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Bird List

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List 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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