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South&Africa&

29&Nov&–&22&Dec&2013&&!

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Rob!Gordijn!&!Helen!Rijkes!([email protected])!!

Introduction&After!several!birding!trips!to!South!America!and!Asia!we!decided!Africa!would!be!de!next!continent.!Rob!had!been!to!Ethiopia!before!(in!2011)!but!for!Helen!it!was!the!first!AfricaGexperience.!We!chose!South!Africa!because!it!is!very!rich!in!endemics,!has!both!birds!and!wildlife,!it!has!the!possibility!to!join!a!pelagic!and!furthermore!the!country!is!easy!to!travel!around!independently!by!car.!In!total!we!saw!470!species.!!Itinerary!!29GNov! Amsterdam!–!Cape!Town!

30GNov! Cape!Peninsula:!Constantia,!Kirstenbosch,!Boulders!&!Cape!of!Good!Hope.!01GDec! West!Coast!National!park,!via!Darling.!02GDec! Sir!Lowry's!Pass,!then!Paarl!Bird!Sanctuary!Mitchell's!&!bain's!Kloof!passes!to!Karoopoort!

(overnight!in!Ceres)!03GDec! All!day!on!Karoopoort.!Inc!road!P2250!Night!camping!Skitterykloof!04GDec! Morning!Tanqua!Karoo!G!drive!to!Swellendam!G!Afternoon!Farmland!loops!05GDec! Overberg!farmland!loops!G!De!Hoop!G!De!Mond!G!Potber!G!Farmlandloops!nigh!in!

Swellendam!06GDec! Morning!Grootvadersbosch,!drive!to!Karoo!NP!G!birding!Karoo!07GDec! Morning!Karoo!NP.!Drive!to!Bloemfontein!G!late!afternoon!birding!en!overnigh!in!

Soetdoring!NR!08GDec! Morning!Soetdoring!NR!G!drive!to!Willem!Pretorius!Game!reserve!G!afternoon!birding!

09GDec! Morning!Willem!Pretorius!(2!hours),!drive!to!Xumeni!forest!(birding!1600G1800)!overnight!in!Underberg.!

10GDec! Sani!Pass.!

11GDec! Start!Xumeni,!drive!to!Howick,!bird!Karkloof,!drive!to!Eshowe.!12GDec! Dlinza!(skipped!Ongoya!due!to!weather,!could!not!find!Entumeni!forest…!13GDec! Mtunzini!to!St!Lucia,!birding!park!to!Vidal,!couple!of!hours!on!the!beach,!birding!Vidal!

campsite,!drive!back!to!St!Lucia!14GDec! Birding!campsite!st!lucia,!'s!middag!Hluwe!umfolozi!15GDec! Hluwe!umfolozi,!drive!to!Mhkuze,!birding!Mkuze!16GDec! Birding!Mkuze!

17GDec! Morning!Mkuze,!drive!to!Wakkerstroom,!failed!attempt!YellowGbreasted!pipit!(Crap!weather)!

18GDec! Wakkerstroom!all!day!

19GDec! Morning!Wakkerstroom,!drive!to!Rustenburg!20GDec! Pilanesberg!all!day!21GDec! Zaagkuilsdriftroad,!Rust!de!Winter!reserver,!Roodeplaatdam!//!23.55&flight!22GDec! Amsterdam!

Practicalities!!Weather'Weather!was!reasonable!overall,!we!missed!out!on!the!pelagic!due!to!high!winds.!We!had!some!rains!on!the!drive!to!Underberg.!Next!few!days!after!we!had!quite!a!bit!of!rain,!and!we!missed!some!birding!time.!On!the!drive!from!Karkloof!to!Eshowe!we!had!terrible!weather.!The!first!afternoon!around!Wakkerstroom!we!experienced!thundershowers!and!it!rained!quite!a!bit,!which!made!the!roads!almost!undrivable.!Some!showers!throughout!in!Wakkerstroom,!after!that!we!had!sunny!weather!till!Johannesburg.!'Guiding'We!birded!by!ourselves,!we!only!made!use!of!a!guide!for!the!trip!upto!Sani!Pass.!We!made!a!day!trip!with!Stuart!McLean!(R2500!total)!(http://www.birdsandbeyond.co.za/)!and!had!a!great!day!on!which!we!saw!all!our!targets.!!We!booked!a!pelagic!with!Ann!Anne!Albatross!(http://www.annealbatross.org/)!other!options!are!Zest!for!Birds!(http://www.zestforbirds.co.za/)!or!Cape!Town!Pelagics!(http://www.capetownpelagics.com/).!According!to!what!we!read!Zest!for!Birds!uses!the!largest!boats.!!Travelling'We!booked!a!ticket!Amsterdam!G!Cape!town!and!back!from!Johannesburg!with!KLM.!For!the!entire!trip!we!hired!a!car!at!Cape!Town!airport!(First!carrental)!and!dropped!it!off!at!the!end!at!Johannesburg.!In!total!we!drove!!6800!km.!We!used!a!navigation!app!(for!iPhone)!by!Sygic!which!worked!out!well.!!Eating'&'Sleeping'We!brought!a!tent!and!used!it!a!couple!of!times,!it!made!us!even!more!flexible.!We!only!booked!our!first!accommodation!in!Cape!Town!but!had!no!trouble!at!all!finding!accommodation.!!Costs'Flights:!1051!euro!pp!(KLM)!Car!hire:!500!euro!total!!Hotels,!food!and!gas:!1000!euro!pp!!Literature!We!made!use!of!several!tripreports!found!on!Cloudbirders!(www.cloudbirders.com).!But!we!mostly!used!Southern!African!Birdfinder!(SAB)!(Cohen!et!al)!and!the!information!found!on!the!SAbirding!Wiki!(http://wiki.sabirding.co.za/)!This!information!is!also!stored!in!the!Roberts!VII!birds!app!(for!iPhone).!This!app!also!contains!birdsounds!and!a!field!guide.!We!additionally!used!the!Sasol!birding!guide!app!(in!addition!to!the!paper!version).!Chamberlain’s!LBJ’s!is!a!very!useful!addition!to!the!field!guides.!!Additional!sites!with!useful!birding!information:!Cape!Birding!Route:!http://www.capebirdingroute.org/!Birdlife!South!Africa!–!Avitourism:!http://birdingroutes.co.za/travel/itineraries.html!

Visited!sites!A!complete!list!of!GPS!points!of!sites!and!specific!birds!is!available!here!http://goo.gl/G9fEOK,!and!can!also!be!requested!in!e.g.!.kml!(for!Google!Earth),!.gpx!(for!GPS!devices!and!GPS!software)!format.!!

Since!most!places!are!very!well!described!in!the!mentioned!literature!we!only!include!some!brief!notes!of!our!experience!in!addition.!!Cape!Peninsula!There!are!several!sites!around!Cape!Town!that!you!have!to!visit!in!order!to!see!al!targets!here:!!!Contantia!greenbelts!–!De!Hel!Short!visit,!first!birding!in!SA,!with!heard!only!Knysna!Warbler.!Park!here:!34°!0'37.80"S,!18°24'45.70"E!!Kirstenbosch!Gardens!You!can!easily!spend!several!hours!walking!around!here.!Many!trails!available!with!good!birding.!Entrance:!33°59'16.55"S,!18°26'8.10"E!!Boulders!Beach!Very!small!and!touristy!beach!but!easiest!place!to!see!the!penguins.!!Park!here:!34°11'54.33"S,!18°27'13.75"E!!Cape!of!Good!Hope!Very!windy,!but!saw!the!Cape!Siskins!along!the!trail!up!to!the!lighthouse.!!Entrance!34°15'28.79"S,!18°27'21.45"E!!West!Coast!NP!Our!sources!varied!on!the!opening!time!(Entrance:!33°14'37.62"S,!18°12'15.34"E),!it!proved!to!be!at!07.00!not!at!06.00,!we!should!have!tried!the!(start!of)!the!Darling!Birding!Route!for!Cape!Clapper!Lark.!Within!the!park!just!follow!SAB.!!Darling!Birding!Route!including!Tienie!Versveld!We!found!Cloud!Cisticola!rather!easily!at!!Tienie!Versveld:!(33°20'1.00"S,!18°16'22.61"E!),!later!afternoon.!We!tried!for!Cape!Clapper!Lark!at!the!Darling!road!start!(33°30'0.77"S,!18°19'59.32"E.),!but!larks!late!afternoon.!!!Sir!Lowry’s!Pass!Park!at!34°!8'57.38"S,!18°55'39.97"E,!cross!the!road!and!walk!the!trail,!we!saw!Cape!Rockjumpers!on!the!first!100meters!along!this!trail,!and!higher!up!the!mountains!from!the!cannons.!We!tried!hard!for!Victorins!warbler!along!the!streams!but!we!failed!to!find!them.!!Paarl!Birding!Sanctuary!Nice!site!to!spend!an!hour!birding!in!the!middle!of!the!day.!We!did!not!see!any!species!not!seen!later!on.!!!Mitchell’s!&!Bain’s!Kloof!Mainly!drove!along!here,!tried!for!Victorin’s!warbler!at!a!site!mentioned!in!SAB,!but!failed!to!find!any.!!Karoopoort!Spent!the!day!birding!and!driving!along!the!roads!with!the!Dam!(33°!6'38.40"S,!19°46'5.30"E)!and!Eierkop:!33°!4'46.96"S,!19°46'24.99"E!Larks!where!rather!scarce!along!the!road,!many!more!along!p2250!

Skitterykloof!Park/pickick!spot!here:!32°52'58.53"S,!19°44'20.02"E!Found!the!CinnamonGbreasted!warbler!easily,!camped!overnight!at!this!spot.!!P2250!Start!of!the!road:!32°40'50.01"S,!19°42'29.63"E,!obviously!much!better!for!birding!than!the!main!road.!!Swellendam!Overberg/Farmland!Start!of!the!track:!34°!3'57.96"S,!20°32'38.72"E,!larks!where!easily!found!early!morning!on!the!first!site!mentioned!in!SAB!!De!Hoop!Turnoff!for!The!Hoop:!34°22'19.68"S,!20°24'53.39"E,!Knysna!Woodpecker!in!the!meeting!tree!in!front!of!the!headquarters,!and!Southern!Tchagra!easily!found!on!the!campsite.!!De!Mond!Located!here:!34°42'36.16"S,!20°!6'16.54"E,!walked!along!the!river!on!the!other!side!towards!the!river!mouth!and!found!a!Damara!Tern!foraging!there.!!Potberg!Entrance:!34°22'31.54"S,!20°31'59.02"E.!We!went!there!for!the!Cape!Vultures,!late!afternoon.!!!Grootvadersbosch!Park!here!33°59'8.38"S,!20°49'24.49"E,!reserve!opens!from!0700,!but!you!can!easily!go!in!and!pay!on!the!way!back.!Again,!tried!for!Victorins!Warbler!above!the!forest,!but!sadly!nothing.!Found!Knysna!Warbler!rather!easily!along!some!fern!overgrown!openings!in!the!forest.!!Karoo!NP!SAB!is!clear,!entrance!at:!32°21'49.52"S,!22°32'31.73"E.!We!only!heard!Rock!Pipit!because!it!is!not!allowed!to!exit!your!vehicle!inside!the!park!which!makes!searching!for!some!species!complicated.!!Soetdoring!NP!Entrance:!28°48'38.20"S,!26°!6'34.44"E,!the!reserve!was!alive!with!calling!Northern!Black!Korhaans.!And!evening!thunderstorm!caused(?)!a!great!amount!of!activity!the!next!morning.!Very!enjoyable!hours!of!birding!in!the!reserve.!!!Willem!Pretorius!Game!Reserve!Entrance!28°17'20.38"S,!27°!7'55.95"E.!For!us!the!park!added!very!little!after!Soetdoring,!and!activity!was!rather!low!(although!we!only!spent!a!late!afternoon!and!morning!with!crappy!weather)!!Xumeni!Forest!The!only!site!where!we!had!some!trouble!following!the!directions!in!SAB.!Turnoff!for!Xumeni!Forest:!29°54'56.05"S,!29°52'10.08"E!Start!of!Forest:!29°55'23.63"S,!29°51'29.32"E.!Cape!Parrots!were!seen!on!both!afternoon!and!morning!visits.!We!were!quite!successful!with!the!other!forest!species!here!as!well.!!Sani!Pass!We!arranged!a!full!day!with!Stuart.!He!picked!us!up!at!our!hostel!in!Underberg!at!05:30AM.!We!were!lucky!with!the!weather!since!it!cleared!up!quickly!and!only!started!raining!again!in!the!afternoon!on!the!way!back.!The!climb!to!the!Pass!is!very!steep!at!some!parts!and!you!definitely!

need!a!4WD.!Start!of!the!road:!29°43'12.53"S,!29°31'16.66"E,!SA!Border!post:!29°36'11.49"S,!29°20'22.24"E.!Lesotho!Border!Post:!29°35'4.64"S,!29°17'9.85"E!!Howick!&!Karkloof!Howick!Falls:!29°29'8.34"S,!30°14'15.80"E!:!Our!only!Mocking!Cliff!Chat!of!the!trip.!Umgeni!Valley!Nature!Reserve:!29°28'27.70"S,!30°14'17.32"E:!Started!to!rain!soon!after!entering!the!reserve!which!cut!our!visit!short.!Turnoff!for!D584:!29°14'7.67"S,!30°19'8.73"E:!Found!Wattled!Crane!feeding!in!the!field!a!few!km!along!this!road.!!Dlinza!Forest!Entrance:!28°53'24.40"S,!31°27'12.32"E.!Only!found!the!thrush!late!afternoon,!just!keep!making!the!rounds.!With!the!crap!weather!of!the!day!before!we!decided!against!trying!for!Ongoya!and!the!barbet.!We!tried!to!find!Entumeni!Forest!but!failed!to!find!anything…!!Mtunzini!A!short!stop!on!the!drive!from!Dlinza!to!St!Lucia.!Did!not!see!the!vultures,!but!did!not!search!very!hard.!!St!Lucia!Stayed!at!a!campsite,!where!we!saw!al!targets!in!one!morning.!!Cape!Vidal!Cape!Vidal!28°!7'32.81"S,!32°33'21.09"E!!Hluwe!umfolozi!Good!combination!of!wildlife!and!birds.!Northern!entrance:!28°!4'5.69"S,!32°!8'30.36"E!Entrance!along!R618:!28°15'0.81"S,!31°59'24.52"E!!Mkuze!Entrance!Gate:!27°38'25.68"S,!32°!9'25.64"E,!great!reserve.!The!Fig!Forest!was!flooded!so!we!could!not!visit.!Good!birding!throughout,!we!also!went!on!the!not!so!interesting!night!drive.!!Wakkerstroom!The!rain!made!the!roads!very!slippery,!but!we!managed!ok.!Fickland!Pan:!27°14'18.05"S,!30°!3'1.96"E:!Found!Rudd’s!Lark!and!PinkGbilled!lark!on!both!occasions.!We!had!quite!a!bit!more!difficulty!with!Botha’s!Lark,!with!only!one!short!sighting!along!the!road.!Communal!lands:!(27°!4'50.31"S,!30°!1'46.69"E),!no!larks,!but!found!YellowGbreasted!pipit!here.!!Pilanesberg!A!nice!reserve!to!spend!the!day,!saw!a!quite!a!few!species!not!possible!on!the!rest!of!our!trip,!but!probably!not!worth!visiting!if!visiting!e.g.!Kruger.!!Zaagkuildrifroad!The!description!in!the!Birdfinder!sounded!very!promising,!but!although!we!did!have!some!nice!birding!along!the!road,!activity!died!very!quickly!and!all!too!soon!we!were!at!the!end!of!the!road!and!still!had!several!hours!to!kill!before!going!to!the!airport!(that’s!when!we!decided!to!visit!Rust!de!Winter!and!Roodeplaatdam!as!well)!!Rust!de!Winter!reserve!Busy!with!people!along!the!lakeshore.!Hot!and!not!very!birdy!(the!Birdfinder!mentioned!a!site!for!waterfowl!at!the!end!of!the!lake!but!it!turned!out!there!no!possible!way!(anymore?)!to!get!there.!!Roodeplaatdam!A!nice!reserve!near!Johannesburg.!Not!much!new,!but!nice!enough!to!spend!some!time!before!catching!a!flight.!

ANNOTATED'SPECIES'LIST'!

Subspecies!We#have#tried#to#accurately#indicate#the#proper#subspecies#for#all#our#observations,#usually#based#on#

geographic#locations#with#reference#to#Birds#of#Southern#Africa,#but#based#on#the#IOC#World#Bird#List#

version#3.5.!!

+'=!several!!++'=!common!

+++'=!very!common!

'Endemic:'South!Africa!country!endemic!(for!geographic!reasons!including!Lesotho!and!Swaziland).!

Breeding'Endemic:'Breeding!solely!in!South!Africa!but!a!wider!wintering!range.!Near'Endemic:'Main!distribution!in!South!Africa,!but!ranges!into!Namibia,!Botswana,!Zimbabwe!and!

Mozambique.!

Regional'Endemic:'Occurs!solely!in!the!Southern!African!region(South!Africa,!Namibia,!Botswana,!Zimbabwe!and!

Mozambique)!

'GPS'points!A!complete!list!of!GPS!points!is!available!here#http://goo.gl/G9fEOK,!and!can!also!be!requested!in!e.g.!.kml'(for!Google!Maps),!.gpx'(for!GPS!devices!and!GPS!software)!format!HH!this%file%also%includes%all%the%gps%tracks%from%our%trip.!!!

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Common#Ostrich#I#Struthio(camelus## Common#throughout,#but#all#originating#from#captive#stock#according#to#field#guides#

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1. Helmeted#Guineafowl#I#Numida(meleagris(coronatus# #

Common#throughout;#

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2. Crested#Guineafowl#I#Guttera(pucherani(edouardi#13/12:# +,#St#Lucia;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

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3. GreyIwinged#Francolin#I#Scleroptila(afra#–#Endemic#03/12:# 8,#Skitterykloof;#

2,#De#Hoop;#

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4. RedIwinged#Francolin#–#Scleroptiala(levaillantii(levaillantii#7/12:## HO,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

#

5. Crested#Francolin#I#Dendroperdix(sephaena#sephaena## # 15I17/12# #4,#Mkuze;#

#

6. Cape#Spurfowl#I#Pternistis(capensis#–#Near#Endemic#01/12:## 6,#en#route;#

# ++#West#Coast#NP;#

## ++,#Darling;#

03/12:# +,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

04/12:# +,#Farmlandloops;#

# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(southern(Namibia.(#

7. Natal#Spurfowl#I#Pternistis(natalensis#natalensis##07/12:## HO,#Soetdoring#NR;#

08/12:## 2,#Soetdoring#NR;#

20/12:## ++,#Pilanesberg;#

21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

#

8. Swainson's#Spurfowl#I#Pternistis(swainsonii(swainsonii## # 08/12:## 10+,#Soetdoring#NR;#

# 5,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

09/12:## ++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

19/12:# +,#Wakkerstroom;#


#

9. Common#Quail#I#Coturnix(coturnix(africana# #

# # 01/12:## HO,#Tienie#Versveld#

04/12:# HO,#Farmland#loops;#

10/12:## HO,#Sani#Pass;#

18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

10. WhiteIfaced#Whistling#Duck#I#Dendrocygna(viduata## # 13/12:# 4,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

14/12:# 5,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#

#

11. WhiteIbacked#Duck#I#Thalassornis(leuconotus(leuconotus#18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

12. SpurIwinged#Goose#I#Plectropterus(gambensis(niger(# ############01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;#

09/12:## 10,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

# # 1,#en#route#from#Xumeni#to#Underberg;#

10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;#

13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#


20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;#


#

13. Egyptian#Goose#I#Alopochen(aegyptiaca#Common#near#water#

#

14. South#African#Shelduck#I#Tadorna(cana#I#Near#endemic## 03/12:# 10+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

( Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.(#

15. African#Pygmy#Goose#I#Nettapus(auritus#13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#en#route:#little#pool#few#km#before#bridge#(Rob#only);#

# #

16. Cape#Teal#I#Anas(capensis# #

# #############01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;#

02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

#

17. YellowIbilled#Duck#I#Anas(undulata(undulata# #

02/12:## 2,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;#

# ############08/12:## 3,#Soetdoring#NR;#

# +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

11/12:# ++,#Karkloof;#


#

18. Cape#Shoveler#I#Anas(smithii#–#Regional#endemic## ############01/12:## 3,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;#

11/12:# 1,#Karkloof;#


18/12:# 2,#Wakkerstroom;#


#

19. RedIbilled#TealI#Anas(erythrorhyncha#14/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#


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20. Hottentot#Teal#I#Anas(hottentota# #


#

21. Southern#Pochard#I#Netta(erythrophthalma#brunnea#10/12:## 25,#Sani#Pass;#

11/12:# 15,#Karkloof;#

#

22. Maccoa#Duck#I#Oxyura(maccoa#I#NearIthreatened#18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

23. African#Penguin#I#Spheniscus(demersus#I#Near#endemic#–#Endangered#30/11:## 100+,#Boulders#Beach;#

( Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Southern(Namibia.(#

Giant#Petrel#sp.I#Macronectes(sp.#30/11:## 1,#Boulders#Beach;#

#

24. Little#Grebe#I#Tachybaptus(ruficollis(capense#02/12:## 1,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;#

10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;#

11/12:# +,#Karkloof;#

13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#



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25. Great#Crested#Grebe#I#Podiceps(cristatus#infuscatus#05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;#


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26. BlackInecked#Grebe#I#Podiceps(nigricollis#gurneyi# #


#

27. Greater#Flamingo#I#Phoenicopterus(roseus## ############01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;# #

02/12:## ++,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

# 03/12:# 25+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

05/12:# 10+,#en#route;#

# +,#De#Mond#NR;#

#

28. Lesser#Flamingo#I#Phoeniconaias(minor#I#NearIthreatened## ########01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP;#

#

29. YellowIbilled#StorkI#Mycteria(ibis#14/12:# 3,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#


#

30. WoollyInecked#Stork#I#Ciconia(episcopus#microscelis#12/12:# 4,#Dlinza#Forest;#

14/12:# 10+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

#

31. White#Stork#I#Ciconia(ciconia(ciconia#04/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;#

05/12:# 10+,#Farmland#loops;#

# 25+,#Farmland#loops;#

06/12:# +,#Grootvadersbosch;#

09/12:## +,#en#route;#

10/12:## 10+,#Sani#Pass;#

11/12:# +,#Karkloof;#



#

32. Marabou#Stork#I#Leptoptilos(crumenifer#20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;#

# #

33. African#Sacred#Ibis#I#Threskiornis(aethiopicus## #############01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;#



#

34. Southern#Bald#Ibis#I#Geronticus(calvus#–#Endemic#–#Vulnerable#10/12:## 16,#Sani#Pass;#

#

35. Hadada#Ibis#I#Bostrychia(hagedash#hagedash# #

Common.#

#

36. Glossy#Ibis#I#Plegadis(falcinellus#18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

37. African#Spoonbill#I#Platalea(alba#30/11:## 1,#De#Hel;#

04/12:# 5,#en#route;#


#

38. Little#Bittern#I#Ixobrychus(minutus#payesii# #

18/12:# +HO,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

39. BlackIcrowned#Night#Heron#I#Nycticorax(nycticorax(nycticorax#02/12:## 3,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#


#

40. Striated#Heron#I#Butorides(striata atricapilla#21/12:## 2,#RoodeplaatIdam;#

# #

41. Squacco#Heron#I#Ardeola(ralloides# #

# # 13/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

#

42. Western#Cattle#Egret#I#Bubulcus(ibis#30/11:## +,#en#route;#


10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;#


# 1,#Rust#de#Winter;#

#

43. Grey#Heron#I#Ardea(cinerea(cinerea#02/12:## 1,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

04/12:# 1,#Farmland#loops;#

05/12:## 2,#De#Mond#NR;#



# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15/12:# 1,#iMfolozi;#


#

44. BlackIheaded#Heron#I#Ardea(melanocephala## # 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;#

# # # 1,#Darling;#


05/12:# 1,#en#route;#

09/12:## 1,#en#route;#

10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;#


# # 15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;#


#

45. Goliath#Heron#I#Ardea(goliath#14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#


#

46. Purple#Heron#I#Ardea(purpurea#18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;#

# #

47. Great#Egret#I#Ardea(alba#melanorhynchos#01/12:## 3#en#route;#

# ############15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;#

#

48. Intermediate#Egret#I#Egretta(intermedia#brachyrhyncha#18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;#

# #

49. Little#Egret#I#Egretta(garzetta(garzetta#01/12:## 1,#en#route;#

05/12:# 1,#De#Mond#NR;#


# ############15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;#

20/12:## 3+,#Pilanesberg;#

#

50. Hamerkop#I#Scopus(umbretta(umbretta## ############15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;#


#

51. Great#White#Pelican#I#Pelecanus(onocrotalus#01/12:## 3,#en#route;#

# #

52. PinkIbacked#Pelican#I#Pelecanus(rufescens# #


#

53. Cape#Gannet#I#Morus(capensis#I#Breeding#endemic#–#Vulnerable#30/11:## 3,#Boulders#Beach;#

05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;#

#

54. Reed#Cormorant#I#Microcarbo(africanus#africanus#02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

# #############02/12:## +,#Ceres#to#Karoopoort;#




21/12:## ++,#RoodeplaatIdam;#

#

55. Crowned#Cormorant#I#Microcarbo(coronatus#I#Near#endemic#I#NearIthreatened## ############01/12:## 5+,#West#Coast#NP;#

# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.(

#

56. WhiteIbreasted#Cormorant#I#Phalacrocorax(lucidus#30/11:## +,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#


10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;#


#

57. Cape#Cormorant#I#Phalacrocorax(capensis#I#NearIthreatened#30/11:## 50+,#Boulders#Beach;#

## +++,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#

05/12:# 1,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;#

#

58. African#Darter#I#Anhinga(rufa(rufa## #############08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#

09/12:## 1,#en#route;#


21/12:## 1,#RoodeplaatIdam;#

#

#

59. Secretarybird#I#Sagittarius(serpentarius#–#Vulnerable#08/12:## 1,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#

#

60. Western#Osprey#I#Pandion(haliaetus(haliaetus## # 13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

#

61. BlackIwinged#Kite#I#Elanus(caeruleus(caeruleus## #############01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;#

# #############02/12:## 1,#Ceres#to#KarooPoort;#

# #############03/12:# 1,#en#route;#

05/12:# 1,#en#route;#


14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#


#

62. African#HarrierIHawk#I#Polyboroides(typus(typus#14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

#

63. Bearded#Vulture#I#Gypaetus(barbatus(meridionalis#10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;#

#

64. European#Honey#Buzzard#I#Pernis(apivorus#15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;#

#

65. WhiteIbacked#Vulture#I#Gyps(africanus#–#Endangered#14/12:# 8+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15/12:# 10+,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #5+,#Mkuze;#

#

66. Cape#Vulture#I#Gyps(coprotheres#I#Regional#Endemic#–#Vulnerable#05/12:## 10,#Poteberg;#

10/12:## 14,#Sani#Pass;#

#

67. LappetIfaced#Vulture#I#Torgos(tracheliotos(tracheliotos#15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;#

#

68. BlackIchested#Snake#Eagle#I#Circaetus(pectoralis#04/12:# 1,#Farmland#loops;#



15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#


21/12:## 1,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

#

69. Brown#Snake#Eagle#I#Circaetus(cinereus## # 13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#

#

70. Bateleur#I#Terathopius(ecaudatus#I#NearIthreatened#15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#

#

71. Crowned#Eagle#I#Stephanoaetus(coronatus#I#NearIthreatened#11/12:# 1,#en#route;#

#

72. Martial#Eagle#I#Polemaetus(bellicosus#I#NearIthreatened#

15I17/12#1+,#Mkuze;#

#

73. LongIcrested#Eagle#I#Lophaetus(occipitalis# #

11/12:# 1,#Xumeni#Forest;#

15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#

#

74. Wahlberg's#Eagle#I#Hieraaetus(wahlbergi#14/12:# 2,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

# ############15I17/12##3,#Mkuze#–#(including#one#nest);#

#

75. Booted#Eagle#I#Hieraaetus(pennatus## 03/12:# 1,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

# #############07/12:## 1,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

11/12:# 1,#Karkloof;#

#

76. Tawny#Eagle#I#Aquila(rapax(rapax#14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15/12:# 1,#iMfolozi;#

#

77. Pale#Chanting#Goshawk#I#Melierax(canorus(I#Regional#Endemic## #############02/12:## 2,#Karoopoort;#

03/12:# 5+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

# # # +,#P2250;#

04/12:# 4,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;#

07/12:## +,#en#route;#

# ############08/12:## 4,#Soetdoring#NR;#

#

78. African#Goshawk#I#Accipiter(tachiro(tachiro# #

12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;#

# ############14/12:# #1,#St#Lucia;#

#

79. Black#Sparrowhawk#I#Accipiter(melanoleucus(melanoleucus#30/11:## 1,#De#Hel;#

#

80. African#Marsh#Harrier#I#Circus(ranivorus# #

10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;#


#

81. Black#Harrier#I#Circus(maurus#I#Near#Endemic#–#Vulnerable#01/12:## 1,#en#route#to#West#Coast#NP;#

# ############# 1,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;#

########Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia(#

82. YellowIbilled#Kite#I#Milvus(aegyptius#parasitus#Common#throughout##

# #

83. African#Fish#Eagle#I#Haliaeetus(vocifer#08/12:## 3,#Soetdoring#NR;#


#

84. Common#Buzzard#I#Buteo(buteo(vulpinus## ############01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;# #


05/12:# ++,#Farmland#loops;#

06/12:# 2,#Grootvadersbosch;#


# ############08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#

1,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

09/12:## +,#en#route;#

10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;#

11/12:# +,#Karkloof;#

14/12:# ++,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#


#

#

85. Forest#Buzzard#I#Buteo(trizonatus#–#Endemic## #############09/12:## 1,#en#route#from#Xumeni#to#Underberg;#

#

86. Jackal#Buzzard#I#Buteo(rufofuscus#–#Near#Endemic#30/11:## 1,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#

05/12:# 2,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;#

# 3,#en#route;#

# 3,#Farmland#loops# #

09/12:## 1,#en#route;#

10/12:## 4,#Sani#Pass;#

11/12:# 1,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#


87. Lesser#Kestrel#I#Falco(naumanni#08/12:## +,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#

09/12:## +,#en#route;#


#

88. Rock#Kestrel#I#Falco(rupicolus#30/11:## 1,#Kirstenbosch;#

## 1,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#

# ############01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP;#

# ############02/12:## +,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;#

03/12:# +,#Skitterykloof;#

# # +,#P2250;#


04/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;#

05/12:# 2,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;#

10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;#

#

89. Greater#Kestrel#I#Falco(rupicoloides(rupicoloides#04/12:# 1,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;#


#

90. Amur#Falcon#I#Falco(amurensis#08/12:## 1,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#

10/12:## 100+,#Himeville#I#roost;#

15/12:# 3,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12:#50+,#Mkuze;#

18I19/12:#++,#Wakkerstroom;#

21/12:## ++,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

#

91. Lanner#Falcon#I#Falco(biarmicus#biarmicus#03/12:# 1,#P2250;#

10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;#

#

92. Peregrine#Falcon#I#Falco(peregrinus(minor#01/12:## 1,#en#route;#

# #

93. Kori#Bustard#I#Ardeotis(kori#kori# #

06/12:# 1,#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only,#32°19'1.51"S,#22°33'22.53"E);#

#

94. Ludwig's#Bustard#I#Neotis(ludwigii#I#Near#Endemic#–#Endangered#04/12:# 3,#Farmland#loops;#


95. Denham's#Bustard#I#Neotis(denhami#stanleyi#I#NearIthreatened#04/12:# 9,#Farmland#loops;#


05/12:## 3,#De#Mond#NR#–#acces#road;#

11/12:# 2,#Karkloof;#

#

96. Blue#Korhaan#I#Eupodotis(coerulescens#–#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened#07/12:## 1,#en#route#–#near#Soetdoring#NR#(Helen#only);#

08/12:## 2,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#

18I19/12:#10+,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

97. Karoo#Korhaan##I#Eupodotis(vigorsii#vigorsiiI#Near#endemic#04/12:# 3,#Farmland#loops;#



98. Southern#Black#Korhaan#I#Afrotis(afra#I#Endemic## # 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP#–#road#to#Seeberg#Lookout#(18°#4'30.91"E);#

#

99. Northern#Black#Korhaan#I#Afrotis(afraoides#afraoides–#Regional#Endemic#07/12:## 1,#en#route#–#near#Soetdoring#NR;#

## ++,#Soetdoring#NR#–#displaying,#calling,#flying#around#–#very#common;#

08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR#–#omnious;#

## ++,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#

08/12:## ++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve#–#most#visible#bird#of#the#day;#

21/12:## HO,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

#

100. BlackIbellied#Bustard#I#Lissotis(melanogaster#notophila#14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#


#

101. African#Rail#I#Rallus(caerulescens#18/12:# 2HO,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

102. African#Swamphen#I#Porphyrio(madagascariensis#02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

#

103. Common#Moorhen#I#Gallinula(chloropus#meridionalis## # 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;#


10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;#


#

104. RedIknobbed#Coot#I#Fulica(cristata# #

# # 01/12:## 3,#West#Coast#NP;#


10/12:## 10+,#Sani#Pass;#

11/12:# +,#Karkloof;#


#

105. Grey#Crowned#Crane#I#Balearica(regulorum#regulorum#–#Endangered#10/12:## 12,#Sani#Pass;#

11/12:# 1,#Karkloof;#

17/12# #1,#en#route;#


#

106. Blue#Crane#I#Grus(paradisea#I#Near#Endemic#–#Vulnerable#01/12:## 4,#Tienie#Versveld;#



11/12:# 1,#Karkloof;#

18I19/12:#3,#Wakkerstroom;#

Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(small(disjunct(population(in(Ethosha(Pan(region(of(Namibia.(#

107. Wattled#Crane#I#Grus(carunculata#–#Vulnerable#11/12:# 2,#Karkloof#–D584;#

#

108. Water#ThickIknee#I#Burhinus(vermiculatus#13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;#


15/12:# 3,#iMfolozi;#

# # 15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;#

#

109. Spotted#ThickIknee#I#Burhinus(capensis#capensis#08/12:## 5+,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#


15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#


#

110. African#Oystercatcher#I#Haematopus(moquini#I#Near#Endemic#30/11:## 5+,#Boulders#Beach;#

# 2+,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#

05/12:# 5+,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;#

# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia;((111. BlackIwinged#Stilt#I#Himantopus(himantopus#

01/12:## 1,#en#route;#


#

112. Pied#Avocet#I#Recurvirostra(avosetta#18/12:# 2,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

113. Blacksmith#Lapwing#I#Vanellus(armatus#30/11:## 1,#Boulders#Beach;#


08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;#


09/12:## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#



#

114. Crowned#Lapwing#I#Vanellus(coronatus(coronatus#04/12:# 2,#en#route;#

# 2,#Farmland#loops;#


# +,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;#


# # 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;#

# +,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#





#

115. African#Wattled#Lapwing#I#Vanellus(senegallus#lateralis#18I19/12:#4,#Wakkerstroom;#



#

116. Grey#Plover#I#Pluvialis(squatarola(squatarola# #

# # 01/12:## 10+,#West#Coast#NP;#

#

117. Common#Ringed#Plover#I#Charadrius(hiaticula#01/12:## 10+,#West#Coast#NP;#

05/12:# 25+,#De#Mond#NR;#

#

118. Kittlitz's#Plover#I#Charadrius(pecuarius## # 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;#

#

119. ThreeIbanded#Plover#I#Charadrius(tricollaris(tricollaris## # 01/12:## 3,#West#Coast#NP;#

08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#



#

120. WhiteIfronted#Plover#I#Charadrius(marginatus#01/12:## 2,#marginatus#West#Coast#NP;#05/12:# 2,#marginatus#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;## 5+,#marginatus#De#Mond#NR;#14/12:# +#arenaceus,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#

#

121. African#Jacana#I#Actophilornis(africanus## # 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

14/12:# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#



#

122. Whimbrel#I#Numenius(phaeopus(phaeopus## # 01/12:## 10+,#West#Coast#NP;#

05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;#

#

123. Eurasian#Curlew#I#Numenius(arquata#arquata#I#NearIthreatened#01/12:## 3,#West#Coast#NP;#

#

124. Common#Greenshank#I#Tringa(nebularia#01/12:## +,#en#route;#

05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;#


#

125. Wood#Sandpiper#I#Tringa(glareola#18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;#


#

126. Common#Sandpiper#I#Actitis(hypoleucos#02/12:## 1,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#


15/12:# 2,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

127. Ruddy#Turnstone#I#Arenaria(interpres(interpres## # 01/12:## 20+,#West#Coast#NP;#

#

128. Red#Knot#I#Calidris(canutus(canutus## # 01/12:## 5,#West#Coast#NP;#

#

129. Sanderling#I#Calidris(alba(alba## # 01/12:## 5,#West#Coast#NP;#

#

130. Little#Stint#I##Calidris(minuta## # 01/12:## 3+,#West#Coast#NP;#


#

131. Curlew#Sandpiper#I#Calidris(ferruginea## # 01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP;#

05/12:# 25+,#De#Mond#NR;#

#

132. DoubleIbanded#Courser#I#Rhinoptilus(africanus#granti#08/12:## 8,#Soetdoring#NR;#


#

133. GreyIheaded#Gull#I#Chroicocephalus(cirrocephalus#poiocephalus#02/12:## ++,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#


14/12:# 5+,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#

#

134. Hartlaub's#Gull#I#Chroicocephalus(hartlaubii#I#Near#Endemic#30/11:## ++,#Boulders#Beach;#

01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;#


Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.(#

135. Kelp#Gull#I#Larus(dominicanus(vetula#30/11:## +++,#Boulders#Beach;#

30/11:## ++,#en#route;#

05/12:# ++,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;#

# ++,#De#Mond#NR;#

#

136. Caspian#Tern#I#Hydroprogne(caspia#05/12:# 1,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;#


#

137. Greater#Crested#Tern#I#Thalasseus(bergii(bergii#30/11:## 50+,#Boulders#Beach;#

05/12:# 3,#De#Mond#NR;#

13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;#


#

138. Sandwich#Tern#I#Thalasseus(sandvicensis#14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#

#

139. Little#Tern#I#Sternula(albifrons(albifrons#14/12:# +3,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#

#

140. Damara#Tern#I#Sternula(balaenarum#I#Near#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened#05/12:# 2+,#De#Mond#NR;#

Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia(but(recorded(as(far(as(Nigeria(in(winter.(#

141. Common#Tern#I#Sterna(hirundo#hirundo## # 01/12:## 5,#West#Coast#NP;#

#

142. Whiskered#Tern#I#Chlidonias(hybrid#delalandii#05/12:# 10+,#en#route;#


#

143. WhiteIwinged#Tern#I#Chlidonias(leucopterus#02/12:## 5,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

#

144. Namaqua#Sandgrouse#I#Pterocles(namaqua#I#Regional#Endemic#03/12:# 30+,#P2250;#

04/12:# 10+,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;#

#

145. Speckled#Pigeon#I#Columba(guinea#phaeonota# #

# # Common#bird#of#crap#habitat#

#

146. African#Olive#Pigeon#I#Columba(arquatrix#30/11:## 1,#De#Hel;#

05/12:# 1,#en#route;#


09/12:## ++,#Xumeni#forest;#

10/12:## 20+,#Sani#Pass;#

11/12:# ++,#Xumeni#Forest;#

#

147. Eastern#BronzeInaped#Pigeon#I#Columba(delegorguei#delegorguei#12/12:# 1+,#Dlinza#Forest;#

#

148. Lemon#Dove#I#Columba(larvata#larvata#12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;#

#

149. RedIeyed#Dove#I#Streptopelia(semitorquata## # Common#throughout;#

#

150. RingInecked#Dove#I#Streptopelia(capicola#capicola## # Common#throughout;#

#

151. Laughing#Dove#I#Spilopelia(senegalensis(senegalensis# #

# # Common#throughout;#

#

152. EmeraldIspotted#Wood#Dove#I#Turtur(chalcospilos#15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;#

#

153. Tambourine#Dove#I#Turtur(tympanistria#11/12:# 1,#en#route;#

12/12:# HO,#Dlinza#Forest;#

15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#

#

154. Namaqua#Dove#I#Oena(capensis(capensis## # 01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;#

02/12:## +,#Karoopoort;#

03/12:# ++,#Skitterykloof;#

#

155. Cape#Parrot#I#Poicephalus(robustus#–#Endemic## # 09/12:## 5,#Xumeni#forest;#

11/12:# 1HO,#Xumeni#Forest;#

#

156. Livingstone's#Turaco#I#Tauraco(livingstonii#13/12:# +HO,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;#

# # 14/12:# 1+,#St#Lucia;#

#

157. Knysna#Turaco##I#Tauraco(corythaix#corythaix#I#Endemic#09/12:## HO#3+,#Xumeni#forest;#

11/12:# 2+,#Xumeni#Forest;#

#

158. PurpleIcrested#Turaco#I#Tauraco(porphyreolophus#porphyreolophus#12/12:# 4+,#Dlinza;#

13/12:# 3,#Mtunzini;#


15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

159. Grey#GoIawayIbird#I#Corythaixoides(concolor#concolor## # 19/12:## +,#Rustenburg#–#guesthouse#gardens;#



#

160. Burchell's#Coucal#I#Centropus(burchellii(burchellii#02/12:## HO,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

13/12:# +HO,#Mtunzini;#

# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;#

14/12:# 1+,#St#Lucia;#

# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+HO,#Mkuze;#

#

161. Green#Malkoha#I#Ceuthmochares(australis# #


#

162. Levaillant's#Cuckoo#I#Clamator(levaillantii# #


#

163. Jacobin#Cuckoo#I#Clamator(jacobinus#serratus#15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;#


#

164. Diederik#Cuckoo#I#Chrysococcyx(caprius#05/12:# 2,#Farmland#loops;#

07/12:## 3+,#Karoo#NP;#

# 1,#Soetdoring#NR;#



# +,#Xumeni#forest;# #

11/12:# +,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#

13/12:# +,#Mtunzini;#

14/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#



#

165. Klaas's#Cuckoo#I#Chrysococcyx(klaas#02/12:## HO,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#


11/12:# 1+,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#

20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;#

#

# # #

166. African#Emerald#Cuckoo#I#Chrysococcyx(cupreus# #11/12:# HO,#Xumeni#Forest;#

12/12:# +,#Dlinza#Forest;#

14/12:# +,#St#Lucia;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

167. Black#Cuckoo#I#Cuculus(clamosus#clamosus#11/12:# HO,#Xumeni#Forest;#

# # #

168. RedIchested#Cuckoo#I#Cuculus(solitarius#04/12:# +,#Swellendam;#

06/12:# ++,#Grootvadersbosch;#


09/12:## ++,#Xumeni#forest;#


14/12:# ++HO,#St#Lucia;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

169. Western#Barn#Owl#I#Tyto(alba(affinis#18I19/12:#1,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

170. Spotted#EagleIOwl#I#Bubo(africanus(africanus#30/11:## 2,#Kirstenbosch;#


#

171. Marsh#Owl#I#Asio(capensis#capensis#29/11:#1,#hunting#along#N2#between#airport#&#Cape#Town;#

# #

172. European#Nightjar#I#Caprimulgus(europaeus## # 15I17/12# #1+,#Mkuze;#

Wintering(range,(subspecies(unknown.(#

173. RufousIcheeked#Nightjar#I#Caprimulgus(rufigena#rufigena## # 7/12:## HO,#Karoo#NP#–#campsite;#

#

174. FieryInecked#Nightjar#I#Caprimulgus(pectoralis#crepusculans## # 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

175. Freckled#Nightjar#I#Caprimulgus(tristigma#lentiginosus# #

# # 02/12:## HO,#Ceres;#

#

176. SquareItailed#Nightjar#I#Caprimulgus(fossii#griseoplurus## # 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

177. African#Palm#Swift#I#Cypsiurus(parvus#celer#12/12:# +,#Dlinza#Forest;#

#

178. Alpine#Swift#I#Tachymarptis(melba#africanus## # 02/12:## +,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;#

04/12:# +,#en#route;#

#

179. Common#Swift#I#Apus(apus( apus## # 02/12:## +,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;#


#

180. African#Black#Swift#I#Apus(barbatus(barbatus## # 01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP;#

02/12:## +,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;#

#

181. Little#Swift#I#Apus(affinis #Common#throughout#

Appearantly#two#subspecies#on#this#route#aerobates#(east),#theresae#(south#west),#where#lies#the#border#between#subspecies.#

#

182. Horus#Swift#I#Apus(horus(horus#7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;#

10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;# #


# #

183. WhiteIrumped#Swift#I#Apus(caffer# #

# # common#throughout#

#

184. Speckled#Mousebird#I#Colius(striatus#30/11:## 1,#striatus#Boulders#Beach;#05/12:# +,#striatus#Farmland#loops;#08/12:## +,#striatus#Soetdoring#NR;#10/12:## 2,#minor#Sani#Pass;#15/12:# +,#minor#iMfolozi;#15I17/12# #+,#minor#Mkuze;##

185. WhiteIbacked#Mousebird#I#Colius(colius#–#Near#Endemic## # 01/12:## 4,#West#Coast#NP;#




7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;#

# +,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

08/12:## ++,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#

# 5+,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia(just(ranging(into(Botswana.(#

186. RedIfaced#Mousebird#I#Urocolius(indicus#transvaalensis# #

15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#


#

187. Narina#Trogon#I#Apaloderma(narina(narina#12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;#

#

188. Purple#Roller#I#Coracias(naevius#mosambicus#20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;#

#

189. LilacIbreasted#Roller#I#Coracias(caudatus#caudatus#15/12:# 2,#iMfolozi;#


#

190. European#Roller#I#Coracias(garrulus#I#NearIthreatened#15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;#

# What(wintering(subspecies?(#

191. BrownIhooded#Kingfisher#I#Halcyon(albiventris#vociferans#05/12:# 1,#Swellendam;#

13/12:# ++,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#


#

192. Striped#Kingfisher#I#Halcyon(chelicuti#chelicuti## # 15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;#

#

193. Woodland#Kingfisher#I#Halcyon(senegalensis#cyanoleuca#14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#

#

194. African#Pygmy#Kingfisher#I#Ispidina(picta#natalensis#13/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;#

#

195. Malachite#Kingfisher#I#Corythornis(cristatus#cristatus#

# 03/12:# +,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#




#

196. Giant#Kingfisher#I#Megaceryle(maxima#maxima#20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;#


#

197. Pied#Kingfisher#I#Ceryle(rudis(rudis#14/12:# 3+,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#


#

198. Little#BeeIeater#I#Merops(pusillus#meridionalis# #

# # 15I17/12# #4,#Mkuze;#

#

199. WhiteIfronted#BeeIeater#I#Merops(bullockoides# #

15/12:# 3,#iMfolozi;#

#

200. BlueIcheeked#BeeIeater#I#Merops(persicus(persicus( #

13/12:# ++,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

201. European#BeeIeater#I#Merops(apiaster## # 01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;# #

03/12:# 1,#Skitterykloof;#


06/12:# +,#Karoo#NP#;#

07/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#Klipspringer;#



15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#



#

202. African#Hoopoe#I#Upupa(africana#04/12:# 3,#Farmland#loops;#

07/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;#



# #############15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;#

18I19/12:#1,#Wakkerstroom;#


#

203. Green#Wood#Hoopoe#I#Phoeniculus(purpureus(purpureus## # 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

204. Common#Scimitarbill#I#Rhinopomastus(cyanomelas#schalowi#08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#

## 1,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

205. Crowned#Hornbill#I#Tockus(alboterminatus#suahelicus#12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;#

#

206. African#Grey#Hornbill#I#Tockus(nasutus#epirhinus#20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;#

21/12:## 1+,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

#

207. Southern#RedIbilled#Hornbill#I#Tockus(rufirostris##20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;#


#

208. Southern#YellowIbilled#Hornbill#I#Tockus(leucomelas#leucomelas#I#Regional#endemic# #

15/12:# 2,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#



#

209. Trumpeter#Hornbill#I#Bycanistes(bucinator#12/12:# 5+,#Dlinza#Forest;#

13/12:# 5,#St#Lucia;#

# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#


15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

210. WhiteIeared#Barbet#I#Stactolaema(leucotis#leucotis# #

12/12:# 5+,#Dlinza#Forest;#

13/12:# ++,#Mtunzini;#

14/12:# +,#St#Lucia;#

#

211. YellowIrumped#Tinkerbird#I#Pogoniulus(bilineatus#13/12:# +,#Mtunzini;#

# 14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia;#

15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#

#

212. RedIfronted#Tinkerbird#I#Pogoniulus(pusillus(pusillus## # 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

213. Acacia#Pied#Barbet#I#Tricholaema(leucomelas#I#Regional#Endemic# #

02/12:## 1,#leucomelas##I#Karoopoort;#04/12:# 1,#leucomelas##I#Farmland#loops;#05/12:# 1,(leucomelas(V(#Farmland#loops;#08/12:## +,#centralis##I#Soetdoring#NR;#

#

214. BlackIcollared#Barbet#I#Lybius(torquatus#torquatus#09/12:## 1,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;#

19/12:## +,#Rustenburg#–#guesthouse#gardens;#

#

215. Crested#Barbet#I#Trachyphonus(vaillantii#vaillantii#08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#


15/12:# 2,#iMfolozi;#



#

216. Lesser#Honeyguide#I#Indicator(minor#minor#01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP;#

# #

217. RedIthroated#Wryneck#I#Jynx(ruficollis##ruficollis#10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;#

15/12:# 2,#iMfolozi;#

#

218. GoldenItailed#Woodpecker#I#Campethera(abingoni#constricta#12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;#

# #

219. Knysna#Woodpecker#I#Campethera(notate#–#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened#05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#–#meeting#tree#in#front#of#HQ;#

#

220. Ground#Woodpecker#I#Geocolaptes(olivaceus#–#Endemic#7/12:## 1,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;#

#

221. Cardinal#Woodpecker#I#Dendropicos(fuscescens#08/12:## +,#fuscescens##I#Soetdoring#NR;#

# 15I17/12# #+,#natalensis##I#Mkuze;##

222. Bearded#Woodpecker#I#Dendropicos(namaquus#coalescens## 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;##

#

223. Olive#Woodpecker#I#Dendropicos(griseocephalus#griseocephalus#06/12:# 4,#Grootvadersbosch;#



#

224. African#Broadbill#I#Smithornis(capensis(cryptoleucus# #

15I17/12# #HO,#Mkuze;#

#

225. Cape#Batis#I#Batis(capensis#I#Regional#endemic# #

30/11:## 2,#capensis##I#De#Hel;#

06/12:# ++,#capensis#I#Grootvadersbosch;#09/12:## 2,#hollidayi#–#Xumeni#forest;#12/12:# 1,#hollidayi##I#Dlinza#Forest;##

226. Woodward's#Batis#I#Batis(fratrum#13/12:# +HO,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;#

# 14/12:# 1+,#St#Lucia;#

#

227. Chinspot#Batis#I#Batis(molitor## 15I17/12# #+,#molitor#I#Mkuze;# #

20/12:## 5+,#palliditergum##I#Pilanesberg;##

228. Pririt#Batis#I#Batis(pririt#pririt#I#Regional#Endemic# #

03/12:# 1,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#


#

229. WhiteIcrested#Helmetshrike#I#Prionops(plumatus#poliocephalus## 15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;#

# #

230. Retz's#Helmetshrike#I#Prionops(retzii#tricolor#15I17/12# #6,#Mkuze;#

# #

231. Olive#Bushshrike#I#Chlorophoneus(olivaceus#olivaceus(I#Regional#Endemic#12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#(Rob#only);#

But(localized(distribution(within(the(region.((

232. OrangeIbreasted#Bushshrike#I#Chlorophoneus(sulfureopectus#similis#15I17/12# #1+,#Mkuze;#

# #

233. FourIcolored#Bushshrike# I#Telophorus(quadricolor#quadricolor#14/12:# 2HO,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze#(quite#common,#difficult#to#see#well);#

# # #

234. Bokmakierie#I#Telophorus(zeylonus#zeylonus#I#Near#Endemic## 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;#

# 03/12:# 2,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

# # 1,#P2250;#


# 1,#Farmland#loops;#

05/12:# ++,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;#

07/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;#

10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;#


( Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia,(just(ranging(into(Angola.(#

235. BrownIcrowned#Tchagra#I#Tchagra(australis#australis# #


15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#



#

236. Southern#Tchagra#I#Tchagra(tchagra#tchagra#I#Endemic# #

05/12:# 2,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;#

#

237. BlackIcrowned#Tchagra#I#Tchagra(senegalus#orientalis#13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;#


15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

238. BlackIbacked#Puffback#I#Dryoscopus(cubla#cubla#11/12:# 2,#Xumeni#Forest;#



#

#

239. Southern#Boubou#I#Laniarius(ferrugineus#I#Near#endemic#30/11:## 1,#ferrugineus#ICape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#05/12:# +,#ferrugineus#IDe#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;### +,#ferrugineus#IDe#Hoop#NR#–#koppie#alleen;#10/12:## 1,#natalensis#Sani#Pass;#11/12:# 1,#natalensis#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#13/12:# 1,#natalensis#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Mozambique.(#

240. CrimsonIbreasted#Shrike#I#Laniarius(atrococcineus#I#Regional#Endemic#20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;#


#

241. Grey#Cuckooshrike#I#Coracina(caesia#caesia#12/12:# 2,#Dlinza#Forest;#

# #

242. Magpie#Shrike#I#Urolestes(melanoleucus#20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;#


#

243. RedIbacked#Shrike#I#Lanius(collurio#07/12:## 2,#Soetdoring#NR;#




15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+++,#Mkuze;#


# ++,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

# ++,#RoodeplaatIdam;#

# What(is(the(wintering(subspecies?(#

244. Lesser#Grey#Shrike#I#Lanius(minor#07/12:## 2+,#Soetdoring#NR;#

# 08/12:## 1I+,#Soetdoring#NR;#

08/12:## 5+,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#



#

245. Southern#Fiscal#I#Lanius(collaris# #

# 01/12:## ++,#collaris##I#West#Coast#NP;## +,#collaris##IDarling;#02/12:## +,#collaris##ICeres#to#KarooPoort;#03/12:# 2,#collaris##IP2250;#04/12:# +,#collaris##IKaroopoort;#05/12:# ++,#collaris##IFarmland#loops;#07/12:## +,#collaris##I#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#10/12:## +,#subcoronatus#I#Sani#Pass;#14/12:# 2+,#subcoronatus#I#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#15I17/12# #+,#subcoronatus#I#Mkuze;#17/12# #+,#subcoronatus#I#en#route;#18I19/12:#+,#subcoronatus#I#Wakkerstroom;##

246. Eurasian#Golden#Oriole#I#Oriolus(oriolus## 15/12# #2,#Mkuze;#(Rob#only)#

# #

247. BlackIheaded#Oriole#I#Oriolus(larvatus#larvatus#09/12:# +,#Xumeni#Forest;#

11/12:# +,#Xumeni#Forest;#

#

248. SquareItailed#Drongo#I#Dicrurus(ludwigii#ludwigii#12/12:# ++,#Dlinza;#

# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

249. ForkItailed#Drongo#I#Dicrurus(adsimilis# #

11/12:# 2,#adsimilis#I#Xumeni#Forest;## +,#adsimilis#I#en#route;#14/12:# ++,#adsimilis#I#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#15/12:# ++,#adsimilis#I#iMfolozi;#15I17/12# #+,#adsimilis#I#Mkuze;#20/12:## +,#apivorus(V(Pilanesberg;##

250. BlueImantled#Crested#Flycatcher#I#Trochocercus(cyanomelas#06/12:# +,#cyanomelas#I#Grootvadersbosch;#

# # 13/12:# 2,#segregus#I#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal##

251. African#Paradise#Flycatcher#I#Terpsiphone(viridis#06/12:# +,#granti(V#Grootvadersbosch;#12/12:# 2,#granti(V(Dlinza#Forest;#15I17/12# #2,(granti(V#Mkuze;#19/12:## +,#plumbeiceps(V(Rustenburg#–#guesthouse#gardens;##

252. Cape#Crow#I#Corvus(capensis#capensis#04/12:# ++,#Farmland#loops;#

10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;#

#

253. Pied#Crow#I#Corvus(albus( #

Common#bird#of#crap#habitat#

#

254. WhiteInecked#Raven#I#Corvus(albicollis# #

# 02/12:## 4#Bain’s#Kloof#pass;#

04/12:# 2,#en#route;#


# +,#en#route;#

10/12:## 20+,#Sani#Pass;#


#

255. Cape#Rockjumper#I#Chaetops(frenatus#–#Endemic## 02/12:## 7,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass#(3#near#cannons,#4#on#ridge#near#start#footpath);#

#

256. Drakensberg#Rockjumper#I#Chaetops(aurantius#–#Endemic#10/12:## 8+,#Sani#Pass;#

#

257. Fairy#Flycatcher#I#Stenostira(scita#–#Endemic## 03/12:# 1,#saturatior(I#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

# +,#saturatior(I#Skitterykloof;#04/12:# 1,#saturatior(I#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;#7/12:## +,#saturatior(I#Karoo#NP;#10/12:## 2,#rudebecki#I#Sani#Pass;#

#

258. Southern#Black#Tit#I#Parus(niger#niger#14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

# #

259. Ashy#Tit#I#Parus(cinerascens#cinerascensI#Regional#Endemic#08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#


#

260. Grey#Tit#I#Parus(afer#arens–#Near#Endemic#10/12:## 10,#Sani#Pass;#


261. Grey#Penduline#Tit#I#Anthoscopus(caroli#hellmayri#15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#

# #

262. Cape#Penduline#Tit#I#Anthoscopus(minutus#minutusI#Regional#Endemic## 01/12:## 7,#West#Coast#NP;#

#

263. Eastern#Nicator#I#Nicator(gularis# #



15I17/12# #1+,#Mkuze;#

#

264. Melodious#Lark#I#Mirafra(cheniana#–#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened#07/12:## 2,#Soetdoring#NR;#


#

265. RufousInaped#Lark#I#Mirafra(africana(transvaalensis#07/12:## +,#I#Soetdoring#NR;#

# 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;#

## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#



15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;#


#

266. Flappet#Lark#I#Mirafra(rufocinnamomea#pintoi#15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#

# #

267. Cape#Clapper#Lark#I#Mirafra(apiata#I#Endemic# #


#

268. Eastern#Clapper#Lark#I#Mirafra(fasciolata(fasciolata## 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;#

# #

269. Rudd's#Lark#I#Heteromirafra(ruddi#–#Endemic#–#Vulnerable#18I19/12:#2+,#Wakkerstroom#–#seen#both#days#at#Fickland#Pan;#

#

270. Sabota#Lark#I#Calendulauda(sabota#I#Regional#Endemic## 08/12:## +,#bradfieldi(I#Soetdoring#NR;#

15/12:# +,#sabota((V#iMfolozi;#20/12:## ++,#sabota((V#Pilanesberg;#

#

271. Karoo#Lark##I#Calendulauda(albescens#guttata#–#Endemic#

# 02/12:## +,#Karoopoort;#


#

272. Karoo#LongIbilled#Lark#I#Certhilauda(subcoronata#gilliV#Near#Endemic#06/12:# 4+,#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only);#

7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;#

## +,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;#


273. Eastern#LongIbilled#Lark#I#Certhilauda(semitorquata#transvaalensisI#Endemic# #

18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom#–#several#heard#near#rocky#areas;#

#

274. Agulhas#LongIbilled#Lark#I#Certhilauda(brevirostris(–#Endemic#04/12:# 4+,#Farmland#loops#I#@both#stops#described#for#larks;#

05/12:# ++HO,#Farmland#loops;#

#

275. SpikeIheeled#Lark#I#Chersomanes(albofasciata#I#Regional#Endemic#03/12:# 5,#macdonaldi#I#P2250;#04/12:# 10+,#macdonaldi#I#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;#08/12:## 10+,#albofasciata#I#Soetdoring#NR;## 5,#albofasciata#I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#18I19/12:#10+,#albofasciata#I#Wakkerstroom;##

276. RedIcapped#Lark#I#Calandrella(cinerea(cinerea## 01/12:## 1,#Tienie#Versveld;# #

03/12:# ++,#P2250;#

04/12:# ++,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;#

# ++,#Farmland#loops;#



## +,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#

10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;#


#

277. PinkIbilled#Lark#I#Spizocorys(conirostris#conirostris#I#Regional#Endemic#18I19/12:#3+,#Wakkerstroom#–#seen#both#days#at#Fickland#Pan;#

#

278. Botha's#Lark#I#Spizocorys(fringillaris#–#Endemic#–#Endangered#19/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom#–#single#bird#on#the#road#–#near#C#(Rob#only);#

#

279. LargeIbilled#Lark#I#Galerida(magnirostris#I#Endemic# #

03/12:# +,#magnirostris##I#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#04/12:# 5+,#magnirostris##I#Farmland#loops;#05/12:# ++,#magnirostris##I#Farmland#loops;#06/12:# +,#sedentaria#I#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only);#10/12:## 3+,#montivaga##I#Sani#Pass;#

#

280. BlackIeared#SparrowILark#I#Eremopterix(australis#03/12:# 2#flocks,#+/I#10#birds#total,#P2250;#

# #

281. GreyIbacked#SparrowILark#I#Eremopterix(verticalis#verticalis(I#Regional#Endemic#03/12:# 2#flocks,#+/I#20#birds#total,#P2250;#

04/12:# 5+,#Farmland#loops#I1st#stop#for#larks;#


#

282. African#RedIeyed#Bulbul#I#Pycnonotus(nigricans#I#Regional#Endemic#06/12:# 2,#nigricans(VKaroo#NP;#7/12:## +,#nigricans(V#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#08/12:## 5+,#superior#I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#09/12:## +,#superior#I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

#

283. Cape#Bulbul#I#Pycnonotus(capensis#–#Endemic#30/11:## ++,#Kirstenbosch;#

## +,#Boulders#Beach;#

# +,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#

01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;#


05/12:# ++,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;#

#

284. DarkIcapped#Bulbul#I#Pycnonotus(tricolor#layardi## 09/12:## 3,#Xumeni#forest;# #

10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;#


13/12:# +,#Mtunzini;#

# ++,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;#

14/12:# +++,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+++,#Mkuze;#


21/12:## +,#Rust#de#Winter;#

#

285. Sombre#Greenbul#I#Andropadus(importunes#importunus#30/11:## 2+#HO,#De#Hel;#

05/12:# +,#Farmland#loops,#De#Hoop,#De#Mond#Potberg;#


14/12:# +,#St#Lucia;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

286. YellowIbellied#Greenbul#I#Chlorocichla(flaviventris#flaviventris#12/12:# +,#Dlinza#Forest;#

13/12:# ++,#Mtunzini;#

14/12:# 2,#St#Lucia;#

# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

# #

287. Terrestrial#Brownbul#I#Phyllastrephus(terrestris#terrestris#06/12:# 3,#Grootvadersbosch;#

# 09/12:## 2,#Xumeni#forest;#

#

288. YellowIstreaked#Greenbul#I#Phyllastrephus(flavostriatus## 14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#(Helen#only);#

# #

289. Black#SawIwing#I#Psalidoprocne(pristoptera#holomelas#30/11:## +,#De#Hel;#

# # 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

#

290. BrownIthroated#Martin#I#Riparia(paludicola#paludicola#05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;#


10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;#


#

291. Sand#Martin#I#Riparia(riparia#05/12:## 1,#De#Mond#NR;#


#

292. Banded#Martin#I#Riparia(cincta#cincta#01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;#

# +,#Darling;#

05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;#


#

293. Barn#Swallow#I#Hirundo(rustica# #

Common#throughout#

# ?wintering#subspecies?##

#

294. WhiteIthroated#Swallow#I#Hirundo(albigularis# #

# 01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;#


05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;#

10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;#


#

295. PearlIbreasted#Swallow#I#Hirundo(dimidiata#dimidiata#01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;#


# #

296. Rock#Martin#I#Ptyonoprogne(fuligula(fuligula# # #

30/11:## 2,#Boulders#Beach;#

## 1,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#

01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;#


06/12:# +,#Karoo#NP#;#

10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;#

#

297. Common#House#Martin#I#Delichon(urbicum#04/12:# +,#Karoopoort;#

# Which(wintering(subspecies?(# #

298. Greater#Striped#Swallow#I#Cecropis(cucullata## 02/12:## +,#Karoopoort;#

# 03/12:# 5+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#


# +,#Farmland#loops;#


06/12:# +,#Karoo#NP#;#



10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;#

11/12:# ++,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#


#

299. Lesser#Striped#Swallow#I#Cecropis(abyssinica#unitatis# #

13/12:# +,#Mtunzini;#

# +,#St#Lucia#I#bridge;#


15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;#


#

300. RedIbreasted#Swallow#I#Cecropis(semirufa#semirufa# #

08/12:## +,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#


13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;#


#

301. South#African#Cliff#Swallow#I#Petrochelidon(spilodera#–#Near#(breeding)#Endemic##07/12:## ++,#en#route#–#N1#near#Bloemfontein;#




#

302. Cape#Grassbird#I#Sphenoeacus(afer#–#Endemic#30/11:## 1,#afer#I#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR#(Rob#only);#02/12:## ++,#afer#ISir#Lowry’s#pass#06/12:# +,#afer#I#Grootvadersbosch;#10/12:## 3,#natalensis#I#Sani#Pass;##

303. LongIbilled#Crombec#I#Sylvietta(rufescens## 01/12:## 3,#divergaI#West#Coast#NP#(Rob#only);#

7/12:## 2,#divergaI#Karoo#NP;#15/12:# 4,#resurga#I#iMfolozi;#20/12:## 3,#pallida#I#Pilanesberg;#21/12:## 2,#pallida#IZaagkuilsdriftroad;#

#

304. YellowIthroated#Woodland#Warbler#I#Phylloscopus(ruficapilla#voelckeri#06/12:# +,#Grootvadersbosch;#

# #

305. Willow#Warbler#I#Phylloscopus(trochilus(#08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#



# All#three#subspecies#winter#in#South#Africa,#birds#I#saw,(looked#like#trochilus#to#me.(#

306. Lesser#Swamp#Warbler#I#Acrocephalus(gracilirostris#gracilirostris# #


# #

307. African#Reed#Warbler#I#Acrocephalus(baeticatus(baeticatus#02/12:## ++,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

04/12:# ++,#Skitterykloof;#

# +,#Karoopoort;#



#

308. African#Yellow#Warbler#I#Iduna(natalensis(natalensis#10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;#


#

309. Little#Rush#Warbler#I#Bradypterus(baboecala#transvaalensis##18/12:# +,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

310. Knysna#Warbler#I#Bradypterus(sylvaticus#sylvaticus#–#Endemic#–#Vulnerable#

30/11:# HO,#De#Hel#


#

311. Barratt's#Warbler#I#Bradypterus(barratt#cathkinensis(#I#Near#Endemic# #09/12:# +HO,#Xumeni#Forest;#

10/12:## 3+,#Sani#Pass;#

11/12:# +HO,#Xumeni#Forest;#

Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Zimbabwe.(#

312. FanItailed#Grassbird#I#Schoenicola(brevirostris#brevirostris#11/12:# +,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#

#

313. Rattling#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(chiniana#13/12:# +,#campestris##I#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;#15I17/12# #++,#campestris###I#Mkuze;#20/12:## ++,#chiniana#I##Pilanesberg;#

#

314. GreyIbacked#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(subruficapilla#–#Near#Endemic#01/12:## 1,#subruficapilla#I#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;#

+,#subruficapilla#West#Coast#NO#03/12:# ++,#jamesi#I#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#7/12:## 2,#jamesi#I#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.(

#

315. Wailing#Cisticola#–#Cisticola(lais(lais#10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;#

#

316. Levaillant's#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(tinniens#01/12:## 2,#elegans##I#Tienie#Versveld#02/12:## +,#elegans##I#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#04/12:# +,#elegans##I#Skitterykloof;#11/12:# +,#tinniens#I##Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#

#

317. Croaking#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(natalensis(natalensis# #

# # 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#


15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

318. Neddicky#I#Cisticola(fulvicapilla#03/12:# +,#silberbauer((V(Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#04/12:# +,#silberbauer((V(Farmland#loops;#05/12:# +,#silberbauer((V(Farmland#loops;#08/12:## +,#ruficapilla,#Soetdoring#NR;#20/12:## +,#dexter#I#Pilanesberg;#

#

319. Zitting#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(juncidis(terrestris#04/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;#

# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#

10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;#


#

320. Desert#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(aridulus(caliginus#07/12:## 1,#Soetdoring#NR;#

08/12:## 5+,#Soetdoring#NR;#


# #

321. Cloud#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(textrix#textrix#I#Endemic#01/12:## 2,#Tienie#Versveld;#

#

322. PaleIcrowned#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(cinnamomeus#egregius#18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;#

# #

323. WingIsnapping#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(ayresii#ayresii## 18I19/12:#++,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

324. TawnyIflanked#Prinia#I#Prinia(subflava#pondoensis# #


15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#


#

325. BlackIchested#Prinia#I#Prinia(flavicans#ortleppi#08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#


#

326. Karoo#Prinia#I#Prinia(maculosa#–#Endemic#30/11:## 4,#maculosa#–De#Hel;### +,#maculosa#–Boulders#Beach;#### +,#maculosa#–Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#02/12:## +,#maculosa#–Sir#Lowry’s#pass;## +,#maculosa#–Bain’s#Kloof#pass;#03/12:# ++,#maculosa#–Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#04/12:# +,#maculosa#–Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;## +,#maculosa#–Farmland#loops;#05/12:# +,#maculosa#–De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;#7/12:## +,#exultans#–Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#10/12:## 2+,#exultans#–Sani#Pass;##

327. Drakensberg#Prinia#I#Prinia(hypoxantha#I#Endemic# #

10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;#

#

328. Namaqua#Warbler#I#Phragmacia(substriata#substriataI#Endemic# #

02/12:## 2,#Karoopoort#(33°13'5.74"S,#19°42'13.82"E);#


#

329. BarIthroated#Apalis#I#Apalis(thoracica##30/11:## ++,#thoracica#I#De#Hel;#01/12:## 2,#griseopyga#I#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;#05/12:# 2,#thoracica#I#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;#06/12:# +,#claudei(V#Karoo#NP#;#07/12:## +,#claudei(VKaroo#NP;#09/12:## 2,#drakensbergensis#I#Xumeni#forest;#11/12:# +,#drakensbergensis##I#Xumeni#Forest;##

330. Rudd's#Apalis#I#Apalis(ruddi#fumosaI#Near#Endemic#13/12:# 1#nesting,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal#(28°15'34.69"S,#32°28'26.65"E);#

14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia;#

Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Mozambique.(#

331. YellowIbreasted#Apalis#I#Apalis(flavida#florisuga#13/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#birding#from#Cape#Vidal;#

15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;#

#

332. RufousIeared#Warbler##I#Malcorus(pectoralis#pectoralis#I#Near#Endemic## 03/12:# ++,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#


06/12:# +,#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only);#

7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

# +,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;#

Occurs(in(South(Africa,(Botswana(and(Namibia.(#

333. GreenIbacked#Camaroptera#I#Camaroptera(brachyura#brachyura# #

11/12:# +HO,#Xumeni#Forest;#


13/12:# +,#Mtunzini;#

# +,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

334. GreyIbacked#Camaroptera#I#Camaroptera(brevicaudata#beirensis#20/12:## 1+,#Pilanesberg;#


#

335. Stierling's#WrenIWarbler# #I#Calamonastes(stierlingi(pintoi#15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze#(Rob#only);#

# # #

336. CinnamonIbreasted#Warbler#I#Euryptila(subcinnamomea#subcinnamomea#I#Near#Endemic#03/12:# 1+,#Skitterykloof#(32°52'55.75"S,#19°43'58.81"E;#


337. YellowIbellied#Eremomela#I#Eremomela(icteropygialis#saturatior#06/12:# 4,#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only);#

# #

338. Karoo#Eremomela#I#Eremomela(gregalis(gregalis(I#Near#Endemic## 03/12:# 5,#Eeierkop;#


# 6,#Eierkop;#


339. ArrowImarked#Babbler#I#Turdoides(jardineii(jardineii# #

21/12:## 2,#Rust#de#Winter;#

#

340. Southern#Pied#Babbler#I#Turdoides(bicolor#–#Regional#Endemic#21/12:## 5+,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

#

341. Bush#Blackcap#I#Lioptilus(nigricapillus#–#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened#09/12:## 1,#Xumeni#forest;#

10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;#

#

342. ChestnutIvented#Warbler#I#Sylvia(subcaerulea#I#Regional#endemic## 03/12:# 5+,#subcaerulea(V(Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

04/12:# 1,#subcaerulea(V(Karoopoort;#06/12:# +,#subcaerulea(V(Karoo#NP#;#7/12:## 3,#subcaerulea(V(Karoo#NP;#08/12:## +,#subcaerulea(V(Soetdoring#NR;#20/12:## 3+,#orpheana,#Pilanesberg;#

#

343. Layard's#Warbler#I#Sylvia(layardi#subsolana(I#Near#Endemic##7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

#

344. Cape#WhiteIeye#I#Zosterops(capensis#–#Endemic#30/11:## +++,#capensis##I#De#Hel;#02/12:## +,#capensis##IPaarl#Bird#Sanctuary;### +,#capensis##IBain’s#Kloof#pass;#06/12:# ++,#capensis##IGrootvadersbosch;#09/12:## +,#virens#I#Xumeni#forest;#10/12:## +,#virens#ISani#Pass;#11/12:# ++,#virens#IXumeni#Forest;## +,#virens#IUmgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#12/12:# +,#virens#IDlinza#Forest;#20/12:## 1,#caniviridis#I#Pilanesberg;##

345. Orange#River#WhiteIeye#I#Zosterops(pallidus#sundevalli(V#Near#endemic##08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#


# #

346. Cape#Sugarbird#I#Promerops(cafer#–#Endemic#30/11:## 5,#Kirstenbosch;#

# 4,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#

02/12:## 1,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;#

#

347. Gurney's#Sugarbird#I#Promerops(gurneyi(gurneyi(I#Near#Endemic# #

10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;#


348. Wattled#Starling#I#Creatophora(cinerea#05/12:# 2,#Farmland#loops;#

# #

349. BlackIbellied#Starling#I#Notopholia(corrusca#corrusca#13/12:# 3,#Mtunzini;#

# +,#St.#Lucia#

14/12:# +,#St.#Lucia#

#

350. Cape#Starling#I#Lamprotornis(nitens#phoenicopterus#07/12:## +,#en#route#–#near#Soetdoring#NR#(Helen#only);#




15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;#


#

351. Burchell's#Starling#I#Lamprotornis(australis#I#Regional#Endemic# #


#

352. Pied#Starling#I#Lamprotornis(bicolor#–#Endemic#01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;#

04/12:# ++,#Karoopoort;#


7/12:## ++,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;#

17/12# #+,#en#route;#


#

353. VioletIbacked#Starling#I#Cinnyricinclus(leucogaster#verreauxi#14/12:# 10+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

# 15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;#

#

354. RedIwinged#Starling#I#Onychognathus(morio#morio#30/11:## +++,#Kirstenbosch;#

30/11:## ++,#en#route;#

04/12:# 2,#Karoopoort;#


05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;#


07/12:## 2,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#


10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;#


15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#


#

355. PaleIwinged#Starling#I#Onychognathus(nabouroup#I#Near#Endemic#7/12:## ++,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

# +,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;#


356. RedIbilled#Oxpecker#I#Buphagus(erythrorhynchus#14/12:# 5+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15/12:# 10+,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#


#

357. Orange#Ground#Thrush#I#Geokichla(gurneyi#gurneyi#09/12:## 3+,#Xumeni#forest;#

#

358. Spotted#Ground#Thrush#I#Geokichla(guttata#guttata#12/12:# 2,#Dlinza#Forest;#

# #

359. Groundscraper#Thrush#I#Psophocichla(litsitsirupa#litsitsirupa#20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;#

# #

360. Kurrichane#Thrush#I#Turdus(libonyana## 15I17/12# #+,#peripheris#I#Mkuze;#

19/12:## +,#libonyana#I#Rustenburg#–#guesthouse#gardens;##

361. Olive#Thrush#I#Turdus(olivaceus# #

30/11:## +,#olivaceus#I#De#Hel;#02/12:## +,#olivaceus#IBain’s#Kloof#pass;#04/12:# +,#olivaceus#I#Karoopoort;#06/12:# 2,#olivaceus#I#Grootvadersbosch;#10/12:## +,#culminans#I#Sani#Pass;#11/12:# +,#culminans#IUmgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#12/12:# 2,#?culminans/pondoensis?#I#Dlinza#Forest;##

362. Karoo#Thrush#I#Turdus(smithi## 08/12:## 3,#Soetdoring#NR;#


#

363. WhiteIstarred#Robin#I#Pogonocichla(stellata#stellata## 09/12:## 1,#Xumeni#forest;#


#

364. Cape#RobinIChat#I#Cossypha(caffra#caffra#30/11:## 2,#De#Hel;#

# 01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;#

02/12:## 3,#Bain’s#Kloof#pass;#


# +,#Skitterykloof;#


# +,#Karoo#NP#;#


# +,#Soetdoring#NR;#

10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;#

#

365. WhiteIthroated#RobinIChat#I#Cossypha(humeralis#I#Near#Endemic#15/12:# 1,#iMfolozi;#


Occurs(in(South(Africa,(Botswana(and(Zimbabwe.(#

366. RedIcapped#RobinIChat#I#Cossypha(natalensis(natalensis# #

12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest#(Helen#only);#

13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia;#

14/12:# ++,#St#Lucia;#

# 1+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

367. Chorister#RobinIChat#I#Cossypha(dichroa(dichroa#12/12:# 5+,#Dlinza#Forest;#

# #

368. Karoo#Scrub#Robin#I#Cercotrichas(coryphoeus#I#Near#Endemic## 01/12:## 4,#cinerea#I#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;#

02/12:## +,#coryphoeus(V#Karoopoort;#03/12:# +,#coryphoeus(V(Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

+,#coryphoeus(V(P2250;#04/12:# +,#coryphoeus(V(Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;## +,#coryphoeus(V(Farmland#loops;#05/12:# +,#coryphoeus(V(Farmland#loops;#07/12:## +,#coryphoeus(V(Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#08/12:## +,#coryphoeus(V(Soetdoring#NR;#09/12:## 1,#coryphoeus(V(Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.(#

369. Bearded#Scrub#Robin#I#Cercotrichas(quadrivirgata(quadrivirgata#15I17/12# #5+,#Mkuze;#

# # #

370. Kalahari#Scrub#Robin#I#Cercotrichas(paena#oriens#I#Regional#Endemic# #08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#



#

371. WhiteIbrowed#Scrub#Robin#I#Cercotrichas(leucophrys(leucophrys#14/12:# 3,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#


#

372. Brown#Scrub#Robin#I#Cercotrichas(signata#signata#I#Near#Endemic#13/12:# 3,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;#

14/12:# 1+,#St#Lucia;#

Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Mozambique.(#

373. African#Stonechat#I#Saxicola(torquatus## 01/12:## 1,#torquatus#I#West#Coast#NP;## 02/12:## +,#torquatus#I#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;#

04/12:# 1,#torquatus#I#Farmland#loops;#08/12:## 3,#torquatus#IWillem#Pretorius#Reserve;#10/12:## ++,#oreobates#I#Sani#Pass;#18I19/12:#++,#torquatus#I#Wakkerstroom;#

#

374. BuffIstreaked#Chat#I#Campicoloides(bifasciatus#I#Endemic#10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;#

#

375. Capped#Wheatear#I#Oenanthe(pileata#pileata# #



08/12:## 10+,#Soetdoring#NR;#

#

376. Mountain#Wheatear#I#Oenanthe(monticola#monticola#I#Regional#Endemic#04/12:# 2,#Skitterykloof;#

#

377. Familiar#Chat#I#Oenanthe(familiaris## # 02/12:## +,#familiaris#I#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;#

03/12:# 5+,#familiaris#IKaroopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#04/12:# 2,#familiaris#ISkitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;#07/12:## +,#familiaris#IKaroo#NP#I#klipspringer;#18/12:# 5+,#actuosa#I#Wakkerstroom;#

#

378. SickleIwinged#Chat#I#Emarginata(sinuata#–#Near#Endemic## 02/12:## 1,#sinuata#I#Karoopoort;#

03/12:# 2,#sinuata#I#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#10/12:## ++,#hypernephela#I#Sani#Pass;#

Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Southern(Namibia.(#

379. Karoo#Chat#I#Emarginata(schlegelii#I#Regional#Endemic#03/12:# 10+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

04/12:# 10+,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;#


# #

380. Tractrac#Chat#I#Emarginata(tractrac#tractrac#I#Regional#Endemic#03/12:# +#,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

# ++,#P2250;#


#

381. AntIeating#Chat#I#Myrmecocichla(formicivora# #



# ++,#Soetdoring#NR;#


# ++,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#

++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

17/12# #+,#en#route;#


#

382. Mocking#Cliff#Chat#I#Thamnolaea(cinnamomeiventris#cinnamomeiventris# #

11/12:# 1,#Howick#Falls#(Rob#only);#

#

383. Cape#Rock#Thrush#I#Monticola(rupestris#–#Endemic#02/12:## 2,#Bain’s#Kloof#pass;#

10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;#

#

384. Sentinel#Rock#Thrush#I#Monticola(explorator#tenebriformis#–#Endemic#10/12:## 8+,#Sani#Pass;#

#

385. ShortItoed#Rock#Thrush#I#Monticola(brevipes#pretoriae#I#Regional#Endemic# #

7/12:## 2,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

#

386. Southern#Black#Flycatcher#I#Melaenornis(pammelaina(pammelaina( #



#

387. Pale#Flycatcher#I#Bradornis(pallidus#sibilans#15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

# # #

388. Chat#Flycatcher#I#Bradornis(infuscatus#seimundi(I#Regional#endemic#06/12:# 2,#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only);#

#

389. Marico#Flycatcher#I#Bradornis(mariquensis#mariquensis#I#Regional#endemic# #


#

390. Fiscal#Flycatcher#I#Sigelus(silens#silens#–#Near#Endemic## 02/12:## +,#Karoopoort;#

04/12:# 2,#Karoopoort;#



# 1,#Karoo#NP#;#

7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;#


Occurs(in(South(Africa,(Southern(Botswana(and(Southern(Mozambique.(#

391. Spotted#Flycatcher#I#Muscicapa(striata##08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#


15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;#


21/12:## +,#Rust#de#Winter;#


What(wintering(subspecies?(#

392. Ashy#Flycatcher#I#Muscicapa(caerulescens#caerulescens#12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;#

# #

393. African#Dusky#Flycatcher#–#Muscicapa(adusta(adusta#30/11:## 2,#De#Hel;#

## 2,#Kirstenbosch;#

06/12:# ++,#Grootvadersbosch;#

# #

394. Collared#Sunbird#I#Hedydipna(collaris#11/12:# 1,#collaris#I#Xumeni#Forest;#12/12:# 3,#collaris#I#Dlinza#Forest;#14/12:# 1,#zuluensis#I#St#Lucia;## 1,#zuluensis#I#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;##

395. OrangeIbreasted#Sunbird# #I#Anthobaphes(violacea#–#Endemic#30/11:## 1,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#

# 02/12:## ++,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass#

#

396. Olive#Sunbird#I#Cyanomitra(olivacea#olivacea#13/12:# 1,#olivacea##I#Mtunzini;## +,#olivacina(V(#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;#

#

397. Grey#Sunbird#I#Cyanomitra(veroxii(veroxii(12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;#

15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#

# # #

398. Amethyst#Sunbird#I#Chalcomitra(amethystina# #


10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;#


19/12:## 1,#Rustenburg#–#guesthouse#gardens;#


#

399. ScarletIchested#Sunbird#I#Chalcomitra(senegalensis#gutturalis# #

# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

400. Malachite#Sunbird#I#Nectarinia(famosa#famosa## 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP#(Rob#only);# #

02/12:## +,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;#

# +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

## 2,#Ceres;#



10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;#


#

401. Southern#DoubleIcollared#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(chalybeus#chalybeus#–#Endemic#30/11:## ++,#De#Hel;#

## 3,#Kirstenbosch;#

01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;#

02/12:## 2,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;#


#

402. Neergaard's#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(neergaardi#I#Near#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened#15I17/12# #2+,#Mkuze;#

# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Mozambique.(#

403. Greater#DoubleIcollared#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(afer#–#Endemic#04/12:# +,#afer#I##Swellendam;#06/12:# +,#afer#I#Grootvadersbosch;#10/12:## 3,#saliens#I#Sani#Pass;#

#

404. PurpleIbanded#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(bifasciatus#strophium# #


#

405. WhiteIbellied#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(talatala#11/12:# 1,#arestus#I#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#14/12:# 1,#arestus#I#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#20/12:## 1,#talatala#I#Pilanesberg;#21/12:## +,#talatala#I#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;## +,#talatala#I#Rust#de#Winter;##

406. Dusky#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(fuscus#fuscus##7/12:## 3,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;#

# #

407. WhiteIbrowed#SparrowIWeaver#I#Plocepasser(mahali(mahali## 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#

# #

408. Great#Sparrow#I#Passer(motitensis#subsolanus#–#Regional#Endemic#20/12:## 4,#Pilanesberg;#

#

409. Cape#Sparrow#I#Passer(melanurus#melanurus#I#Near#endemic#01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;#

# +++,#Darling;#

02/12:## 1,#Ceres#to#Karoopoort;#


# ++,#Farmland#loops;#


07/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;#


# ++,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#

10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;#



#

410. Southern#GreyIheaded#Sparrow#I#Passer(diffuses#stygiceps#08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#

10/12:## 10+,#Sani#Pass;#

15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#


# #

411. YellowIthroated#Petronia#I#Gymnoris(superciliaris## 15I17/12# #+,#superciliaris#I#Mkuze;#

20/12:## 2+,#flavigula##I#Pilanesberg;##

412. ScalyIfeathered#Weaver#I#Sporopipes(squamifrons#fuligescens#08/12:## 25+(2#flocks),#Soetdoring#NR;#


# #

413. ThickIbilled#Weaver#I#Amblyospiza(albifrons#woltersi#14/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#

15/12:# 3,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;#

#

414. Spectacled#Weaver#I#Ploceus(ocularis# #14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi#(Rob#only);#

#

415. Cape#Weaver#I#Ploceus(capensis#–#Endemic## 01/12:## ++,#capensis#IWest#Coast#NP;#

## ++,#capensis#IDarling;#04/12:# +,#capensis#IKaroopoort;#04/12:# +flocks,#capensis#I#Farmland#loops;#10/12:## 5+,#olivaceus#ISani#Pass;#11/12:# +,#olivaceus#I#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#18I19/12:#++,#rubricomus#I#Wakkerstroom;##

416. Eastern#Golden#Weaver#I#Ploceus(subaureus(subaureus#13/12:# ++,#St#Lucia#I#bridge;#


#

417. Southern#BrownIthroated#Weaver#I#Ploceus(xanthopterus#marleyi#13/12:# ++,#St#Lucia#I#bridge;#

#

418. Lesser#Masked#Weaver#I#Ploceus(intermedius#cabanisii#13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#I#bridge;#



#

419. Southern#Masked#Weaver#I#Ploceus(velatus#02/12:## +,#velatus#I#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#03/12:# 1+,#velatus#I#Skitterykloof;#04/12:# +,#velatus#I#en#route;#05/12:# +,#velatus#I#Farmland#loops;#08/12:## +,#velatus#I#Soetdoring#NR;#09/12:## ++,#velatus#I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#11/12:# +,#nigrifrons(I#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#18I19/12:#++,#nigrifrons(I#Wakkerstroom;#20/12:## +++,#velatus#I#Pilanesberg;#

#

420. Village#Weaver#I#Ploceus(cucullatus## 14/12:# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi#

# #

421. DarkIbacked#Weaver#I#Ploceus(bicolor#bicolor# #

11/12:# 2+,#Xumeni#Forest;#

14/12:# 3+,#St#Lucia;#

# #

422. RedIbilled#Quelea#I#Quelea(quelea#lathamii## 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;#


15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;#



# ++,#Rust#de#Winter;#


#

423. YellowIcrowned#Bishop#I#Euplectes(afer#taha#10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;#

17/12# #+,#en#route;#


#

424. Southern#Red#Bishop#I#Euplectes(orix#turgidus## Common#throughout.#

#

425. Yellow#Bishop#I#Euplectes(capensis(capensis#01/12:## 5+,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;#


#

426. FanItailed#Widowbird#I#Euplectes(axillaris#axillaris#10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;#


# 1,#Karkloof;#

13/12:# 3#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#



#

427. WhiteIwinged#Widowbird#I#Euplectes(albonotatus#albonotatus#14/12:# 3,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15/12:# 5+,#iMfolozi;#



#

428. RedIcollared#Widowbird#I#Euplectes(ardens#ardens#10/12:## 10+,#Sani#Pass;#


# +,#Karkloof;#


#

429. LongItailed#Widowbird#I#Euplectes(progne(progne#07/12:## +,#en#route#–#N1#near#Bloemfontein;#

08/12:## ++,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#

# ++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

09/12:## ++,#en#route;#

11/12:# +,#Karkloof;#

15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;#

18I19/12:##++,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

430. GreenIwinged#Pytilia#I#Pytilia(melba(melba#15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;#

#

431. PinkIthroated#Twinspot#I#Hypargos(margaritatus#–#Near#Endemic#15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;#

# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Mozambique;##

432. RedIbilled#Firefinch#I#Lagonosticta(senegala(rendalli#08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;#

15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;#


#

433. Jameson's#Firefinch#I#Lagonosticta(rhodopareia(jamesoni#20/12:## 4,#Pilanesberg;#

# #

434. Blue#Waxbill#I#Uraeginthus(angolensis(niassensis#14/12:# 2,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;#



#

435. VioletIeared#Waxbill#I#Uraeginthus(granatinus#granatinusI#Regional#Endemic#20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;#

# #

436. Swee#Waxbill#I#Coccopygia(melanotis#–#Endemic#30/11:## 2,#De#Hel;#

10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;#

#

437. Grey#Waxbill#I#Estrilda(perreini(incana##15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;#

# #

438. Common#Waxbill#I#Estrilda(astrild#30/11:## 5,#astrild(VDe#Hel;## 1,#astrild(VCape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#05/12:# 3,#astrild(Ven#route;#08/12:## +,#astrild(V#Soetdoring#NR;#10/12:## 3,#tenebridorsa#I#Sani#Pass;#15I17/12# #3,#tenebridorsa#I#Mkuze;#21/12:## +,#tenebridorsa#I#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

#

439. Quailfinch#I#Ortygospiza(fuscocrissa#digressa## 08/12:## 10,#Soetdoring#NR;#

# #

440. RedIbacked#Mannikin#–#Lonchura(nigriceps#12/12:# 5+,#Dlinza#Forest;#

# #

441. Dusky#Indigobird#I#Vidua(funerea#funerea#14/12:# 2,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

#

442. PinItailed#Whydah#I#Vidua(macroura#01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;#


## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#


# 2,#en#route;#

10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;#




#

443. LongItailed#Paradise#Whydah#I#Vidua(paradisaea#14/12:# 3,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

15/12:# 5+,#iMfolozi;#

#

444. Western#Yellow#Wagtail#I#Motacilla(flava#14/12:# 2+,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#

?#wintering#subspecies?#

# #

445. Cape#Wagtail#I#Motacilla(capensis(capensis#30/11:## 2,#Boulders#Beach;#

01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP;# #


04/12:# +,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;#


# +,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;#


10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

446. African#Pied#Wagtail#I#Motacilla(aguimp(aguimp## 02/12:## 1,#Karoopoort;#


13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#I#bridge;#


15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

447. Cape#Longclaw#I#Macronyx(capensis#colletti#–#Near#Endemic## 08/12:## 3#Soetdoring#NR;#

## 5+,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#



448. YellowIthroated#Longclaw#I#Macronyx(croceus## # 13/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

15/12:# 3,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

#

449. African#Pipit#I#Anthus(cinnamomeus#rufuloides## 01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;#

## 2,#Darling;#




12/12:# 1,#en#route;#

17/12# #+,#en#route;#


#

450. Mountain#Pipit#I#Anthus(hoeschi#I#Breeding#Endemic#10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;#

# #

451. LongIbilled#Pipit#I#Anthus(similis#primarius#7/12:## 2,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

#

452. Buffy#PipitI#Anthus(vaalensis#vaalensis#7/12:## 2,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;#

# #

453. African#Rock#Pipit#I#Anthus(crenatus#–#Endemic#7/12:## HO,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;#

#

454. YellowIbreasted#Pipit#I#Anthus(chloris#–#Endemic#–#Vulnerable#18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom#–#different#site!#(27°#4'50.31"S,#30°#1'46.69"E);#

#

455. Cape#Canary#I#Serinus(canicollis#canicollis#–#Endemic#30/11:## 2,#Kirstenbosch;#


## 5+,#Bain’s#Kloof#pass;#


10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;#

11/12:# +,#Xumeni#Forest;#

17/12# #+,#en#route;#


#

456. Forest#Canary#I#Crithagra(scotops#umbrosa#–#Endemic#30/11:## 5+,#Kirstenbosch;#


#

457. BlackIthroated#Canary#I#Crithagra(atrogularis#08/12:## +,#impiger(I#Soetdoring#NR;#09/12:## +,#impiger(I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#18/12:# 4,#impiger(I#Wakkerstroom;#20/12:## 5+,#atrogularis#I#Pilanesberg;#

#

458. LemonIbreasted#Canary#I#Crithagra(citrinipectus#I#Near#Endemic## 15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze#–#direction#of#L;#

# Occurs(in(South(Africa,(Zimbabwe(and(Mozambique.(#

459. YellowIfronted#Canary#I#Crithagra(mozambica# #

14/12:# +,#granti##I#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#15/12:# +,#granti##I#iMfolozi;#15I17/12# #+,#granti#I#Mkuze;#20/12:## 5+,#mozambica#I#Pilanesberg;##

460. Yellow#Canary#I#Crithagra(flaviventris#I#Regional#Endemic## 01/12:## 5+,#flaviventris##I#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;#

#

04/12:# ++,#flaviventris##I#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;#04/12:# ++,#flaviventris##I#Farmland#loops;#07/12:## 3,#marshalli#I#Soetdoring#NR;#08/12:## +,#marshalli#I#Soetdoring#NR;#09/12:## 1,#marshalli#I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#10/12:## 5+,#guillarmodi#I#Sani#Pass;#

#

461. Brimstone#Canary#I#Crithagra(sulphurata#sulphurata#06/12:# 3,#Grootvadersbosch;#

# #

462. WhiteIthroated#Canary#I#Crithagra(albogularis#albogularis#I#Regional#Endemic#01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP;#

# 02/12:## 5+,#Karoopoort;#


# +,#Farmland#loops;#


#

463. StreakyIheaded#Seedeater#I#Crithagra(gularis#endemion# #

10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;#

#

464. Cape#Siskin#I#Crithagra(totta#–#Endemic#30/11:## 2,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#

#

465. Drakensberg#Siskin#I#Crithagra(symonsi#–#Endemic#10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;#

#

466. BlackIheaded#Canary#I#Crithagra(alario#alario#I#Near#Endemic#7/12:## ++,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.(#

467. LarkIlike#Bunting#I#Emberiza(impetuani#sloggetti#I#Regional#Endemic## 03/12:# +,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

# # ++,#P2250;#


#

468. CinnamonIbreasted#Bunting#I#Emberiza(tahapisi#tahapisi#10/12:## 1+,#Sani#Pass;#

15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#


#

469. Cape#Bunting#I#Emberiza(capensis#–#Regional#Endemic# #

01/12:## 5+,#capensis#I#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;#02/12:## +,#capensis#I#Karoopoort;#03/12:# 5+,#capensis#I#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#04/12:# ++,#capensis#I#Farmland#loops;#7/12:## +,#cinnamomea#I##Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;##

470. GoldenIbreasted#Bunting#I#Emberiza(flaviventris# flaviventris#10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;#


15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;#

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#


#

#

#

#

#

#

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