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Art. # 281
BIRDING REPORT
(01.06.’14 – 13.06.’14)
Text and photos from Stefan Rust
2014
(In terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these
texts belong to Stefan Rust)
Dear birding friends,
as birdwatching is a relatively new and one of the fastest
growing and a most popular pursuit, it attracts people of all ages around the
world. There can hardly be a better place than southern Africa (Namibia,
Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa) to nurture an
interest in birds as it supports almost 1000 bird species, which is about 10
per cent of the world's entire bird. Taking birding to new heights,
Hobby-Ornithologist Stefan Rust together with BirdsConTour represents some of
the ontour bird sightings and several other interesting birding aspects to
showcase the fun of birding, promote citizen science, highlight conservation,
indicate where to view what birds and raise awareness of southern Africa's
(sometimes international) birds and their habitats.
All countries that BirdsConTour is involved with are
mentioned in these Birding Reports,
such as Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and
South Africa.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORK GETS DISTRIBUTED
INTERNATIONALLY
Have a quick look if your name or business is included
in this scientific informational work (alphabetically arranged):
Amadeus Garden Guesthouse, Zimbabwe
Böker Brigitte
Bwabwata NP., Namibia
Chamäleon Reisen
Chobe NP., Botswana
Chobe Safari Lodge, Botswana
East Gate Rest Camp, Namibia
Fronhoff Katrin
Goetz Dagmar & Wolfgang
Gondwana Collection (Namushasha Lodge), Namibia
Koch Olivia
Madikubu Houseboat, Botswana
Mahangu NP., Namibia
Moremi NP, Botswana
Namushasha Lodge (Gondwana Collection), Namibia
Nunda River Lodge, Namibia
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Okavango Delta Panhandle, Botswana
Okavango River, Namibia
Popa Falls, Namibia
Saalbach Gabriele & Kurt
Thamalakane River Lodge, Botswana
Tsodillo Hills, Botswana
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls NP., Zimbabwe
Windhoek, Namibia
Winkelmeyer Sybille
Xaro Lodge, Botswana
Sites and countries visited during this period incl.
amount of species per site:
(0-0 - Haven’t been there myself)
(single letter – indicates several sites per day)
01.06: (A) Amadeus Garden Guesthouse and Victoria Falls
(29 species)
02.06: (A) Amadeus Garden Guesthouse and Victoria Falls (3
species, additional to
yesterday), (B) Victoria Falls NP. (14 species), (C) Road from Victoria
Falls to
Chobe
Safari Lodge (11 species), (D) Chobe Safari Lodge (25 species)
03.06: (A) Chobe NP. (68 species), (B) Chobe Safari Lodge
(14 species, additional)
04.06: (A) Chobe Safari Lodge (3 species, additional) (B)
Road from Chobe Safari Lodge
to
Namushasha Lodge (20 species), (C) Namushasha Lodge and Bwabwata NP.
(43
species)
05.06: (A) Namushasha Lodge and Bwabwata NP (34 species,
additional to yesterday)
06.06: (A) Namushasha Lodge (1 species, additional to
yesterday), (B) Road from
Namushasha Lodge, Gondwana Collection, to Nunda River Lodge (16
species), (C) Nunda River Lodge and Popa Falls (45 species)
07.06: (A) Nunda River Lodge and Okavango River (2
species, additional to yesterday),
(B)
Road from Nunda River Lodge to Xaro Lodge (16 species) (C) Mahangu NP.
(Bwabwata NP) (35 species), (D) Xaro Lodge and Okavango Delta Panhandle
(39
species)
08.06: (A) Xaro Lodge and Okavango Delta Panhandle (2
species, additional to
yesterday), (B) Road from Xaro Lodge to Madikubu Houseboat (21 species),
(C)
Tsodillo Hills (12 species), (D) Madikubu Houseboat and Okavango Delta
(29
species)
09.06: (A) Madikubu Houseboat and Okavango Delta (45
species, additional to
yesterday)
10.06: (A) Madikubu Houseboat (1 species), (B) Road from
Madikubu Houseboat to
Thamalakane River Lodge (30 species), (C) Thamalakane River Lodge (19
species)
11.06: (A) Thamalakane River Lodge (3 species, additional
to previous day), (B) Road
from Thamalakane
River Lodge to Moremi NP. and back (13 species) (C) Moremi
NP.
(54 species)
12.06: (A) Thamalakane River Lodge (4 species, additional
to yesterday), (B) Road
from
Thamalakane River Lodge to East Gate Rest Camp (36 species), (C) East
Gate
Rest Camp (1 species)
13.06: (A) East Gate Rest Camp (1 species, additional to
yesterday), (B) Road from East
Gate
Rest Camp to Windhoek (38 species)
Total Distance traveled:
2 157 km
Personal Highlights:
AFRICAN BROADBILL
AFRICAN DUSKY FLYCATCHER
PEL’S FISHING OWL
01.06.’14 Amadeus
Gardens, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
African Broadbill (1) This
unobtrusive, easily overlooked species, is not globally threatened, but forest
loss has an impact on the population.
02.06.'14 Victoria Falls NP., Victoria Falls,
Zimbabwe Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike (4) Although known
to be shy birds, hiding in the tree canopy, early in the morning a pair was
seen feeding two juvenile birds about 2 meters above the ground in a bush.
Usually they are more often heard than seen.
03.06.'14 Chobe Safari Lodge, Kasane, Botswana
Levaillant’s Cuckoo (1) The
Golden Orb Web spider is not the largest spider, but makes the largest and
strongest web. Sometimes birds get trapped in it. A Levaillant’s Cuckoo was
observed using its weight to plunge from a branch above into the web, catching
the Golden Orb Web spider and with its prey dropping onto the ground beneath,
killing its prey and then swallowing it head first. According to the Roberts
Birds of Southern Africa, V11th edition, the foraging behavior of this species
is undescribed, therefore this observation is quite interesting.
04.06.’14 Namushasha River Lodge, Namibia Hartlaub’s Babbler (4) Not much is known bout their diet. A juvenile
Levaillant’s Cuckoo is been fed by a group of Hartlaub’s Babbler in the garden
of the Namushasha Lodge. As more wetland establishes during more wet seasons in
northeast Namibia, they expand their range.
05.06.’14 Namushasha River Lodge, Namibia Plain-backed Pipit (10) Burnt or overgrazed areas are in favor of
these birds. They even visit burnt areas in otherwise unsuitable habitat.
06.06.'14 BirdsConTOUR Birds in
Words Today the
‘Triggering Travelling’ space is added to the Birds in Words editions, electronic and paper. Up till
this stage BirdsConTour has grown so well that people are longing to read about
fascinating aspects that one can encounter while travelling. The wonderful
thing about this column is that BirdsConTour will be writing about a broad
spectrum of subjects, some you might have come across while travelling, sending
you down memory lane, or some subjects that might trigger your interest in
wanting to pack your travel suitcase and head off to new experiences.
07.06.'14 Xaro Lodge, Okavango Delta Panhandle,
Botswana Pel’s Fishing-Owl
(2) Often these birds share the roosting riverine roosting and nesting trees
with the Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl and therefore occasionally fights to the death
occur between these two species. In the 1.5 million ha area of the Okavango
Delta live only estimated 100 pairs of the Pel’s Fishing-Owl.
08.06.'14 Madikubu Houseboat, Okavango Delta,
Botswana Bat Hawk (1) Its
prey are bats, caught in flight. The prey is caught in the feet, transferred to
bill, and then swallowed whole in flight, average 5-6 bats per feeding session.
Its entire daily food requirement is caught within 20-30 minutes, mainly at
dusk.
09.06.'14 Okavango Delta, Botswana African
Golden Oriole (1) The movements of this shy and unobtrusive
intra-African breeding migrant species is not well understood.
10.06.’14 Road
from Ghanzi to Maun, Botswana BirdsConTour
for a cleaner Bird Habitat Whilst having a lunch picnic under a
large camelthorn tree alongside the road from Ghanzi to Maun the area around
the picnic site was cleaned by BirdsConTour and members of the Moremi Tour
organized by Chamäleon Reisen and Pack Safari, led by BirdsConTour.
11.06.’14 Moremi
NP, Botswana Red-footed
Falcon (1) The entire world population,
more than 150 000 pairs, migrates to southern Africa, arriving in southern
Africa in October till November and departing April till May.
11.06.’14 Thamalakane
River Lodge, Botswana BirdsConTOUR for conservation By
traveling directly with BirdsConTour or making use of a guide from BirdsConTour
you support bird conservation and create an economic platform for local
livelihoods. Sometimes travelers also participate in another BirdsConTour
project. To say THANK YOU, every tour participant receives a Bird & Birder
Friendly Award at the end of the tour.
Today eight German-speaking guests were rewarded with one
penguin-rated Bird & Birder Friendly Awards.
12.06.’14 Cooka
Boo, D’Kar, Ghanzi district, Botswana Aiding Wings BirdsConTour
initiative Aiding Wings
supports tuberculosis (TB) and HIV management by having delivered First Aid
products, generously sponsored by Mrs. Olivia Koch, Mrs. Dagmar Goetz and Mrs.
Brigitte Böker, to Cooka Boo, a TB and HIV management station in D’Kar,
situated within the remote Ghanzi district of Botswana.
13.06.’14 Gobabis,
Namibia Kori Bustard (2) On the
Common Ostrich as the bird of the year 2013, for the first time introduced in
Namibia, follows this year the much smaller Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori kori).
And in contrast to the frequent Ostrich, a few thousand, the existence of the
Kori Bustard in Namibia looks quite a bit different. Although Namibia and
Botswana in southern Africa are still considered as strongholds of this
species, you will encounter them mainly in protected areas.
Index to bird species observed in this period:
(English names and date when seen)
(* - See
text about species on according date above)
(A or B – Appears when species is recorded at different
sites on same day, specifying where on according date beneath species list)
-*African Broadbill 01.6.*(A) /
-African Cuckoo Hawk 07.6.(C) /
-African Darter 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) /
07.6.(C)(D) / 08.6.(D) / 11.6.(C) / 13.6.(B) /
-African Dusky Flycatcher 01.6.(A) /
-African Fish-Eagle 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) /
07.6.(B)(C)(D) / 08.6.(D) /
-*African Golden Oriole 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(B)(D) / 09.6.*(A) /
-African Green-Pigeon 04.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) / 10.6.(A) /
-African Grey Hornbill 03.6.(A)(B) / 04.6.(B)(C) / 06.6.(B)(C) / 07.6.(B) /
08.6.(C)(D) / 10.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) / 12.6.(A) / 13.6.(B) /
-African Harrier-Hawk 03.6.(B) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) /
-African Hawk-Eagle 11.6.(C) /
-African Hoopoe 01.6.(A) / 09.6.(A) / 13.6.(B) /
-African Jacana 03.6.(B) / 07.6.(C) / 08.6.(D) / 10.6.(C) / 11.6.(C) /
-African Marsh-Harrier 07.6.(D) /
-African Mourning Dove 04.6.(C) / 09.6.(A) / 10.6.(C) /
-African Openbill 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(B) / 06.6.(C) / 10.6.(B)(C) /
12.6.(B) /
-African Palm-Swift 03.6.(A) / 10.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-African Paradise-Flycatcher 02.6.(A) / 04.6.(C) /
-African Pied Wagtail 03.6.(B) / 06.6.(C) / 08.6.(D) /
-African Pipit
05.6.(A) /
-African Pygmy Goose 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 09.6.(A) /
-African Quailfinch 07.6.(D) /
-African Sacred Ibis 02.6.(A) / 03.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 11.6.(C) /
-African Scops-Owl 11.6.(A) /
-African Spoonbill 03.6.(B) / 07.6.(C) / 11.6.(C) /
-African Stonechat 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 08.6.(D) /
-African Wattled Lapwing 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(C) /
-African Wood-Owl 05.6.(A) /
-African Yellow White-eye 03.6.(A) / 09.6.(A) /
-Allen’s Gallinule 09.6.(A) /
-Ant-eating Chat 13.6.(B) /
-Arrow-marked Babbler 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(C)(D) / 03.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) /
06.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) / 10.6.(C) /
-Ashy Flycatcher 06.6.(C) /
-Banded Martin
04.6.(C) / 07.6.(C) / 09.6.(A) /
-Barn Owl
04.6.(A) / 07.6.(A) / 08.3.(A) / 11.6.(A) /
-*Bat Hawk
08.6.*(D) /
-Bateleur
01.6.(A) / 02.6.(B) / 04.6.(B) / 06.6.(B)(C) / 07.6.(C)(D) / 08.6.(B) /
10.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) /
-Black-backed Puffback 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(C)(D) / 05.6.(A) /
-Black-chested Prinia 08.6.(C) / 11.6.(C) / 13.6.(B) /
-Black-collared Barbet 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(C)(D) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) /
07.6.(D) / 08.6.(D) / 10.6.(B) /
-Black Crake
04.6.(C) / 08.6.(D) /
-Black Cuckooshrike 08.6.(B) /
-Black-faced Waxbill 13.6.(B) /
-Black Heron
09.6.(A) /
-Black-headed Oriole 10.6.(C) /
-Black-shouldered Kite 13.6.(B) /
-Black-winged Stilt 03.6.(B) /
-Blacksmith Lapwing 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(C)(D) /
09.6.(A) / 10.6.(B)(C) / 11.6.(C) /
-Blue Waxbill
01.6.(A) / 02.6.(B)(D) / 03.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) / 06.6.(B) / 07.6.(C) /
08.6.(C) /
-Bradfield’s Hornbill 09.6.(A) /
-Bronze Mannikin 01.6.(A) /
-Brown Firefinch 08.6.(D) /
-Brown-headed Kingfisher 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) /
-Brown-throated Martin 04.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) / 08.6.(D) /
-Brubru
09.6.(A) /
-Burchell’s Sandgrouse 03.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) /
-Burchell’s Starling 02.6.(B) / 04.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) / 06.6.(B) / 07.6.(C) /
08.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 10.6.(B) / 11.6.(B)(C) / 12.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Cape Crow
10.6.(B) / 12.6.(A)(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Cape Glossy Starling 12.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Cape Teal
05.6.(A) /
-Cape Turtle-Dove 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(B) / 03.6.(A)(B) / 04.6.(B)(C) /
06.6.(B)(C) / 07.6.(B)(C)(D) / 08.6.(B)(C)(D) / 10.6.(B)(C) / 11.6.(B)(C) /
12.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Cape Wagtail
03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 09.6.(A) /
-Capped Wheatear 03.6.(B) /
-Cardinal Woodpecker 01.6.(A) / 05.6.(A) / 07.6.(D) /
-Cattle Egret
05.6.(A) / 07.6.(C) / 09.6.(A) / 11.6.(C) / 12.6.(B) /
-Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler 12.6.(B) /
-Chinspot Batis 04.6.(C) /
-Chirping Cisticola 05.6.(A) /
-Collared Pratincole 03.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) /
-Collared Sunbird 05.6.(A) /
-Comb Duck
03.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) /
-Common Fiscal
13.6.(B) /
-Common Ostrich 11.6.(C) / 13.6.(B) /
-Common Scimitarbill 12.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Coppery-tailed Coucal 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) /
10.6.(C) /
-Coqui Francolin 01.6.(A) /
-Crested Barbet 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 09.6.(A) /
-Crested Francolin 08.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 11.6.(B) /
-Crimson-breasted Shrike 04.6.(B) / 07.6.(C) / 11.6.(C) /
-Crowned Hornbill 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(B) /
-Crowned Lapwing 03.6.(B) / 07.6.(C) / 08.6.(C) / 10.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) /
12.6.(B) /
-Dark-capped Bulbul 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(C)(D) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) /
07.6.(D) / 10.6.(C) / 11.6.(C) / 12.6.(C) /
-Dark Chanting Goshawk 04.6.(B) /
-Double-banded Sandgrouse 04.6.(C) / 11.6.(C) /
-Egyptian Goose 03.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) / 07.6.(A)(C) / 11.6.(C) /
12.6.(B) /
-Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove 02.6.(C) 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) / 07.6.(B) /
08.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 11.6.(B)(C) / 12.6.(B) /
-Fork-tailed Drongo 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(B)(C) /
06.6.(B)(C) / 07.6.(C) / 08.6.(B)(C)(D) / 10.6.(B)(C) / 11.6.(B)(C) / 12.6.(B)
/ 13.6.(B) /
-Freckled Nightjar 04.6.(A) /
-Gabar Goshawk
03.6.(A)(B) /
-Giant Kingfisher 04.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) / 09.6.(A) / 10.6.(C) /
-Glossy Ibis
03.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 11.6.(C) /
-Golden-tailed Woodpecker 07.6.(D) / 09.6.(A) / 11.6.(A) /
-Golden Weaver
02.6.(C) / 04.6.(C) /
-Great Egret
02.6.(A) / 03.6.(B) /
-Great White Pelican 10.6.(B) / 12.6.(B) /
-Greater Blue-eared Starling 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(B) / 06.6.(B)(C) /
07.6.(B)(D) / 08.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 10.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) /
-Green-backed Heron 03.6.(A) / 06.6.(C) / 08.6.(D) /
-Green-winged Pytilia 08.6.(C) /
-Green Wood-Hoopoe 02.6.(B) / 03.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) / 07.6.(B)(C) /
11.6.(C) /
-Grey-backed Camaroptera 02.6.(C)(D) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) / 09.6.(A) /
10.6.(C) /
-Grey Go-away-bird 03.6.(A)(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(B)(C) / 07.6.(B)(D) /
08.6.(C)(D) / 10.6.(B)(C) / 11.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Grey-headed Bush-Shrike 01.6.(A) /
-Grey-headed Gull 03.6.(B) /
-Grey Heron
03.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) / 13.6.(B) /
-Groundscraper Thrush 06.6.(A) / 13.6.(B) /
-Hadeda Ibis
02.6.(C) / 04.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) / 09.6.(A) /
-Harlequin Quail 05.6.(A) / 08.6.(C) /
-*Hartlaub’s Babbler 04.6.*(C) / 06.6.(C) / 09.6.(A) / 10.6.(B)(C) /
-Hamerkop
05.6.(A) / 07.6.(C)(D) /
-Helmeted Guineafowl 02.6.(C) / 03.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) / 11.6.(C) / 13.6.(B) /
-House Sparrow
10.6.(B) / 12.6.(B) /
-*Kori Bustard
04.6.(B) / 13.6.*(B) /
-Lanner Falcon
11.6.(C) /
-Lappet-faced Vulture 09.6.(A) / 12.6.(B) /
-Laughing Dove
01.6.(A) / 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 05.6.(A) / 06.6.(B)(C) /
07.6.(B)(C) / 08.6.(B)(C) / 09.6.(A) / 10.6.(B) / 11.6.(B) / 12.6.(B) /
13.6.(B) /
-Lesser Striped Swallow 04.6.(A)(B)(C) / 06.6.(B) / 07.6.(B)(D) / 08.6.(D) /
-*Levaillant’s Cuckoo 03.6.(A) / 04.6.*(C) / 09.6.(A) /
-Lilac-breasted Roller 03.6.(A)(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(B) / 07.6.(B)(C) /
08.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 10.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) / 12.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Little Bee-eater 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(C) /
08.6.(B)(D) / 11.6.(C) /
-Little Egret
02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 08.6.(D) /
-Little Rush-Warbler 08.6.(D) /
-Little Sparrowhawk 08.6.(B) / 12.6.(B) /
-Long-billed Crombec 01.6.(A) /
-Long-toed Lapwing 03.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 11.6.(C) /
-Luapula Cisticola 05.6.(A) /
-Magpie Shrike
04.6.(B) / 06.6.(B) / 08.6.(B)(D) / 10.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) / 12.6.(B) /
-Malachite Kingfisher 04.6.(C) /
-Marabou Stork
03.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) / 12.6.(B) /
-Marico Flycatcher 07.6.(C) / 11.6.(C) / 12.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Marico Sunbird 05.6.(A) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) / 09.6.(A) / 12.6.(B) /
-Martial Eagle
10.6.(B) / 12.6.(B) /
-Meves’s Starling 07.6.(C)(D) / 08.6.(B) / 10.6.(B)(C) / 11.6.(C) /
-Meyer’s Parrot 05.6.(A) / 06.6.(C) / 08.6.(C) / 11.6.(C) /
-Mosque Swallow 07.6.(B) /
-Namaqua Dove
05.6.(A) / 09.6.(A) / 12.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Namaqua Sandgrouse 08.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Natal Spurfowl 01.6.(A) /
-Northern Black Korhaan 12.6.(B) /
-Northern Grey-headed Sparrow 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) /
-*Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike 02.6.*(C) /
-Osprey
06.6.(C) /
-Pale Flycatcher 04.6.(C) /
-Pearl-spotted Owlet 03.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) / 11.6.(A) /
-*Pel’s Fishing-Owl 07.6.*(D) /
-Pied Crow
01.6.(A) / 02.6.(B)(D) / 04.6.(B) / 10.6.(B) / 12.6.(B) /
-Pied Kingfisher 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(C)(D) /
08.6.(D) / 12.6.(A) /
-*Plain-backed Pipit 05.6.*(A) /
-Purple-banded Sunbird 06.6.(C) /
-Purple Roller
06.6.(B) / 10.6.(B) /
-Racket-tailed Roller 07.6.(B) /
-Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver 04.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 11.6.(C) /
-Red-billed Firefinch 02.6.(C) / 05.6.(A) / 06.6.(C) /
-Red-billed Hornbill 02.6.(B) / 03.6.(A)(B) / 05.6.(A) / 06.6.(B) /
08.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 10.6.(B) / 11.6.(B)(C) / 12.6.(B) /
-Red-billed Oxpecker 03.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) / 07.6.(C) / 11.6.(B)(C) /
12.6.(B) /
-Red-billed Quelea 13.6.(B) /
-Red-billed Spurfowl 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(B)(C) / 06.6.(C) /
07.6.(C)(D) / 08.6.(C) / 09.6.(A) / 10.6.(C) / 11.6.(B)(C) / 13.6.(A) /
-Red-billed Teal 05.6.(A) / 13.6.(B) /
-Red-eyed Dove
03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) / 08.6.(D) / 10.6.(B)(C) /
11.6.(B) /
-Red-faced Crombec 01.6.(A) /
-Red-faced Mousebird 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(D) / 05.6.(A) / 06.6.(B)(C) /
07.6.(D) / 09.6.(A) /
-*Red-footed Falcon 11.6.*(C) /
-Red-winged Starling 01.6.(A) /
-Reed Cormorant 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(B) / 06.6.(C) /
07.6.(C)(D) / 08.6.(D) / 13.6.(B) /
-Retz’s Helmet-Shrike 07.6.(D) /
-Rock Martin
13.6.(B) /
-Sabota Lark
13.6.(B) /
-Scaly-feathered Finch 11.6.(C) /
-Senegal Coucal 11.6.(C) /
-Sharp-tailed Starling 06.6.(B) / 07.6.(B) /
-Slaty Egret
11.6.(C) /
-Southern Brown-throated Weaver 09.6.(A) /
-Southern Grey-headed Sparrow 07.6.(C) /
-Southern Ground-Hornbill 02.06. / 04.6.(B) /
-Southern Masked-Weaver 06.6.(C) / 09.6.(A) /
-Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk 13.6.(B) /
-Southern Pied Babbler 13.6.(B) /
-Southern White-crowned Shrike 08.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 11.6.(C) / 12.6.(B) /
-Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill 03.6.(B) / 08.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 10.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) /
12.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Spotted Thick-knee 12.6.(C) /
-Spur-winged Goose 03.6.(B) / 07.6.(C) / 08.6.(D) /
-Squacco Heron
03.6.(A)(B) /
-Striped Kingfisher 09.6.(A) /
-Swainson’s Spurfowl 03.6.(B) / 11.6.(B) /
-Swallow-tailed Bee-eater 08.6.(B) / 12.6.(B) /
-Swamp Boubou
02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) / 08.6.(D) / 10.6.(C) /
-Tawny Eagle
03.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Terrestrial Brownbul 03.6.(A)(B) / 06.6.(C) /
-Tinkling Cisticola 11.6.(C) /
-Tropical Boubou 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(C) / 03.6.(A)(B) / 04.6.(C) /
-Trumpeter Hornbill 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(C) /
-Village Indigobird 01.6.(A) /
-Village Weaver 02.6.(D) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) / 08.6.(D) /
-Violet-backed Starling 05.6.(A) /
-Violet-eared Waxbill 08.6.(B) /
-Wahlberg’s Eagle 11.6.(C) /
-Water Thick-knee 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) / 08.6.(A) /
-Wattled Starling 07.6.(B) / 12.6.(B) /
-Whiskered Tern 02.6.(D) /
-White-backed Vulture 02.6.(B) / 03.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) / 11.6.(C) / 12.6.(B) /
-White-bellied Sunbird 03.6.(A) /
-White-browed Coucal 03.6.(B) / 06.6.(C) /
-White-browed Robin-Chat 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) / 06.6.(C) /
07.6.(D) / 08.6.(D) /
-White-browed Sparrow-Weaver 02.6.(B) /
07.6.(C) / 10.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) / 12.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-White-crested Helmet-Shrike 11.6.(B) /
-White-crowned Lapwing 03.6.(B) /
-White-faced Duck 03.6.(B) / 05.6.(A) / 07.6.(C) / 08.6.(D) / 11.6.(C) /
12.6.(A) /
-White-fronted Bee-eater 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) /
-White-winged Widowbird 07.6.(D) /
-Wire-tailed Swallow 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(D) / 03.6.(B) / 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) /
07.6.(C)(D) / 08.6.(D) /
-Woodland Kingfisher 04.6.(C) / 10.6.(C) /
-Yellow-bellied Greenbul 01.6.(A) / 02.6.(C)(D) / 03.6.(B) / 06.6.(C) /
-Yellow-billed Egret 04.6.(C) / 06.6.(C) / 07.6.(D) / 09.6.(A) / 11.6.(C) /
12.6.(B) / 13.6.(B) /
-Yellow-billed Oxpecker 05.6.(A) / 07.6.(B)(C) / 08.6.(B) / 09.6.(A) /
11.6.(C) /
-Yellow-billed Stork 03.6.(B) / 11.6.(C) /
-Yellow Canary
13.6.(B) /
Total number of species identified:
214
Enjoy Birding,
Stefan Rust
Please note: Most scientific information has been taken
from Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, V11th edition!
(For more information contact Stefan Rust
on +264 (0)81 129 8415 or birdscontour@iway.na)
