South Africa Cape to Kruger:
Birding and Culture Trip Report

Guides:
David Nkosi and John Robinson

Participants:
Hosahalli Padmesh, Ganga Padmesh, Bob Lewis, Hanno Lewis, Gayle Carlsmith, Beverly Watson, Beth St. John, Diane Rowe, David Rowe, Tammy Horn, Rob Mountain, Kathy Hogan, and Cathy Courier.

Trip report by David Nkosi

Introduction

This trip combined the best of birding and wildlife viewing in South Africa with some of the country's beautiful cultural highlights. We visited Kruger National Park where we saw lions, elephants and rhinos, along with Retz's Helmetshrike, Lizard Buzzard and Bat Hawk. But we also visited a local orphanage, watched traditional Zulu dancing, and visited the beautiful Sterkfontein caves. The trip ended around Cape Town, with Cape Sugarbirds and Verreaux's Eagle on top of Table Mountain, tasting some of South Africa's best wines at a winery with Blue Cranes and Black Sawwing Swallows in the surrounding fields, and the requisite trip to visit the local penguin colony.

21 October 2006 Rietvlei Dam and Rietvlei Nature Reserve

We met the group at O.R. Tambo International Airport and transferred to Irene Lodge on the outskirts of Johannesburg in Tswane (Pretoria) for our first day. The Irene Lodge has a nice wetlands next to it and most of the bird species around that area use it to feed and drink. It produced some very good water birds including African Darter, Green-backed Heron, Grey Heron, Glossy Ibis, Long-tailed Cormorant, Giant Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher and Tawny-flanked Prinia.

After lunch we went to explore the nature reserve and its numerous big game. We had some very good antelopes including a big head of eland, Burchell’s zebra, sprinkbok and the South African endemic blesbok. Perhaps best of all were lovely views of a white rhino pair with a little one in attendance. It was a spectacle to see this many animals and know that they are protected--not like in some private game reserves where they farm the animals for game shooting.


Zebra, warthog and baboon (Photo Sander)

In terms of birding we were greeted by a Black-breasted Snake Eagle soaring around the dam. We visited the bird hide hoping to see Little Bittern but we were unlucky. However, we drove over to the grassland and had some excellent species to add to our growing list, including Cape Longclaw, African Pipit, Swainson’s Spurfowl, Red-collared Widow, Ant-eating Chat and Capped Wheatear. We also had a few pairs of black-backed jackals hunting around the grassland. It is amazing this beautiful and usually nocturnal species see them during day time.

We drove over to the second bird hide, where we had lovely views of a Cardinal Woodpecker in the car park. Along the walk to the bird hide we had a flock of Arrow-marked Babblers, Yellow-fronted Canary and a male Northern Black Korhaan doing its incredible display. We also had great views of a pair of Black Crakes calling and walking around in the open. We then drove back to the hotel as it was starting to get late. We had a welcoming dinner at Irene Lodge.

22 October 2006 Irene, Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, Sterkfontein (caves) and Lesedi Cultural Village

Early morning birding around the hotel did not add a lot of birds, but we managed to add African Hoopoe, Wattle Lapwing, and Crested Barbet along with many birds that we saw yesterday. We went for breakfast and after breakfast we drove to Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden.

We had a warm welcome at the garden before we even got out of the bus as one of the resident Verreaux’s Eagles was already circling around the visitor center. We added a number of species just around the center, including Red-chested Cuckoo, Grey Go-away-Bird, White-bellied Sunbird, Violet-backed Starling, Greater Double-collared Sunbird and African Paradise Flycatcher.

A walk through the garden produced some very good birds, including Grey-headed Bush-shrike, Southern Black Tit, Chinspot Batis, Neddicky, Bar-throated Apalis, Long-billed Pipit, Lesser Honeyguide, Black Cuckoo, Yellow-throated Petronia and Common Sandpiper.

We drove to Sterkfontein for a tour of the caves and surrounding areas. There were some nice birds seen on the tour like Pin-tailed Whydah, Pearl-breasted Swallow, Cloud Cisticola, Mocking Cliff-Chat, and Greater Striped Swallow. As we departed lunch for Lesedi we had an excellent pair of Coqui Francolins, the smallest francolin species, before they disappeared into the burnt grass, and a group of Spotted Thick-knees roosting under the scrub out of the sun.

We drove to Lesedi Cultural where after enjoying a bit souvenir shopping we watched the fascinating traditional dance. After a hardy traditional dinner (in the traditional dishes!), we returned to the Lodge for the night.

23 October 2006 Tswane, Nelspruit, White River and Hazyview

First on the agenda today was the Apartheid museum, a must see for visitors to this area. We spend some few hours there, but we also managed to add a few birds in the surrounding area, including Streaky-headed Seedeater, Yellow-fronted Canary and the bird of the day, a gorgeous Crimson-breasted Shrike (see photo below).

Crimson-breasted Shrike

We departed to have lunch in the Milky Trout in Mpumalanga, but due to road works we couldn’t make it. We instead had lunch halfway before we get to Milky due to time. After lunch we added a few birds around the garden despite the crowds, such as Pin-tailed Whydah, Orange-breasted Waxbill and Black-chested Prinia.

Thanks to the road construction we were a bit bound for time, so we drove straight to the hotel at Kruger Gate for the night.

24 October 2006 Paul Kruger Gate, Lake Panic, Skukuza, Tshokwane, Nkumbe, Lower Sabie, Nkuhlu back Paul Kruger Gate

We left the hotel very early heading to the northern part of the park. The animals were incredible! We saw elephants with little ones, lots of buffalo, white rhino, and hippopotamus, impala, kudu, giraffes, lions, black wildebeest, dwarf mongoose, banded mongoose, water monitor, warthog, waterbuck and Nile crocodile.


Martial Eagle (S. Blain)

In terms of birding, the park is very, very rich in birdlife with many excellent species. The birds included Village and Spectacled Weavers, Red-billed Oxpecker, Goliath Heron, Hooded, White-backed and Cape Vultures, Bataleur, Martial Eagle (see photo above), Tawny Eagle, Natal Francolin, African Jacana, White-crowned Lapwing, Terek Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Painted Snipe, African Green Pigeon, Malachite Kingfisher, White-fronted Bee-eater, Common Scimitar-bill, Red-billed Hornbill, Southern Ground Hornbill (see photo below), Wire-tailed Swallow, Black and Saddle-billed Storks, Yellow Bellied Greenbul, Southern Black Flycatcher, Grey Tit-Flycatcher, Bearded Scrub Robin, Collared Sunbird, Marico Sunbird, Magpie Shrike, Black-backed Puffback, Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike and Greater Blue-eared Starling.

Upon returning to the hotel, everyone made full use of the pool and enjoyed some South African wines.


Ground Hornbill

25 October 2006 Paul Kruger Gate, Mathekenyane, Pretoriuskop, Afsaal and Malelane

We left early again to go birding in a different area of the park. We left with high expectations, hoping to see leopard and cheetah. Unfortunately we were unlucky with those two cats, but we were very lucky with lions. We counted six of them, the first being a lioness with meat in her mouth. More exciting even was one two meters away from us! It walked right next to the vehicle…we were both incredibly excited and a bit scared. These are wild animals and you don’t know what they are thinking, but it was an amazing experience that everyone enjoyed.

We also had another outstanding day of birding. This different route that yesterday’s produced some different birds, and we had some wonderful birds like African Harrier-Hawk, Dark Chanting Goshawk, Gabar Goshawk, Tawny Eagle, Red-crested Korhaan, Senegal Lapwing, African Cuckoo, African Scops-Owl, Striped Kingfisher, Little Bee-eater, Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Bennett’s Woodpecker, Golden-tailed Woodpecker, Rufous-naped Lark, Red-breasted Swallow, Yellow-throated Longclaw, Ground Scraper Thrush, Zitting Cisticola, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Yellow-bellied Eremomela, White-browed Scrub-Robin, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Black-crowned and Brown-crowned Tchagras, Retz’s Helmetshrike, Burchell’s Starling and White-winged Widowbird. In many areas we benefited from acacias without tick foliage, so it wasn’t too difficult to spot the birds. We also came across a group of dwarf mongoose as we drove slowly, birding our way to our lunch stop in Malelane.

We added a few species of waterbirds along the river around the Malelane Sun Hotel like Great White Egret, Water Thick-knee and Comb Duck, and we heard Red-chested Flufftail next to the viewing deck. There was also hippo, Nile crocodile, elephant and buffalo on the edge of the river. Back in the hotel’s garden we added White-browed Robin-Chat, African Pied Wagtail and Olive Thrush.

The remainder of the afternoon was spent in the garden around the swimming pool with some lovely South African wines and soaking up the beautiful mountain scenery.

26 October 2006 Malelane, Bayamiti, Gardenia, Berg-En-Dal, Matjulu Loop and Timfenheni Loop

We split today into three parts, to see some animals in the morning and do other activities for the rest of the day. We went into Kruger for the morning up until breakfast; we spent the middle of the day around the hotel; and some of the people went shopping for the afternoon. In the morning we had some excellent birding, seeing Grey-headed Kingfisher, Painted Snipe, African Hawk Eagle, Eurasian Hobby, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Purple Roller, Trumpeter Hornbill, Spotted Flycatcher, Ashy Flycatcher, Southern White-crowned Shrike, Wattled Starling, Green-winged Pytilia, African Firefinch and Golden and Yellow Weaver. It was a very pleasant birding day. We drove back to Malelane Sun Hotel for overnight.

27 October 2006 Malelane, Swaziland and Mkuze

We started the day birding around the hotel, seeing Ostrich, Ruff, Jacobin Cuckoo, Horus Swift, Cape Grassbird, African Stonechat, Lesser Grey Shrike, White-necked Raven and Fan-tailed Widowbird.

This was mostly a travel day; we drove through Swaziland to Piet Retief for an enlightening and very interesting visit of the local orphanage. We then drove straight to the hotel, where we checked in and went for dinner. After dinner we watched a traditional Zulu dance at the hotel then retired to our rooms. The next day was going to be long one in an open vehicle in Mkuze Game Reserve.

28 October 2006 Ghost Mountain Inn to Mkuze Game Reserve

We left early from Ghost Inn for Mkuze Game Reserve, with packed breakfast and packed lunch. The birding was excellent throughout the morning. We added some very good species, including Eastern Paradise Whydah, Red-billed Firefinch, Thick-billed Weaver, Lesser Masked Weaver, Square-tailed Drongo, Gorgeous Bush-Shrike, Neergaard’s Sunbird, Rudd’s Apalis, Black Cuckooshrike, Eastern Clapper Lark, Red-fronted Tinkerbird, African Emerald Cuckoo, Purple Gallinule, Kurichane Buttonquail, Jackal Buzzard, Lizard Buzzard, Woolly-necked Stork, African Openbill, Yellow billed Stork and Pink-backed Pelican.

We headed back after lunch to get ready for our boat trip at Jozini Dam. Before we arrived at the dam we had a group of velvet monkeys; one female an adorable tiny baby with her. We also added a couple new birds, African Firefinch and Blue Waxbill. It was a bit wet and windy on the boat trip, and eventually our boatman Alex decided to head back. Before we turned around we had seen African Jacana, Black Crake and Pied Kingfisher among other waterbirds. We headed back to the Hluhluwe Hotel for the night.

29 October 2006 Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve

We left early in the open vehicle to Hluhluwe Game Reserve. We added a few species here, including Purple Heron, Black Cuckoo, African Black Swift, African Reed Warbler, Lesser Swamp Warbler, Hamerkop and Water Thick-knee. The thick vegetation made animal watching difficult, but we did find white rhino while we were looking for black rhino.

We drove slowly back with the open vehicle through the communal land, dodging the tons of cattle and goats that were crossing the road.

30 October 2006 Hluhluwe Umfolozi to Umhlanga

After a bit of early morning birding around the hotel, we headed off on another driving day. Between shopping stops we saw groups of Wooly-necked Stork, Long Crested Eagle, African Fish Eagle, Yellow-billed Kite and Collared Pratincole.

We drove up to Umhlanga and its beautiful scenery (although much of the native vegetation has been destroyed for sugarcane plantations).
After checking in and having lunch at our hotel, we split into two different groups--the birders and the non-birders .The non-birders decided to go for a swim in the Indian Ocean, but the birders went to the Umngeni River for the afternoon, where we added Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, White-fronted Plover, Black-winged Lapwing, Swift Tern, and Karoo Prinia to the list.

31 October 2006 Umhlanga, Durban International Airport and Cape Town

After an early breakfast we headed straight to the airport in Durban for our flight to Cape Town. We arrived after lunchtime and we were transferred to the hotel. We quickly added some common species like Hartlaub’s and Kelp Gulls, before settling into the Protea Hotel in Cape Town for the night.

1 November 2006 Table Mountain, Cape Peninsula and Boulders Beach

After an early breakfast we took a short tour to the Cape Town downtown on our way to the Table Mountain cable car. While enjoying the stunning view from the top we found our first Cape fynbos endemics: Cape Sugarbird and Orange-breasted Sunbird. A definite highlight was watching a pair of Verreaux’s Eagle soaring over Table Mountain being mobbed by a Rock Kestrel. We headed back down the mountain shortly thereafter in order to have plenty of time on the Cape Peninsula.

We arrived for lunch, eating before we took to the walk to the point. After enjoying another stunning view, we turned our attention to the Cape endemic cormorants: Bank, Crowned and Cape, along with birds like Cape Siskin, Peregrine Falcon, Cape Bunting, White-necked Raven and Grey-backed Cisticola. Then it was off to see the penguins!

We drove back to go and see the African Penguins, but we stopped next to the environmental education centre along the way to enjoy a herd of the Cape endemic antelope the Bontebok munching on grass. We drove out of the park for another interesting stop to check out the colony of Cape Fur-seals. Judging by the number of youngsters amongst the adults it looks like their numbers must be increasing!

We arrived at Boulder Beach at about three in the afternoon, where had lovely views of some closer Crowned Cormorants, African Black Oystercatcher. The African Penguins were great—present in their usual large numbers and many were moulting, but the smell was…pungent. From the penguins we went back to the hotel for overnight.

2 November 2006 Kisternbosch, Waterfront

After another early breakfast we set off for the world famous Kisternbosch Botanical Gardens. We took a lovely walk and added few good specials, including Forest Buzzard, Cape Francolin, and Spotted Eagle. We returned to the hotel for lunch.

After lunch, some of the group decided to go shopping, but the birders chose to go birding for the afternoon. We went to another spot of mine where we had Cape Sugarbird, Orange-breasted Sunbird, Bully Canary, Lesser Double-collared Sunbird, and the star and last species of the day, a male African Goshawk soaring around overhead giving us great views.

3 November 2006 Gordon’s Bay, Betty’s Bay, Harold Porter and Botrivier

We departed early to go and have a scenic drive along False Bay. We ended at the Harold Porter Botanical Garden. We split as usual, with the birders going to walk trails, where new birds included Bar-Throated Apalis, Cape Batis, Swee Waxbill, Yellow Bishop, Cape Rock Thrush and African Dusky Flycatcher. A few people in the group glimpsed a flyby Ground Woodpecker, and we heard some few Victorin Warblers, but hey eluded us. We left and drove to Botrivier for lunch.

Fortunately the lunch stop was very birdy, and we added South Africa’s national bird, the stately Blue Crane, along with African Black Sawwing, Malachite Sunbird and a pair of Familiar Chats that were nesting in a hole in the garden. We lounged around the winery area for the afternoon, after which we returned to Cape Town to go and have our last dinner together. After dinner we went to the ballet--it was amazing to see for the first time.

4 October 2006. This was our special last day together with the group. After checking out of the hotel we went to Strandfontein to clean up a few some few endemics, finding Cape Teal, Greater Flamingo, Maccoa Duck, Southern Porchard, South African Shelduck, African Marsh Harrier, Pied Avocet, Marsh Sandpiper and a lonely Bar-tailed Godwit feeding amongst the Ruffs. By then it was time to go to the airports to see off the clients as they headed home.

Bird List

Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
Jackass Penguin Spheniscus demersus
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Little Grebe (Dabchick) Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Cape Gannet Morus capensis
White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus
Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus
Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
Crowned Cormorant Phalacrocorax coronatus
African Darter Anhinga rufa
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great White Egret Casmerodius albus
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Yellowbilled Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
Marabou Stork Leptopilos crumeniferus
Saddlebilled Stork Ephyppiorhynchus senegal
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Fulvous Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus
South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
African Black Duck Anas sparsa
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota
Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
Cape Shoveller Anas smithii
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres
African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
Yellow-billed Kite Milvus parasitus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Verreaux's (Black) Eagle Aquila verreauxii
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
Longcrested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Common (Steppe) Buzzard Buteo buteo
Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus
Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Shikra Accipiter badius
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
Gymnogene Polyboroides typus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
Rock Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui
Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena
Shelley's Francolin Francolinus shelleyi
Cape Francolin Francolinus capensis
Natal Francolin Francolinus natalensis
Swainson's Francolin Francolinus swainsonii
Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnyx sylvatica
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus
African Rail Rallus caerulescens
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Red-crested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista
Northern Black Korhaan Eupodotis afraoides
African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus
Senegal Lapwing (Black-winged Plover) Vanellus lugubris
Black-winged Plover Vanellus melanopterus
Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus
Wattled Plover Vanellus senegallus
White-crowned Plover Vanellus albiceps
Terek Sandpiper Tringa cinereus
Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Spotted Dikkop (Thick-knee) Burhinus capensis
Water Dikkop (Thick-knee) Burhinus vermiculatus
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus
Hartlaub's Gull Larus hartlaubii
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Swift (Greater Crested) Tern Sterna bergii
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Feral (Rock) Pigeon Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
Rameron (Olive) Pigeon Columba arquatrix
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola
Laughing (Palm) Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Emerald-spotted Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Lemon (Cinnamon) Dove Columba larvata
African Green Pigeon Treron calva
Grey-headed Parrot Poicephalus suahelicus
Purple-crested Lourie (Turaco) Musophaga porphyreolophus
Grey Lourie (Go-away Bird) Corythaixoides concolor
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
Jacobin Cuckoo Oxylophus jacobinus
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
Pearl-spotted Owl Glaucidium perlatum
Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus
African Black Swift Apus barbatus
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
Horus Swift Apus horus
Little Swift Apus affinis
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata
Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
Greyhooded Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata
Purple Roller Coracias naevia
African Hoopoe Upupa africana
Red-billed Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Greater Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Trumpeter Hornbill Ceratogymna bucinator
African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus
Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
S. Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas
Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Golden-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus
Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker Thripias namaquus
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
E. Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata
Barn (European) Swallow Hirundo rustica
White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
Wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
Red-breasted Swallow Hirundo semirufa
Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata
Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica
Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula
Brown-throated (Plain) Martin Riparia paludicola
Banded Martin Riparia cincta
Black Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga flava
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii
Eastern Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
Black (Cape) Crow Corvus capensis
Pied Crow Corvus albus
House Crow Corvus splendens
White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
Southern Black Tit Parus niger
Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
Black-eyed (Common) Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
Mocking Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Southern Anteating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Heuglin's Robin-chat Cossypha heuglini
Cape Robin-chat Cossypha caffra
White-throated Robin-chat Cossypha humeralis
Eastern Bearded Robin Erythropygia quadrivirgata
White-browed Scrub-robin Erythropygia leucophrys
Cape Reed Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
African Sedge Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Rudd's Apalis Apalis ruddi
Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
Fan-tailed (Zitting) Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapillus
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chinianus
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
Neddicky (Piping Cisticola) Cisticola fulvicapillus
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
Blackchested Prinia Prinia flavicans
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
Blue-grey Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
Grey Tit-flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
Marico Flyactcher Melaenornis mariquensis
Cape Batis Batis capensis
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
African Pipit (Grassveld Pipit) Anthus cinnamomeus
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
Orange-throated Longclaw Macronyx capensis
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Common Fiscal Lanius collaris
Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
Crimsonbreasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus
Longtailed Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca
Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
Brubru Nilaus afer
Three-streaked Tchagra Tchagra australis
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala
Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
Gorgeous Bush Shrike Telophorus quadricolor
Orange-breasted Bush Shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus
Grey-headed Bush Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti
White Helmet-shrike Prionops plumatus
S. White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Indian Myna Acridotheres tristis
African Pied Starling Spreo bicolor
Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
Plum-coloured Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens
Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Black-bellied Starling Lamprotornis corruscus
Burchells Starling Lamprotornis australis
Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
Orange-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia violacea
Marico Sunbird Nectarinia mariquensis
Neergaard's Sunbird Nectarinia neergaardi
Lesser DC Sunbird Nectarinia chalybea
Greater DC Sunbird Nectarinia afra
White-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia talatala
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis
Amethyst (Black) Sunbird Nectarinia amethystina
Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris
Cape White-eye Zosterops pallidus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
S. Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
Yellow-throated Petronia Petronia superciliaris
Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops
African Yellow Weaver Ploceus subaureus
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Yellow-rumped Widow Euplectes capensis
Red-shouldered Widow Euplectes axillaris
White-winged Widow Euplectes albonotatus
Red-collared Widow Euplectes ardens
Long-tailed Widow Euplectes progne
Melba Finch Pytilia melba
Pink-throated Twinspot Hypargos margaritatus
Blue-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
Grey Waxbill Estrilda perreini
Black-faced Swee Estrilda melanotis
African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis
Orange-breasted Waxbill Sporaeginthus subflavus
Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia
Eastern Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea
Black Widow-finch Vidua funerea
Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus
Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
Forest Canary Serinus scotops
Cape Siskin Pseudochloroptila totta
Bully Canary Serinus sulphuratus
Streaky-headed Canary Serinus gularis
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis



MAMMALS SPECIES
Eland, Slender Mongoose, Black Wildebeest,
Waterbuck, Springbok, Blesbok, White Rhino,
Hippopotamus, Burchell’s Zebra, Red Hartebeest,
Black-backed Jackal, Sable Antelope, Banded
Mongoose, Lion, Kudu, Impala, Water Monitor,
Fruit Bat, Blue-headed Agama, Elephants,
Giraffes, Velvet Monkey, Chacma Baboon,
Tree Squirrel, Warthog, Dwarf Mongoose, Terrapin,
Leopard Totoise, Nyala, Spitting Cobra.