Birds recorded in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve Rob Martin Jessie Walton André duToit Alison Ayre Helen Jones Peter & Barbara Knox-Shaw Pieter van Oudtshoorn [ The list relates to bird species recorded in the Core, Buffer and Transitional zones including the marine Core and Buffer zones ] Names as used in Sasol - The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa: 2nd edition 2005. Fynbos endemics in bold & vulnerable species in red. ID Species Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Breeds? Status 3 African Penguin X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 6 Great Crested Grebe X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 7 Black-necked Grebe X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 8 Little Grebe X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 11 Shy Albatross X X Visitor 12 Black-browed Albatross X X Visitor 17 Southern Giant-Petrel X X X Visitor 23 Great-winged Petrel X X X X Visitor n/a Antarctic Prion X X X Visitor 32 White-chinned Petrel X X X X X X X X X X X X Resident 34 Cory's Shearwater X X Visitor 37 Sooty Shearwater X X X X X X X X X X X X Resident 49 Great White Pelican X X X X X X X X X X X X Resident 53 Cape Gannet X X X X X X X X X X X X Resident 55 White-breasted Cormorant X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 56 Cape Cormorant X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 57 Bank Cormorant X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 58 Reed Cormorant X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 59 Crowned Cormorant X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 60 African Darter X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 62 Grey Heron X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 63 Black-headed Heron X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 65 Purple Heron X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 66 Great Egret X X X X X X X X X Visitor 67 Little Egret X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 68 Yellow-billed Egret X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 71 Cattle Egret X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 72 Squacco Heron X X X Visitor 76 Black-crowned Night-Heron X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 78 Little Bittern X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 81 Hamerkop X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 83 White Stork X X X X X X X European migrant 84 Black Stork X X X X X X Visitor 91 African Sacred Ibis X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 93 Glossy Ibis X X X X X X X X Visitor 94 Hadeda Ibis X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 95 African Spoonbill X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 96 Greater Flamingo X X X X X X X X X X X X Visitor 97 Lesser Flamingo X X Visitor 99 White-faced Duck X X X Visitor 101 White-backed Duck X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 102 Egyptian Goose X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 103 South African Shelduck X X X X Visitor 104 Yellow-billed Duck X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 105 African Black Duck X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 106 Cape Teal X X X X X X X X X X X X ? Visitor 107 Hottentot Teal X X X Vagrant 108 Red-billed Teal X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 112 Cape Shoveler X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 113 Southern Pochard X X X X X X X X X X X X ? Visitor 116 Spur-winged Goose X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 117 Maccoa Duck X X X X ? Visitor 118 Secretarybird X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 126 Yellow-billed Kite X X X X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant 127 Black-shouldered Kite X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 130 European Honey-Buzzard X X European migrant 131 Verreauxs' Eagle X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 136 Booted Eagle X X X X X X X X ? Intra-African migrant 140 Martial Eagle X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 148 African Fish-Eagle X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 149 Steppe Buzzard X X X X ? ? ? ? ? X X X ? European migrant 150 Forest Buzzard X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 152 Jackal Buzzard X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 155 Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 157 Little Sparrowhawk X X X Visitor 158 Black Sparrowhawk X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 160 African Goshawk X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 165 African Marsh-Harrier X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 168 Black Harrier X X X X X X X X X X Yes Visitor 169 African Harrier-Hawk X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 170 Osprey X X X X X X X X X X European migrant 171 Peregrine Falcon X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 172 Lanner Falcon X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 173 Eurasian Hobby X X European migrant 181 Rock Kestrel X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 183 Lesser Kestrel X X European migrant 190 Grey-winged Francolin X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 195 Cape Spurfowl X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 200 Common Quail X X X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant 203 Helmeted Guineafowl X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 206 Hottentot Buttonquail X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 208 Blue Crane X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 210 African Rail X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 213 Black Crake X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 215 Baillon's Crake X X ? Visitor 217 Red-chested Flufftail X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 218 Buff-spotted Flufftail X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 221 Striped Flufftail X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 223 African Purple Swamphen X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 226 Common Moorhen X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 228 Red-knobbed Coot X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 231 Denham's Bustard X X X X X X X X Visitor 240 African Jacana X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Visitor 242 Greater Painted-Snipe X X X ? Visitor 244 African Black Oystercatcher X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 245 Common Ringed Plover X X X X X X X European migrant 246 White-fronted Plover X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 247 Chestnut-banded Plover X X Vagrant 248 Kittlitz's Plover X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 249 Three-banded Plover X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 252 Caspian Plover X X Vagrant 254 Grey Plover X X X European migrant 255 Crowned Lapwing X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 258 Blacksmith Lapwing X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 262 Ruddy Turnstone X X X X European migrant 263 Terek Sandpiper X X European migrant 264 Common Sandpiper X X X X X X X X European migrant 266 Wood Sandpiper X X X X European migrant 269 Marsh Sandpiper X X X X X X European migrant 270 Common Greenshank X X X X X X X X X X European migrant 271 Red Knot X X X European migrant 272 Curlew Sandpiper X X X X X X X X X European migrant 274 Little Stint X X X X X X X X European migrant 281 Sanderling X X X European migrant 284 Ruff X X X X X European migrant 286 African Snipe X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 289 Eurasian Curlew X X X European migrant 290 Common Whimbrel X X X X X X X X European migrant 294 Pied Avocet X X X X X X X X ? Visitor 295 Black-winged Stilt X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Visitor 297 Spotted Thick-knee X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 298 Water Thick-knee X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 307 Parasitic Jaeger X X Visitor 309 Pomarine Jaeger X X Visitor 310 Subantarctic Skua X X X X Visitor 312 Cape Gull X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 315 Grey-headed Gull X X X X X X X X Visitor 316 Hartlaub's Gull X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 319 Common Black-headed Gull X X X X X X X European migrant 322 Caspian Tern X X X X X X X X X X X X Resident 324 Swift Tern X X X X X X X X X X X X Resident 326 Sandwich Tern X X X X X X X X X X X X European migrant 327 Common Tern X X X X X X X X X European migrant 328 Arctic Tern X X X X X X European migrant 330 Roseate Tern X Visitor 335 Little Tern X X European migrant 339 White-winged Tern X X X X X X Intra-African migrant 348 Rock Dove X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 349 Speckled Pigeon X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 350 African Olive-Pigeon X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 352 Red-eyed Dove X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 354 Cape Turtle-Dove X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 355 Laughing Dove X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 356 Namaqua Dove X X X X X X Yes Visitor 359 Tambourine Dove X X X X X ? Visitor 374 Common Cuckoo X X European migrant 377 Red-chested Cuckoo X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant 385 Klaas's Cuckoo X X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant 386 Diderick Cuckoo X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant 391 Burchell's Coucal X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 392 Barn Owl X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 393 African Grass-Owl X Vagrant 394 African Wood-Owl X X X Yes Resident 395 Marsh Owl X Vagrant 400 Cape Eagle-Owl X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 401 Spotted Eagle-Owl X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 405 Fiery-necked Nightjar X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 411 Common Swift X X European migrant 412 African Black Swift X X X X X X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant 415 White-rumped Swift X X X X X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant 416 Horus Swift X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant 417 Little Swift X X X X X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant 418 Alpine Swift X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant 424 Speckled Mousebird X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 426 Red-faced Mousebird X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 428 Pied Kingfisher X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 429 Giant Kingfisher X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 430 Half-collared Kingfisher X X ? Visitor 431 Malachite Kingfisher X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 435 Brown-hooded Kingfisher X X ? Visitor 438 European Bee-eater X X Intra-African migrant 446 European Roller X X X Intra-African migrant 451 African Hoopoe X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 474 Greater Honeyguide X X X X X X X Yes Resident 476 Lesser Honeyguide X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 478 Brown-backed Honeybird X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident 480 Ground Woodpecker