Birds of the Botanical Gardens Open areas Two reservoirs and surrounding gardens Natural forest and bush 1 Apalis, Bar-throated Apalis thoracica 2 Batis, Cape Batis capensis 3 Bittern, Little Ixobrychus minutus 4 Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus Laniarius ferrugineus Laniarius Boubou, Southern ferrugineus Laniarius ferrugineus Laniarius 4 ferrugineus 5 Bulbul, Cape Pyconotus capensis 6 Bulbul, Terrestrial Phyllastrephus terrestris 7 Bush-Shrike, Olive Chlorophoneus olivaceus 8 Buzzard, Forest Buteo trizonatus 9 Buzzard, Jackal Buteo rufofuscus 10 Canary, Brimstone Crithagra sulphurata 11 Canary, Forest Serinus scotops 12 Cisticola, Levaillant’s Cisticola tinniens 13 Coot, Red-knobbed Fulica cristata 14 Cormorant, Reed Phalacororax africanus 15 Cormorant, White-breasted Phalacororax lucidius 16 Coucal, Burchell’s Centropus burchellii 17 Crake, Baillon’s Porozana pusilla 18 Crake, Black Amaurornis flavisostra 19 Crow, Cape Corvus capensis 20 Crow, Pied Corvus albus 21 Cuckoo, Diederik Chrysococcyx caprius 22 Cuckoo, Emerald Chrysococcyx cupreous 23 Cuckoo, Klaas Chrysococcyx klaas 24 Cuckoo, Red-chested Cuculus solitarius 25 Cuckooshrike, Grey Cocracina caesia 26 Cuckooshrike, Black Campephaga flava 27 Darter, African Anhinga rufa 28 Dove, Cape Turtle Streptopelia capicola 29 Dove, Laughing Steptopelia senegalensis 30 Dove, Lemon Aplopelia larvata 31 Dove, Namaqua Oena capensis 32 Dove, Red-eyed Streptopelia semitorquarta 33 Dove, Tambourine Turtur tympanistria 34 Drongo, Fork-tailed Dicrurus adsimilus 35 Duck, African Black Anas sparsa Anas sparsa 36 Duck, White-faced Whistling Dendrocygna viduata 37 Duck, Yellow-billed Anas undulata 38 Eagle, Black Aquila verreauxii 39 Eagle, Booted Hieraaetus pennatus 40 Eagle, Fish Haliacetus vocifer 41 Eagle, Long-crested Lophaetus occipitalis 42 Egret, Western Cattle Bubulcus ibis 43 Egret, Little Egretta garzetta 44 Falcon, Peregrine Falco peregrines 45 Falcon, Lanner Falco biarmicus 46 Fiscal, Common Lanius collaris Flufftail, Buff-Spotted Flufftail, Buff- Sarothrura elegans 47 Spotted 48 Flufftail, Red-chested Sarothrura rufa 49 Flufftail, Striped Sarothura affinis 50 Flycatcher, African Dusky Musicapa adusta 51 Flycatcher, African Paradise Terpsiphone vindis 52 Flycatcher, Blue-mantled Trochocercus cynamelas 53 Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita 54 Flycatcher, Fiscal Sigelus silens 55 Goose, Egyptian Alopachen aegyptiaca 56 Goshawk, African Accipter tachiro 57 Goshawk, Gabar Micronisus gabar 58 Grassbird, Cape Sphenoeacus afer 59 Greenbul, Sombre Andropadus importunus 60 Grebe, Little Tachybaptus ruficollis 61 Guineafowl, Helmeted Numida meleagris 62 Harrier-Hawk, African Polyboroides typus 63 Heron, Black-headed Ardea melanocephala 64 Heron, Grey Ardea cinerea 65 Heron, Purple Ardea purpurea 66 Hoopoe, African Upapa africana 67 Honeyguide, Lesser Indicator minor 68 Ibis, Hadeda Bostrychia hagedash 69 Ibis, Sacred Threskioronis aethiopicus 70 Kite, Yellow-billed Milvus aegyptius 71 Kingfisher, Brown-hooded Halcyon albiventris 72 Kingfisher, Giant Megaceryle maxima 73 Kingfisher, Half-collared Alcedo semitorquata 74 Kingfisher, Malachite Alcedo cristata 75 Kingfisher, Pied Ceryle rudis 76 Lapwing, Blacksmith Vanellus melanopterus 77 Lapwing, Crowned Vanellus coranatus 78 Moorhen, Common Gallinula chloropus 79 Mousebird, Speckled Colius striatus 80 Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla 81 Nightjar, Fiery-necked Caprimulgus pectoralis 82 Oriole, Black-headed Oriolus larvatus 83 Owl, Spotted Eagle Bubo africanus 84 Owl, Wood Strix woodfordii 85 Pigeon, African Olive Columba arquatrix 86 Pigeon, Speckled Columba guinea 87 Pigeon, Feral (Rock Dove) Columba livia 88 Prinia, Karoo Prinia maculosa 89 Puffback, Black-backed Dryoscopus cubla 90 Rail, African Rallus caerulescens 91 Raven, White-necked Corvus albicollis 92 Robin, Chorister Cossypha dichroa 93 Robin-chat, Cape Cossypha caffra 94 Robin, White-starred Pogonocichla stellata 95 Seedeater, Streaky-headed Crithagra gularis 96 Siskin, Cape Crithagra totta 97 Sparrow, House Passer melanuru 98 Sparrow, Grey-headed Passer diffusus 99 Sparrowhawk, Black Accipiter melanoleucus 100 Sparrowhawk, Little Accipiter minullus 101 Sparrowhawk, Red-chested Acipiter rufiventris 102 Spoonbill, African Platalea alba 103 Spurfowl, Red-necked Pternistis afer 104 Starling, Black-bellied Notopholia corrusca 105 Starling, Common Sturnus vulgaris 106 Starling, Red-winged Onychagnathus morio 107 Stork, White Ciconia ciconia 108 Sugarbird, Cape Promerops cafer 109 Sunbird, Amethyst Chalcomitra amethystina 110 Sunbird, Greater Double-collared Cinnyris afer 111 Sunbird, Grey Cynomitra veroxii 112 Sunbird, Malachite Nectarina famosa 113 Sunbird, Southern Double-collared Cinnyris chalybeus 114 Swallow, Greater Striped Cecropis cucullata 115 Swallow, White-throated Hirundo albigularis 116 Swallow, Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera 117 Swift, African Palm Cypsiurus parvus 118 Swift, Little Apus affinis 119 Swift, White-rumped Apus cafer 120 Thickknee, Spotted Burhinus capensis 121 Thrush, Olive Turdis olivaceus 122 Trogon, Narina Apaloderma narina 123 Turaco, Knysna Tauraco corythaix 124 Wagtail, Cape Motacilla capensis 125 Warbler, Green-backed Camaroptera brachyura 126 Warbler, Knysna Bradypterus sylvaticus 127 Warbler, Lesser Swamp Acrocephalus gracilirostris 128 Warbler, Little Rush Bradypterus baboecala 129 Warbler, Victorin's Cryptillas victorini 130 Waxbill, Common Estrilda astrild 131 Waxbill, Swee Coccopygia melanotis 132 Weaver, Cape Ploceus capensis 133 White-eye, Cape Zosterops capensis 134 Whydah, Pin-tailed Vidua macroura 135 Wood-Hoopoe, Green Phoeniculus purpureus 136 134 Woodpecker, Knysna Campethera notata 135 Woodpecker, Olive Dendropicos griseocephalus 137 Three habitats When were they last recorded? It is years since I last heard them. Definitely present An unusual bird for here Mainly flying over Flying over several times. Nested east of Denneoord Sits on tall dead tree Definitely flies over gardens This may now be Southern Fiscal I have seen & heard one at top end of gardens near stream A strange visitor The Melanistic form of this species flies over gardens .
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