Below is a list of birds you can see.
Print it out and see how many you can find while walking the
reserve trails.
| Name: | ||||
| Dates and areas visited: | ||||
| Note: To aid the reader, birds are listed under the | ||||
| headings of their family or recognised group and | ||||
| numbered according to Roberts Birds of Southern Africa | ||||
| BIRDS | ||||
| Ostrich | ||||
| Ostrich (1) S | ||||
| Grebe's | ||||
| Blacknecked Grebe (7) | ||||
| Dabchick (8) | ||||
| Pelicans & Cormorants | ||||
| Eastern White Pelican (49) | ||||
| Whitebrstd Cormorant (55) | ||||
| Reed Cormorant (58) | ||||
| Darters & Herons | ||||
| African Darter (60) | ||||
| Grey Heron (62) | ||||
| Blackheaded Heron (63) | ||||
| Purple Heron (65) | ||||
| Egrets and Storks | ||||
| Great White Egret (66) | ||||
| Little Egret (67) | ||||
| Yellowbilled Egret (68) | ||||
| Cattle Egret (71) | ||||
| Squacco Heron (72) | ||||
| Hamerkop (81) | ||||
| White Stork (83) | ||||
| Black Stork (84) | ||||
| Abdim's Stork (85) | ||||
| Marabou Stork (89) | ||||
| Yellowbilled Stork (90) | ||||
| Spoonbills & Flamingo's | ||||
| African Spoonbill (95) | ||||
| Greater Flamingo (96) | ||||
| Lesser Flamingo (97) | ||||
| Geese & Ducks | ||||
| Egyptian Goose (102) | ||||
| S. A. Shelduck (103) S | ||||
| Afr. Black Duck (105) | ||||
| Cape Teal (106) | ||||
| Redbilled Teal (108) | ||||
| Cape Shoveller (112) S | ||||
| Southern Pochard (113) | ||||
| Knobbilled Duck (115) | ||||
| Maccoa Duck (117) S | ||||
| Secretarybird & Vultures | ||||
| Secretarybird (118) | ||||
| Cape Vulture (122) | ||||
| Whitebacked Vulture (123) | ||||
| Lappetfaced Vulture (124) | ||||
| Hawks & Eagles | ||||
| Black Kite (126a) | ||||
| Yellowbilled Kite (126b) | ||||
| Blackshld Kite (127) | ||||
| Verreaux's Eagle (131) | ||||
| Tawny Eagle (132) | ||||
| Booted Eagle (136) | ||||
| Martial Eagle (140) | ||||
| Brown Snake Eagle (142) | ||||
| Blckbrstd Snake Eagle (143) | ||||
| African Fish Eagle (148) | ||||
| Steppe Buzzard (149) | ||||
| Jackal Buzzard (152) | ||||
| Augur Buzzard (153) | ||||
| Gabar Goshawk (161) | ||||
| Pale Chant. Goshawk (162) S | ||||
| Black Harrier (168) | ||||
| Gymnogene (169) | ||||
| Osprey (170) | ||||
| Falcon's & Kestrels | ||||
| Peregrine Falcon (171) | ||||
| Lanner Falcon (172) | ||||
| European Hobby (173) | ||||
| Rednecked Falcon (178) | ||||
| West. Redftd Kestrel (179) | ||||
| Rock Kestrel (181) | ||||
| Greater Kestrel (182) | ||||
| Lesser Kestrel (183) | ||||
| Pygmy Falcon (186) S | ||||
| Francolins and Quails | ||||
| Redbilled Francolin (194) S | ||||
| Common Quail (200) | ||||
| Helmetted Guineafowl (203) | ||||
| Kurrichane Butt. Quail (205) | ||||
| Gallinules & Moorhens | ||||
| Purple Gallinule (223) | ||||
| Common Moorhen (226) | ||||
| Redknobbed Coot (228) | ||||
| Bustards & Korhaans | ||||
| Kori Bustard (230) S | ||||
| Ludwig's Bustard (232) S | ||||
| Rupell's Korhaan (236) N | ||||
| Redcrested Korhaan (237) | ||||
| North. Black Korhaan (239) | ||||
| Jacanas, Plovers & Waders | ||||
| African Jacana (240) | ||||
| Com. Ringed Plover (245) | ||||
| Kittlitz's Plover (248) | ||||
| Threebanded Plover (249) | ||||
| Caspian Plover (252) | ||||
| Crowned Plover (255) | ||||
| Blacksmith Plover (258) | ||||
| Common Sandpiper (264) | ||||
| Wood Sandpiper (266) | ||||
| Marsh Sandpiper (269) | ||||
| Com. Greenshank (270) | ||||
| Curlew Sandpiper (272) | ||||
| Little Stint (274) | ||||
| Rednecked Stint (276) | ||||
| Ruff (284) | ||||
| Pied Avocet (294) | ||||
| Blackwinged Stilt (295) | ||||
| Dikkops & Coursers | ||||
| Spotted Dikkop (297) | ||||
| Burchell's Courser (299) S | ||||
| Temminck's Courser (300) | ||||
| Dblebanded Courser (301) S | ||||
| Bronzewinged Courser (303) | ||||
| Terns & Sandgrouse | ||||
| Whitewinged Tern (339) | ||||
| Namaqua Sandgrouse (344) S | ||||
| Burchell's Sandgrouse (345) S | ||||
| Dblbanded Sandgrouse (347) | ||||
| Pigeons & Doves | ||||
| Rock Pigeon (349) | ||||
| Cape Turtle Dove (354) | ||||
| Laughing Dove (355) | ||||
| Namaqua Dove (356) | ||||
| Parrots, Lovebirds & Louries | ||||
| Ruppell's Parrot (365) | ||||
| Rosyfaced Lovebird (367) N | ||||
| Grey Lourie (373) | ||||
| Cuckoo's, Owls & Nightjars | ||||
| Black Cuckoo (378) | ||||
| Grt Spotted Cuckoo (380) | ||||
| Jacobin Cuckoo (382) | ||||
| Diederik Cuckoo (386) | ||||
| Barn Owl (392) | ||||
| African Scops Owl (396) | ||||
| Whitefaced Owl (397) | ||||
| Pearlspotted Owl (398) | ||||
| Spotted Eagle Owl (401) | ||||
| European Nightjar (404) | ||||
| Rufscheeked Nightjar (406) | ||||
| Freckled Nightjar (408) | ||||
| Swifts & Mousebirds | ||||
| European Swift (411) | ||||
| African Black Swift (412) | ||||
| Bradfield's Swift (413) S | ||||
| Whiterumped Swift (415) | ||||
| Little Swift (417) | ||||
| Alpine Swift (418) | ||||
| Palm Swift (421) | ||||
| Whitbcked Mousebird (425) | ||||
| Redfaced Mousebird (426) | ||||
| Bee-eaters & Rollers | ||||
| European Bee-eater (438) | ||||
| Swllwtailed Bee-eater (445) | ||||
| Eurasian Roller (446) | ||||
| Lilacbreasted Roller (447) | ||||
| Purple Roller (449) | ||||
| Hoopoe & Hornbills | ||||
| African Hoopoe (451) | ||||
| Rdblled Woodhoopoe (452) | ||||
| Greater Scimitarbill (454) | ||||
| Grey Hornbill (457) | ||||
| South. Yellwbilled Hrnbill (459) | ||||
| Monteiro's Hornbill (462) | ||||
| Barbets & Honeyguides | ||||
| Acacia Pied Barbet (465) S | ||||
| Lesser Honeyguide (476) | ||||
| Woodpeckers | ||||
| Goldntailed Woodpcker (483) | ||||
| Cardinal Woodpecker (486) | ||||
| Bearded Woodpecker (487) | ||||
| Larks | ||||
| Monotonous Lark (493) S | ||||
| Clapper Lark (495) S | ||||
| Fawncoloured Lark (497) | ||||
| Sabota Lark (498) S | ||||
| Longbilled Lark (500) S | ||||
| Dusky Lark (505) | ||||
| Spikeheeled Lark (506) S | ||||
| Redcapped Lark (507) | ||||
| Stark's Lark (511) S | ||||
| Gray's Lark (514) | ||||
| Greybacked Finchlark (516) S | ||||
| Swallow's and Martins | ||||
| European Swallow (518) | ||||
| Pearlbreasted Swallow (523) | ||||
| Greater Striped Swallow (526) S | ||||
| South Afr. Cliff Swallow (528) S | ||||
| Rock Martin (529) | ||||
| House Martin (530) | ||||
| Sand Martin (532) | ||||
| Brownthroated Martin (533) | ||||
| Drongo's, Oriole's & Crows | ||||
| Forktailed Drongo (541) | ||||
| European Golden Oriole (543) | ||||
| Black Crow (547) | ||||
| Pied Crow (548) | ||||
| Tits, Babblers and Bulbuls | ||||
| Ashy Tit (552) S | ||||
| Cape Penduline Tit (557) S | ||||
| Southern Pied Babbler (563) S | ||||
| Redeyed Bulbul (567) S | ||||
| Thrushes & Chats | ||||
| Groundscraper Thrush (580) | ||||
| Short-toed Rock Thrush (583) S | ||||
| Mountain Chat (586) S | ||||
| Capped Wheatear (587) | ||||
| Familiar Chat (589) | ||||
| Tractrac Chat (590) S | ||||
| Karoo Chat (592) S | ||||
| South. Anteating Chat (595) S | ||||
| Cape Robin (601) | ||||
| Karoo Robin (614) S | ||||
| Kalahari Robin (615) S | ||||
| Herero Chat (618) N | ||||
| Warblers & Cisticola's | ||||
| Chstntvnted Titbabbler (621) S | ||||
| Layard's Titbabbler (622) S | ||||
| Icterine Warbler (625) | ||||
| African Marsh Warbler (631) | ||||
| Willow Warbler (643) | ||||
| Longbilled Crombec (651) | ||||
| Yellwbllied Eremomela (653) | ||||
| Karoo Eremomela (654) | ||||
| Grybckd Bleating Wrbler (657) | ||||
| African Barred Warbler (658) | ||||
| Rockrunner (662) N | ||||
| Fantailed Cisticola (664) | ||||
| Desert Cisticola (665) | ||||
| Greybacked Cisticola (669) | ||||
| Blackchested Prinia (685) | ||||
| Rufouseared Warbler (688) S | ||||
| Flycatchers & Batis | ||||
| Spotted Flycatcher (689) | ||||
| Marico Flycatcher (695) S | ||||
| Chat Flycatcher (697) S | ||||
| Pririt Batis (703) S | ||||
| Wagtails & Pipits | ||||
| Cape Wagtail (713) | ||||
| Grassveld Pipit (716) S | ||||
| Longbilled Pipit (717) S | ||||
| Buffy Pipit (719) | ||||
| Tree Pipit (722) | ||||
| Shrike's & Starlings | ||||
| Lesser Grey Shrike (731) | ||||
| Common Fiscal Shrike (732) | ||||
| Redbacked Shrike (733) | ||||
| Crmsnbreasted Shrike (739) S | ||||
| Brubru (741) | ||||
| Threestreaked Tchagra (743) | ||||
| Bokmakierie (746) S | ||||
| Whitetailed Shrike (752) N | ||||
| Whitecrowned Shrike (756) S | ||||
| Wattled Starling (760) | ||||
| Plumcoloured Starling (761) | ||||
| Burchell's Starling (762) S | ||||
| Glossy Starling (764) | ||||
| Palewinged Starling (770) S | ||||
| Sunbirds | ||||
| Marico Sunbird (779) | ||||
| Dusky Sunbird (788) S | ||||
| Scarltchsted Sunbird (791) | ||||
| Weavers & Sparrow's | ||||
| Cape White-eye (796) S | ||||
| Redbilled Buffalo Weaver (798) | ||||
| Whitbrwd Sparw-weaver (799) S | ||||
| Sociable Weaver (800) S | ||||
| House Sparrow (801) | ||||
| Great Sparrow (802) | ||||
| Cape Sparrow (803) S | ||||
| South. Gryheded Sprrow (804) | ||||
| Scalyfeathered Finch (806) S | ||||
| Chestnut Weaver (812) S | ||||
| South. Masked Weaver (814) | ||||
| Finches & Waxbill's | ||||
| Redbilled Quelea (821) | ||||
| Redheaded Quelea (822) | ||||
| Southern Red Bishop (824) | ||||
| Melba Finch (834) | ||||
| Violeteared Waxbill (845) S | ||||
| Common Waxbill (846) | ||||
| Blackcheeked Waxbill (847) | ||||
| Redheaded Finch (856) | ||||
| Shaft-tailed Whydah (861) | ||||
| Paradise Whydah (862) | ||||
| Canary's & Buntings | ||||
| Blackthroated Canary (870) | ||||
| Yellow Canary (878) S | ||||
| Whitethroated Canary (879) S | ||||
| Goldenbreasted Bunting (884) | ||||
| Rock Bunting (886) | ||||
| Larklike Bunting (887) S | ||||
| 254 possible | ||||
| N = Namibian Endemic | ||||
| S = South African Endemic | ||||