We are on the brink of spring here in Limpopo. My garden birdlist grew this winter with some new species I missed last year.
Sekororo Garden Bird List 2006/2007
(with Roberts numbers)
1. 71 Cattle Egret
2. 81 Hamerkop
3. 94 Hadeda Ibis
4. 127 Black-shouldered Kite
5. 128 African Cuckoo Hawk
6. 136 Booted Eagle
7. 169 Gymnogene
8. 203 Helmeted Guineafowl
9. 352 Red-eyed Dove
10. 354 Cape Turtle Dove
11. 355 Laughing Dove
12. 358 Emerald-spotted Wood-dove
13. 359 Tambourine Dove
14. 361 African Green Pigeon
15. 373 Grey Lourie
16. 382 Jacobin’s Cuckoo
17. 385 Klaas’s Cuckoo
18. 386 Diederik Cuckoo
19. 391 Burchell’s Coucal
20. 392 Barn Owl
21. 401 Spotted Eagle Owl
22. 409 Mozambique Nightjar
23. 424 Speckled Mousebird
24. 432 African Pygmy Kingfisher
25. 433 Woodland Kingfisher
26. 435 Brown-hooded Kingfisher
27. 437 Striped Kingfisher
28. 438 European Bee-eater
29. 444 Little Bee-eater
30. 452 Red-billed Woodhoopoe
31. 457 African Grey Hornbill
32. 459 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
33. 464 Black-collared Barbet
34. 473 Crested Barbet
35. 475 Scaly-throated Honeyguide
36. 487 Bearded Woodpecker
37. 522 Wire-tailed Swallow
38. 527 Lesser-striped Swallow
39. 538 Black Cuckooshrike
40. 541 Fork-tailed Drongo
41. 545 Black-headed Oriole
42. 548 Pied Crow
43. 568 Black-eyed Bulbul
44. 576 Kurrichane Thrush
45. 580 Groundscraper Thrush
46. 613 White-browed Scrub-robin
47. 655 Green-capped Eremomela
48. 672 Rattling Cisticola
49. 683 Tawny-flanked Prinia
50. 689 Spotted Flycatcher
51. 696 Pallid Flycatcher
52. 701 Chin-spot Batis
53. 710 Paradise-flycatcher
54. 711 African Pied Wagtail
55. 713 Cape Wagtail
56. 733 Red-backed Shrike
57. 740 Puffback
58. 744 Black-crowned Tchagra
59. 748 Orange-breasted Bush Shrike
60. 751 Grey-headed Bush Shrike
61. 753 White Helmeted Shrike
62. 761 Plum-coloured Starling
63. 764 Cape Glossy Starling
64. 791 Scarlet-chested Sunbird
65. 801 House Sparrow
66. 804 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
67. 807 Thick-billed Weaver
68. 810 Spectacled Weaver
69. 811 Spotted-backed Weaver
70. 819 Red-headed Weaver
71. 821 Red-billed Quelea
72. 829 White-winged Widow
73. 831 Red-collared Widow
74. 840 Blue-billed Firefinch
75. 842 Red-billed Firefinch
76. 844 Blue Waxbill
77. 855 Cut-throat Finch
78. 857 Bronze Mannikin
79. 858 Red-backed Mannikin
80. 860 Pin-tailed Whydah
81. 862 Paradise Whydah
82. 864 Black Widow Finch
83. 867 Steel-blue Widow Finch
84. 869 Yellow-eyed Canary
85. 884 Golden-breasted Bunting
86. 885 Cape Bunting
87. 886 Rock Bunting
I still have to catch the new species of sunbirds visiting the aloe's I planted last year. I only caught them as they fly off in a flash as they visit the aloe winter blooms. Will keep you up to date.
Sekororo Garden Bird List 2006/2007
(with Roberts numbers)
1. 71 Cattle Egret
2. 81 Hamerkop
3. 94 Hadeda Ibis
4. 127 Black-shouldered Kite
5. 128 African Cuckoo Hawk
6. 136 Booted Eagle
7. 169 Gymnogene
8. 203 Helmeted Guineafowl
9. 352 Red-eyed Dove
10. 354 Cape Turtle Dove
11. 355 Laughing Dove
12. 358 Emerald-spotted Wood-dove
13. 359 Tambourine Dove
14. 361 African Green Pigeon
15. 373 Grey Lourie
16. 382 Jacobin’s Cuckoo
17. 385 Klaas’s Cuckoo
18. 386 Diederik Cuckoo
19. 391 Burchell’s Coucal
20. 392 Barn Owl
21. 401 Spotted Eagle Owl
22. 409 Mozambique Nightjar
23. 424 Speckled Mousebird
24. 432 African Pygmy Kingfisher
25. 433 Woodland Kingfisher
26. 435 Brown-hooded Kingfisher
27. 437 Striped Kingfisher
28. 438 European Bee-eater
29. 444 Little Bee-eater
30. 452 Red-billed Woodhoopoe
31. 457 African Grey Hornbill
32. 459 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
33. 464 Black-collared Barbet
34. 473 Crested Barbet
35. 475 Scaly-throated Honeyguide
36. 487 Bearded Woodpecker
37. 522 Wire-tailed Swallow
38. 527 Lesser-striped Swallow
39. 538 Black Cuckooshrike
40. 541 Fork-tailed Drongo
41. 545 Black-headed Oriole
42. 548 Pied Crow
43. 568 Black-eyed Bulbul
44. 576 Kurrichane Thrush
45. 580 Groundscraper Thrush
46. 613 White-browed Scrub-robin
47. 655 Green-capped Eremomela
48. 672 Rattling Cisticola
49. 683 Tawny-flanked Prinia
50. 689 Spotted Flycatcher
51. 696 Pallid Flycatcher
52. 701 Chin-spot Batis
53. 710 Paradise-flycatcher
54. 711 African Pied Wagtail
55. 713 Cape Wagtail
56. 733 Red-backed Shrike
57. 740 Puffback
58. 744 Black-crowned Tchagra
59. 748 Orange-breasted Bush Shrike
60. 751 Grey-headed Bush Shrike
61. 753 White Helmeted Shrike
62. 761 Plum-coloured Starling
63. 764 Cape Glossy Starling
64. 791 Scarlet-chested Sunbird
65. 801 House Sparrow
66. 804 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
67. 807 Thick-billed Weaver
68. 810 Spectacled Weaver
69. 811 Spotted-backed Weaver
70. 819 Red-headed Weaver
71. 821 Red-billed Quelea
72. 829 White-winged Widow
73. 831 Red-collared Widow
74. 840 Blue-billed Firefinch
75. 842 Red-billed Firefinch
76. 844 Blue Waxbill
77. 855 Cut-throat Finch
78. 857 Bronze Mannikin
79. 858 Red-backed Mannikin
80. 860 Pin-tailed Whydah
81. 862 Paradise Whydah
82. 864 Black Widow Finch
83. 867 Steel-blue Widow Finch
84. 869 Yellow-eyed Canary
85. 884 Golden-breasted Bunting
86. 885 Cape Bunting
87. 886 Rock Bunting
I still have to catch the new species of sunbirds visiting the aloe's I planted last year. I only caught them as they fly off in a flash as they visit the aloe winter blooms. Will keep you up to date.
