Birds spotted at Sunbird Fynbos Reserve and B&B in Napier South Africa

Birds

This is a list of birds seen at Sunbird Lodge & Fynbos Reserve. There are many more birds on the reserve needing positive identification. There are also many birds, not occurring in the fynbos but starting as close away as a kilometre. These are the birds of the open spaces such as blue crane, European Stork (summer migrants) and herons. In winter, there are also water birds close by.

*No.*	*Date*	*Name (English)*	*Afrikaans*	*Latin*	*Location*
547		Black Crow	Swartkraai	Covus capensis	Pines near house
168		Black Harrier	Witkruispaddavreter	Circus maurus	Eastern flank
63	01/02/04	Blackheaded Heron	Swartkopreier	Ardea melanocephala	Near reservoir
877	10/12/03	Bully Canary	Dikbekkanarie	Serinus sulphuratus	Near house
700	19/05/03	Cape Batis	Kaapse Bosbontrokkie	Batis capensis	Near house& western pools
872	12/09/03	Cape Canary	Kaapse Kanarie	Serinus canicollis
601	19/05/03	Cape Robin	Gewone Janfrederik	Cossypha caffra	Around house
874	06/12/03	Cape Siskin	Kaapse Pietjiekanarie	Serinus totta	Around house
803		Cape Sparrow	Gewone Mossie	Passer melanurus	Around house
773	19/05/03	Cape Sugarbird	Kaapse Suikervoël	Promerops cafer	General
354		Cape Turtle Dove	Gewone Tortelduif	Streptopelia capicola	General
713		Cape Wagtail	Gewone Kwikkie	Motacilla capensis
796		Cape White-eye	Kaapse Glasogie	Zosterops pallidus	Around house
102	11/09/03	Egyptian Goose	Kolgans	Alopochen aegyptiacus
757		European Starling	Europese Spreeu	Sturnus vulgaris	Around house
405		Fierynecked Nightjar	Afrikaanse naguil	Caprimulgus natalensis	(only heard)
698	19/05/03	Fiscal Flycatcher	Fiskaalvlieëvanger	Sigelus silens	Around house
732		Fiscal Shrike	Fiskaallaksman	Lanius collaris	Around house
150		Forest Buzzard	Bergjakkalsvoël	Buteo tachardus	Pine plantations
541		Forkedtailed Drongo	Mikstertbyvanger	Dicrurus adsimilis	General
661		Grassbird	Grasvoël	Spenoeacus afer
785		Greater Doubled-collared Sunbird	Groot-rooiborssuiker-bekkie	Netarinia afra
94		Hadeda Ibis	Hadeda	Bostrychia hagedash	Pine plantations
451		Hoopoe	Hoephoep	Upupa epops
107	11/09/03	Hottentot Teal	Gevlekte Eend	Anas hottentota	Western pools
801		House Sparrow	Huismossie	Passer domesticus
152		Jackal Bussard	Rooiborsjakkalsvoël	Buteo rufofuscus
686	11/09/03	Karoo Prinia	Karoolangstertjie	Prinia maculosa	Around house
355		Laughing Dove	Rooiborsduifie	Streptopelia senegalensis	General
783		Lesser Doubledcollared Sunbird	Klien-rooiborssuiker-bekkie	Netarinia chalybea
775		Malachite Sunbird	Jangroentjie	Netarinia famosa	General
777	19/05/03	Orangebreasted Sunbird	Oranjeborssuiker-bekkie	Netarinia violacea	General
710		Paradise Flycatcher	Paradysvlieëvanger	Terpsiphone viridis	Western pools
377	11/09/03	Redchested Cuckoo	Piet-my-vrou	Cuculus solitarius	(only heard)
349	03-Oct	Rock pigeon	Kransduif	Columba guinea	Around house
736		Southern Boubou	Waterfiskaal	Laniarius ferrugineus	Around house
401	10/08/02	Spotted Eagle Owl	Gevlekte Ooruil	Bubo africanus	Pine plantation
116		Spurwing Goose	Wildemakou	Plectropterus gambensis	Flying overhead
149		Steppe Bussard	Bruinjakkalsvoël	Buteo buteo
827	19/09/03	Yellowrumped Widow	Kaapse Flap	Euplectes capensis	Around house

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