This is a brief summary of our itinary or page down to lists of Birds or Animals that we saw. All arrangements were done by Geoff Crane of Cranes Cape Travel who we met at the Rutland Bird Fair. He sorted everything out very efficiently and provided some very useful notes on bird sites etc. Contact him at birdtour@hbic.co.za
Date is when species was first seen, brackets indicate heard not seen.
Count | Latin | English | Where | Date | Comments |
1 | Struthio camelus | Ostrich | Kruger NP | 16/10/05 | A few family groups |
2 | Francolinus sephaena | Crested Francolin | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
3 | Francolinus shelleyi | Shelley's Francolin | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 13/10/05 | One pair only |
4 | Francolinus natalensis | Natal Francolin | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
5 | Francolinus swainsonii | Swainson's Spurfowl | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
6 | Numida meleagris | Helmeted Guineafowl | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 13/10/05 | |
7 | Guttera pucherani | Crested Guineafowl | Hanglip forest | 23/10/05 | A few birds in the car-park ! |
8 | Dendrocygna viduata | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Engelhard Dam, Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
9 | Plectropterus gambensis | Spur-winged Goose | Engelhard Dam, Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
10 | Alopochen aegyptiacus | Egyptian Goose | Pool along N4 | 10/10/05 | |
11 | Anas sparsa | African Black Duck | Shiluvari Lodge, Albasini Dam | 22/10/05 | |
12 | Anas undulata | Yellow-billed Duck | Helderberg Nature Reserve | 28/10/05 | |
13 | Geocolaptes olivaceus | Ground Woodpecker | Table Mountain | 26/10/05 | |
14 | Dendropicos fuscescens | Cardinal Woodpecker | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
15 | Dendropicos namaquus | Bearded Woodpecker | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
16 | Lybius torquatus | Black-collared Barbet | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
17 | Trachyphonus vaillantii | Crested Barbet | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
18 | Tockus erythrorhynchus | Red-billed Hornbill | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
19 | Tockus leucomelas | Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
20 | Tockus nasutus | African Grey Hornbill | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
21 | Bucorvus leadbeateri | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Kruger NP | 14/10/05 | |
22 | Upupa africana | African Hoopoe | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
23 | Phoeniculus purpureus | Green Woodhoopoe | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
24 | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | Common Scimitar-bill | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
25 | Coracias caudata | Lilac-breasted Roller | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
26 | Coracias naevia | Rufous-crowned Roller | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
27 | Eurystomus glaucurus | Broad-billed Roller | Kruger NP | 16/10/05 | |
28 | Halcyon albiventris | Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
29 | Halcyon chelicuti | Striped Kingfisher | Shiluvari Lodge, Albasini Dam | 22/10/05 | |
30 | Ceryle rudis | Pied Kingfisher | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
31 | Merops bullockoides | White-fronted Bee-eater | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
32 | Merops pusillus | Little Bee-eater | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
33 | Merops persicus | Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
34 | Merops apiaster | European Bee-eater | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
35 | Urocolius indicus | Red-faced Mousebird | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
36 | Colius striatus | Speckled Mousebird | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
37 | Cuculus solitarius | Red-chested Cuckoo | Shiluvari Lodge, Albasini Dam | 23/10/05 | |
38 | Poicephalus meyeri | Meyer's Parrot | Mapungubwe NP | 19/10/05 | |
39 | Poicephalus cryptoxanthus | Brown-headed Parrot | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 13/10/05 | |
40 | Cypsiurus parvus | African Palm-Swift | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
41 | Tachymarptis melba | Alpine Swift | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
42 | Apus barbatus | African Swift | Mapungubwe NP | 19/10/05 | |
43 | Apus affinis | Little Swift | Kruger NP | 14/10/05 | |
44 | Musophaga porphyreolopha | Purple-crested Turaco | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 14/10/05 | |
45 | Corythaixoides concolor | Grey Go-away-bird | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
46 | Otus leucotis | White-faced Scops-Owl | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | Ptilopsis grantii |
47 | Otus senegalensis | African Scops-Owl | (Kruger NP) | 14/10/05 | |
48 | Glaucidium perlatum | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Kruger NP | 14/10/05 | Pearched on bush in broad daylight |
49 | Bubo lacteus | Verreaux's Eagle-Owl | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
50 | Strix woodfordii | African Wood-Owl | (Shiluvari Lodge, Albasini Dam) | 22/10/05 | |
51 | Caprimulgus pectoralis | Fiery-necked Nightjar | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
52 | Caprimulgus fossii | Square-tailed Nightjar | (Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala) | 13/10/05 | Mozambique Nightjar |
53 | Columba livia | Feral Pigeon | Elim | 22/10/05 | |
54 | Columba guinea | Speckled Pigeon | Cape Town V & A | 26/10/05 | |
55 | Columba arquatrix | African Olive-Pigeon | Hanglip forest | 23/10/05 | Rameron Pigeon |
56 | Streptopelia senegalensis | Laughing Dove | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
57 | Streptopelia decipiens | Mourning Collared-Dove | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
58 | Streptopelia capicola | Ring-necked Dove | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
59 | Streptopelia semitorquata | Red-eyed Dove | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
60 | Turtur chalcospilos | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
61 | Oena capensis | Namaqua Dove | Mopane Bush Lodge, Messina | 20/10/05 | |
62 | Treron calva | African Green-Pigeon | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
63 | Ardeotis kori | Kori Bustard | Mopane Bush Lodge, Messina | 21/10/05 | |
64 | Eupodotis ruficrista | Red-crested Bustard | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
65 | Eupodotis melanogaster | Black-bellied Bustard | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 14/10/05 | |
66 | Amaurornis flavirostra | Black Crake | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
67 | Fulica cristata | Red-knobbed Coot | N4 near Joburg | 10/10/05 | |
68 | Pterocles bicinctus | Double-banded Sandgrouse | Mopane Bush Lodge, Messina | 21/10/05 | |
69 | Tringa stagnatilis | Marsh Sandpiper | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
70 | Tringa nebularia | Common Greenshank | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
71 | Tringa glareola | Wood Sandpiper | Kruger NP | 14/10/05 | |
72 | Tringa hypoleucos | Common Sandpiper | Kruger NP | 17/10/05 | |
73 | Philomachus pugnax | Ruff | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
74 | Rostratula benghalensis | Greater Painted-snipe | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
75 | Actophilornis africanus | African Jacana | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
76 | Burhinus capensis |
Spotted Thick-knee | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 10/10/05 | |
77 | Burhinus vermiculatus | Water Thick-knee | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
78 | Haematopus moquini | African Oystercatcher | Boulders Beach | 27/10/05 | |
79 | Himantopus himantopus | Black-winged Stilt | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
80 | Charadrius hiaticula | Common Ringed Plover | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
81 | Charadrius tricollaris | Three-banded Plover | Kruger NP | 17/10/05 | |
82 | Vanellus armatus | Blacksmith Lapwing | Kruger NP | 14/10/05 | |
83 | Vanellus albiceps | White-headed Lapwing | Kruger NP | 14/10/05 | |
84 | Vanellus coronatus | Crowned Lapwing | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
85 | Glareola pratincola | Collared Pratincole | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
86 | Catharacta antarctica | Southern Skua | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | Subantarctic Skua |
87 | Stercorarius pomarinus | Pomarine Jaeger | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | One scruffy juvenile |
88 | Stercorarius parasiticus |
Parasitic Jaeger | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | Arctic Skua |
89 | Larus dominicanus | Kelp Gull | Cape Town V & A | 26/10/05 | |
90 | Larus hartlaubii | King Gull | Cape Town V & A | 25/10/05 | Hartlaubs Gull |
91 | Xema sabini | Sabine's Gull | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | Two or three birds |
92 | Sterna bergii | Great Crested-Tern | Boulders Beach | 27/10/05 | Swift Tern |
93 | Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | |
94 | Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | |
95 | Elanus caeruleus | Black-winged Kite | N4 | 10/10/05 | |
96 | Milvus parasiticus | Yellow-billed Kite | Hazyview | 10/10/05 | |
97 | Haliaeetus vocifer | African Fish-Eagle | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
98 | Necrosyrtes monachus |
Hooded Vulture | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
99 | Gyps africanus | White-backed Vulture | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
100 | Terathopius ecaudatus | Bateleur | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
101 | Polyboroides typus | African Harrier-Hawk | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
102 | Melierax metabates | Dark Chanting-Goshawk | Mopane Bush Lodge, Messina | 21/10/05 | |
103 | Accipiter tachiro | African Goshawk | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
104 | Accipiter minullus | Little Sparrowhawk | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
105 | Buteo buteo | Common (Steppe) Buzzard | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
106 | Aquila rapax | Tawny Eagle | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
107 | Aquila verreauxii | Verreaux's Eagle | Shiluvari Lodge, Albasini Dam | 22/10/05 | |
108 | Aquila wahlbergi | Wahlberg's Eagle | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
109 | Polemaetus bellicosus | Martial Eagle | Kruger NP | 17/10/05 | |
110 | Sagittarius serpentarius | Secretarybird | Kruger NP | 14/10/05 | Two in flight |
111 | Falco tinnunculus | Common Kestrel | Table Mountain | 26/10/05 | |
112 | Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Cape Point | 27/10/05 | |
113 | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Little Grebe | Kruger NP | 17/10/05 | |
114 | Morus capensis | Cape Gannet | Cape Point | 27/10/05 | |
115 | Phalacrocorax coronatus | Crowned Cormorant | Robben Island | 25/10/05 | |
116 | Phalacrocorax africanus |
Long-tailed Cormorant | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | Reed Cormorant |
117 | Phalacrocorax neglectus | Bank Cormorant | Robben Island | 25/10/05 | |
118 | Phalacrocorax carbo | Great Cormorant | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
119 | Phalacrocorax capensis | Cape Cormorant | Cape Town V & A | 25/10/05 | |
120 | Egretta garzetta | Little Egret | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
121 | Ardea cinerea | Grey Heron | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
122 | Ardea melanocephala | Black-headed Heron | Shiluvari Lodge, Albasini Dam | 22/10/05 | |
123 | Ardea goliath | Goliath Heron | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
124 | Aredea alba | Great Egret | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
125 | Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | N4 | 10/10/05 | |
126 | Ardeola ralloides | Squacco Heron | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
127 | Butorides striatus | Striated Heron | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
128 | Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Kruger NP | 14/10/05 | |
129 | Scopus umbretta | Hamerkop | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
130 | Bostrychia hagedash | Hadada Ibis | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 13/10/05 | |
131 | Threskiornis aethiopicus | Sacred Ibis | Robben Island | 25/10/05 | |
132 | Platalea alba | African Spoonbill | Kruger NP | 16/10/05 | |
133 | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Great White Pelican | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
134 | Mycteria ibis | Yellow-billed Stork | Kruger NP | 14/10/05 | |
135 | Anastomus lamelligerus | African Openbill | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
136 | Ciconia nigra | Black Stork | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
137 | Ciconia episcopus | Woolly-necked Stork | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
138 | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | Saddle-billed Stork | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
139 | Leptoptilos crumeniferus | Marabou Stork | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
140 | Spheniscus demersus | Jackass Penguin | Boulders Beach | 27/10/05 | |
141 | Macronectes giganteus | Antarctic Giant-Petrel | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | |
142 | Macronectes halli | Hall's Giant-Petrel | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | |
143 | Daption capense | Cape Petrel | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | Pintado Petrel |
144 | Procellaria aequinoctialis | White-chinned Petrel | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | |
145 | Puffinus gravis | Great Shearwater | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | |
146 | Puffinus griseus | Sooty Shearwater | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | |
147 | Diomedea melanophris | Black-browed Albatross | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | |
148 | Diomedea cauta | Shy Albatross | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | |
149 | Diomedea chlororhynchos | Yellow-nosed Albatross | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | Atlantic and Indian Ocean races |
150 | Oceanites oceanicus | Wilson's Storm-Petrel | Cape Town pelagic | 30/10/05 | Two only |
151 | Lanius collaris | Common Fiscal | N4 east of Joburg | 10/10/05 | |
152 | Eurocephalus anguitimens | White-crowned Shrike | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
153 | Corvus albus | Pied Crow | Messina | 18/10/05 | |
154 | Corvus albicollis | White-necked Raven | Kirstenbosch Gardens | 29/10/05 | |
155 | Oriolus larvatus | African Black-headed Oriole | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
156 | Dicrurus adsimilis | Fork-tailed Drongo | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
157 | Dryoscopus cubla | Black-backed Puffback | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
158 | Tchagra senegala | Black-crowned Tchagra | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 14/10/05 | |
159 | Laniarius ferrugineus | Southern Boubou | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
160 | Telophorus sulfureopectus | Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 14/10/05 | |
161 | Prionops plumatus | White Helmetshrike | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
162 | Prionops retzii | Retz's Helmetshrike | Mapungubwe NP | 19/10/05 | |
163 | Batis capensis | Cape Batis | Kirstenbosch Gardens | 29/10/05 | |
164 | Batis molitor | Chinspot Batis | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
165 | Psophocichla litsipsirupa | Groundscraper Thrush | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
166 | Turdus libonyanus | Kurrichane Thrush | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
167 | Turdus olivaceus | Olive Thrush | Kirstenbosch Gardens | 29/10/05 | |
168 | Melaenornis pammelaina | Southern Black-Flycatcher | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
169 | Sigelus silens | Fiscal Flycatcher | Helderberg Nature Reserve | 28/10/05 | |
170 | Muscicapa adusta | Dusky Alseonax | Kirstenbosch Gardens | 29/10/05 | Dusky Flycatcher |
171 | Muscicapa caerulescens | Ashy Alseonax | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
172 | Cossypha caffra | Cape Robin-Chat | Table Mountain | 26/10/05 | |
173 | Cossypha humeralis | White-throated Robin-Chat | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
174 | Cossypha heuglini | White-browed Robin-Chat | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 14/10/05 | |
175 | Cossypha natalensis | Red-capped Robin-Chat | Kruger NP | 14/10/05 | |
176 | Cercotrichas quadrivirgata | Bearded Scrub-Robin | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
177 | Cercotrichas leucophrys | Red-backed Scrub-Robin | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
178 | Onychognathus morio | Red-winged Starling | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
179 | Lamprotornis chalybaeus | Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
180 | Lamprotornis australis | Burchell's Glossy-Starling | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
181 | Lamprotornis mevesii | Meves's Glossy-Starling | Kruger NP | 17/10/05 | |
182 | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | Violet-backed Starling | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
183 | Sturnus vulgaris | Common Starling | Robben Island | 25/10/05 | |
184 | Acridotheres tristis | Common Myna | N4 | 10/10/05 | |
185 | Buphagus africanus | Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Kruger NP | 17/10/05 | |
186 | Buphagus erythrorhynchus | Red-billed Oxpecker | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
187 | Parus niger | Black Tit | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
188 | Hirundo albigularis | White-throated Swallow | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
189 | Hirundo smithii | Wire-tailed Swallow | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
190 | Hirundo abyssinica | Lesser Striped-Swallow | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
191 | Hirundo senegalensis | Mosque Swallow | Kruger NP | 16/10/05 | |
192 | Delichon urbica | Northern House-Martin | N4 | 10/10/05 | |
193 | Psalidoprocne holomelas | Black Sawwing | Helderberg Nature Reserve | 28/10/05 | |
194 | Pycnonotus barbatus | Black-eyed Bulbul | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
195 | Pycnonotus capensis | Cape Bulbul | Cape Point | 27/10/05 | |
196 | Andropadus importunus | Sombre Greenbul | Kirstenbosch Gardens | 29/10/05 | |
197 | Chlorocichla flaviventris | Yellow-bellied Greenbul | Shiluvari Lodge, Albasini Dam | 22/10/05 | |
198 | Phyllastrephus flavostriatus | Yellow-streaked Greenbul | Hanglip Forest | 23/10/05 | |
199 | Cisticola erythrops | Red-faced Cisticola | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 14/10/05 | |
200 | Cisticola chinianus | Rattling Cisticola | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
201 | Cisticola tinniens | Tinkling Cisticola | Helderberg Nature Reserve | 28/10/05 | |
202 | Prinia subflava | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
203 | Apalis flavida | Yellow-breasted Apalis | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
204 | Camaroptera brachyura | Green-backed Camaroptera | Mapungubwe NP | 19/10/05 | |
205 | Zosterops pallidus | Pale White-eye | Shiluvari Lodge, Albasini Dam | 23/10/05 | Cape White-eye |
206 | Sphenoeacus afer | Cape Grass-Warbler | Kirstenbosch Gardens | 29/10/05 | Cape Grassbird |
207 | Sylvietta rufescens | Cape Crombec | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
208 | Phylloscopus ruficapillus | Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler | Hanglip Forest | 23/10/05 | |
209 | Phylloscopus trochilus | Willow Warbler | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
210 | Turdoides bicolor | Southern Pied-Babbler | Mopane Bush Lodge, Messina | 21/10/05 | |
211 | Turdoides jardineii | Arrow-marked Babbler | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 13/10/05 | |
212 | Mirafra sabota | Sabota Lark | Mapungubwe NP | 19/10/05 | |
213 | Calandrella cinerea | Red-capped Lark | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
214 | Promerops cafer | Cape Sugarbird | Helderberg Nature Reserve | 28/10/05 | |
215 | Anthreptes collaris | Collared Sunbird | Kruger NP | 17/10/05 | |
216 | Nectarinia violacea | Orange-breasted Sunbird | Table Mountain | 26/10/05 | |
217 | Nectarinia senegalensis | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
218 | Nectarinia talatala | White-breasted Sunbird | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
219 | Nectarinia chalybea | Southern Double-collared Sunbird | Kirstenbosch gardens | 29/10/05 | |
220 | Nectarinia afra | Greater Double-collared Sunbird | Hanglip Forest | 23/10/05 | |
221 | Nectarinia mariquensis | Mariqua Sunbird | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
222 | Passer domesticus | House Sparrow | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
223 | Passer diffusus | Cape Sparrow | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
224 | Petronia superciliaris | Yellow-throated Petronia | Mopane Bush Lodge, Messina | 19/10/05 | |
225 | Motacilla aguimp | African Pied Wagtail | N4 services | 10/10/05 | |
226 | Motacilla capensis | Cape Wagtail | Cape Town V & A | 25/10/05 | |
227 | Bubalornis niger | Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | |
228 | Ploceus intermedius | Lesser Masked Weaver | Kruger NP | 16/10/05 | |
229 | Ploceus ocularis | Spectacled Weaver | Kruger NP | 16/10/05 | |
230 | Ploceus capensis | Cape Weaver | Helderberg Nature Reserve | 28/10/05 | |
231 | Anaplectes rubriceps | Red-headed Weaver | Kruger NP | 15/10/05 | |
232 | Euplectes capensis | Yellow Bishop | Helderberg Nature Reserve | 28/10/05 | |
233 | Pytilia melba | Green-winged Pytilia | Mopane Bush Lodge, Messina | 19/10/05 | |
234 | Lagonosticta senegala | Red-billed Firefinch | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
235 | Lagonosticta rhodopareia | Jameson's Firefinch | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 13/10/05 | |
236 | Uraeginthus angolensis | Blue-breasted Cordonbleu | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
237 | Uraeginthus granatina | Common Grenadier | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 12/10/05 | Violet-eared Waxbill |
238 | Estrilda astrild | Common Waxbill | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
239 | Lonchura nevermanni | Cape Canary | Helderberg Nature Reserve | 28/10/05 | |
240 | Amadina erythrocephala | Red-headed Finch | Mopane Bush Lodge, Messina | 20/10/05 | |
241 | Serinus mozambicus | Yellow-fronted Canary | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 | |
242 | Serinus totta | Cape Siskin | Cape Point | 27/10/05 | |
243 | Emberiza flaviventris | African Golden-breasted Bunting | Kirkmans camp, Mala Mala | 11/10/05 |
1 | Impala | Very common at Kirkmans Camp and in Kruger NP |
2 | Lion | Small groups every day at Kirkmans Camp, distant views near Olifants Camp, Kruger NP |
3 | White Rhino | One male and a small family group at Kirkmans Camp |
4 | Elephant | Common and widespread |
5 | Ververt Monkey | Widespread - usually in riverine forest |
6 | Chacma Baboon | Widespread |
7 | Common Duiker | A few at Kirkmans Camp |
8 | Klipspringer | A pair at Kirkmans Camp |
9 | Steenbok | Single animals - widespread |
10 | Kudu | Widespread |
11 | Bushbuck | Widespread |
12 | Leopard | Male, female and a cub at Kirkmans Camp |
13 | Spotted Hyaena | Odd animals at Kirkmans Camp, one along H1-2 in Kruger NP |
14 | Warthog | Small numbers widespread, usually near water |
15 | Nyala | A few pairs at Parfuri, Kruger NP |
16 | Giraffe | Small numbers every day |
17 | Hippo | One at Kirkmans Camp, a few at Englehard Dam, Kruger NP |
18 | Cape Buffalo | Small herd at Kirkmans Camp, large herd at Klopperfontain Dam, Kruger NP |
19 | Banded Mongoose | A few at Kirkmans Camp |
20 | Dwarf Mongoose | One group at Kirkmans Camp |
21 | Tree Squirrel | Odd ones in forest areas |
22 | Zebra | Small numbers usually near water |
23 | Waterbuck | Small numbers near water |
24 | Lesser Bushbaby | One on nightdrive at Kirkmans Camp |
25 | Scrub hare | Nightdrive at Kirkmans Camp and Letaba, few at Mopane Bush Lodge |
26 | Crocodile | Small numbers near water |
27 | Large-spotted Genet | Nightdrive at Kirkmans Camp and Letaba, Kruger NP |
28 | White-tailed Mongoose | Nightdrive at Kirkmans Camp |
29 | Blue Wildebeest | Small numbers in Kruger NP |
30 | Tsessebe | 2 at Klopperfontain Dam, Kruger NP |
31 | Slender Mongoose | One at Punda Maria, Kruger NP |
32 | Eland | 2 at Mapungubwe NP |
33 | Rock Dassie | Several in a tree at Mapungubwe NP, few on Table Mountain |
34 | Gemsbok | Small numbers at Mapungubwe NP |
35 | Cheetah | One at Mopane Bush Lodge |
36 | Wild Dog | Radio collared pack at Venetia |
37 | Spring Hare | Nightdrive at Venetia |
38 | Caracal | One crossing the N1 in broad daylight, north of Makhado |
39 | Red Duiker | One at Hanglip Forest, Makhado |
40 | Springbok | Introduced animals on Robben Island |
41 | Bontebok | Introduced animals on Robben Island and a tame pair at Helderberg Nature Reserve |
42 | Cape Fur Seal | Cape Town harbour |
43 | Southern Right Whale | Offshore at Fish Hoek and on pelagic trip from Simonstown |
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