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BIRDS OF THE WESTERN CAPE PHOTO GALLERY.

This photo gallery represents all the species that occur in the geographical boundaries of the Western Cape, currently over 500 species.
This includes resident, migrant, rare and vagrant species.
This geographic region contains many varied habitats and as such, some species may be common in a particular habitat, but absent from others.

Photographers have given permission to use any of these photos for education purposes only.
For Commercial use the copyright resides with the photographer.
Species are alpha indexed by English family names. Click on the relevant tab ie: 'B' = Buzzards.

A

ATLANTIC YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS – Ross Wanless

Service

Uncommon

BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS – Otto Schmidt, Graham Pringle

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Adult - Otto Schmidt

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Juvenile - Graham Pringle

GREY-HEADED ALBATROSS – Peter Ryan, Ross Wanless

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Rare. Adult - Peter Ryan

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Rare. Juvenile - Ross Wanless

INDIAN YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS – Ross Wanless

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Uncommon

LIGHT-MANTLED ALBATROSS – Barrie Rose

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Vagrant.

NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS

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Uncommon.

SALVIN’S ALBATROSS – Vince Ward

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Rare

SHY ALBATROSS – Ross Wanless, Otto Schmidt

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Adult - Ross Wanless

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Immature - Otto Schmidt

SOOTY ALBATROSS – Ross Wanless

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Vagrant.

SOUTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS – Ross Wanless

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Uncommon.

TRISTAN ALBATROSS – Ross Wanless

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Vagrant. Adult

WANDERING ALBATROSS – Peter Ryan, Peter Hills, Graham Pringle

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Uncommon. Adult - Peter Ryan

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Uncommon. Immature - Peter Hills

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Uncommon. Immature - Graham Pringle

BAR-THROATED APALIS – Frank Hallet, Otto Schmidt

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Frank Hallett

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Otto Schmidt

PIED AVOCET – Geoff Abbott, Otto Schmidt

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Geoff Abbott

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Otto Schmidt

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Otto Schmidt

B

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ACACIA PIED BARBET – Gerald Wingate

Service

BLACK-COLLARED BARBET – Patrick Cardwell

Service

Uncommon.

CRESTED BARBET – Patrick Cardwell

Service

Vagrant

CAPE BATIS – Myburgh Brink, Otto Schmidt

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Male - Myburgh Brink

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Female - Otto Schmidt

PRIRIT BATIS – Charlotte Skyfe

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Male.

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Female

EUROPEAN BEE-EATER – Otto Schmidt

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BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER – Otto Schmidt

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Vagrant.

WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATER – Otto Schmidt

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Rare.

WHITE-THROATED BEE-EATER – Otto Schmidt

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Vagrant

DWARF BITTERN – Otto Schmidt

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Vagrant

Service

Vagrant

LITTLE BITTERN – Graham Pringle, AK

Little Bittern - Graham Pringle

Graham Pringle

Little Bittern - AK

AK

BOKMAKIERIE – Greg Morgan

Service

BROWN BOOBY – David Hall, Sarel Snyman

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Brown Booby - vagrant (David Hall)

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Brown Booby - vagrant (Sarel Snyman)

RED-FOOTED BOOBY – Otto Schmidt

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Red-footed Booby - vagrant

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Red-footed Booby - vagrant

SOUTHERN BOUBOU – Myburgh Brink

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Male left. Female right.

 TERRESTRIAL BROWNBUL – Graham Pringle

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SOUTHERN RED BISHOP – Peter Hills, Otto Schmidt

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Male - Peter Hills

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Male in transition plumage - Peter Hills

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Female - Otto Schmidt

YELLOW BISHOP – Lynette de Beer, Peter Hills

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Male - Lynette de Beer

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Female - Peter Hills

YELLOW-CROWNED BISHOP – Lynette de Beer

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Vagrant

Service

Vagrant

 AFRICAN RED-EYED BULBUL – Daryl de Beer

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 CAPE BULBUL – Otto Schmidt

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 DARK-CAPPED BULBUL – Otto Schmidt

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Vagrant

CAPE BUNTING – Otto Schmidt

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CINNAMON-BREASTED BUNTING – Graham Pringle

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting - Graham Pringle

LARK-LIKE BUNTING – Graham Pringle

Larklike Bunting - Graham Pringle

DENHAM’S BUSTARD – H & A Hodgson, Peter Hills

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H&A Hodgson

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Flight - Peter Hills

KORI BUSTARD – Graham Pringle

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Rare.

LUDWIG’S BUSTARD – Otto Schmidt

Ludwig's Bustard - Otto Schmidt

FYNBOS (HOTTENTOT) BUTTONQUAIL – Derek Longrigg

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This is one of the few known photographs of this species

COMMON (STEPPE) BUZZARD – Graham Pringle

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Service

CRESTED (ORIENTAL) HONEY-BUZZARD – Kate Morris, Otto Schmidt

European Honey Buzzard - Otto Schmidt

Vagrant - Kate Morris

European Honey Buzzard - Otto Schmidt

Vagrant - Otto Schmidt

EUROPEAN HONEY-BUZZARD – Otto Schmidt

European Honey Buzzard - Otto Schmidt

Rare.

FOREST BUZZARD – Andrew Hodgson, Otto Schmidt

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Andrew Hodgson

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Flight - Otto Schmidt

JACKAL BUZZARD – Daryl de Beer

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Service

C1

GREEN-BACKED CAMAROPTERA  – Graham Pringle

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BLACK-HEADED CANARY – Otto Schmidt

Service

Damara sub species at back

Service

Female

BLACK-THROATED CANARY – Otto Schmidt, Lesley Bust

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Otto Schmidt

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Lesley Bust

BRIMSTONE CANARY – Otto Schmidt

Service

CAPE CANARY – Daryl de Beer, Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

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Adult - Daryl de Beer

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Juvenile - Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

FOREST CANARY – Myburgh Brink, Graham Pringle

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Myburgh Brink

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Graham Pringle

WHITE-THROATED CANARY – Lynette de Beer

Service

YELLOW CANARY – Peter Hills, Derek Longrigg

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Female - Peter Hills

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Male - Derek Longrigg

YELLOW-FRONTED CANARY – Michael Mason

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Vagrant

Service

Vagrant

Service

Vagrant

COMMON CHAFFINCH – Otto Schmidt, Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk, Lesley Bust

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Male - Otto Schmidt

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Juvenile - Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

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Female - Lesley Bust

ANT-EATING CHAT – Peter Hills, Lesley Bust

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Peter Hills

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Male - Lesley Bust

FAMILIAR CHAT – Graham Pringle, Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

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Graham Pringle

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Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

KAROO CHAT – Graham Pringle, Lesley Bust

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Graham Pringle

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Lesley Bust

SICKLE-WINGED CHAT – Otto Schmidt

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TRACTRAC CHAT – Otto Schmidt

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CLOUD CISTICOLA – Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

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GREY-BACKED CISTICOLA – Gerald Wingate, Daryl de Beer

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Gerald Wingate

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Daryl de Beer

LEVAILLANT’S CISTICOLA – Otto Schmidt, Graham Pringle

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Otto Schmidt

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Graham Pringle

ZITTING CISTICOLA – Graham Pringle, Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

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Graham Pringle

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Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

C2

RED-KNOBBED COOT – Otto Schmidt

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Adult with chicks

BANK CORMORANT – Graham Pringle, Patrick Cardwell

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Graham Pringle

Service

Bank Cormorant with Cape Cormorant - Patrick Cardwell

CAPE CORMORANT – Otto Schmidt

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CROWNED CORMORANT – Otto Schmidt, Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

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Otto Schmidt

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Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

REED CORMORANT – Graham Pringle

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WHITE-BREASTED CORMORANT – Greg Morgan

Service

BURCHELL’S COUCAL – John Magner

Service

BURCHELL’S COURSER – Lesley Bust

Service

DOUBLE-BANDED COURSER – Frank Hallett, Lesley Bust

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Frank Hallett

Service

Double-banded Courser at "nest" - Lesley Bust

TEMMINCK’S COURSER – Otto Schmidt

Service

Vagrant

Service

Vagrant

AFRICAN CRAKE – Otto Schmidt

Service

Vagrant

BAILLON’S CRAKE – Lesley Bust, Garret Skead

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Lesley Bust

Service

Garret Skead

BLACK CRAKE – John Fincham

Service

LITTLE CRAKE – Otto Schmidt

Service

Vagrant

SPOTTED CRAKE – Michael Mason

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Vagrant.

BLUE CRANE – Daryl de Beer

Service

LONG-BILLED CROMBEC – Gerald Wingate

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CAPE (BLACK) CROW – Lynette de Beer

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HOUSE CROW – Mike Buckham

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Invasive alien ongoing eradication

PIED CROW – Daryl de Beer

Service

AFRICAN EMERALD CUCKOO – Peter Hills

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BLACK CUCKOO – Otto Schmidt

Service

DIDERICK CUCKOO – Peter Hills, Otto Schmidt

Service

Female - Peter Hills

Service

Male - Otto Schmidt

GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO – Patrick Cardwell

Service

vagrant

KLAAS’S CUCKOO – Otto Schmidt, Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

Service

Adult male - Otto Schmidt

Service

Female - Otto Schmidt

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Juvenile - Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

JACOBIN CUCKOO – Lesley Bust

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RED-CHESTED CUCKOO – Graham Pringle, Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk, Otto Schmidt

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Adult photographed calling - Graham Pringle

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Adult - Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

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Juvenile - Otto Schmidt

BLACK CUCKOOSHRIKE – Otto Schmidt

Service

Male

Service

Female

GREY CUCKOOSHRIKE – Lesley Bust

Service

EURASIAN CURLEW – Lynette de Beer, Patrick Cardwell

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Lynette de Beer

Service

Patrick Cardwell

D

AFRICAN DARTER – Greg Morgan, Otto Schmidt

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Greg Morgan

Service

"Snakebird" - Otto Schmidt

CAPE TURTLE DOVE – Matthew Orolowitz

Service

LAUGHING DOVE – Daryl de Beer

Service

LEMON (CINNAMON) DOVE – John Magner

Service

NAMAQUA DOVE – Daryl de Beer, Otto Schmidt

Service

Male - Daryl de Beer

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Female - Otto Schmidt

RED-EYED DOVE – Daryl de Beer

Service

ROCK DOVE (Feral Pigeon) – Otto Schmidt

Service

TAMBOURINE DOVE – Otto Schmidt

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FORK-TAILED DRONGO – Lynette de Beer, Otto Schmidt

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Lynette de Beer

Service

in moult - Otto Schmidt

AFRICAN BLACK DUCK – Daryl de Beer, Graham Pringle

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Daryl de Beer

Service

Male - Graham Pringle

COMB (KNOBBILLED) DUCK – Lesley Bust, Otto Schmidt

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male - Lesley Bust

Service

Otto Schmidt

Service

Male - Otto Schmidt

FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK – John Fincham, Derek Longrigg

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John Fincham

Service

Derek Longrigg

MACCOA DUCK – Daryl de Beer, Derek Longrigg, Otto Schmidt

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male - Daryl de Beer

Service

male - Derek Longrigg

Service

pair - Otto Schmidt

WHITE-BACKED DUCK – Lesley Bust, Otto Schmidt

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Lesley Bust

Service

family - Otto Schmidt

WHITE-FACED WHISTLING DUCK – John Fincham, Lynette de Beer

Service

John Fincham

Service

Lynette de Beer

YELLOW-BILLED DUCK – Daryl de Beer, Derek Longrigg

Service

Daryl de Beer

Service

Derek Longrigg

DUNLIN – Otto Schmidt

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Rare

E

AFRICAN CROWNED EAGLE – Lesley Bust, Fran Coole, Peter Steyn, Patrick Cardwell

Service

Uncommon. Adult - Lesley Bust

Service

Uncommon. Juvenile - Fran Coole

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Uncommon. adult - Peter Steyn

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Patrick Cardwell

AFRICAN FISH EAGLE – unknown photographer, Lesley Bust

Service

Service

Pair - Lesley Bust

AFRICAN HAWK EAGLE – Patrick Cardwell

Service

vagrant

Service

pair - vagrant

BLACK-CHESTED SNAKE-EAGLE – Graham Pringle, Otto Schmidt

Service

Uncommon - Graham Pringle

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Uncommon - Otto Schmidt

BROWN SNAKE-EAGLE – Daryl de Beer, Lesley Bust

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Rare - Daryl de Beer

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Rare - Lesley Bust

BOOTED EAGLE – Graham Pringle, Otto Schmidt

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pale phase - Graham Pringle

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pale phase - Otto Schmidt

LONG-CRESTED EAGLE – Graham Pringle, Lesley Bust, Otto Schmidt

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Uncommon - Graham Pringle

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Uncommon - Lesley Bust

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Uncommon - Otto Schmidt

MARTIAL EAGLE – Lesley Bust

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Adult - Lesley Bust

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Juvenile - Lesley Bust

VERREAUX’S (BLACK) EAGLE – Otto Schmidt

Service

WAHLBERG’S EAGLE – Frank Hallett, Otto Schmidt, Patrick Cardwell

Service

Adult - Frank Hallett

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Adult - Otto Schmidt

Service

Dark phase - Patrick Cardwell

GREAT EGRET – Graham Pringle

Service

Uncommon

LITTLE EGRET – Graham Pringle, Daryl de Beer

Service

Graham Pringle

Service

Daryl de Beer

SNOWY EGRET – Otto Schmidt

Service

Vagrant

Service

Vagrant

INTERMEDIATE (YELLOW-BILLED) EGRET – Lynette de Beer

Service

WESTERN CATTLE EGRET – Otto Schmidt, Daryl de Beer, Graham Pringle

Service

Otto Schmidt

Service

Breeding plumage - Daryl de Beer

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Breeding - Graham Pringle

KAROO EREMOMELA – Nico Myburgh

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YELLOW-BELLIED EREMOMELA – Otto Schmidt

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F

AMUR FALCON – Peter Hills, Otto Schmidt

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Male, uncommon summer migrant - Peter Hills

Service

Female, uncommon summer migrant - Peter Hills

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Juvenile, uncommon summer migrant - Otto Schmidt

LANNER FALCON – Daryl de Beer, Derek Longrigg

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flight - Daryl de Beer

Service

Juvenile - Daryl de Beer

Service

Adult - Derek Longrigg

PEREGRINE FALCON – Derek Longrigg, Otto Schmidt

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Derek Longrigg

Service

Otto Schmidt

RED-HEADED FINCH – Daryl de Beer, Derek Longrigg

Service

Male and Female, uncommon - Daryl de Beer

Service

Male, uncommon - Derek Longrigg

SCALY-FEATHERED FINCH – Daryl de Beer

Service

Uncommon

AFRICAN FINFOOT – Peter Hills, Otto Schmidt

Service

Male, uncommon - Peter Hills

Service

Female, uncommon - Otto Schmidt

AFRICAN FIREFINCH – Otto Schmidt

Service

RED-BILLED FIREFINCH – Peter Hills

Service

Male, uncommon

Service

Female, uncommon

SOUTHERN (COMMON) FISCAL – Daryl de Beer, Lynette de Beer

Service

Southern (Common) Fiscal (male) - Daryl de Beer

Service

Southern (Common) Fiscal (female) - Lynette de Beer

GREATER FLAMINGO – Daryl de Beer, Derek Longrigg

Service

Greater Flamingo - Daryl de Beer

Service

Greater Flamingo in flight - Derek Longrigg

LESSER FLAMINGO – Daryl de Beer, Derek Longrigg

Service

Daryl de Beer

Service

Lesser Flamingo in flight - Derek Longrigg

BUFF-SPOTTED FLUFFTAIL – Margaret McIver, Nico Myburgh

Service

Male, uncommon resident - Margaret McIver

Service

Male, uncommon resident - Nico Myburgh

RED-CHESTED FLUFFTAIL – Nico Myburgh, Peter Steyn

Service

Uncommon, secretive

Service

Pair, uncommon, secretive - Peter Steyn

STRIPED FLUFFTAIL – Per Holmen, Peter Steyn

Service

Uncommon, secretive

Service

Male, uncommon, secretive - Peter Steyn

Service

Female, uncommon, secretive - Peter Steyn

AFRICAN DUSKY FLYCATCHER – Daryl de Beer, Lynette de Beer

Service

Adult - Daryl de Beer

Service

Juvenile - Lynette de Beer

AFRICAN PARADISE FLYCATCHER – Graham Pringle, Derek Longrigg

Service

African Paradise Flycatcher (male) - Graham Pringle

Service

African Paradise Flycatcher (male) - Derek Longrigg

BLUE-MANTLED CRESTED FLYCATCHER – Ivor Thompson

Service

Service

CHAT FLYCATCHER – Graham Pringle

Service

FAIRY FLYCATCHER – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

FISCAL FLYCATCHER – Daryl de Beer

Service

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER – Graham Pringle, Derek Longrigg

Service

Uncommon summer migrant- Graham Pringle

Service

Uncommon summer migrant - Derek Longrigg

GREY-WINGED FRANCOLIN – Daryl de Beer

Service

RED-WINGED FRANCOLIN – Ivor Thompson, Patrick Cardwell

Service

Uncommon - Ivor Thompson

Service

Uncommon - Ivor Thompson

Service

Uncommon - Patrick Cardwell

SOUTHERN FULMAR – Patrick Cardwell

Service

G

ALLEN’S GALLINULE – Per Holmen, Otto Schmidt

Service

Vagrant , adult - Per Holmen

Service

Vagrant, immature - Otto Schmidt

AUSTRALASIAN GANNET – Peter Hills, Zoe Lunau, unknown photographer

Service

Rare, mostly offshore islands, West Coast. (Peter Hills)

Service

Rare, mostly offshore islands, West Coast. (Zoe Lunau)

Service

Rare, mostly offshore islands, West Coast. (unknown photographer)

CAPE GANNET – Daryl de Beer, Otto Schmidt, Derek Longrigg

Service

Adult - Daryl de Beer

Service

Adult in flight - Otto Schmidt

Service

Juvenile - Derek Longrigg

BAR-TAILED GODWIT – Daryl de Beer, Otto Schmidt

Service

Winter, non-breeding - Daryl de Beer

Service

Breeding plumage - Otto Schmidt

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT – Peter Hills

Service

Uncommon to rare.

HUDSONIAN GODWIT – Otto Schmidt, Patrick Cardwell

Service

Vagrant, summer - Otto Schmidt

Service

Vagrant, summer - Patrick Cardwell

EGYPTIAN GOOSE – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

SPUR-WINGED GOOSE – Daryl de Beer, Otto Schmidt

Service

Adult - Daryl de Beer

Service

Adult in flight - Otto Schmidt

AFRICAN GOSHAWK – Margaret McIver, Otto Schmidt

Service

adult + fledgling - Margaret McIver

Service

Immature - Otto Schmidt

GABAR GOSHAWK – Peter Hills, Graham Pringle

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adult - Peter Hills

Service

immature - Graham Pringle

SOUTHERN PALE CHANTING GOSHAWK – Lynette de Beer, Graham Pringle

Service

Adult - Lynette de Beer

Service

In flight - Graham Pringle

Service

juvenile - Graham Pringle

CAPE GRASSBIRD – Derek Longrigg

Service

BLACK-NECKED GREBE – Lynette de Beer

Service

GREAT CRESTED GREBE – Otto Schmidt, Derek Longrigg

Service

Otto Schmidt

Service

Adult + chick - Derek Longrigg

LITTLE GREBE (DABCHICK) – Daryl de Beer

Service

SOMBRE GREENBUL – Chris Sykes, Graham Pringle

Service

Chris Sykes

Service

Graham Pringle

COMMON GREENSHANK – Lynette de Beer, Graham Pringle, Derek Longrigg

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Lynette de Beer

Service

Graham Pringle

Service

flight - Derek Longrigg

HELMETED GUINEAFOWL – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

Male portrait

COMMON BLACK-HEADED GULL – Otto Schmidt, Derek Longrigg

Service

Adult, breeding plumage, Vagrant - Otto Schmidt

Service

Non-breeding, vagrant - Derek Longrigg

FRANKLIN’S GULL – Graham Pringle, Derek Longrigg

Service

Vagrant, breeding plumage - Graham Pringle

Service

Vagrant, non-breeding - Derek Longrigg

GREY-HEADED GULL – Daryl de Beer, Derek Longrigg, Otto Schmidt

Service

Breeding - Daryl de Beer

Service

Breeding, in flight - Derek Longrigg

Service

Non-breeding - Otto Schmidt

HARTLAUB’S GULL – Lynette de Beer, Graham Pringle

Service

Lynette de Beer

Service

breeding plumage - Graham Pringle

KELP GULL – Lynette de Beer, Otto Schmidt

Service

Adult - Lynette de Beer

Service

Immature (flight) - Otto Schmidt

LAUGHING GULL – David Hall, Mike Buckham

Service

vagrant - David Hall

Service

vagrant - Mike Buckham

Service

vagrant - Mike Buckham

SABINE’S GULL – Otto Schmidt

Service

off-shore summer visitor

H

HAMERKOP – Lynette de Beer

Service

AFRICAN MARSH HARRIER – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

BLACK HARRIER – Peter Steyn, Peter Hills

Service

Peter Steyn

Service

Peter Steyn

Service

Peter Hills

AFRICAN HARRIER-HAWK (Gymnogene) – Lynette de Beer, Graham Pringle

Service

Lynette de Beer

Service

Adult in flight - Graham Pringle

AFRICAN CUCKOO HAWK  – Otto Schmidt

Service

Uncommon

Service

Uncommon

BLACK HERON (Egret) – Per Holmen, Otto Schmidt

Service

Vagrant - Per Holmen

Service

Vagrant, umbrella feeding - Otto Schmidt

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON – Daryl de Beer, Graham Pringle

Service

Adult - Daryl de Beer

Service

Immature - Graham Pringle

BLACK-HEADED HERON – Daryl de Beer, Otto Schmidt

Service

Daryl de Beer

Service

Otto Schmidt

GOLIATH HERON – Lynette de Beer

Service

STRIATED (Green-backed) HERON – Otto Schmidt

Service

Vagrant, adult

Service

Vagrant, immature

GREY HERON – Lynette de Beer, Graham Pringle

Service

Lynette de Beer

Service

Graham Pringle

PURPLE HERON – Daryl de Beer, Graham Pringle

Service

Daryl de Beer

Service

Graham Pringle

SQUACCO HERON – Daryl de Beer, Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

Service

Daryl de Beer

Service

Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

WHITE-BACKED NIGHT- HERON – Otto Schmidt

Service

Uncommon

EURASIAN HOBBY – Otto Schmidt

Service

Uncommon summer visitor

Service

Uncommon summer visitor

BROWN-BACKED HONEYBIRD – Graham Pringle, Otto Schmidt

Service

Graham Pringle

Service

Otto Schmidt

GREATER HONEYGUIDE – Per Holmen, Otto Schmidt

Service

Adult - Per Holmen

Service

Immature - Otto Schmidt

LESSER HONEYGUIDE – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

SCALY-THROATED HONEYGUIDE – Per Holmen

Service

AFRICAN HOOPOE – Lynette de Beer

Service

I - J

AFRICAN SACRED IBIS – Otto Schmidt, Graham Pringle

Service

Otto Schmidt

Service

Graham Pringle

GLOSSY IBIS – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

HADEDA IBIS – Otto Schmidt

Service

AFRICAN JACANA – Otto Schmidt

Service

Uncommon

LONG-TAILED JAEGER (SKUA) – Per Holmen

Service

PARASITIC JAEGER (ARCTIC SKUA) – Per Holmen

Service

POMARINE JAEGER (SKUA) – Per Holmen

Service

K

GREATER KESTREL – Graham Pringle, Daryl de Beer, Otto Schmidt

Service

Graham Pringle

Service

Daryl de Beer

Service

Otto Schmidt

LESSER KESTREL – Otto Schmidt

Service

Male

Service

Female

Service

Male, flight

Service

Female, flight

ROCK KESTREL – Derek Longrigg, Graham Pringle

Service

Derek Longrigg

Service

Graham Pringle

BROWN-HOODED KINGFISHER – Daryl de Beer, Otto Schmidt

Service

Daryl de Beer

Service

Otto Schmidt

GIANT KINGFISHER – Lynette de Beer, Otto Schmidt

Service

Female - Lynette de Beer

Service

Male - Otto Schmidt

GREY-HEADED KINGFISHER – Zoe Lunau-Johns

Service

vagrant

HALF-COLLARED KINGFISHER – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

MALACHITE KINGFISHER – Derek Longrigg, Graham Pringle

Service

Adult - Derek Longrigg

Service

Juvenile - Graham Pringle

PIED KINGFISHER – Derek Longrigg

Service

Male

Service

Female

Service

Female in flight

WOODLAND KINGFISHER – Philna de Villiers

Service

Vagrant - Philna de Villiers

Service

Vagrant - Philna de Villiers

BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE – Graham Pringle, Lynette de Beer

Service

Graham Pringle

Service

Lynette de Beer

YELLOW-BILLED KITE – Daryl de Beer, Derek Longrigg

Service

Summer breeding migrant - Daryl de Beer

Service

Summer breeding migrant - Derek Longrigg

GREAT KNOT – Peter Hills

Service

Vagrant, breeding plumage

RED KNOT – Derek Longrigg, Per Holmen

Service

Summer migrant, breeding plumage - Derek Longrigg

Service

Summer migrant, non-breeding plumage - Derek Longrigg

Service

Summer migrant - Per Holmen

KAROO KORHAAN – Graham Pringle, Otto Schmidt

Service

Graham Pringle

Service

Otto Schmidt

NORTHERN BLACK KORHAAN – Graham Pringle, Otto Schmidt

Service

Male - Graham Pringle

Service

Male in flight - Otto Schmidt

Service

Female - Otto Schmidt

SOUTHERN BLACK KORHAAN – Heather Howell, Lynette de Beer, Otto Schmidt

Service

Male - Heather Howell

Service

Male - Lynette de Beer

Service

Male - Otto Schmidt

Service

Female - Otto Schmidt

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BLACK-WINGED LAPWING – Graham Pringle, Otto Schmidt

Service

Graham Pringle

Service

Adult + chick - Otto Schmidt

BLACKSMITH LAPWING – Graham Pringle, Derek Longrigg

Service

Incubating - Graham Pringle

Service

In flight - Derek Longrigg

CROWNED LAPWING – Derek Longrigg, Graham Pringle

Service

Derek Longrigg

Service

Graham Pringle

LONG-TOED LAPWING – Riel Tredoux

Service

Service

AGULHAS LONG-BILLED LARK – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

CAPE CLAPPER LARK – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

CAPE LONG-BILLED LARK – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

KAROO LARK – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

KAROO LONG-BILLED LARK – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

LARGE-BILLED LARK – Otto Schmidt, Derek Longrigg, Graham Pringle

Service

Otto Schmidt

Service

Derek Longrigg

Service

Graham Pringle

RED-CAPPED LARK – Derek Longrigg, Graham Pringle

Service

Derek Longrigg

Service

Graham Pringle

SABOTA LARK – Otto Schmidt

Service

Large-billed sub-species bradfieldi

SCLATER’S LARK – Otto Schmidt

Service

Service

SPIKE-HEELED LARK – Otto Schmidt, Graham Pringle

Service

Otto Schmidt

Service

Graham Pringle

BLACK-EARED SPARROW-LARK – Otto Schmidt, Graham Pringle

Service

Male - Otto Schmidt

Service

Female - Graham Pringle

GREY-BACKED SPARROW-LARK – Otto Schmidt, Graham Pringle

Service

Male - Otto Schmidt

Service

Female - Otto Schmidt

Service

2 males + female - Graham Pringle

CAPE LONGCLAW – Derek Longrigg, Otto Schmidt

Service

Derek Longrigg

Service

Otto Schmidt

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