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South Africa - A Birdwatching TourNaturetrek Tour Report 7 - 16 September 2009

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Tour Report South Africa - A Birdwatching Tour

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Tour Leader: Leon Marais

Participants: Ken FoundationRay Platts

Day 0 Monday 7th September

Travelling from the UK

Day 1 Tuesday 8th September

Dullstroom

After arrivals at the airport we were soon on our way eastwards towards Dullstroom in the Mpumalangahighlands. We had a couple of stops en-route, firstly at a South African Cliff Swallow colony, where an AfricanSnipe was an unexpected bonus, and then at a small freshwater pan a little further down the road. We recordedWhite-backed Duck, Yellow-billed Duck, Cape Shoveler, Southern Pochard and Maccoa Duck as our first waterbirds for the trip. On a large pan some way off the road we could see large numbers of flamingos, but they weretoo far really to make them count for the trip.

Moving on we headed into town and checked in to our accommodation before embarking on an afternoonexcursion along the Uitvlugt Road. Blue Crane was perhaps the top bird for the afternoon, and others seenincluded Eastern Long-billed Lark, Red-capped Lark, White-throated Swallow, Mountain Wheatear, Buff-streaked Chat, Ant-eating Chat, Cape Robin-Chat, African and Plain-backed Pipits, Cape Longclaw, PiedStarling, Cape Weaver, Yellow Bishop, Long-tailed Widow and Cape Canary, among others.

With the sun setting we headed up to the municipal dams to try our luck at the Cape Eagle Owl stakeout, butdidn’t see or hear the birds. We then headed back to town and in the evening headed over to The Duck andTrout for a meal and a pint or two.

Daily Total: 62Trip Total: 62Mammal total for the day: 2Bird of the day: Blue Crane.

Day 2 Wednesday 9th September

Dullstroom

We departed on our morning excursion to the Veloren Valei Nature Reserve at 06h00, with the sun rising onanother warm and rather windy day, indicative of the cold front on its way up from the Cape. The morning drivebrought us some exciting new birds such as African Black Duck, Red-winged Francolin, African WattledLapwing, Brown-backed Honeybird, Ground Woodpecker, Sentinel Rock-Thrush, Bokmakierie and MalachiteSunbird.

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The highlight of the morning however was our Wattled Crane quest. We picked up our guide at the NatureReserve headquarters and drove up onto the plateau, where we left the vehicle and hiked off into the opengrasslands in search of the birds. The guide knew two spots where we might find them, and after climbing uponto a low rocky ridge he spotted a pair of Wattled Cranes in a marsh down below us. We peaked over the ridgeand had a half hour or so of viewing the birds, which seemed to be in the early stages of breeding. After takingthe guide back to the offices we headed down to town for breakfast at The Old Transvaal Inn.

We then had a bit of time to relax before heading out on a long afternoon excursion with Southern Bald Ibis andGurney’s Sugarbird as the main targets for the afternoon. We took the Tonteldoos Road, a long loop whichbrings one back to town via the Veloren Valei Nature Reserve road. On the loop we found a small group ofGrey Crowned Cranes, giving us all three crane species, as well as other birds such as Black-chested Snake-Eagle,Secretarybird, African Black Swift, Alpine Swift, Fiscal Flycatcher, African Quailfinch and Streaky-headed Seed-eater. We didn’t find any Bald Ibis though, despite some serious searching, but did manage to get some greatviews of Gurney’s Sugarbird. At around 17h00 a thick mist rolled in from the south, cutting down visibility andprecluding any attempt to have another go at the Cape Eagle Owl stakeout. Later that evening we had a finedinner at Fib’s Restaurant before calling it a night.

Daily Total: 56New Birds: 27Trip Total: 89Mammal total for the day: 3Bird of the day: Wattled Crane

Day 3 Thursday 10th September

The Blyde River Canyon

As per normal on this tour, we left Dullstroom early and drove through Lydenburg to Mount Sheba for someforest birding. Southern Bald Ibis was still missing from our list, but we managed to see a single bird flying overthe road ahead of us – good enough to get it onto the trip list, but not necessarily onto the life lists of Ken andRay. Still, there was a last chance for Ibis on the following day, and you just never know, do you?

We arrived at the hotel with the mist having lifted just enough for the birding to begin. We were greeted withsmall flocks of Swee Waxbills feeding on the lawns, and a forest alive with bird calls. Of course hearing them is alot easier than seeing them, but with some persistent effort we managed to record some great birds such as GreyCuckoo-Shrike, Cape Batis, Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler, Olive Woodpecker, Knysna Turaco, NarinaTrogon, Yellow-streaked Greenbul, Olive Thrush, Chorister Robin-Chat, White-starred Robin, SouthernDouble-collared Sunbird, Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk and others. Not a bad haul for a morning in the forest.

We left the forest at mid-day and continued on to the Blyde River Canyon, where we checked in to the resort,had a cup of tea and then a walk in the resort grounds. Other birds for the day included Lanner Falcon, JackalBuzzard, Golden Weaver, Amethyst and Greater Double-collared Sunbirds, Red-winged Starling, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Brubru, Lazy Cisticola, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Cape Rock-Thrush, Mocking Cliff-Chat andmany others.



After taking in the views of the canyon at the resort’s private view-site, we headed back to our rooms for a breakbefore dinner in the Kadisi Restaurant, where the roast pork were particularly good.

Daily Total: 60New Birds: 39Trip Total: 128Mammal total for the day: 4Bird of the day: Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk

Day 4 Friday 11th September

Kruger National Park, Satara

On to the Kruger today… We met up for a quick cup of coffee before heading out on a pre-breakfast walk inthe resort grounds, recording birds such as Trumpeter Hornbill, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Crested Barbet,Lesser Striped Swallow, Black Cuckoo-Shrike, Southern Black Tit, Terrestrial Brownbul, White-throated Robin-Chat, White-browed Scrub-Robin, African Dusky Flycatcher, Yellow-fronted Canary and others. After breakfastwe departed, and struck it lucky with three Southern Bald Ibis feeding in a field close to the road and dozens ofCape Vultures wheeling through the sky above us. We then headed over the Abel Erasmus Pass and down ontothe flat plains on the other side of the escarpment, stopping off at the Taita Falcon eyrie on the way. The falconshad moved their nest site and it took us around twenty minutes to locate the female bird, ending up with somegood views before she disappeared out of site into the nest.

The next stop was as we entered the park at Orpen Gate, and then it was birding all the way to camp, with aLioness on the way. Birds seen included Hamerkop, Black and Saddle-billed Storks, Martial Eagle, Bateleur,Gabar Goshawk, Brown-headed Parrot, African Scops Owl, Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl (two different birds,including one on a nest with a large chick), Southern Ground Hornbill, Red-breasted Swallow, Burnt-neckedEremomela, Marico Flycatcher, Grey Tit-Flycatcher, Southern White-crowned Shrike, Red-billed BuffaloWeaver, White-winged Widowbird, Green-winged Pytilia and many others. Mammals included Lion, Elephant,Giraffe, Impala etc. We arrived back in camp in the late afternoon and had a little time to relax before headingdown to dinner at the camp’s Nuntlwa Restaurant.

Daily Total: 102New Birds: 62Trip Total: 190Mammal total for the day: 15Bird of the day: Taita Falcon

Day 5 Saturday 12th September

Kruger Park, Satara

We met up before six o’clock for a cup of coffee and then headed out into the park, heading north to theMavumbye Plains area for the morning and returning via the Sweni Road.



On the large animal side of things White Rhino featured prominently, with two close-up sightings of large bullsand in fact the day’s total was nine individuals, which is quite remarkable for the Satara area. Birds for themorning included Woolly-necked Stork, Wahlberg’s Eagle, Kori Bustard, Little Bee-eater, Sabota Lark, MaricoFlycatcher, Marico Sunbird, Jameson’s and Red-billed Firefinches, Cut-throat Finch, and Golden-breastedBunting, among others.

After returning to camp and having breakfast we had a walk around camp with the hope of finding one or moreof the woodpecker species that were still missing from our lists. We didn’t manage to find any, but did record afew new species such as Red-headed Finch, a bird that seems to be a recent arrival in the park and is notofficially on the park’s bird list.

We then had a short break and set off again on a long afternoon excursion, heading north and then west to theTimbavati Picnic Site. We had a break at the picnic site, and as we were leaving spotted a Leopard walking on theopposite riverbank. We disembarked with much haste and had a brief but clear view of it as it walked down theriverbank and disappeared into the reeds growing in the riverbed. Heading on we had good views of an AfricanCivet in the late afternoon, which was seen eating the fallen fruits under a large Jackal Berry tree, as well as birdssuch as Hooded Vulture, Brown Snake-Eagle, Gabar Goshawk, Red-crested Korhaan, Wood Sandpiper, Red-faced Mousebird, Purple Roller, Green Wood-Hoopoe, Red-billed, Southern Yellow-billed and SouthernGround Hornbills (above), Long-billed Crombec, Orange-breasted and Grey-headed Bush-Shrikes, Burchell’sStarling, Lesser Masked Weaver and others. We returned in the late afternoon and had a little time to relaxbefore dinner.

Daily Total: 78New Birds: 22Trip Total: 212Mammal total for the day: 17Bird of the day: Southern Ground Hornbill

Day 6 Sunday 13th September

Kruger Park, Skukuza

We had a last morning drive in the Satara region before breakfast and departure for Skukuza. Our route took usout towards Orpen Gate and Girivana Waterhole. New birds were a bit slow in coming, though we did manageto see Common Ostrich, Tawny Eagle, Burchell’s Coucal, Black and Brown-crowned Tchagras, Cape Glossy andGreater Blue-eared Starlings and others. After breakfast at the camp we got underway on the 92 kilometrejourney to Skukuza. We arrived at about lunchtime and had a rest period before heading out on a quick walkaround the camp with the hopes of netting some of the camp specials. This would free us up the next morningto concentrate on other areas and luck was with us as in no time at all we’d located Bearded Scrub-Robin andWhite-browed Robin-chat shortly afterwards, as well as Collared and Scarlet-chested Sunbirds. We then headedout on a drive along the Sabie River, and new birds for the day included White-crowned Lapwing, SquaccoHeron, Lappet-faced Vulture, African Goshawk, African Jacana, Little Stint, Black-winged Stilt, Water Thick-knee, Red-eyed Dove, White-rumped Swift, Pied Kingfisher, White-fronted Bee-eater, Cardinal Woodpecker,Wire-tailed Swallow, Yellow-bellied Greenbul, African Paradise Flycatcher, Pied Wagtail, among others.



Later in the evening we dined at the Selati Restaurant, which is based in the old Skukuza Railway Station,complete with original steam locomotive.

Daily Total: 98New Birds: 25Trip Total: 236Mammal total for the day: 21Bird of the day: Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl

Day 7 Monday 14th September

Kruger Park, Pretoriuskop

As usual the day began with an early morning excursion. Again we headed out along the Sabie River, where thebest game viewing is usually to be had, especially during the dry season. Not long into the drive we located atroop of Vervet Monkeys that were shouting in alarm from the tree tops, which usually indicates that there is aleopard or other large predator in the area, and more specifically one that they can see. After a quarter of an hourof searching we still couldn’t see the cat, but a vehicle parked up ahead seemed to be onto something (we’dthought that the occupants couldn’t see it either, as a passing vehicle had spoken to them and then relayed themessage to us that the were ‘just looking’). When we approached them however they somewhat reluctantlypointed out the Leopard, which was lying on a bank in the amongst the reeds in the riverbed. We got some goodviews before continuing, and other birds for the morning included Goliath Heron, Great Egret, Yellow-billedStork, Purple-crested Turaco, Bearded Woodpecker, Red-capped Robin-Chat, Thick-billed and Village Weavers,among others. We decided to return to the spot where we’d seen the leopard earlier, and were lucky enough tofind it still there and watched it get up and move off, slinking cat-like into the reeds and disappearing from sight.

We then headed on to the golf club (yes, Skukuza even has a 9-hole golf course) for breakfast and a walk on theshort aerial boardwalk at the nursery. Then it was time to push on to Pretoriuskop, our last stop on the tour. Thehabitat changes slightly as one moves into the Pretoriuskop area, and as it does so some new bird species can beseen. Birds seen en-route to Pretoriuskop and on the afternoon drive included Violet-eared Waxbill, DarkChanting Goshawk (and interesting sighting, as the Goshawk was attracted to a tree next to the road by thescolding calls of various species of smaller birds, where it eventually located a young Boomslang, and we watchedit struggle with and finally dispatch the hapless snake – pictured above right), Coqui Francolin, Black-belliedBustard, Striped Kingfisher, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Grey Penduline Tit, Kurrichane Thrush, Yellow-belliedand Green-capped Eremomelas, Neddicky, Pale Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Longclaw, White-crested Helmet-Shrike, Yellow-throated Petronia and Common Waxbill, among others – not a bad list of new birds for the day.

Daily Total: 105New Birds: 26Trip Total: 263Mammal total for the day: 19Bird of the day: Dark Chanting Goshawk



Day 8 Tuesday 15th September

Kruger Park, Departure

With time running out, and several species still on the hit-list, we headed out on a final early morning drive. Newbirds seen included Shikra (another great raptor sighting, with the male handing over to the much larger female afreshly-killed mouse and then, when her attention was on the mouse, he proceeded to mate with her), LizardBuzzard, Golden-tailed Woodpecker and Croaking Cisticola. By the end of the drive we had three species left onthe hit-list (Bennett’s Woodpecker, Bushveld Pipit and Retz’s Helmet-Shrike), and decided to have anotherthorough search in the camp grounds for the woodpecker. We found a nesting pair of Golden-tailedWoodpeckers, and had great views, but no Bennett’s unfortunately.

After breakfast, with some time still before we had to leave the park, we had a final walk in the camp (still noBennett’s, so we basically had to write that one off). We then boarded the vehicle and had a last drive throughthe park, heading north to the Sabie River area. We did manage to locate a Bushveld Pipit, and had good viewsof it, thus leaving one last bird, Retz’s Helmet-Shrike, for the time left in the park. We used trawling tactics,basically driving quite fast and trying to cover a bit of ground with the hopes of finding some Helmet-Shrikes inthe process. We had no luck however, and at mid-day exited the park and headed directly back to the airport,where we bid our farewells and called an official end to the trip, 1850 kilometres and 271 bird species later.

Daily Total 78New Birds: 8Trip Total: 271Mammal total for the day: 15Bird of the day: Shikra

Day 9 Wednesday 16th September

Arrived back to the UK

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Species Lists

Birds (E = endemic, NE = near endemic)

SeptemberCommon name Scientific name 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus

2 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

3 White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus

4 Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus

5 African Darter Anhinga rufa

6 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

7 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

8 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath

9 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

10 Great Egret Casmerodiusa albus

11 Yellow-billed Egret Egretta intermedia

12 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

13 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

14 Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus

15 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

16 Black Stork Ciconia nigra

17 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

18 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

19 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus

20 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis

21 African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus

22 Southern Bald Ibis (E) Geronticus calvus

23 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

24 Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash

25 African Spoonbill Platalea alba

26 White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata

27 White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus

28 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus

29 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata

30 African Black Duck Anas sparsa

31 Cape Shoveler (E) Anas smithii

32 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma

33 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis

34 Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa

35 Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius

36 Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus

37 Cape Vulture (E) Gyps coprotheres

38 (African) White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus

39 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus

40 Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius

41 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus

42 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax

43 Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi

44 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus

45 Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus

46 Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus

47 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus




48 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer

49 Jackal Buzzard (E) Buteo rufofuscus

50 Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus

51 Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris

52 Shikra Accipiter badius

53 African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro

54 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar

55 Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates

56 African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus

57 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus

58 Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha

59 Rock Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

60 Coqui Francolin Peliperdix coqui

61 Crested Francolin Peliperdix sephaena

62 Red-winged Francolin Scleroptila levaillantii

63 Natal Francolin (NE) Pternistes natalensis

64 Swainson's Spurfowl (NE) Pternistes swainsonii

65 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

66 Wattled Crane Grus carunculatus

67 Blue Crane (E) Anthropoides paradiseus

68 Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum

69 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris

70 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

71 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata

72 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori

73 Red-crested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista

74 Black-bellied Bustard Eupodotis melanogaster

75 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus

76 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris

77 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus

78 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus

79 White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps

80 African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus

81 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

82 Little Stint Calidris minuta

83 African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis

84 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

85 Water Thick-Knee Burhinus vermiculatus

86 Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus

87 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus

88 Rock Dove Columba livia

89 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea

90 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata

91 African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens

92 Cape Turtle-Dove Streptopelia capicola

93 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis

94 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos

95 African Green-Pigeon Treron calva

96 Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

97 Knysna Turaco (E) Tauraco corythaix

98 Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus




99 Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor

100 Burchell's Coucal (NE) Centropus burchellii

101 African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis

102 Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus

103 African Black Swift Apus barbatus

104 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer

105 Little Swift Apus affinis

106 Alpine Swift Apus melba

107 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus

108 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus

109 Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus

110 Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina

111 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

112 Giant Kingfisher Ceryle maxima

113 Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata

114 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris

115 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti

116 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides

117 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus

118 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata

119 Purple Roller Coracias naevia

120 African Hoopoe Upupa africana

121 Green Wood-Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus

122 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

123 Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator

124 African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus

125 Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus

126 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas

127 Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri

128 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus

129 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus

130 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii

131 Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus

132 Ground Woodpecker (E) Geocolaptes olivaceus

133 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni

134 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens

135 Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus

136 Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseacephalus

137 Sabota Lark (NE) Mirafra sabota

138 Eastern Long-billed Lark (E) Certhilauda semitorquata

139 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea

140 Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark Eremopterix leucotis

141 White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis

142 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii

143 Red-breasted Swallow Hirundo semirufa

144 Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica

145 South African Cliff-Swallow (E) Hirundo spilodera

146 Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula

147 Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola

148 Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne holomelas

149 Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava




150 Grey Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia

151 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

152 Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus

153 Cape Crow Corvus capensis

154 Pied Crow Corvus albus

155 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis

156 Southern Black Tit Parus niger

157 Grey Penduline Tit Anthoscopus caroli

158 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii

159 Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus

160 Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris

161 Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus

162 Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus

163 Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris

164 Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana

165 Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus

166 Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa

167 Cape Rock-Thrush (E) Monticola rupestris

168 Sentinel Rock-Thrush (E) Monticola explorator

169 Mountain Wheatear (Chat) (NE) Oenanthe monticola

170 Buff-streaked Chat (E) Oenanthe bifasciata

171 Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris

172 Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaeacinnamomeiventris

173 Ant-eating Chat (E) Myrmecocichla formicivora

174 African Stonechat Saxicola torquata

175 Chorister Robin-Chat (E) Cossypha dichroa

176 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini

177 Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis

178 Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra

179 White-throated Robin-Chat (E) Cossypha humeralis

180 White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata

181 White-browed Scrub-Robin Erythropygia leucophrys

182 Bearded Scrub-Robin Erythropygia quadrivirgata

183 Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapillus

184 Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica

185 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida

186 Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens

187 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis

188 Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops

189 Burnt-necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis

190 Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii

191 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana

192 Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens

193 Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis

194 Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans

195 Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapillus

196 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava

197 African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta

198 Grey Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus

199 Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina




200 Marico Flycatcher (NE) Melaenornis mariquensis

201 Pale Flycatcher Melaenornis pallidus

202 Fiscal Flycatcher (E) Sigelus silens

203 Cape Batis (E) Batis capensis

204 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor

205 African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis

206 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp

207 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis

208 African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus

209 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys

210 Bushveld Pipit Anthus caffer

211 Cape Longclaw (E) Macronyx capensis

212 Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus

213 Common Fiscal Lanius collaris

214 Magpie Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca

215 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla

216 Brubru Nilaus afer

217 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis

218 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala

219 Bokmakierie (E) Telophorus zeylonus

220 Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus

221 Grey-headed Bush-Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti

222 White-crested Helmet-Shrike Prionops plumatus

223 Southern White-crowned Shrike(NE) Eurocephalus anguitimens

224 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

225 Pied Starling (E) Spreo bicolor

226 Burchell's Starling (NE) Lamprotornis australis

227 Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens

228 Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus

229 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio

230 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus

231 Gurney's Sugarbird (E) Promerops gurneyi

232 Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa

233 Marico Sunbird Nectarinia mariquensis

234 Southern Double-collared Sunbird(E) Nectarinia chalybea

235 Greater Double-collared Sunbird (E) Nectarinia afra

236 White-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia talatala

237 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis

238 Amethyst Black Sunbird Nectarinia amethystina

239 Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris

240 Cape White-eye (E) Zosterops pallidus

241 Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger

242 House Sparrow Passer domesticus

243 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus

244 Yellow-throated Petronia Petronia superciliaris

245 Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons

246 Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis

247 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus

248 Cape Weaver (E) Ploceus capensis

249 Southern Masked-Weaver Ploceus velatus




250 Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius

251 Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops

252 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps

253 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea

254 Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis

255 White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus

256 Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne

257 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba

258 Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia

259 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala

260 Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis

261 Violet-eared Waxbill (NE) Uraeginthus granatinus

262 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild

263 Swee Waxbill (E) Estrilda melanotis

264 African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis

265 Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata

266 Red-headed Finch (NE) Amadina erythrocephala

267 Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea

268 Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus

269 Cape Canary Serinus canicollis

270 Streaky-headed Seed-Eater Serinus gularis

271 Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris

Mammals1 Baboon, Chacma Papio ursinus

2 Blesbok Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi

3 Buffalo Syncerus caffer

4 Bushbaby, Thick-tailed Otolemur crassicaudatus

5 Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus

6 Civet, African Civettictis civetta

7 Duiker, Common Sylvicapra grimmia

8 Elephant, African Loxodonta africana

9 Giraffe, Southern Giraffa camelopardalis

10 Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius

11 Hyaena, Spotted Crocuta crocuta

12 Impala Aepyceros melampus

13 Jackal, Black-backed Canis mesomelas

14 Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus

15 Kudu, Greater Tragelaphus strepsiceros

16 Leopard Panthera pardus

17 Lion Pathera leo

18 Mongoose, Banded Mungos mungo

19 Mongoose, Dwarf Helogale parvula

20 Mongoose, Slender Galerella sanguinea

21 Mongoose, Yellow Cynictis penicillata

22 Monkey, Samango Cercopithecus mitis

23 Monkey, Vervet Cercopithecus aethiops

24 Oribi Ourebia ourebi

25 Reedbuck, Common Redunca arundinum

26 Rhebok, Grey Palea capreolus

27 Rhinoceros, White Ceratotherium simum




28 Squirrel, Tree Paraxerus cepapi

29 Steenbok Raphicerus campestris

30 Warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus

31 Waterbuck, Common Kobus ellipsiprymnus

32 Wildebeest, Blue Connochaetes taurinus

33 Zebra, Burchell's Equus burchelli 1

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