Sunday, August 22, 2010

Garden Bird List

My garden bird list is now at 63 including fly overs (fo) - which is pretty impressive considering my garden is tiny (although I do consider the spruit at the bottom of the road my "garden" too). Hopefully i'll be adding a few species as the season changes. I also notice that there are a few on the list I have not managed to photograph or blog about ... so thats also something to do over the next few weeks.

Garden Bird List:
--------------------
Honeyguid, Lesser
Wryneck, Red-throated
Wagtail, Grey
Coucal, Burchell's
Bee-eater, European (fo)
Weaver, Southern Masked
Weaver, Think-Billed
Starling, Cape Glossy
Starling, Red-wing
Myna, Indian
Boubou, Southern
Bulbul, Dark-Capped
Barbet, Black-collared
Barbet, Crested
Sparrowhawk, Black (fo)
Sparrowhawk, Ovambo (fo)
Sparrowhawk, Little
Hawk, African Harrier (fo)
Sparrow, Cape
Sparrow, Southern Grey-Headed
Sparrow, House
Prinia, Tawney-Flanked
Loerie, Gray
Lovebird, Rosy-Faced
Eagle-Owl, Spotted
Kite, Yellow-billed (fo)
Thrush, Olive
Robin, Cape
Mousebird, Speckled
Mousebird, Red-faced
White-Eye, Cape
Shrike, Fiscal
Flycatcher, Paradise
Flycatcher, Fiscal
Flycatcher, Spotted
Thick-Knee, Spotted (Dikkop)
Heron, Grey
Heron, Green-backed
Sunbird, Amethyst
Sunbird, White-bellied
Ibis, Hadida
Ibis, Sacred
Parakeet, Rose-Ringed
Pigeon, African Green
Pigeon, Rameron
Pigeon, Feral
Pigeon, Rock
Dove, Turtle
Dove, Laughing
Guineafowl, Helmeted
Egret, Little (fo)
Plover, Blacksmith
Plover, Crowned
Goose, Egyptian (fo)
Crow, Pied
Bishop, Red
Hoopoe, African
Hoopoe, Wood
Kingfisher, Giant
Kingfisher, Brownhooded
Kingfisher, Woodland
Hornbill, Grey
Swallow, Greater Stripped

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Spring is around the corner :-)


Things have definately warmed up over the last week or two, but a sure sign spring is around the corner is when the weavers start building their nests - like this guy across the road!