ADD TO FAVOURITESList of Birds found in the Overberg, in alphabetical order:
First number = Robert’s Bird Number
Second number = Possibility of sighting, where 1= high, 2=average, 3=low, 4=unlikely
*=introduced species
Albatross, Blackbrowed 12 4
Albatross, Shy 11 4
Albatross, Wandering 10 4
Albatross, Yellownosed 14 4
Apalis, Barthroated 465 2
Avocet 294 2
Barbet, Pied 645 2
Bateleur 146 4
Batis, Cape 700 2
Bee-eater, European 438 3
Bishop, Red 824 1
Bittern, Little 78 3
Bokmakierie 746 1
Boubou, Southern 736 2
Budgerigar* 890 4
Bulbul, Cape 566 1
Bunting, Cape 885 1
Bunting, Crimsonbreasted 886 4
Bunting, Larklike 887 4
Bustard, Stanley’s 231 3
Buttonquil, Blackrumped 206 4
Buzzard, Forest 150 3
Buzzard, Jackal 152 1
Buzzard, Steppe 149 2
Canary, Blackheaded 876 4
Canary, Bully 877 2
Canary, Cape 872 1
Canary, Forest 873 4
Canary, Streakyheaded 881 3
Canary, Whitethroated 879 2
Canary, Yellow 878 1
Chat, Familiar 589 1
Chat, Mountain 586 3
Chat, Sicklewinged 591 3
Cisticola, Cloud 666 3
Cisticola, Fantailed 664 2
Cisticola, Greybacked 669 2
Cisticola, Levaillant’s 677 1
Coot, Redknobbed 228 1
Cormorant, Bank 57 2
cormorant, cape 56 1
Cormorant, Crowned 59 2
Cormorant, Reed 58 1
cormorant, White-breasted 55 1
Coucal, Burchell’s 391 2
Courser, Burchell’s 299 4
Crake, Black 213 2
Crane, Blue 208 1
Crombec, Longbilled 651 2
Crow, Black 547 1
Crow, Pied 548 2
Cuckoo, Black 378 4
Cuckoo, Diederik 386 3
Cuckoo, European 374 4
Cuckoo, Great Spotted 380 4
Cuckoo, Jacobin 382 4
Cuckoo, Klaas’s 385 2
Cuckoo, Redchested 377 2
Cuckooshrike, Black 538 4
Cuckooshrike, Grey 540 4
Curlew 289 3
Dabchick 8 1
Darter 60 1
Dikkop, Spotted 297 1
Dikkop, Water 298 2
Dove, Cape Turtle 354 1
Dove, Cinnamon 360 4
Dove, Laughing 355 1
Dove, Namaqua 356 2
Dove, Redeed 352 1
Dove, Tambourine 359 4
Drongo, Forktailed 541 1
Duck, African Black 105 2
Duck, Fulvous 100 4
Duck, Maccoa 117 2
Duck, Whitebacked 101 4
Duck, Whitefaced 99 4
Duck, Yellowbilled 104 1
Eagle, African fish 148 2
Eagle, Black 131 2
Eagle, Booted 136 3
Eagle, Crowned 141 4
Eagle, Martial 140 3
Egret, Cattle 71 1
Egret, Great White 66 3
Egret, Little 67 1
Egret, Yellowbilled 68 2
Falcon, Hobby 173 4
Falcon, Lanner 172 3
Falcon, Peregrine 171 3
Finch, Quail 852 4
Finchlark, Greybacked 516 3
Flamingo, Greater 96 2
Flamingo, Lesser 97 2
Flufftail, Buffspotted 218 4
Flufftail, Redchested 217 3
Flufftail, Striped 221 4
Flycatcher, Bluemanteled 708 4
Flycatcher, Dusky 690 2
Flycatcher, Fairy 706 4
Flycatcher, Fiscal 698 1
Flycatcher, Paaradise 710 2
Flycatcher, Spotted 689 4
Francolin, Cape 195 1
Francolin, Greywing 190 2
Francolin, Redwing 192 4
Fulmar, Antarctic 19 4
Gallinule, Purple 223 2
Gannet, Cape 53 2
Godwit, Bartailed 288 3
Goose, Egyptian 102 1
Goose, Spurwinged 116 1
goshawk, African 160 3
Goshawk, Gabar 161 4
Goshawk, Ple Chanting 162 4
Grebe, Blacknecked 7 2
Grebe, Great Crested 6 2
Greenshank 270 2
Guineafowl, Helmeted* 203 1
Gull, Greyheaded 315 2
Gull, Hartlaub’s 316 1
Gull, Kelp 312 1
Gymnogene 169 3
Hamerkop 81 2
Harrier, African march 165 2
Harrier, Black 168 1
Harrier, Pallid 167 4
Hawk-eagle 137 4
Heron, Blackheaded 63 1
heron, Blackcrowned Night 76 2
Heron, Grey 62 1
Heron, Purple 65 3
Heron, Squacco 72 4
Honeyguide, Greater 474 3
Honeyguide, Lesser 476 4
Honeyguide, Sharpbilled 478 4
Hoopoe 451 1
Ibis, Glossy 93 2
Ibis, Hadeda 94 1
Ibis, Sacred 91 1
Jacana, African 240 4
Kestrel, lesser 183 3
Kestrel, Rock 181 1
Kingfisher, Brownhooded 435 3
Kingfisher, Giant 429 1
Kingfisher, Halfcollared 430 4
Kingfisher, Malachite 431 2
Kingfisher, Pied 428 1
Kite, Blackshouldered 127 1
Kite, Yellowbilled 126 2
Knot 271 3
Korhaan, Black 239 2
Korhaan, Karoo 236 3
Lark, Clapper 495 3
Lark, Karoo 502 4
Lark, Longbilled 500 3
Lark, Redcapped 507 1
Lark, Thickbilled 512 2
Longclaw, Orangethroated 727 3
Mallard* 891 3
Martin, Banded 534 3
Martin, Brownthroated 533 1
Martin, House 530 3
Martin, Rock 529 1
Martin, Sand 532 3
Moorhen 226 1
Mousebird, Redfaced 426 2
Mousebird, Speckled 424 1
Mousebird, Whitebacked 425 2
Neddicky 681 2
Nightjar, Fierynecked 405 2
Nightjar, Freckled 408 4
Nightar, Rufouscheeked 406 3
Oriole, Blackheaded 545 4
Oriole, European Golden 543 4
Osprey 170 3
Ostrich 1 1
Owl, Barn 392 1
Owl, Cape Eagle 400 3
Owl Giant Eagle 402 3
Owl, Grass 393 4
Owl, Spotted Eagle 401 1
Owl, Wood 394 4
Oystercatcher, African Black&n
bsp;244 1
Oystercatcher, Eurasiaan 243 4
Peafowl* 907 4
Pelican, White 49 2
Penguin, African (Jackass) 3 2
Petrel, Blue 28 4
Petrel, Kerguelen 27 4
Petrel, Northern Giant 18 4
Petrel, Southern Giant 17 4
Petrel, Leach’s Storm 43 4
Petrel, Wilson’s Storm 44 4
Petrel, Pintado 21 4
Petrel, Softplumed 24 4
Petrel, Whitechinned 32 3
Pegeon, Feral* 348 1
Pigeon, Rameron 350 2
Pigeon, Rock 349 2
Pipit, Longbilled 717 4
Pipit, Plainbacked 718 3
Pipit, Grassveld 716 2
Plover, Blacksmith 258 1
Plover, Chestnutbanded 247 3
Plover, Crowned 255 1
Plover, Grey 254 2
Plover, Kittlitz’s 248 2
Plover, Ringed 245 2
Plover, Sand 251 4
Plover, Threebanded 249 1
Plover, Whitefronted 246 1
Pochard, Southern 113 2
Prinia, Spotted 686 1
Prion, Broadbilled 29 4
Rail, Common 200 3
Rail, African 210 3
Raven, Whitenecked 550 2
Redshank 268 4
Robin, Cape 601 1
Robin, Karoo 614 1
Rockjumper, Cape 611 3
Roller, European 446 4
Ruff 284 3
Sanderling 281 2
Sandgrouse, Namaqua 344 3
Sandpiper, Common 264 2
Sandpiper, Curlew 272 2
Sandpiper, Marsh 269 2
Sandpiper, Terek 263 4
Sandpiper, Wood 266 2
Scimitarbill, Greater 454 4
Secretarybird 118 3
Shearwater, Cory’s 34 4
Shearwater, Fleshfooted 36 4
Shearwater, Great 35 4
Shearwater, Little 39 4
Shearwater, Manx 38 4
Shearwater, Sooty 37 3
Shelduck, South African 103 2
Shoveller, Cape 112 1
Shoveller, European 111 4
Shrike, Fiscal 732 1
Shrike, Lesser Grey 731 4
Shrike, Olive Bush 750 4
Shrike, Redbacked 733 4
Siskin, Cape 874 2
Skua, Arctic 307 3
Skua, Longtailed 38 4
Skua, Pomerine 309 4
Skua, Subantarctic 310 4
Snipe, Ethiopian 286 2
Snipe, Painted 242 4
Sparrow, Cape 803 1
Sparrow, House* 801 1
Sparrowhawk, Black 158 4
Sparrowhawk, Little 157 4
Sparrowhawk, Redbreasted 155 2
Spoonbill, African 95 2
Starling, Blackbellied 768 4
Starling, European* 757 1
Starling, Pied 759 1
Starling, Redwinged 769 1
Staarling, Wattled 760 2
Stilt, Blackwinged 295 1
Stint, Little 274 2
Stonechat 596 2
Stork, Black 84 3
Stork, White 83 3
Sugarbird, Cape 773 1
Sunbird, Black 792 4
Sunbird, Gr Doublecollared 785 3
Sunbird, Lr Doublecollared 783 1
Sunbird, Malachite 775 1
Sunbird, Orangebreasted 777 1
Swallow, Black Sawwing 536 2
Swallow, European 518 2
Swallow, Greater Striped 526 1
Swallow, Lesser Striped 527 4
Swallow, Pearlbreasted 523 2
Swallow, Whitethroated 520 2
Swift, Alpine 418 2
Swift, Black 412 2
Swift, Europen 411 4
Swift, Horus 416 4
Swift, Little 417 1
Swift, Whiterumped 415 2
Tchagra, Southern 742 2
Teal, Cape 106 2
Teal, Hottentot 107 4
Teal, Redbilled 108 2
Tern Antarctic 329 3
Tern, Arctic 328 3
Tern, Caspian 322 2
Tern, Common 327 2
Tern, Damar 334 3
Tern, Little 335 4
Tern, Rosete 330 4
Tern, Sandwich 326 2
Tern, Swift 324 2
Tern, Whiskered 338 3
Tern, Whitewinged 339 2
Thrush, Olive 577 1
Thrush, Cape Rock 581 1
Thrush, Sentinl Rock 582 4
Tit, Cape Penduline 557 3
Titbabbler 621 3
Titbabbler, Layard’s 622 3
Tropicbird, Redtailed 47 4
Turnstone 262 2
Vulture, Cape 122 2
Vulture, Palmnut 147 4
Wagtil, Cape 713 1
Warbler, African March 631 3
Warbler, African Sedge 638 2
Warbler, Knysna 640 4
Warbler, Cape Reed 635 2
Warbler, Victorin’s 641 3
Warbler, Willow 643 4
Waxbill, Common 846 2
Waxbill, Swee 850 3
Weaver, Cape 813 1
Weaver, Masked 814 2
Wheatear, Capped 587 2
Whimbrel 290 2
White-eye, Cape 796 1
Whydah, Pintailed 860 2
Widow, Yellowrumped 827 1
Woodhoepoe, Redbilled 452 4
Woodpecker, Cardinal 486 3
Woodpecker, Ground 480 3
Woodpecker, Knysna 484 3
Woodpecker, Olive 488 3
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