South Africa Oct 10th - Oct 31st 2005

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

Birds

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  
 

Animals

     
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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