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Bird Watching in the Greyton Area

The following check list for the Greyton area has been compiled with the use of the “Roberts’ Multimedia Birds of Southern Africa” Version 3 CD, records of the “South African Bird Atlas Projects (SABAP1 & two years into SABAP2), and various local residents’ personal check lists.

Birds appear or disappear from particular areas, may lose their way or extend their ranges over time so we always welcome any new positive identification.

For more on birding check out the blog by Sonderend Birding Club (part of Greyton Conservation). Click here for more

Birdlife Walks by appointment Guided by Hilton Seekoei, the Genadendal man who is passionate about birds. He has completed the Bird Life of South Africa course on bird guiding and is now able to take interested people out on walks in the area. Bring your own birding equipment. – Hilton Seekoei 028 251 8582 or 072 537 9300

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1 BIRD CHECK LIST FOR THE GREYTON AREA (Updated 12/10/2009)
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5 African Black Duck African Black Duck Anas sparsa 105
6 African Black Swift Black Swift Apus barbatus 412
7 African Cuckoo-hawk Cuckoo Hawk Aviceda cuculoides 128
8 African Darter Darter Anhinga rufa 60
9 African Dusky Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta 690
10 African Fish-Eagle African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 148
11 African Goshawk African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro 160
12 African Harrier-Hawk Gymnogene Polyboroides typus 169
13 African Hoopoe African Hoopoe Upupa africana 451
14 African Marsh-Harrier African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus 165
15 African Olive-Pigeon Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix 350
16 African Paradise-Flycatcher Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis 710
17 African Pipit Grassveld Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus 716
18 African Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule Porphyrio madagascariensis 223
19 African Quailfinch Quail Finch Ortygospiza atricollis 852
20 African Rail African Rail Rallus caerulescens 210
21 African Reed-Warbler African Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus 631
22 African Sacred Ibis Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 91
23 African Snipe Ethiopian Snipe Gallinago nigripennis 286
24 African Spoonbill African Spoonbill Platalea alba 95
25 African Stonechat Stonechat Saxicola torquata 596
26 African Wood-Owl Wood Owl Strix woodfordii 394
27 Agulhas Long-billed Lark Agulhas Longbilled Lark Certhilauda brevirostris 500.1
28 Alpine Swift Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 418
29 Amethyst Sunbird Black Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina 792
30 Banded Martin Banded Martin Riparia cincta 534
31 Barn Owl Barn Owl Tyto alba 392
32 Barn Swallow Eurasian Swallow Hirundo rustica 518
33 Bar-throated Apalis Barthroated Apalis Apalis thoracica 645
34 Black (Yellow-billed) Kite Yellowbilled Kite Milvus aegyptius 126b
35 Black Crake Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris 213
36 Black Cuckoo Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus 378
37 Black Cuckooshrike Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava 538
38 Black Harrier Black Harrier Circus maurus 168
39 Black Saw-wing Black Sawwing Swallow Psalidoprocne holomelaena 536
40 Black Sparrowhawk Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus 158
41 Black Stork Black Stork Ciconia nigra 84
42 Black-crowned Night-Heron Blackcrowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 76
43 Black-headed Heron Blackheaded Heron Ardea melanocephala 63
44 Black-shouldered Kite Blackshouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 127
45 Blacksmith Lapwing Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus 258
46 Black-winged Stilt Blackwinged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 295
47 Blue Crane Blue Crane Anthropoides paradisea 208
48 Blue-mantled Crested-Flycatcher Bluemantled Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas 708
49 Bokmakierie Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 746
50 Booted Eagle Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 136
51 Brimstone Canary Bully Canary Serinus sulphuratus 877
52 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Brownhooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 435
53 Brown-throated Martin Brownthroated Martin Riparia paludicola 533
54 Buff-spotted Flufftail Buffspotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans 218
55 Burchell's Coucal Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii 391
56 Cape Batis Cape Batis Batis capensis 700
57 Cape Bulbul Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis 566
58 Cape Bunting Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis 885
59 Cape Canary Cape Canary Serinus canicollis 872
60 Cape Clapper Lark Cape Clapper Lark Mirafra apiata 495
61 Cape Cormorant Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis 56
62 Cape Crow Black Crow Corvus capensis 547
63 Cape Eagle-Owl Cape Eagle Owl Bubo capensis 400
64 Cape Grassbird Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer 661
65 Cape Longclaw Orangethroated Longclaw Macronyx capensis 727
66 Cape Robin-Chat Cape Robin Cossypha caffra 601
67 Cape Rock-jumper Cape Rockjumper Chaetops frenatus 611
68 Cape Rock-Thrush Cape Rockthrush Monticola rupestris 581
69 Cape Shoveler Cape Shoveller Anas smithii 112
70 Cape Siskin Cape Siskin Pseudochloroptila totta 874
71 Cape Sparrow Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 803
72 Cape Spurfowl Cape Francolin Pternistis capensis 195
73 Cape Sugarbird Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer 773
74 Cape Teal Cape Teal Anas capensis 106
75 Cape Turtle-Dove Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola 354
76 Cape Vulture Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 122
77 Cape Wagtail Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis 713
78 Cape Weaver Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis 813
79 Cape White-eye Cape White-eye Zosterops virens 796
80 Capped Wheatear Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata 587
81 Cardinal Woodpecker Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens 486
82 Cattle Egret Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 71
83 Cloud Cisticola Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix 666
84 Comb Duck Knobbilled Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos) 115
85 Common Fiscal Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris 732
86 Common Greenshank Greenshank Tringa nebularia 270
87 Common House-Martin House Martin Delichon urbica 530
88 Common Moorhen Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 226
89 Common Ostrich Ostrich Struthio camelus 1
90 Common Quail Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 200
91 Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 245
92 Common Starling Eurasian Starling Sturnus vulgaris 757
93 Common Waxbill Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 846
94 Crowned Lapwing Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus 255
95 Denham's Bustard Stanley's Bustard Neotis denhami 231
96 Diderick Cuckoo Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius 386
97 Egyptian Goose Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus 102
98 Eurasian Hobby Northern Hobby Falcon Falco subbuteo 173
99 European Bee-eater Eurasian Bee-eater Merops apiaster 438
100 European Roller Eurasian Roller Coracias garrulus 446
101 Fairy Flycatcher Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita 706
102 Familiar Chat Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris 589
103 Fiery-necked Nightjar Fierynecked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis 405
104 Fiscal Flycatcher Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens 698
105 Forest Buzzard Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus 150
106 Forest Canary Forest Canary Serinus scotops 873
107 Fork-tailed Drongo Forktailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 541
108 Freckled Nightjar Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma 408
109 Gabar Goshawk Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar 161
110 Giant Kingfisher Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima 429
111 Great Crested Grebe Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 6
112 Great White Pelican White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 49
113 Greater Double-collared Sunbird Greater Doublecollared Sunbird Cinnyris afra 785
114 Greater Flamingo Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 96
115 Greater Honeyguide Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator 474
116 Greater Striped Swallow Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata 526
117 Grey Cuckooshrike Grey Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia 540
118 Grey Heron Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 62
119 Grey-backed Cisticola Greybacked Cisticola Cisticola subruficapillus 669
120 Grey-backed Sparrowlark Greybacked Finchlark Eremopterix verticalis 516
121 Grey-winged Francolin Greywing Francolin Scleroptila africanus 190
122 Ground Woodpecker Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus 480
123 Hadeda Ibis Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 94
124 Half-collared Kingfisher Halfcollared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata 430
125 Hamerkop Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 81
126 Helmeted Guineafowl Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 203
127 Horus Swift Horus Swift Apus horus 416
128 House Sparrow House Sparrow Passer domesticus 801
129 Jackal Buzzard Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus 152
130 Karoo Chat Karoo Chat Cercomela schlegelii 592
131 Karoo Korhaan Karoo Korhaan Eupodotis vigorsii 235
132 Karoo Lark Karoo Lark Calendulauda albescens 502
133 Karoo Prinia Karoo (Spotted) Prinia Prinia maculosa 686
134 Karoo Scrub-Robin Karoo Robin Cercotrichas coryphoeus 614
135 Kelp Gull Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 312
136 Kittlitz's Plover Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius 248
137 Klaas's Cuckoo Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas 385
138 Knysna Warbler Knysna Warbler Bradypterus sylvaticus 640
139 Knysna Woodpecker Knysna Woodpecker Campethera notata 484
140 Lanner Falcon Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 172
141 Large-billed Lark Thickbilled Lark Galerida magnirostris 512
142 Laughing Dove Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 355
143 Lesser Flamingo Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor 97
144 Lesser Honeyguide Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor 476
145 Lesser Kestrel Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 183
146 Lesser Swamp-Warbler Cape Reed Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris 635
147 Levaillant's Cisticola Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens 677
148 Little Bittern Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 78
149 Little Egret Little Egret Egretta garzetta 67
150 Little Grebe Dabchick Tachybaptus ruficollis 8
151 Little Rush-Warbler African Sedge Warbler Bradypterus baboecala 638
152 Little Swift Little Swift Apus affinis 417
153 Long-billed Crombec Longbilled Crombec Sylvietta rufescens 651
154 Long-billed Pipit Longbilled Pipit Anthus similis 717
155 Malachite Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata 431
156 Malachite Sunbird Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa 775
157 Marsh Sandpiper Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 269
158 Martial Eagle Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus 140
159 Mountain Wheatear Mountain Chat Oenanthe monticola 586
160 Namaqua Dove Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 356
161 Namaqua Sandgrouse Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua 344
162 Neddicky Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapillus 681
163 Olive Thrush Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus 577
164 Olive Woodpecker Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus 488
165 Orange-breasted Sunbird Orangebreasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea 777
166 Osprey Osprey Pandion haliaetus 170
167 Pearl-breasted Swallow Pearlbreasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata 523
168 Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 171
169 Pied Avocet Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 294
170 Pied Crow Pied Crow Corvus albus 548
171 Pied Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 428
172 Pied Starling Pied Starling Spreo bicolor 759
173 Pin-tailed Whydah Pintailed Whydah Vidua macroura 860
174 Plain-backed Pipit Plainbacked Pipit Anthus leucophrys 718
175 Protea Seedeater Protea Canary Serinus leucopterus 880
176 Purple Heron Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 65
177 Red- billed Quelea Redbilled Quelea Quelea quelea 821
178 Red-billed Teal Redbilled Teal Anas erythrorhyncha 108
179 Red-capped Lark Redcapped Lark Calandrella cinerea 507
180 Red-chested Cuckoo Redchested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius 377
181 Red-chested Flufftail Redchested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa 217
182 Red-eyed Dove Redeyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 352
183 Red-faced Mousebird Redfaced Mousebird Urocolius indicus 426
184 Red-knobbed Coot Redknobbed Coot Fulica cristata 228
185 Red-winged Starling Redwinged Starling Onychognathus morio 769
186 Reed Cormorant Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 58
187 Rock Dove Feral Pigeon Columba livia 348
188 Rock Kestrel Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolis 181
189 Rock Martin Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula 529
190 Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Redbreasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris 155
191 Sand Martin Sand Martin Riparia riparia 532
192 Secretarybird Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius 118
193 Sentinel Rock-Thrush Sentinel Rockthrush Monticola explorator 582
194 Sombre Greenbul Sombre Bulbul Andropadus importunus 572
195 South African Shelduck South African Shelduck Tadorna cana 103
196 Southern Black Korhaan Black Korhaan Eupodotis afra 239
197 Southern Boubou Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus 736
198 Southern Double-collared Sunbird Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybea 783
199 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Greyheaded Sparrow Passer diffusus 804
200 Southern Masked-Weaver Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus 814
201 Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus 162
202 Southern Pochard Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 113
203 Southern Red Bishop Red Bishop Euplectes orix 824
204 Speckled Mousebird Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus 424
205 Speckled Pigeon Rock Pigeon Columba guinea 349
206 Spotted Eagle-Owl Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus 401
207 Spotted Flycatcher Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 689
208 Spotted Thick-knee Spotted Dikkop Burhinus capensis 297
209 Spur-winged Goose Spurwinged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 116
210 Steppe Buzzard Steppe Buzzard Buteo vulpinus 149
211 Streaky-headed Seedeater Streakyheaded Canary Serinus gularis 881
212 Swee Waxbill Swee Waxbill Estrilda melanotis 850
213 Tambourine Dove Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria 359
214 Three-banded Plover Threebanded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 249
215 Verreaux's Eagle Black Eagle Aquila verreauxii 131
216 Victorin's Warbler Victorin's Warbler Bradypterus victorini 641
217 Water Thick-knee Water Dikkop Burhinus vermiculatus 298
218 Wattled Starling Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea 760
219 White Stork White Stork Ciconia ciconia 83
220 White-backed Duck Whitebacked Duck Thalassornis leuconotus 101
221 White-backed Mousebird Whitebacked Mousebird Colius colius 425
222 White-breasted Cormorant Whitebreasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus 55
223 White-faced Duck Whitefaced Duck Dendrocygna viduata 99
224 White-necked Raven Whitenecked Raven Corvus albicollis 550
225 White-rumped Swift Whiterumped Swift Apus caffer 415
226 White-throated Canary Whitethroated Canary Serinus albogularis 879
227 White-throated Swallow Whitethroated Swallow Hirundo albigularis 520
228 Willow Warbler Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 643
229 Wood Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 266
230 Yellow Bishop Yellowrumped Widow Euplectes capensis 827
231 Yellow Canary Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris 878
232 Yellow-billed Duck Yellowbilled Duck Anas undulata 104
233 Yellow-billed Egret Yellowbilled Egret Egretta intermedia 68
234 Zitting Cisticola Fantailed Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 664
235