Below is a list of the birds found at the Mabalingwe visit during the weekend of 4 to 6 March 2016. A full protocol card was submitted to SABAP2 – The South African Bird Atlas Project.
The highlight of the weekend was an African Crake (Uncommon Intra-African breeding migrant). Other specials were African Pygmy Kingfisher and African Hawk Eagle.
All birding was done by vehicle and photos were taken where possible.
Sequence | Ref No | Common name | Scientific name |
1 | 545 | Bulbul Dark-capped | Pycnonotus tricolor |
2 | 803 | Masked-weaver Southern | Ploceus velatus |
3 | 839 | Waxbill Blue | Uraeginthus angolensis |
4 | 183 | Spurfowl Natal | Pternistis natalensis |
5 | 321 | Wood-dove Emerald-spotted | Turtur chalcospilos |
6 | 50 | Cormorant Reed | Phalacrocorax africanus |
7 | 517 | Drongo Fork-tailed | Dicrurus adsimilis |
8 | 404 | Bee-eater European | Merops apiaster |
9 | 581 | Robin-chat Cape | Cossypha caffra |
10 | 54 | Heron Grey | Ardea cinerea |
11 | 89 | Goose Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiacus |
12 | 100 | Duck White-faced | Dendrocygna viduata |
13 | 228 | Jacana African | Actophilornis africanus |
14 | 399 | Kingfisher Woodland | Halcyon senegalensis |
15 | 673 | Batis Chinspot | Batis molitor |
16 | 424 | Hornbill African Grey | Tockus nasutus |
17 | 84 | Ibis Hadeda | Bostrychia hagedash |
18 | 1104 | Thrush Karoo | Turdus smithi |
19 | 314 | Dove Red-eyed | Streptopelia semitorquata |
20 | 316 | Turtle-dove Cape | Streptopelia capicola |
21 | 533 | Babbler Arrow-marked | Turdoides jardineii |
22 | 714 | Tchagra Brown-crowned | Tchagra australis |
23 | 712 | Puffback Black-backed | Dryoscopus cubla |
24 | 737 | Starling Cape Glossy | Lamprotornis nitens |
25 | 743 | Starling Burchell’s | Lamprotornis australis |
26 | 621 | Crombec Long-billed | Sylvietta rufescens |
27 | 724 | Shrike Magpie | Corvinella melanoleuca |
28 | 450 | Woodpecker Cardinal | Dendropicos fuscescens |
29 | 437 | Tinkerbird Yellow-fronted | Pogoniulus chrysoconus |
30 | 588 | Scrub-robin White-browed | Cercotrichas leucophrys |
31 | 536 | Babbler Southern Pied | Turdoides bicolor |
32 | 426 | Hornbill Southern Yellow-billed | Tockus leucomelas |
33 | 614 | Wren-warbler Barred | Calamonastes fasciolatus |
34 | 439 | Barbet Crested | Trachyphonus vaillantii |
35 | 642 | Cisticola Rattling | Cisticola chiniana |
36 | 654 | Flycatcher Spotted | Muscicapa striata |
37 | 245 | Lapwing Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus |
38 | 192 | Guineafowl Helmeted | Numida meleagris |
39 | 242 | Lapwing Crowned | Vanellus coronatus |
40 | 339 | Go-away-bird Grey | Corythaixoides concolor |
41 | 458 | Lark Rufous-naped | Mirafra africana |
42 | 203 | Crake Black | Amaurornis flavirostris |
43 | 317 | Dove Laughing | Streptopelia senegalensis |
44 | 522 | Crow Pied | Corvus albus |
45 | 860 | Canary Black-throated | Crithagra atrogularis |
46 | 61 | Egret Cattle | Bubulcus ibis |
47 | 711 | Shrike Crimson-breasted | Laniarius atrococcineus |
48 | 413 | Roller Lilac-breasted | Coracias caudatus |
49 | 637 | Neddicky Neddicky | Cisticola fulvicapilla |
50 | 874 | Bunting Golden-breasted | Emberiza flaviventris |
51 | 682 | Paradise-flycatcher African | Terpsiphone viridis |
52 | 174 | Francolin Crested | Dendroperdix sephaena |
53 | 628 | Camaroptera Grey-backed | Camaroptera brevicaudata |
54 | 552 | Thrush Kurrichane | Turdus libonyanus |
55 | 95 | Duck African Black | Anas sparsa |
56 | 81 | Ibis African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus |
57 | 210 | Moorhen Common | Gallinula chloropus |
58 | 52 | Darter African | Anhinga rufa |
59 | 846 | Whydah Pin-tailed | Vidua macroura |
60 | 238 | Plover Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris |
61 | 394 | Kingfisher Pied | Ceryle rudis |
62 | 199 | Crake African | Crecopsis egregia |
63 | 63 | Heron Green-backed | Butorides striata |
64 | 431 | Barbet Black-collared | Lybius torquatus |
65 | 398 | Pygmy-Kingfisher African | Ispidina picta |
66 | 440 | Honeyguide Greater | Indicator indicator |
67 | 493 | Swallow Barn | Hirundo rustica |
68 | 419 | Wood-hoopoe Green | Phoeniculus purpureus |
69 | 4142 | Sparrow Southern Grey-headed | Passer diffusus |
70 | 1172 | White-eye Cape | Zosterops virens |
71 | 852 | Paradise-whydah Long-tailed | Vidua paradisaea |
72 | 622 | Apalis Bar-throated | Apalis thoracica |
73 | 432 | Barbet Acacia Pied | Tricholaema leucomelas |
74 | 649 | Prinia Tawny-flanked | Prinia subflava |
75 | 661 | Flycatcher Marico | Bradornis mariquensis |
76 | 763 | Sunbird White-bellied | Cinnyris talatala |
77 | 274 | Thick-knee Water | Burhinus vermiculatus |
78 | 263 | Greenshank Common | Tringa nebularia |
79 | 141 | Hawk-eagle African | Aquila spilogaster |
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