Chat	Cossypha dichroa
White-browed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas leucophrys
Karoo Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas coryphaeus
Red-faced Cisticola	Cisticola erythrops
Lazy Cisticola	Cisticola aberrans
Rattling Cisticola	Cisticola chinianus
Grey-backed Cisticola	Cisticola subruficapillus
Wailing Cisticola	Cisticola lais
Levaillant's Cisticola	Cisticola tinniens
Croaking Cisticola	Cisticola natalensis
Neddicky	Cisticola fulvicapillus
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis
Cloud Cisticola	Cisticola textrix
Wing-snapping Cisticola	Cisticola ayresii
Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava
Black-chested Prinia	Prinia flavicans
Karoo Prinia	Prinia maculosa
Drakensberg Prinia	Prinia [m.] hypoxantha
Namaqua Warbler	Phragmacia substriata
Rufous-eared Warbler	Malcorus pectoralis
Bar-throated Apalis	Apalis thoracica
Yellow-breasted Apalis	Apalis flavida
Green-backed Camaroptera	Camaroptera brachyura
Cape White-eye	Zosterops pallidus
African Sedge Warbler	Bradypterus baboecala
Knysna Warbler	Bradypterus sylvaticus
Barratt's Warbler	Bradypterus barratti
Victorin's Warbler	Bradypterus victorini
Cape Grassbird	Sphenoeacus afer
African Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus baeticatus
Cape Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Yellow-bellied Eremomela	Eremomela icteropygialis
Green-capped Eremomela	Eremomela scotops
Karoo Eremomela	Eremomela gregalis
Burnt-necked Eremomela	Eremomela usticollis
Long-billed Crombec	Sylvietta rufescens
Yellow-throated Warbler	Phylloscopus ruficapillus
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Layard's Tit-Babbler	Parisoma layardi
Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler	Parisoma subcaeruleum
Mouse-coloured Flycatcher	Bradornis pallidus
Chat Flycatcher	Bradornis infuscatus
Marico Flycatcher	Bradornis mariquensis
Southern Black Flycatcher	Melaenornis pammelaina
Fiscal Flycatcher	Sigelus silens
African Dusky Flycatcher	Muscicapa adusta
Blue grey Flycatcher	Muscicapa caerulescens
Fan-tailed Flycatcher	Myioparus plumbeus
Cape Batis	Batis capensis
Chinspot Batis	Batis molitor
Pririt Batis	Batis pririt
Fairy Flycatcher	Stenostira scita
African Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis
African Pied Wagtail	Motacilla aguimp
Cape Wagtail	Motacilla capensis
Orange-throated Longclaw	Macronyx capensis
Yellow-breasted Pipit	Anthus chloris
Striped Pipit	Anthus lineiventris
Grassveld Pipit	Anthus cinnamomeus
Plain-backed Pipit	Anthus leucophrys
Bushveld Pipit	Anthus caffer
Common Fiscal	Lanius collaris
Long-tailed Shrike	Corvinella melanoleuca
Southern White-crowned Shrike	Eurocephalus anguitimens
Brubru	Nilaus afer
Black-backed Puffback	Dryoscopus cubla
Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegala
Three-streaked Tchagra	Tchagra australis
Tropical Boubou
Southern Boubou	Laniarius ferrugineus
Crimson-breasted Shrike	Laniarius atrococcineus
Bokmakierie	Telophorus zeylonus
Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike	Telophorus sulfureopectus
Olive Bush-Shrike	Telophorus olivaceus
Black-fronted Bush-Shrike	Telophorus nigrifrons
Grey-headed Bush-Shrike	Malaconotus blanchoti
White-crested Helmet-Shrike	Prionops plumatus
Red-billed Helmet-Shrike	Prionops retzii
Pale-winged Starling	Onychognathus nabouroup
Red-winged Starling	Onychognathus morio
Cape Glossy Starling	Lamprotornis nitens
Greater Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Burchell's Starling	Lamprotornis australis
Plum-coloured Starling	Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Pied Starling	Spreo bicolor
Wattled Starling	Creatophora cinerea
Long tailed Starling
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Red-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Gurney's Sugarbird	Promerops gurneyi
Cape Sugarbird	Promerops cafer
Orange-breasted Sunbird	Anthobaphes violacea
Black Sunbird	Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird	Chalcomitra senegalensis
Malachite Sunbird	Nectarinia famosa
Collared Sunbird	Hedydipna collaris
Lesser Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris chalybea
Greater Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris afra
White-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris talatala
Dusky Sunbird	Cinnyris fusca
Marico Sunbird	Cinnyris mariquensis
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Cape Sparrow	Passer melanurus
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow	Passer griseus
Yellow-throated Petronia	Petronia superciliaris
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver	Bubalornis niger
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver	Plocepasser mahali
Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus
Southern Masked-Weaver	Ploceus velatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver	Ploceus intermedius
Red-headed Weaver	Anaplectes rubriceps
Cape Weaver	Ploceus capensis
Red-billed Quelea	Quelea quelea
Southern Red Bishop	Euplectes orix
Long-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes progne
Red-shouldered Widowbird	Euplectes axillaris
Yellow-rumped Bishop	Euplectes capensis
Pin-tailed Whydah	Vidua macroura
Jameson's Firefinch	Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Red-billed Firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala
Swee Waxbill	Estrilda melanotis
Scaly-feathered Finch	Sporopipes squamifrons
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild
Blue Waxbill	Uraeginthus angolensis
Melba Pytilia	Pytilia melba
African Quailfinch	Ortygospiza atricollis
Cape Canary	Serinus canicollis
Forest Canary	Serinus scotops
Yellow-eyed Canary	Serinus mozambicus
Yellow Canary	Serinus flaviventris
Bully Canary	Serinus sulphuratus
White-throated Canary	Serinus albogularis
Streaky-headed Seedeater	Serinus gularis
Black-headed Canary	Alario alario
Cape Siskin	Pseudochloroptila totta
Lark-like Bunting	Emberiza impetuani
Cape Bunting	Emberiza capensis
Golden-breasted Bunting	Emberiza flaviventris