I joined the Tygerberg Birding Club for a midweek outing to Groot Phesantekraal wine estate on Wednesday , 4 May 2011. We birded from about 08:00 to 13:00 . We had fantastic weather and manage to see 56 bird Species.
Thanks to Jurie for leading this one.
Thanks to Jurie for leading this one.
The bird species we saw :
Common Ostrich, White-breasted Cormorant, Reed Cormorant,
Grey Heron, Cattle Egret, Hamerkop, African Sacred Ibis, Hadeda Ibis, Egyptian Goose, Spur-winged Goose, Black-shouldered Kite,
African Fish Eagle ( heard ), Jackal Buzzard, Black Sparrowhawk,
Lanner Falcon, Cape Spurfowl, Helmeted Guineafowl, Blue Crane,
Common Moorhen, Crowned Lapwing, Blacksmith lapwing,
Spotted Thick-knee, Kelp Gull, Rock Dove, Speckled Pigeon, Red-eyed Dove, Little Swift, Alphine Swift, Red-faced Mousebird, Acacia Barbet,
Large -billed lark, Brown-throated Martin, Pied Crow, Cape Bulbul,
African Stonechat, Cape Robin Chat, Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler,
Lesser Swamp Warbler, Bar-throated Apalis, Zitting Cisticola, Karoo Prinia, Fiscal Flycather, Cape Wagtail, African Pipit, Cape Longclaw,
Common Fiscal, Bokmakierie, Common Starling,
S Double-collared Sunbird, Cape White-eye, House Sparrow, Cape Sparrow, Cape Weaver, Southern Mask Weaver, Yellow Bishop, Cape Canary.
Common Ostrich, White-breasted Cormorant, Reed Cormorant,
Grey Heron, Cattle Egret, Hamerkop, African Sacred Ibis, Hadeda Ibis, Egyptian Goose, Spur-winged Goose, Black-shouldered Kite,
African Fish Eagle ( heard ), Jackal Buzzard, Black Sparrowhawk,
Lanner Falcon, Cape Spurfowl, Helmeted Guineafowl, Blue Crane,
Common Moorhen, Crowned Lapwing, Blacksmith lapwing,
Spotted Thick-knee, Kelp Gull, Rock Dove, Speckled Pigeon, Red-eyed Dove, Little Swift, Alphine Swift, Red-faced Mousebird, Acacia Barbet,
Large -billed lark, Brown-throated Martin, Pied Crow, Cape Bulbul,
African Stonechat, Cape Robin Chat, Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler,
Lesser Swamp Warbler, Bar-throated Apalis, Zitting Cisticola, Karoo Prinia, Fiscal Flycather, Cape Wagtail, African Pipit, Cape Longclaw,
Common Fiscal, Bokmakierie, Common Starling,
S Double-collared Sunbird, Cape White-eye, House Sparrow, Cape Sparrow, Cape Weaver, Southern Mask Weaver, Yellow Bishop, Cape Canary.