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29&Nov&–&22&Dec&2013

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! ! ! Rob!Gordijn!&!Helen!Rijkes!([email protected])!

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Introduction& After!several!birding!trips!to!South!America!and!Asia!we!decided!Africa!would!be!de!next! continent.!Rob!had!been!to!Ethiopia!before!(in!2011)!but!for!Helen!it!was!the!first!AfricaG experience.!We!chose!South!Africa!because!it!is!very!rich!in!endemics,!has!both!birds!and!wildlife,! it!has!the!possibility!to!join!a!pelagic!and!furthermore!the!country!is!easy!to!travel!around! independently!by!car.!In!total!we!saw!470!species.!

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Itinerary! !

29GNov!

Amsterdam!–!Cape!Town!

30GNov! 01GDec! 02GDec!

Cape!Peninsula:!Constantia,!Kirstenbosch,!Boulders!&!Cape!of!Good!Hope.! West!Coast!National!park,!via!Darling.! Sir!Lowry's!Pass,!then!Paarl!Bird!Sanctuary!Mitchell's!&!bain's!Kloof!passes!to!Karoopoort! (overnight!in!Ceres)!

03GDec! 04GDec! 05GDec!

All!day!on!Karoopoort.!Inc!road!P2250!Night!camping!Skitterykloof! Morning!Tanqua!Karoo!G!drive!to!Swellendam!G!Afternoon!Farmland!loops! Overberg!farmland!loops!G!De!Hoop!G!De!Mond!G!Potber!G!Farmlandloops!nigh!in! Swellendam! Morning!Grootvadersbosch,!drive!to!Karoo!NP!G!birding!Karoo!

06GDec! 07GDec! 08GDec! 09GDec! 10GDec!

Morning!Karoo!NP.!Drive!to!Bloemfontein!G!late!afternoon!birding!en!overnigh!in! Soetdoring!NR! Morning!Soetdoring!NR!G!drive!to!Willem!Pretorius!Game!reserve!G!afternoon!birding! Morning!Willem!Pretorius!(2!hours),!drive!to!Xumeni!forest!(birding!1600G1800)! overnight!in!Underberg.! Sani!Pass.!

11GDec! 12GDec! 13GDec!

Start!Xumeni,!drive!to!Howick,!bird!Karkloof,!drive!to!Eshowe.! Dlinza!(skipped!Ongoya!due!to!weather,!could!not!find!Entumeni!forest…! Mtunzini!to!St!Lucia,!birding!park!to!Vidal,!couple!of!hours!on!the!beach,!birding!Vidal! campsite,!drive!back!to!St!Lucia!

14GDec! 15GDec! 16GDec!

Birding!campsite!st!lucia,!'s!middag!Hluwe!umfolozi! Hluwe!umfolozi,!drive!to!Mhkuze,!birding!Mkuze! Birding!Mkuze!

17GDec! 18GDec!

Morning!Mkuze,!drive!to!Wakkerstroom,!failed!attempt!YellowGbreasted!pipit!(Crap! weather)! Wakkerstroom!all!day!

19GDec! 20GDec! 21GDec! 22GDec!

Morning!Wakkerstroom,!drive!to!Rustenburg! Pilanesberg!all!day! Zaagkuilsdriftroad,!Rust!de!Winter!reserver,!Roodeplaatdam!//!23.55&flight! Amsterdam!

Practicalities! !

Weather' Weather!was!reasonable!overall,!we!missed!out!on!the!pelagic!due!to!high!winds.!We!had!some! rains!on!the!drive!to!Underberg.!Next!few!days!after!we!had!quite!a!bit!of!rain,!and!we!missed! some!birding!time.!On!the!drive!from!Karkloof!to!Eshowe!we!had!terrible!weather.!The!first! afternoon!around!Wakkerstroom!we!experienced!thundershowers!and!it!rained!quite!a!bit,! which!made!the!roads!almost!undrivable.!Some!showers!throughout!in!Wakkerstroom,!after!that! we!had!sunny!weather!till!Johannesburg.!

' Guiding' We!birded!by!ourselves,!we!only!made!use!of!a!guide!for!the!trip!upto!Sani!Pass.!We!made!a!day! trip!with!Stuart!McLean!(R2500!total)!(http://www.birdsandbeyond.co.za/)!and!had!a!great!day! on!which!we!saw!all!our!targets.!! We!booked!a!pelagic!with!Ann!Anne!Albatross!(http://www.annealbatross.org/)!other!options! are!Zest!for!Birds!(http://www.zestforbirds.co.za/)!or!Cape!Town!Pelagics! (http://www.capetownpelagics.com/).!According!to!what!we!read!Zest!for!Birds!uses!the!largest! boats.!

! Travelling' We!booked!a!ticket!Amsterdam!G!Cape!town!and!back!from!Johannesburg!with!KLM.!For!the! entire!trip!we!hired!a!car!at!Cape!Town!airport!(First!carrental)!and!dropped!it!off!at!the!end!at! Johannesburg.!In!total!we!drove!!6800!km.!We!used!a!navigation!app!(for!iPhone)!by!Sygic!which! worked!out!well.!

! Eating'&'Sleeping' We!brought!a!tent!and!used!it!a!couple!of!times,!it!made!us!even!more!flexible.!We!only!booked! our!first!accommodation!in!Cape!Town!but!had!no!trouble!at!all!finding!accommodation.!

! Costs' Flights:!1051!euro!pp!(KLM)! Car!hire:!500!euro!total!! Hotels,!food!and!gas:!1000!euro!pp!

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Literature! We!made!use!of!several!tripreports!found!on!Cloudbirders!(www.cloudbirders.com).!But!we! mostly!used!Southern!African!Birdfinder!(SAB)!(Cohen!et!al)!and!the!information!found!on!the! SAbirding!Wiki!(http://wiki.sabirding.co.za/)!This!information!is!also!stored!in!the!Roberts!VII! birds!app!(for!iPhone).!This!app!also!contains!birdsounds!and!a!field!guide.!We!additionally!used! the!Sasol!birding!guide!app!(in!addition!to!the!paper!version).!Chamberlain’s!LBJ’s!is!a!very!useful! addition!to!the!field!guides.!

! Additional!sites!with!useful!birding!information:! Cape!Birding!Route:!http://www.capebirdingroute.org/! Birdlife!South!Africa!–!Avitourism:!http://birdingroutes.co.za/travel/itineraries.html!

Visited!sites! A!complete!list!of!GPS!points!of!sites!and!specific!birds!is!available!here!http://goo.gl/G9fEOK,! and!can!also!be!requested!in!e.g.!.kml!(for!Google!Earth),!.gpx!(for!GPS!devices!and!GPS!software)! format.!! Since!most!places!are!very!well!described!in!the!mentioned!literature!we!only!include!some!brief! notes!of!our!experience!in!addition.! !

Cape!Peninsula! There!are!several!sites!around!Cape!Town!that!you!have!to!visit!in!order!to!see!al!targets!here:!!

! Contantia!greenbelts!–!De!Hel! Short!visit,!first!birding!in!SA,!with!heard!only!Knysna!Warbler.!Park!here:!34°!0'37.80"S,! 18°24'45.70"E!

! Kirstenbosch!Gardens! You!can!easily!spend!several!hours!walking!around!here.!Many!trails!available!with!good!birding.! Entrance:!33°59'16.55"S,!18°26'8.10"E!

! Boulders!Beach!

Very!small!and!touristy!beach!but!easiest!place!to!see!the!penguins.!! Park!here:!34°11'54.33"S,!18°27'13.75"E!

! Cape!of!Good!Hope! Very!windy,!but!saw!the!Cape!Siskins!along!the!trail!up!to!the!lighthouse.!! Entrance!34°15'28.79"S,!18°27'21.45"E!

! West!Coast!NP!

Our!sources!varied!on!the!opening!time!(Entrance:!33°14'37.62"S,!18°12'15.34"E),!it!proved!to! be!at!07.00!not!at!06.00,!we!should!have!tried!the!(start!of)!the!Darling!Birding!Route!for!Cape! Clapper!Lark.!Within!the!park!just!follow!SAB.!

! Darling!Birding!Route!including!Tienie!Versveld! We!found!Cloud!Cisticola!rather!easily!at!!Tienie!Versveld:!(33°20'1.00"S,!18°16'22.61"E!),!later! afternoon.!We!tried!for!Cape!Clapper!Lark!at!the!Darling!road!start!(33°30'0.77"S,! 18°19'59.32"E.),!but!larks!late!afternoon.!!

! Sir!Lowry’s!Pass! Park!at!34°!8'57.38"S,!18°55'39.97"E,!cross!the!road!and!walk!the!trail,!we!saw!Cape! Rockjumpers!on!the!first!100meters!along!this!trail,!and!higher!up!the!mountains!from!the! cannons.!We!tried!hard!for!Victorins!warbler!along!the!streams!but!we!failed!to!find!them.!

! Paarl!Birding!Sanctuary! Nice!site!to!spend!an!hour!birding!in!the!middle!of!the!day.!We!did!not!see!any!species!not!seen! later!on.!!

! Mitchell’s!&!Bain’s!Kloof! Mainly!drove!along!here,!tried!for!Victorin’s!warbler!at!a!site!mentioned!in!SAB,!but!failed!to!find! any.!

! Karoopoort! Spent!the!day!birding!and!driving!along!the!roads!with!the!Dam!(33°!6'38.40"S,!19°46'5.30"E)! and!Eierkop:!33°!4'46.96"S,!19°46'24.99"E!Larks!where!rather!scarce!along!the!road,!many!more! along!p2250!

Skitterykloof! Park/pickick!spot!here:!32°52'58.53"S,!19°44'20.02"E!Found!the!CinnamonGbreasted!warbler! easily,!camped!overnight!at!this!spot.! !

P2250! Start!of!the!road:!32°40'50.01"S,!19°42'29.63"E,!obviously!much!better!for!birding!than!the!main! road.!

! Swellendam! Overberg/Farmland! Start!of!the!track:!34°!3'57.96"S,!20°32'38.72"E,!larks!where!easily!found!early!morning!on!the! first!site!mentioned!in!SAB!

! De!Hoop! Turnoff!for!The!Hoop:!34°22'19.68"S,!20°24'53.39"E,!Knysna!Woodpecker!in!the!meeting!tree!in! front!of!the!headquarters,!and!Southern!Tchagra!easily!found!on!the!campsite.!

! De!Mond! Located!here:!34°42'36.16"S,!20°!6'16.54"E,!walked!along!the!river!on!the!other!side!towards!the! river!mouth!and!found!a!Damara!Tern!foraging!there.! !

Potberg! Entrance:!34°22'31.54"S,!20°31'59.02"E.!We!went!there!for!the!Cape!Vultures,!late!afternoon.!!

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Grootvadersbosch! Park!here!33°59'8.38"S,!20°49'24.49"E,!reserve!opens!from!0700,!but!you!can!easily!go!in!and! pay!on!the!way!back.!Again,!tried!for!Victorins!Warbler!above!the!forest,!but!sadly!nothing.!Found! Knysna!Warbler!rather!easily!along!some!fern!overgrown!openings!in!the!forest.!

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Karoo!NP! SAB!is!clear,!entrance!at:!32°21'49.52"S,!22°32'31.73"E.!We!only!heard!Rock!Pipit!because!it!is! not!allowed!to!exit!your!vehicle!inside!the!park!which!makes!searching!for!some!species! complicated.!

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Soetdoring!NP! Entrance:!28°48'38.20"S,!26°!6'34.44"E,!the!reserve!was!alive!with!calling!Northern!Black! Korhaans.!And!evening!thunderstorm!caused(?)!a!great!amount!of!activity!the!next!morning.! Very!enjoyable!hours!of!birding!in!the!reserve.!!

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Willem!Pretorius!Game!Reserve! Entrance!28°17'20.38"S,!27°!7'55.95"E.!For!us!the!park!added!very!little!after!Soetdoring,!and! activity!was!rather!low!(although!we!only!spent!a!late!afternoon!and!morning!with!crappy! weather)!

! Xumeni!Forest! The!only!site!where!we!had!some!trouble!following!the!directions!in!SAB.!Turnoff!for!Xumeni! Forest:!29°54'56.05"S,!29°52'10.08"E!Start!of!Forest:!29°55'23.63"S,!29°51'29.32"E.!Cape!Parrots! were!seen!on!both!afternoon!and!morning!visits.!We!were!quite!successful!with!the!other!forest! species!here!as!well.!

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Sani!Pass! We!arranged!a!full!day!with!Stuart.!He!picked!us!up!at!our!hostel!in!Underberg!at!05:30AM.!We! were!lucky!with!the!weather!since!it!cleared!up!quickly!and!only!started!raining!again!in!the! afternoon!on!the!way!back.!The!climb!to!the!Pass!is!very!steep!at!some!parts!and!you!definitely!

need!a!4WD.!Start!of!the!road:!29°43'12.53"S,!29°31'16.66"E,!SA!Border!post:!29°36'11.49"S,! 29°20'22.24"E.!Lesotho!Border!Post:!29°35'4.64"S,!29°17'9.85"E!

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Howick!&!Karkloof! Howick!Falls:!29°29'8.34"S,!30°14'15.80"E!:!Our!only!Mocking!Cliff!Chat!of!the!trip.! Umgeni!Valley!Nature!Reserve:!29°28'27.70"S,!30°14'17.32"E:!Started!to!rain!soon!after!entering! the!reserve!which!cut!our!visit!short.!Turnoff!for!D584:!29°14'7.67"S,!30°19'8.73"E:!Found! Wattled!Crane!feeding!in!the!field!a!few!km!along!this!road.!

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Dlinza! Forest!Entrance:!28°53'24.40"S,!31°27'12.32"E.!Only!found!the!thrush!late!afternoon,!just!keep! making!the!rounds.!With!the!crap!weather!of!the!day!before!we!decided!against!trying!for! Ongoya!and!the!barbet.!We!tried!to!find!Entumeni!Forest!but!failed!to!find!anything…!

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Mtunzini! A!short!stop!on!the!drive!from!Dlinza!to!St!Lucia.!Did!not!see!the!vultures,!but!did!not!search!very! hard.!

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St!Lucia! Stayed!at!a!campsite,!where!we!saw!al!targets!in!one!morning.!

! Cape!Vidal! Cape!Vidal!28°!7'32.81"S,!32°33'21.09"E!

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Hluwe!umfolozi! Good!combination!of!wildlife!and!birds.!Northern!entrance:!28°!4'5.69"S,!32°!8'30.36"E! Entrance!along!R618:!28°15'0.81"S,!31°59'24.52"E!

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Mkuze! Entrance!Gate:!27°38'25.68"S,!32°!9'25.64"E,!great!reserve.!The!Fig!Forest!was!flooded!so!we! could!not!visit.!Good!birding!throughout,!we!also!went!on!the!not!so!interesting!night!drive.!

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Wakkerstroom! The!rain!made!the!roads!very!slippery,!but!we!managed!ok.!Fickland!Pan:!27°14'18.05"S,!30°! 3'1.96"E:!Found!Rudd’s!Lark!and!PinkGbilled!lark!on!both!occasions.!We!had!quite!a!bit!more! difficulty!with!Botha’s!Lark,!with!only!one!short!sighting!along!the!road.!Communal!lands:!(27°! 4'50.31"S,!30°!1'46.69"E),!no!larks,!but!found!YellowGbreasted!pipit!here.!

! Pilanesberg! A!nice!reserve!to!spend!the!day,!saw!a!quite!a!few!species!not!possible!on!the!rest!of!our!trip,!but! probably!not!worth!visiting!if!visiting!e.g.!Kruger.!

! Zaagkuildrifroad! The!description!in!the!Birdfinder!sounded!very!promising,!but!although!we!did!have!some!nice! birding!along!the!road,!activity!died!very!quickly!and!all!too!soon!we!were!at!the!end!of!the!road! and!still!had!several!hours!to!kill!before!going!to!the!airport!(that’s!when!we!decided!to!visit!Rust! de!Winter!and!Roodeplaatdam!as!well)!

! Rust!de!Winter!reserve! Busy!with!people!along!the!lakeshore.!Hot!and!not!very!birdy!(the!Birdfinder!mentioned!a!site!for! waterfowl!at!the!end!of!the!lake!but!it!turned!out!there!no!possible!way!(anymore?)!to!get!there.!

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Roodeplaatdam! A!nice!reserve!near!Johannesburg.!Not!much!new,!but!nice!enough!to!spend!some!time!before! catching!a!flight.!

ANNOTATED'SPECIES'LIST' !

Subspecies! We#have#tried#to#accurately#indicate#the#proper#subspecies#for#all#our#observations,#usually#based#on# geographic#locations#with#reference#to#Birds#of#Southern#Africa,#but#based#on#the#IOC#World#Bird#List# version#3.5.! !

+'=!several!! ++'=!common! +++'=!very!common! ' Endemic:'South!Africa!country!endemic!(for!geographic!reasons!including!Lesotho!and!Swaziland).! Breeding'Endemic:'Breeding!solely!in!South!Africa!but!a!wider!wintering!range.! Near'Endemic:'Main!distribution!in!South!Africa,!but!ranges!into!Namibia,!Botswana,!Zimbabwe!and! Mozambique.! Regional'Endemic:'Occurs!solely!in!the!Southern!African!region(South!Africa,!Namibia,!Botswana,!Zimbabwe!and! Mozambique)! ' GPS'points! A!complete!list!of!GPS!points!is!available!here#http://goo.gl/G9fEOK,!and!can!also!be!requested!in!e.g.!.kml'(for! Google!Maps),!.gpx'(for!GPS!devices!and!GPS!software)!format!HH!this%file%also%includes%all%the%gps%tracks%from%our% trip.!! ! # Common#Ostrich#I#Struthio(camelus# Common#throughout,#but#all#originating#from#captive#stock#according#to#field#guides#

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Helmeted#Guineafowl#I#Numida(meleagris(coronatus# Common#throughout;#

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Crested#Guineafowl#I#Guttera(pucherani(edouardi# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # GreyIwinged#Francolin#I#Scleroptila(afra#–#Endemic# 03/12:# 8,#Skitterykloof;# 2,#De#Hoop;# # RedIwinged#Francolin#–#Scleroptiala(levaillantii(levaillantii# 7/12:## HO,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

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Crested#Francolin#I#Dendroperdix(sephaena#sephaena# # 15I17/12# #4,#Mkuze;# Cape#Spurfowl#I#Pternistis(capensis#–#Near#Endemic# 01/12:## 6,#en#route;# # ++#West#Coast#NP;# ## ++,#Darling;# 03/12:# +,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# +,#Farmlandloops;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(southern(Namibia.( Natal#Spurfowl#I#Pternistis(natalensis#natalensis## 07/12:## HO,#Soetdoring#NR;# 08/12:## 2,#Soetdoring#NR;# 20/12:## ++,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# Swainson's#Spurfowl#I#Pternistis(swainsonii(swainsonii# # 08/12:## 10+,#Soetdoring#NR;# # 5,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 09/12:## ++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 19/12:# +,#Wakkerstroom;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# Common#Quail#I#Coturnix(coturnix(africana# # 01/12:## HO,#Tienie#Versveld# 04/12:# HO,#Farmland#loops;# 10/12:## HO,#Sani#Pass;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;#

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# WhiteIfaced#Whistling#Duck#I#Dendrocygna(viduata# # 13/12:# 4,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 14/12:# 5,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# WhiteIbacked#Duck#I#Thalassornis(leuconotus(leuconotus# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# SpurIwinged#Goose#I#Plectropterus(gambensis(niger( ############01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;# 09/12:## 10,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# # 1,#en#route#from#Xumeni#to#Underberg;# 10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;# 13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# Egyptian#Goose#I#Alopochen(aegyptiaca# Common#near#water# South#African#Shelduck#I#Tadorna(cana#I#Near#endemic# # 03/12:# 10+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( African#Pygmy#Goose#I#Nettapus(auritus# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#en#route:#little#pool#few#km#before#bridge#(Rob#only);# # Cape#Teal#I#Anas(capensis# # #############01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;# 02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# YellowIbilled#Duck#I#Anas(undulata(undulata# 02/12:## 2,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;# ############08/12:## 3,#Soetdoring#NR;# # +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 11/12:# ++,#Karkloof;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;#

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Cape#Shoveler#I#Anas(smithii#–#Regional#endemic# ############01/12:## 3,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;# 11/12:# 1,#Karkloof;# 14/12:# 4,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# 18/12:# 2,#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# RedIbilled#TealI#Anas(erythrorhyncha# 14/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# Hottentot#Teal#I#Anas(hottentota# # 02/12:## 4,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# Southern#Pochard#I#Netta(erythrophthalma#brunnea# 10/12:## 25,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# 15,#Karkloof;# Maccoa#Duck#I#Oxyura(maccoa#I#NearIthreatened# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# African#Penguin#I#Spheniscus(demersus#I#Near#endemic#–#Endangered# 30/11:## 100+,#Boulders#Beach;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Southern(Namibia.( Giant#Petrel#sp.I#Macronectes(sp.# 30/11:## 1,#Boulders#Beach;#

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Little#Grebe#I#Tachybaptus(ruficollis(capense# 02/12:## 1,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;# 10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# +,#Karkloof;# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

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Great#Crested#Grebe#I#Podiceps(cristatus#infuscatus# 05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# BlackInecked#Grebe#I#Podiceps(nigricollis#gurneyi# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;#

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Greater#Flamingo#I#Phoenicopterus(roseus# ############01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;# # 02/12:## ++,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# # 03/12:# 25+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 05/12:# 10+,#en#route;# # +,#De#Mond#NR;# Lesser#Flamingo#I#Phoeniconaias(minor#I#NearIthreatened# ########01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP;# YellowIbilled#StorkI#Mycteria(ibis# 14/12:# 3,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# 20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;# WoollyInecked#Stork#I#Ciconia(episcopus#microscelis# 12/12:# 4,#Dlinza#Forest;# 14/12:# 10+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# White#Stork#I#Ciconia(ciconia(ciconia# 04/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# 10+,#Farmland#loops;# # 25+,#Farmland#loops;# 06/12:# +,#Grootvadersbosch;# 09/12:## +,#en#route;# 10/12:## 10+,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# +,#Karkloof;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;# Marabou#Stork#I#Leptoptilos(crumenifer# 20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;# # African#Sacred#Ibis#I#Threskiornis(aethiopicus# #############01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;# 02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 13/12:# 3,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# Southern#Bald#Ibis#I#Geronticus(calvus#–#Endemic#–#Vulnerable# 10/12:## 16,#Sani#Pass;# Hadada#Ibis#I#Bostrychia(hagedash#hagedash# Common.#

#

Glossy#Ibis#I#Plegadis(falcinellus# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# African#Spoonbill#I#Platalea(alba# 30/11:## 1,#De#Hel;# 04/12:# 5,#en#route;# 20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;# Little#Bittern#I#Ixobrychus(minutus#payesii# 18/12:# +HO,#Wakkerstroom;#

#

BlackIcrowned#Night#Heron#I#Nycticorax(nycticorax(nycticorax# 02/12:## 3,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 18/12:# 14,#Wakkerstroom;# Striated#Heron#I#Butorides(striata atricapilla# 21/12:## 2,#RoodeplaatIdam;# # Squacco#Heron#I#Ardeola(ralloides# # # 13/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

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Western#Cattle#Egret#I#Bubulcus(ibis# 30/11:## +,#en#route;# 02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# # 1,#Rust#de#Winter;# Grey#Heron#I#Ardea(cinerea(cinerea# 02/12:## 1,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 04/12:# 1,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:## 2,#De#Mond#NR;# 08/12:## 2,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# # 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# 1,#iMfolozi;# 20/12:## ++,#Pilanesberg;# BlackIheaded#Heron#I#Ardea(melanocephala# # 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;# # # 1,#Darling;# 04/12:# 1,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# 1,#en#route;# 09/12:## 1,#en#route;# 10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;# 13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# # 15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# Goliath#Heron#I#Ardea(goliath# 14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# 20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;# Purple#Heron#I#Ardea(purpurea# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# # # Great#Egret#I#Ardea(alba#melanorhynchos# 01/12:## 3#en#route;# ############15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;# Intermediate#Egret#I#Egretta(intermedia#brachyrhyncha# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# # Little#Egret#I#Egretta(garzetta(garzetta# 01/12:## 1,#en#route;# 05/12:# 1,#De#Mond#NR;# 14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# ############15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## 3+,#Pilanesberg;# Hamerkop#I#Scopus(umbretta(umbretta# ############15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;# Great#White#Pelican#I#Pelecanus(onocrotalus# 01/12:## 3,#en#route;# # PinkIbacked#Pelican#I#Pelecanus(rufescens# 14/12:# 6,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#

#

Cape#Gannet#I#Morus(capensis#I#Breeding#endemic#–#Vulnerable# 30/11:## 3,#Boulders#Beach;# 05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;# Reed#Cormorant#I#Microcarbo(africanus#africanus# 02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# #############02/12:## +,#Ceres#to#Karoopoort;# # 13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## ++,#RoodeplaatIdam;# Crowned#Cormorant#I#Microcarbo(coronatus#I#Near#endemic#I#NearIthreatened# ############01/12:## 5+,#West#Coast#NP;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.(

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WhiteIbreasted#Cormorant#I#Phalacrocorax(lucidus# 30/11:## +,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# 02/12:## ++,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;# 20/12:## 4,#Pilanesberg;#

# 57.

Cape#Cormorant#I#Phalacrocorax(capensis#I#NearIthreatened# 30/11:## 50+,#Boulders#Beach;# ## +++,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# 05/12:# 1,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;#

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African#Darter#I#Anhinga(rufa(rufa# #############08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## 1,#en#route;# 20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## 1,#RoodeplaatIdam;# #

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Secretarybird#I#Sagittarius(serpentarius#–#Vulnerable# 08/12:## 1,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;#

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Western#Osprey#I#Pandion(haliaetus(haliaetus# # 13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# BlackIwinged#Kite#I#Elanus(caeruleus(caeruleus# #############01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;# #############02/12:## 1,#Ceres#to#KarooPoort;# #############03/12:# 1,#en#route;# 05/12:# 1,#en#route;# 08/12:## 2,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;#

# 62.

African#HarrierIHawk#I#Polyboroides(typus(typus# 14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# # Bearded#Vulture#I#Gypaetus(barbatus(meridionalis# 10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;# # European#Honey#Buzzard#I#Pernis(apivorus# 15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;# # WhiteIbacked#Vulture#I#Gyps(africanus#–#Endangered# 14/12:# 8+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# 10+,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #5+,#Mkuze;#

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Cape#Vulture#I#Gyps(coprotheres#I#Regional#Endemic#–#Vulnerable# 05/12:## 10,#Poteberg;# 10/12:## 14,#Sani#Pass;#

# 67.

LappetIfaced#Vulture#I#Torgos(tracheliotos(tracheliotos# 15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;#

# 68.

BlackIchested#Snake#Eagle#I#Circaetus(pectoralis# 04/12:# 1,#Farmland#loops;# # 13/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 14/12:# 2,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## 1,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

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Brown#Snake#Eagle#I#Circaetus(cinereus# # 13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# Bateleur#I#Terathopius(ecaudatus#I#NearIthreatened# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# Crowned#Eagle#I#Stephanoaetus(coronatus#I#NearIthreatened# 11/12:# 1,#en#route;# # Martial#Eagle#I#Polemaetus(bellicosus#I#NearIthreatened#

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15I17/12# 1+,#Mkuze;# # LongIcrested#Eagle#I#Lophaetus(occipitalis# # 11/12:# 1,#Xumeni#Forest;# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# # Wahlberg's#Eagle#I#Hieraaetus(wahlbergi# 14/12:# 2,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# ############15I17/12##3,#Mkuze#–#(including#one#nest);# Booted#Eagle#I#Hieraaetus(pennatus# # 03/12:# 1,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# #############07/12:## 1,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# 11/12:# 1,#Karkloof;# # Tawny#Eagle#I#Aquila(rapax(rapax# 14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# 1,#iMfolozi;# # Pale#Chanting#Goshawk#I#Melierax(canorus(I#Regional#Endemic# #############02/12:## 2,#Karoopoort;# 03/12:# 5+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# # # +,#P2250;# 04/12:# 4,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 07/12:## +,#en#route;# ############08/12:## 4,#Soetdoring#NR;# African#Goshawk#I#Accipiter(tachiro(tachiro# 12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;# ############14/12:# #1,#St#Lucia;#

#

Black#Sparrowhawk#I#Accipiter(melanoleucus(melanoleucus# 30/11:## 1,#De#Hel;# # African#Marsh#Harrier#I#Circus(ranivorus# # 10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# Black#Harrier#I#Circus(maurus#I#Near#Endemic#–#Vulnerable# 01/12:## 1,#en#route#to#West#Coast#NP;# ############# 1,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;# ########Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia( # YellowIbilled#Kite#I#Milvus(aegyptius#parasitus# Common#throughout## # African#Fish#Eagle#I#Haliaeetus(vocifer# 08/12:## 3,#Soetdoring#NR;# 13/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# # Common#Buzzard#I#Buteo(buteo(vulpinus# ############01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;# # 04/12:# 5+,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# ++,#Farmland#loops;# 06/12:# 2,#Grootvadersbosch;# 07/12:## 1,#Soetdoring#NR;# ############08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 1,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 09/12:## +,#en#route;# 10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# +,#Karkloof;# 14/12:# ++,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# # Forest#Buzzard#I#Buteo(trizonatus#–#Endemic# #############09/12:## 1,#en#route#from#Xumeni#to#Underberg;# Jackal#Buzzard#I#Buteo(rufofuscus#–#Near#Endemic# 30/11:## 1,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# 05/12:# 2,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;# # 3,#en#route;# # 3,#Farmland#loops# # 09/12:## 1,#en#route;#

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10/12:## 4,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# 1,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( Lesser#Kestrel#I#Falco(naumanni# 08/12:## +,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# 09/12:## +,#en#route;# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# Rock#Kestrel#I#Falco(rupicolus# 30/11:## 1,#Kirstenbosch;# ## 1,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# ############01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP;# ############02/12:## +,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;# 03/12:# +,#Skitterykloof;# # +,#P2250;# 04/12:# +,#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# 2,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;# 10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;# Greater#Kestrel#I#Falco(rupicoloides(rupicoloides# 04/12:# 1,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 07/12:## 3,#Soetdoring#NR;# Amur#Falcon#I#Falco(amurensis# 08/12:## 1,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# 10/12:## 100+,#Himeville#I#roost;# 15/12:# 3,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12:#50+,#Mkuze;# 18I19/12:#++,#Wakkerstroom;# 21/12:## ++,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# Lanner#Falcon#I#Falco(biarmicus#biarmicus# 03/12:# 1,#P2250;# 10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;# Peregrine#Falcon#I#Falco(peregrinus(minor# 01/12:## 1,#en#route;# # Kori#Bustard#I#Ardeotis(kori#kori# # 06/12:# 1,#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only,#32°19'1.51"S,#22°33'22.53"E);# Ludwig's#Bustard#I#Neotis(ludwigii#I#Near#Endemic#–#Endangered# 04/12:# 3,#Farmland#loops;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( Denham's#Bustard#I#Neotis(denhami#stanleyi#I#NearIthreatened# 04/12:# 9,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# 1,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:## 3,#De#Mond#NR#–#acces#road;# 11/12:# 2,#Karkloof;# Blue#Korhaan#I#Eupodotis(coerulescens#–#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened# 07/12:## 1,#en#route#–#near#Soetdoring#NR#(Helen#only);# 08/12:## 2,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# 18I19/12:#10+,#Wakkerstroom;# # Karoo#Korhaan##I#Eupodotis(vigorsii#vigorsiiI#Near#endemic# 04/12:# 3,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# 1,#Farmland#loops;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( Southern#Black#Korhaan#I#Afrotis(afra#I#Endemic# # 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP#–#road#to#Seeberg#Lookout#(18°#4'30.91"E);# Northern#Black#Korhaan#I#Afrotis(afraoides#afraoides–#Regional#Endemic# 07/12:## 1,#en#route#–#near#Soetdoring#NR;# ## ++,#Soetdoring#NR#–#displaying,#calling,#flying#around#–#very#common;# 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR#–#omnious;# ## ++,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# 08/12:## ++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve#–#most#visible#bird#of#the#day;# 21/12:## HO,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# #

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BlackIbellied#Bustard#I#Lissotis(melanogaster#notophila# 14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# 21/12:## 1,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# # African#Rail#I#Rallus(caerulescens# 18/12:# 2HO,#Wakkerstroom;# African#Swamphen#I#Porphyrio(madagascariensis# 02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# Common#Moorhen#I#Gallinula(chloropus#meridionalis# # 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;# 02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;# 18/12:# +,#Wakkerstroom;# RedIknobbed#Coot#I#Fulica(cristata# # # 01/12:## 3,#West#Coast#NP;# 05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;# 10/12:## 10+,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# +,#Karkloof;# 18I19/12:#200+,#Wakkerstroom;# Grey#Crowned#Crane#I#Balearica(regulorum#regulorum#–#Endangered# 10/12:## 12,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# 1,#Karkloof;# 17/12# #1,#en#route;# 19/12:# 4,#Wakkerstroom;# Blue#Crane#I#Grus(paradisea#I#Near#Endemic#–#Vulnerable# 01/12:## 4,#Tienie#Versveld;# 04/12:# ++,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# ++,#Farmland#loops;# 11/12:# 1,#Karkloof;# 18I19/12:#3,#Wakkerstroom;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(small(disjunct(population(in(Ethosha(Pan(region(of(Namibia.( # Wattled#Crane#I#Grus(carunculata#–#Vulnerable# 11/12:# 2,#Karkloof#–D584;# Water#ThickIknee#I#Burhinus(vermiculatus# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;# 14/12:# 3,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# 3,#iMfolozi;# # 15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;# Spotted#ThickIknee#I#Burhinus(capensis#capensis# 08/12:## 5+,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 09/12:## 4,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# # African#Oystercatcher#I#Haematopus(moquini#I#Near#Endemic# 30/11:## 5+,#Boulders#Beach;# # 2+,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# 05/12:# 5+,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia;( BlackIwinged#Stilt#I#Himantopus(himantopus# 01/12:## 1,#en#route;# 02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# Pied#Avocet#I#Recurvirostra(avosetta# 18/12:# 2,#Wakkerstroom;# Blacksmith#Lapwing#I#Vanellus(armatus# 30/11:## 1,#Boulders#Beach;# 05/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;# # +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 09/12:## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 20/12:## 5+,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

# Crowned#Lapwing#I#Vanellus(coronatus(coronatus# 04/12:# 2,#en#route;# # 2,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# # +,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;# 07/12:## 1,#Soetdoring#NR;# # 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;# # +,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# # +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 18I19/12:#5+,#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## 5+,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

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African#Wattled#Lapwing#I#Vanellus(senegallus#lateralis# 18I19/12:#4,#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## 5,#RoodeplaatIdam;#

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Grey#Plover#I#Pluvialis(squatarola(squatarola# # 01/12:## 10+,#West#Coast#NP;# Common#Ringed#Plover#I#Charadrius(hiaticula# 01/12:## 10+,#West#Coast#NP;# 05/12:# 25+,#De#Mond#NR;#

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Kittlitz's#Plover#I#Charadrius(pecuarius# # 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;# ThreeIbanded#Plover#I#Charadrius(tricollaris(tricollaris# # 01/12:## 3,#West#Coast#NP;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# # 1,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;#

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WhiteIfronted#Plover#I#Charadrius(marginatus# 01/12:## 2,#marginatus#West#Coast#NP;# 05/12:# 2,#marginatus#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;# # 5+,#marginatus#De#Mond#NR;# 14/12:# +#arenaceus,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# African#Jacana#I#Actophilornis(africanus# # 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 14/12:# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# Whimbrel#I#Numenius(phaeopus(phaeopus# # 01/12:## 10+,#West#Coast#NP;# 05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;# # Eurasian#Curlew#I#Numenius(arquata#arquata#I#NearIthreatened# 01/12:## 3,#West#Coast#NP;# # Common#Greenshank#I#Tringa(nebularia# 01/12:## +,#en#route;# 05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;# 13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# Wood#Sandpiper#I#Tringa(glareola# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;# Common#Sandpiper#I#Actitis(hypoleucos# 02/12:## 1,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 08/12:## 3,#Soetdoring#NR;# 15/12:# 2,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # Ruddy#Turnstone#I#Arenaria(interpres(interpres# # 01/12:## 20+,#West#Coast#NP;# Red#Knot#I#Calidris(canutus(canutus# # 01/12:## 5,#West#Coast#NP;#

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Sanderling#I#Calidris(alba(alba# # 01/12:## 5,#West#Coast#NP;# Little#Stint#I##Calidris(minuta# # 01/12:## 3+,#West#Coast#NP;# 02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;#

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Curlew#Sandpiper#I#Calidris(ferruginea# # 01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP;# 05/12:# 25+,#De#Mond#NR;#

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DoubleIbanded#Courser#I#Rhinoptilus(africanus#granti# 08/12:## 8,#Soetdoring#NR;# # 5,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

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GreyIheaded#Gull#I#Chroicocephalus(cirrocephalus#poiocephalus# 02/12:## ++,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 09/12:## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 14/12:# 5+,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;#

# 134.

Hartlaub's#Gull#I#Chroicocephalus(hartlaubii#I#Near#Endemic# 30/11:## ++,#Boulders#Beach;# 01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;# 02/12:## ++,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( # Kelp#Gull#I#Larus(dominicanus(vetula# 30/11:## +++,#Boulders#Beach;# 30/11:## ++,#en#route;# 05/12:# ++,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;# # ++,#De#Mond#NR;#

135.

# 136. # 137.

# 138. # 139. # 140.

141. # # 142. # 143. # 144. # 145. # # 146.

Caspian#Tern#I#Hydroprogne(caspia# 05/12:# 1,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# Greater#Crested#Tern#I#Thalasseus(bergii(bergii# 30/11:## 50+,#Boulders#Beach;# 05/12:# 3,#De#Mond#NR;# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;# 14/12:# 4,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# Sandwich#Tern#I#Thalasseus(sandvicensis# 14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# Little#Tern#I#Sternula(albifrons(albifrons# 14/12:# +3,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# Damara#Tern#I#Sternula(balaenarum#I#Near#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened# 05/12:# 2+,#De#Mond#NR;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia(but(recorded(as(far(as(Nigeria(in(winter.( # Common#Tern#I#Sterna(hirundo#hirundo# # 01/12:## 5,#West#Coast#NP;# Whiskered#Tern#I#Chlidonias(hybrid#delalandii# 05/12:# 10+,#en#route;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# WhiteIwinged#Tern#I#Chlidonias(leucopterus# 02/12:## 5,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# Namaqua#Sandgrouse#I#Pterocles(namaqua#I#Regional#Endemic# 03/12:# 30+,#P2250;# 04/12:# 10+,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# Speckled#Pigeon#I#Columba(guinea#phaeonota# # Common#bird#of#crap#habitat# African#Olive#Pigeon#I#Columba(arquatrix# 30/11:## 1,#De#Hel;# 05/12:# 1,#en#route;# 06/12:# 1,#Grootvadersbosch;#

#

09/12:## ++,#Xumeni#forest;# 10/12:## 20+,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# ++,#Xumeni#Forest;# # Eastern#BronzeInaped#Pigeon#I#Columba(delegorguei#delegorguei# 12/12:# 1+,#Dlinza#Forest;#

147. # 148.

Lemon#Dove#I#Columba(larvata#larvata# 12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;#

# 149. # # 150. # # 151. # # 152.

RedIeyed#Dove#I#Streptopelia(semitorquata# # Common#throughout;# RingInecked#Dove#I#Streptopelia(capicola#capicola# # Common#throughout;# Laughing#Dove#I#Spilopelia(senegalensis(senegalensis# # Common#throughout;#

#

EmeraldIspotted#Wood#Dove#I#Turtur(chalcospilos# 15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;# # Tambourine#Dove#I#Turtur(tympanistria# 11/12:# 1,#en#route;# 12/12:# HO,#Dlinza#Forest;# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# # Namaqua#Dove#I#Oena(capensis(capensis# # 01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;# 02/12:## +,#Karoopoort;# 03/12:# ++,#Skitterykloof;# # Cape#Parrot#I#Poicephalus(robustus#–#Endemic# # 09/12:## 5,#Xumeni#forest;# 11/12:# 1HO,#Xumeni#Forest;#

153.

154. #

155. # # 156.

Livingstone's#Turaco#I#Tauraco(livingstonii# 13/12:# +HO,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;# # 14/12:# 1+,#St#Lucia;#

# # 157.

Knysna#Turaco##I#Tauraco(corythaix#corythaix#I#Endemic# 09/12:## HO#3+,#Xumeni#forest;# 11/12:# 2+,#Xumeni#Forest;#

# 158.

PurpleIcrested#Turaco#I#Tauraco(porphyreolophus#porphyreolophus# 12/12:# 4+,#Dlinza;# 13/12:# 3,#Mtunzini;# 14/12:# 2,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # Grey#GoIawayIbird#I#Corythaixoides(concolor#concolor# # 19/12:## +,#Rustenburg#–#guesthouse#gardens;# 20/12:## ++,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## ++,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

159. # # 160.

Burchell's#Coucal#I#Centropus(burchellii(burchellii# 02/12:## HO,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 13/12:# +HO,#Mtunzini;# # 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;# 14/12:# 1+,#St#Lucia;# # +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+HO,#Mkuze;# # Green#Malkoha#I#Ceuthmochares(australis# # 12/12:# 2,#Dlinza#Forest;#

161. # 162.

Levaillant's#Cuckoo#I#Clamator(levaillantii# 20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;#

# 163.

Jacobin#Cuckoo#I#Clamator(jacobinus#serratus# 15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# #

#

164.

Diederik#Cuckoo#I#Chrysococcyx(caprius# 05/12:# 2,#Farmland#loops;# 07/12:## 3+,#Karoo#NP;# # 1,#Soetdoring#NR;# 08/12:## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 09/12:## ++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# # +,#Xumeni#forest;# # 11/12:# +,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# 13/12:# +,#Mtunzini;# 14/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## ++,#Pilanesberg;# # Klaas's#Cuckoo#I#Chrysococcyx(klaas# 02/12:## HO,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 06/12:# 1,#Grootvadersbosch;# 11/12:# 1+,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;#

165.

# # 166.

# # African#Emerald#Cuckoo#I#Chrysococcyx(cupreus# # 11/12:# HO,#Xumeni#Forest;# 12/12:# +,#Dlinza#Forest;# 14/12:# +,#St#Lucia;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # Black#Cuckoo#I#Cuculus(clamosus#clamosus# 11/12:# HO,#Xumeni#Forest;# # # RedIchested#Cuckoo#I#Cuculus(solitarius# 04/12:# +,#Swellendam;# 06/12:# ++,#Grootvadersbosch;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## ++,#Xumeni#forest;# 12/12:# +,#Dlinza#Forest;# 14/12:# ++HO,#St#Lucia;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # Western#Barn#Owl#I#Tyto(alba(affinis# 18I19/12:#1,#Wakkerstroom;#

167. # 168.

169. # 170.

Spotted#EagleIOwl#I#Bubo(africanus(africanus# 30/11:## 2,#Kirstenbosch;# 04/12:# 1,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# #

171. 172. # 173. # # 174. # # 175. # # 176. # # 177. # 178. # # 179. #

Marsh#Owl#I#Asio(capensis#capensis# 29/11:#1,#hunting#along#N2#between#airport#&#Cape#Town;# # # European#Nightjar#I#Caprimulgus(europaeus# # 15I17/12# #1+,#Mkuze;# Wintering(range,(subspecies(unknown.( # RufousIcheeked#Nightjar#I#Caprimulgus(rufigena#rufigena# # 7/12:## HO,#Karoo#NP#–#campsite;# FieryInecked#Nightjar#I#Caprimulgus(pectoralis#crepusculans# # 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# Freckled#Nightjar#I#Caprimulgus(tristigma#lentiginosus# # 02/12:## HO,#Ceres;# SquareItailed#Nightjar#I#Caprimulgus(fossii#griseoplurus# # 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# African#Palm#Swift#I#Cypsiurus(parvus#celer# 12/12:# +,#Dlinza#Forest;# Alpine#Swift#I#Tachymarptis(melba#africanus# # 02/12:## +,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;# 04/12:# +,#en#route;# Common#Swift#I#Apus(apus( apus# # 02/12:## +,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;#

#

18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# # 180. #

African#Black#Swift#I#Apus(barbatus(barbatus# # 01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP;# 02/12:## +,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;# # Little#Swift#I#Apus(affinis # Common#throughout# Appearantly#two#subspecies#on#this#route#aerobates#(east),#theresae#(south#west),#where#lies#the#border#between# subspecies.# # Horus#Swift#I#Apus(horus(horus# 7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;# 10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;# # 18/12:# +,#Wakkerstroom;# # # WhiteIrumped#Swift#I#Apus(caffer# # # common#throughout# # Speckled#Mousebird#I#Colius(striatus# 30/11:## 1,#striatus#Boulders#Beach;# 05/12:# +,#striatus#Farmland#loops;# 08/12:## +,#striatus#Soetdoring#NR;# 10/12:## 2,#minor#Sani#Pass;# 15/12:# +,#minor#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#minor#Mkuze;# # WhiteIbacked#Mousebird#I#Colius(colius#–#Near#Endemic# # 01/12:## 4,#West#Coast#NP;# 02/12:## +,#Karoopoort;# 03/12:# 10+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# 5,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;# # +,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# 08/12:## ++,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# # 5+,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia(just(ranging(into(Botswana.( # RedIfaced#Mousebird#I#Urocolius(indicus#transvaalensis# # 15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## 5+,#Pilanesberg;# # Narina#Trogon#I#Apaloderma(narina(narina# 12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;#

181.

182.

183. # 184.

185. #

186.

187. # 188.

Purple#Roller#I#Coracias(naevius#mosambicus# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;#

# 189.

LilacIbreasted#Roller#I#Coracias(caudatus#caudatus# 15/12:# 2,#iMfolozi;# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;#

# 190.

European#Roller#I#Coracias(garrulus#I#NearIthreatened# 15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;# What(wintering(subspecies?(

# # 191.

BrownIhooded#Kingfisher#I#Halcyon(albiventris#vociferans# 05/12:# 1,#Swellendam;# 13/12:# ++,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# 21/12:## 1,#RoodeplaatIdam;# #

192. # # 193. # 194. # 195.

Striped#Kingfisher#I#Halcyon(chelicuti#chelicuti# # 15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;# Woodland#Kingfisher#I#Halcyon(senegalensis#cyanoleuca# 14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# African#Pygmy#Kingfisher#I#Ispidina(picta#natalensis# 13/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;# Malachite#Kingfisher#I#Corythornis(cristatus#cristatus#

#

03/12:# +,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 08/12:## 1,#Soetdoring#NR;# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# # Giant#Kingfisher#I#Megaceryle(maxima#maxima# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## 1,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

196. # 197.

Pied#Kingfisher#I#Ceryle(rudis(rudis# 14/12:# 3+,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;#

# 198. # # 199.

Little#BeeIeater#I#Merops(pusillus#meridionalis# # 15I17/12# #4,#Mkuze;#

#

WhiteIfronted#BeeIeater#I#Merops(bullockoides# # 15/12:# 3,#iMfolozi;#

# 200.

BlueIcheeked#BeeIeater#I#Merops(persicus(persicus( 13/12:# ++,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # European#BeeIeater#I#Merops(apiaster# # 01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;# # 03/12:# 1,#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# 3,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 06/12:# +,#Karoo#NP#;# 07/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#Klipspringer;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 14/12:# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## ++,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# # African#Hoopoe#I#Upupa(africana# 04/12:# 3,#Farmland#loops;# 07/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# #############15I17/12##+,#Mkuze;# 18I19/12:#1,#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;#

201. #

202.

# # 203. # # 204.

#

Green#Wood#Hoopoe#I#Phoeniculus(purpureus(purpureus# # 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# Common#Scimitarbill#I#Rhinopomastus(cyanomelas#schalowi# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# ## 1,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # Crowned#Hornbill#I#Tockus(alboterminatus#suahelicus# 12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;#

205. # 206.

African#Grey#Hornbill#I#Tockus(nasutus#epirhinus# 20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## 1+,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

# 207.

Southern#RedIbilled#Hornbill#I#Tockus(rufirostris## 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## 2+,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# #

208.

209.

Southern#YellowIbilled#Hornbill#I#Tockus(leucomelas#leucomelas#I#Regional#endemic# 15/12:# 2,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# # Trumpeter#Hornbill#I#Bycanistes(bucinator# 12/12:# 5+,#Dlinza#Forest;# 13/12:# 5,#St#Lucia;# # +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 14/12:# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

#

210.

211. #

15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # WhiteIeared#Barbet#I#Stactolaema(leucotis#leucotis# 12/12:# 5+,#Dlinza#Forest;# 13/12:# ++,#Mtunzini;# 14/12:# +,#St#Lucia;# # YellowIrumped#Tinkerbird#I#Pogoniulus(bilineatus# 13/12:# +,#Mtunzini;# 14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia;# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;#

#

# 212. # # 213.

RedIfronted#Tinkerbird#I#Pogoniulus(pusillus(pusillus# # 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# Acacia#Pied#Barbet#I#Tricholaema(leucomelas#I#Regional#Endemic# 02/12:## 1,#leucomelas##I#Karoopoort;# 04/12:# 1,#leucomelas##I#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# 1,(leucomelas(V(#Farmland#loops;# 08/12:## +,#centralis##I#Soetdoring#NR;#

# 214.

#

BlackIcollared#Barbet#I#Lybius(torquatus#torquatus# 09/12:## 1,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;# 19/12:## +,#Rustenburg#–#guesthouse#gardens;# # Crested#Barbet#I#Trachyphonus(vaillantii#vaillantii# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## 1,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 15/12:# 2,#iMfolozi;# 20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## 2,#RoodeplaatIdam;#

215.

# 216. 217. # 218. # 219.

Lesser#Honeyguide#I#Indicator(minor#minor# 01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP;# # # RedIthroated#Wryneck#I#Jynx(ruficollis##ruficollis# 10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;# 15/12:# 2,#iMfolozi;# GoldenItailed#Woodpecker#I#Campethera(abingoni#constricta# 12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;# # Knysna#Woodpecker#I#Campethera(notate#–#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened# 05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#–#meeting#tree#in#front#of#HQ;#

# 220.

Ground#Woodpecker#I#Geocolaptes(olivaceus#–#Endemic# 7/12:## 1,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# 10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;# #

221. # # 222. # # 223.

Cardinal#Woodpecker#I#Dendropicos(fuscescens# 08/12:## +,#fuscescens##I#Soetdoring#NR;# 15I17/12# #+,#natalensis##I#Mkuze;# Bearded#Woodpecker#I#Dendropicos(namaquus#coalescens# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;## Olive#Woodpecker#I#Dendropicos(griseocephalus#griseocephalus# 06/12:# 4,#Grootvadersbosch;# 11/12:# 1,#Xumeni#Forest;# 12/12:# 2,#Dlinza#Forest;#

# 224.

African#Broadbill#I#Smithornis(capensis(cryptoleucus# 15I17/12# #HO,#Mkuze;# #

225.

226. #

Cape#Batis#I#Batis(capensis#I#Regional#endemic# # 30/11:## 2,#capensis##I#De#Hel;# 06/12:# ++,#capensis#I#Grootvadersbosch;# 09/12:## 2,#hollidayi#–#Xumeni#forest;# 12/12:# 1,#hollidayi##I#Dlinza#Forest;# # Woodward's#Batis#I#Batis(fratrum# 13/12:# +HO,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;# 14/12:# 1+,#St#Lucia;#

#

# 227. #

Chinspot#Batis#I#Batis(molitor# 15I17/12# #+,#molitor#I#Mkuze;# # 20/12:## 5+,#palliditergum##I#Pilanesberg;#

# 228.

Pririt#Batis#I#Batis(pririt#pririt#I#Regional#Endemic# 03/12:# 1,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# 1,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# #

229. # # 230. # 231.

232. 233. # 234.

235.

# 236. # 237.

238.

#

WhiteIcrested#Helmetshrike#I#Prionops(plumatus#poliocephalus# 15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;# # Retz's#Helmetshrike#I#Prionops(retzii#tricolor# 15I17/12# #6,#Mkuze;# # Olive#Bushshrike#I#Chlorophoneus(olivaceus#olivaceus(I#Regional#Endemic# 12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#(Rob#only);# But(localized(distribution(within(the(region.( ( OrangeIbreasted#Bushshrike#I#Chlorophoneus(sulfureopectus#similis# 15I17/12# #1+,#Mkuze;# # # FourIcolored#Bushshrike# I#Telophorus(quadricolor#quadricolor# 14/12:# 2HO,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze#(quite#common,#difficult#to#see#well);# # # Bokmakierie#I#Telophorus(zeylonus#zeylonus#I#Near#Endemic# # 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;# # 03/12:# 2,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# # # 1,#P2250;# 04/12:# 3,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# # 1,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# ++,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;# 07/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;# 10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# ( Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia,(just(ranging(into(Angola.( # BrownIcrowned#Tchagra#I#Tchagra(australis#australis# # 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## 1,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## 1,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# Southern#Tchagra#I#Tchagra(tchagra#tchagra#I#Endemic# 05/12:# 2,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;#

#

BlackIcrowned#Tchagra#I#Tchagra(senegalus#orientalis# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;# 14/12:# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # BlackIbacked#Puffback#I#Dryoscopus(cubla#cubla# 11/12:# 2,#Xumeni#Forest;# 12/12:# +,#Dlinza#Forest;# 14/12:# 5+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# #

# 239.

Southern#Boubou#I#Laniarius(ferrugineus#I#Near#endemic# 30/11:## 1,#ferrugineus#ICape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# 05/12:# +,#ferrugineus#IDe#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;# ## +,#ferrugineus#IDe#Hoop#NR#–#koppie#alleen;# 10/12:## 1,#natalensis#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# 1,#natalensis#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# 13/12:# 1,#natalensis#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Mozambique.( # CrimsonIbreasted#Shrike#I#Laniarius(atrococcineus#I#Regional#Endemic# 20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## 2,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

240. # 241. #

Grey#Cuckooshrike#I#Coracina(caesia#caesia# 12/12:# 2,#Dlinza#Forest;# #

242.

Magpie#Shrike#I#Urolestes(melanoleucus# 20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# #

243.

# # 244. #

RedIbacked#Shrike#I#Lanius(collurio# 07/12:## 2,#Soetdoring#NR;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## ++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 14/12:# ++,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+++,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## ++,#Pilanesberg;# # ++,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# # ++,#RoodeplaatIdam;# What(is(the(wintering(subspecies?( Lesser#Grey#Shrike#I#Lanius(minor# 07/12:## 2+,#Soetdoring#NR;# 08/12:## 1I+,#Soetdoring#NR;# 08/12:## 5+,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 09/12:## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;#

# 245. #

246. # # 247. # 248. # # 249.

Southern#Fiscal#I#Lanius(collaris# # 01/12:## ++,#collaris##I#West#Coast#NP;# # +,#collaris##IDarling;# 02/12:## +,#collaris##ICeres#to#KarooPoort;# 03/12:# 2,#collaris##IP2250;# 04/12:# +,#collaris##IKaroopoort;# 05/12:# ++,#collaris##IFarmland#loops;# 07/12:## +,#collaris##I#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# 10/12:## +,#subcoronatus#I#Sani#Pass;# 14/12:# 2+,#subcoronatus#I#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#subcoronatus#I#Mkuze;# 17/12# #+,#subcoronatus#I#en#route;# 18I19/12:#+,#subcoronatus#I#Wakkerstroom;# # Eurasian#Golden#Oriole#I#Oriolus(oriolus# 15/12# #2,#Mkuze;#(Rob#only)# # BlackIheaded#Oriole#I#Oriolus(larvatus#larvatus# 09/12:# +,#Xumeni#Forest;# 11/12:# +,#Xumeni#Forest;# SquareItailed#Drongo#I#Dicrurus(ludwigii#ludwigii# 12/12:# ++,#Dlinza;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# ForkItailed#Drongo#I#Dicrurus(adsimilis# # 11/12:# 2,#adsimilis#I#Xumeni#Forest;# # +,#adsimilis#I#en#route;# 14/12:# ++,#adsimilis#I#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# ++,#adsimilis#I#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#adsimilis#I#Mkuze;# 20/12:## +,#apivorus(V(Pilanesberg;# # BlueImantled#Crested#Flycatcher#I#Trochocercus(cyanomelas# 06/12:# +,#cyanomelas#I#Grootvadersbosch;# # 13/12:# 2,#segregus#I#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

250. # # 251.

African#Paradise#Flycatcher#I#Terpsiphone(viridis# 06/12:# +,#granti(V#Grootvadersbosch;# 12/12:# 2,#granti(V(Dlinza#Forest;# 15I17/12# #2,(granti(V#Mkuze;# 19/12:## +,#plumbeiceps(V(Rustenburg#–#guesthouse#gardens;# # Cape#Crow#I#Corvus(capensis#capensis# 04/12:# ++,#Farmland#loops;# 10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;#

252. # 253.

Pied#Crow#I#Corvus(albus( # Common#bird#of#crap#habitat# #

254.

WhiteInecked#Raven#I#Corvus(albicollis#

#

#

02/12:## 04/12:# 06/12:# # 10/12:## 12/12:#

4#Bain’s#Kloof#pass;# 2,#en#route;# 2,#Grootvadersbosch;# +,#en#route;# 20+,#Sani#Pass;# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;#

# 255. # # 256.

Cape#Rockjumper#I#Chaetops(frenatus#–#Endemic# 02/12:## 7,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass#(3#near#cannons,#4#on#ridge#near#start#footpath);# Drakensberg#Rockjumper#I#Chaetops(aurantius#–#Endemic# 10/12:## 8+,#Sani#Pass;#

# 257.

Fairy#Flycatcher#I#Stenostira(scita#–#Endemic# # 03/12:# 1,#saturatior(I#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# # +,#saturatior(I#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# 1,#saturatior(I#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 7/12:## +,#saturatior(I#Karoo#NP;# 10/12:## 2,#rudebecki#I#Sani#Pass;# #

258. # 259.

Southern#Black#Tit#I#Parus(niger#niger# 14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # Ashy#Tit#I#Parus(cinerascens#cinerascensI#Regional#Endemic# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## 3,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

# 260.

261. # 262. # # 263.

Grey#Tit#I#Parus(afer#arens–#Near#Endemic# 10/12:## 10,#Sani#Pass;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( # Grey#Penduline#Tit#I#Anthoscopus(caroli#hellmayri# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# # Cape#Penduline#Tit#I#Anthoscopus(minutus#minutusI#Regional#Endemic# 01/12:## 7,#West#Coast#NP;# Eastern#Nicator#I#Nicator(gularis# # 13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #1+,#Mkuze;#

# 264.

265.

266. # 267.

Melodious#Lark#I#Mirafra(cheniana#–#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened# 07/12:## 2,#Soetdoring#NR;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# # RufousInaped#Lark#I#Mirafra(africana(transvaalensis# 07/12:## +,#I#Soetdoring#NR;# # 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;# ## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;# 14/12:# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;# 20/12:## ++,#Pilanesberg;# # Flappet#Lark#I#Mirafra(rufocinnamomea#pintoi# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# # Cape#Clapper#Lark#I#Mirafra(apiata#I#Endemic# # 05/12:# 10+,#Farmland#loops;#

# 268. # # 269.

Eastern#Clapper#Lark#I#Mirafra(fasciolata(fasciolata# 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;# # Rudd's#Lark#I#Heteromirafra(ruddi#–#Endemic#–#Vulnerable# 18I19/12:#2+,#Wakkerstroom#–#seen#both#days#at#Fickland#Pan;#

# 270. #

Sabota#Lark#I#Calendulauda(sabota#I#Regional#Endemic# 08/12:## +,#bradfieldi(I#Soetdoring#NR;# 15/12:# +,#sabota((V#iMfolozi;# 20/12:## ++,#sabota((V#Pilanesberg;#

# 271.

Karoo#Lark##I#Calendulauda(albescens#guttata#–#Endemic#

#

02/12:## 03/12:#

+,#Karoopoort;# +,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;#

# 272.

Karoo#LongIbilled#Lark#I#Certhilauda(subcoronata#gilliV#Near#Endemic# 06/12:# 4+,#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only);# 7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;# ## +,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( # Eastern#LongIbilled#Lark#I#Certhilauda(semitorquata#transvaalensisI#Endemic# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom#–#several#heard#near#rocky#areas;#

273.

#

# 274.

Agulhas#LongIbilled#Lark#I#Certhilauda(brevirostris(–#Endemic# 04/12:# 4+,#Farmland#loops#I#@both#stops#described#for#larks;# 05/12:# ++HO,#Farmland#loops;# #

275.

276. #

277.

SpikeIheeled#Lark#I#Chersomanes(albofasciata#I#Regional#Endemic# 03/12:# 5,#macdonaldi#I#P2250;# 04/12:# 10+,#macdonaldi#I#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 08/12:## 10+,#albofasciata#I#Soetdoring#NR;# # 5,#albofasciata#I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 18I19/12:#10+,#albofasciata#I#Wakkerstroom;# # RedIcapped#Lark#I#Calandrella(cinerea(cinerea# 01/12:## 1,#Tienie#Versveld;# # 03/12:# ++,#P2250;# 04/12:# ++,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# # ++,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# ++,#Farmland#loops;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# ## +,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# 10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;# 18I19/12:#10+,#Wakkerstroom;# # PinkIbilled#Lark#I#Spizocorys(conirostris#conirostris#I#Regional#Endemic# 18I19/12:#3+,#Wakkerstroom#–#seen#both#days#at#Fickland#Pan;#

# 278.

Botha's#Lark#I#Spizocorys(fringillaris#–#Endemic#–#Endangered# 19/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom#–#single#bird#on#the#road#–#near#C#(Rob#only);# #

279.

LargeIbilled#Lark#I#Galerida(magnirostris#I#Endemic# # 03/12:# +,#magnirostris##I#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# 5+,#magnirostris##I#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# ++,#magnirostris##I#Farmland#loops;# 06/12:# +,#sedentaria#I#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only);# 10/12:## 3+,#montivaga##I#Sani#Pass;# #

280. # 281.

BlackIeared#SparrowILark#I#Eremopterix(australis# 03/12:# 2#flocks,#+/I#10#birds#total,#P2250;# # GreyIbacked#SparrowILark#I#Eremopterix(verticalis#verticalis(I#Regional#Endemic# 03/12:# 2#flocks,#+/I#20#birds#total,#P2250;# 04/12:# 5+,#Farmland#loops#I1st#stop#for#larks;# 05/12:# 4,#Farmland#loops;#

# 282.

African#RedIeyed#Bulbul#I#Pycnonotus(nigricans#I#Regional#Endemic# 06/12:# 2,#nigricans(VKaroo#NP;# 7/12:## +,#nigricans(V#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# 08/12:## 5+,#superior#I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 09/12:## +,#superior#I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# #

283.

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Cape#Bulbul#I#Pycnonotus(capensis#–#Endemic# 30/11:## ++,#Kirstenbosch;# ## +,#Boulders#Beach;# # +,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# 01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;# 04/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# ++,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;# # DarkIcapped#Bulbul#I#Pycnonotus(tricolor#layardi# 09/12:## 3,#Xumeni#forest;# # 10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;# 12/12:# +,#Dlinza#Forest;# 13/12:# +,#Mtunzini;#

285.

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# # 287.

288. # # 289. # # 290.

# ++,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;# 14/12:# +++,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+++,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## ++,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#Rust#de#Winter;# # Sombre#Greenbul#I#Andropadus(importunes#importunus# 30/11:## 2+#HO,#De#Hel;# 05/12:# +,#Farmland#loops,#De#Hoop,#De#Mond#Potberg;# 06/12:# +,#Grootvadersbosch;# 14/12:# +,#St#Lucia;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # YellowIbellied#Greenbul#I#Chlorocichla(flaviventris#flaviventris# 12/12:# +,#Dlinza#Forest;# 13/12:# ++,#Mtunzini;# 14/12:# 2,#St#Lucia;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # Terrestrial#Brownbul#I#Phyllastrephus(terrestris#terrestris# 06/12:# 3,#Grootvadersbosch;# # 09/12:## 2,#Xumeni#forest;# # YellowIstreaked#Greenbul#I#Phyllastrephus(flavostriatus# 14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#(Helen#only);# # Black#SawIwing#I#Psalidoprocne(pristoptera#holomelas# 30/11:## +,#De#Hel;# # 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# BrownIthroated#Martin#I#Riparia(paludicola#paludicola# 05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;# 08/12:## 2,#Soetdoring#NR;# 10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;#

# 291.

Sand#Martin#I#Riparia(riparia# 05/12:## 1,#De#Mond#NR;# 13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

# 292.

293. # # 294.

295. # 296.

Banded#Martin#I#Riparia(cincta#cincta# 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;# # +,#Darling;# 05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;# 18I19/12:#++,#Wakkerstroom;# # Barn#Swallow#I#Hirundo(rustica# # Common#throughout# ?wintering#subspecies?## WhiteIthroated#Swallow#I#Hirundo(albigularis# # # 01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;# 02/12:## +,#Karoopoort;# 05/12:## +,#De#Mond#NR;# 10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# +,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# # PearlIbreasted#Swallow#I#Hirundo(dimidiata#dimidiata# 01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;# 06/12:# 2,#Grootvadersbosch;# # Rock#Martin#I#Ptyonoprogne(fuligula(fuligula# # 30/11:## 2,#Boulders#Beach;# ## 1,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# 01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;# 03/12:# +,#Skitterykloof;# 06/12:# +,#Karoo#NP#;# 10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;#

# 297. # #

Common#House#Martin#I#Delichon(urbicum# 04/12:# +,#Karoopoort;# Which(wintering(subspecies?( #

#

298.

Greater#Striped#Swallow#I#Cecropis(cucullata# # 02/12:## +,#Karoopoort;# # 03/12:# 5+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# ++,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# # +,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# 06/12:# +,#Karoo#NP#;# 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## ++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# ++,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# 18/12:# +,#Wakkerstroom;# #

299.

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# 304. # 305.

# # 306. 307.

308.

309. 310.

Lesser#Striped#Swallow#I#Cecropis(abyssinica#unitatis# # 13/12:# +,#Mtunzini;# # +,#St#Lucia#I#bridge;# 14/12:# ++,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# # RedIbreasted#Swallow#I#Cecropis(semirufa#semirufa# # 08/12:## +,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# 09/12:## 2,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# # South#African#Cliff#Swallow#I#Petrochelidon(spilodera#–#Near#(breeding)#Endemic## 07/12:## ++,#en#route#–#N1#near#Bloemfontein;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 18I19/12:#++,#Wakkerstroom;# # Cape#Grassbird#I#Sphenoeacus(afer#–#Endemic# 30/11:## 1,#afer#I#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR#(Rob#only);# 02/12:## ++,#afer#ISir#Lowry’s#pass# 06/12:# +,#afer#I#Grootvadersbosch;# 10/12:## 3,#natalensis#I#Sani#Pass;# # LongIbilled#Crombec#I#Sylvietta(rufescens# 01/12:## 3,#divergaI#West#Coast#NP#(Rob#only);# 7/12:## 2,#divergaI#Karoo#NP;# 15/12:# 4,#resurga#I#iMfolozi;# 20/12:## 3,#pallida#I#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## 2,#pallida#IZaagkuilsdriftroad;# YellowIthroated#Woodland#Warbler#I#Phylloscopus(ruficapilla#voelckeri# 06/12:# +,#Grootvadersbosch;# # Willow#Warbler#I#Phylloscopus(trochilus(# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# All#three#subspecies#winter#in#South#Africa,#birds#I#saw,(looked#like#trochilus#to#me.( Lesser#Swamp#Warbler#I#Acrocephalus(gracilirostris#gracilirostris# # 02/12:## 2,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# # # African#Reed#Warbler#I#Acrocephalus(baeticatus(baeticatus# 02/12:## ++,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 04/12:# ++,#Skitterykloof;# # +,#Karoopoort;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 18/12:# +,#Wakkerstroom;# # African#Yellow#Warbler#I#Iduna(natalensis(natalensis# 10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;# 18/12:# +,#Wakkerstroom;# # Little#Rush#Warbler#I#Bradypterus(baboecala#transvaalensis## 18/12:# +,#Wakkerstroom;# # Knysna#Warbler#I#Bradypterus(sylvaticus#sylvaticus#–#Endemic#–#Vulnerable#

30/11:# HO,#De#Hel# 06/12:# 2,#Grootvadersbosch;# # Barratt's#Warbler#I#Bradypterus(barratt#cathkinensis(#I#Near#Endemic# # 09/12:# +HO,#Xumeni#Forest;# 10/12:## 3+,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# +HO,#Xumeni#Forest;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Zimbabwe.( # FanItailed#Grassbird#I#Schoenicola(brevirostris#brevirostris# 11/12:# +,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;#

311.

312. # 313.

Rattling#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(chiniana# 13/12:# +,#campestris##I#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;# 15I17/12# #++,#campestris###I#Mkuze;# 20/12:## ++,#chiniana#I##Pilanesberg;# # GreyIbacked#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(subruficapilla#–#Near#Endemic# 01/12:## 1,#subruficapilla#I#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;# +,#subruficapilla#West#Coast#NO# 03/12:# ++,#jamesi#I#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 7/12:## 2,#jamesi#I#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( # Wailing#Cisticola#–#Cisticola(lais(lais# 10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;#

314.

315. # 316.

Levaillant's#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(tinniens# 01/12:## 2,#elegans##I#Tienie#Versveld# 02/12:## +,#elegans##I#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 04/12:# +,#elegans##I#Skitterykloof;# 11/12:# +,#tinniens#I##Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# # Croaking#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(natalensis(natalensis# # # 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 14/12:# 3+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # Neddicky#I#Cisticola(fulvicapilla# 03/12:# +,#silberbauer((V(Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# +,#silberbauer((V(Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# +,#silberbauer((V(Farmland#loops;# 08/12:## +,#ruficapilla,#Soetdoring#NR;# 20/12:## +,#dexter#I#Pilanesberg;#

317. #

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321. 322. 323. 324.

325.

Zitting#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(juncidis(terrestris# 04/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# # 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# # Desert#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(aridulus(caliginus# 07/12:## 1,#Soetdoring#NR;# 08/12:## 5+,#Soetdoring#NR;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# # # Cloud#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(textrix#textrix#I#Endemic# 01/12:## 2,#Tienie#Versveld;# # PaleIcrowned#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(cinnamomeus#egregius# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# # # WingIsnapping#Cisticola#I#Cisticola(ayresii#ayresii# # 18I19/12:#++,#Wakkerstroom;# # TawnyIflanked#Prinia#I#Prinia(subflava#pondoensis# 14/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# 15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# # BlackIchested#Prinia#I#Prinia(flavicans#ortleppi# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;#

#

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# Karoo#Prinia#I#Prinia(maculosa#–#Endemic# 30/11:## 4,#maculosa#–De#Hel;# ## +,#maculosa#–Boulders#Beach;# ### +,#maculosa#–Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# 02/12:## +,#maculosa#–Sir#Lowry’s#pass;# # +,#maculosa#–Bain’s#Kloof#pass;# 03/12:# ++,#maculosa#–Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# +,#maculosa#–Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# # +,#maculosa#–Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# +,#maculosa#–De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;# 7/12:## +,#exultans#–Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# 10/12:## 2+,#exultans#–Sani#Pass;# # Drakensberg#Prinia#I#Prinia(hypoxantha#I#Endemic# # 10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;# # Namaqua#Warbler#I#Phragmacia(substriata#substriataI#Endemic# # 02/12:## 2,#Karoopoort#(33°13'5.74"S,#19°42'13.82"E);# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# # BarIthroated#Apalis#I#Apalis(thoracica## 30/11:## ++,#thoracica#I#De#Hel;# 01/12:## 2,#griseopyga#I#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;# 05/12:# 2,#thoracica#I#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;# 06/12:# +,#claudei(V#Karoo#NP#;# 07/12:## +,#claudei(VKaroo#NP;# 09/12:## 2,#drakensbergensis#I#Xumeni#forest;# 11/12:# +,#drakensbergensis##I#Xumeni#Forest;# # Rudd's#Apalis#I#Apalis(ruddi#fumosaI#Near#Endemic# 13/12:# 1#nesting,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal#(28°15'34.69"S,#32°28'26.65"E);# 14/12:# 1,#St#Lucia;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Mozambique.( # YellowIbreasted#Apalis#I#Apalis(flavida#florisuga# 13/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#birding#from#Cape#Vidal;# 15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;# # RufousIeared#Warbler##I#Malcorus(pectoralis#pectoralis#I#Near#Endemic# # 03/12:# ++,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# ++,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 06/12:# +,#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only);# 7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# # +,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;# Occurs(in(South(Africa,(Botswana(and(Namibia.( # GreenIbacked#Camaroptera#I#Camaroptera(brachyura#brachyura# # 11/12:# +HO,#Xumeni#Forest;# 12/12:# 4,#Dlinza#Forest;# 13/12:# +,#Mtunzini;# # +,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # GreyIbacked#Camaroptera#I#Camaroptera(brevicaudata#beirensis# 20/12:## 1+,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# Stierling's#WrenIWarbler# #I#Calamonastes(stierlingi(pintoi# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze#(Rob#only);# # # # CinnamonIbreasted#Warbler#I#Euryptila(subcinnamomea#subcinnamomea#I#Near#Endemic# 03/12:# 1+,#Skitterykloof#(32°52'55.75"S,#19°43'58.81"E;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( # YellowIbellied#Eremomela#I#Eremomela(icteropygialis#saturatior# 06/12:# 4,#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only);# # # Karoo#Eremomela#I#Eremomela(gregalis(gregalis(I#Near#Endemic# # 03/12:# 5,#Eeierkop;# 04/12:# 4,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# # 6,#Eierkop;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( #

339.

ArrowImarked#Babbler#I#Turdoides(jardineii(jardineii# 21/12:## 2,#Rust#de#Winter;#

#

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Southern#Pied#Babbler#I#Turdoides(bicolor#–#Regional#Endemic# 21/12:## 5+,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# #

341.

Bush#Blackcap#I#Lioptilus(nigricapillus#–#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened# 09/12:## 1,#Xumeni#forest;# 10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;# # ChestnutIvented#Warbler#I#Sylvia(subcaerulea#I#Regional#endemic# # 03/12:# 5+,#subcaerulea(V(Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# 1,#subcaerulea(V(Karoopoort;# 06/12:# +,#subcaerulea(V(Karoo#NP#;# 7/12:## 3,#subcaerulea(V(Karoo#NP;# 08/12:## +,#subcaerulea(V(Soetdoring#NR;# 20/12:## 3+,#orpheana,#Pilanesberg;# # Layard's#Warbler#I#Sylvia(layardi#subsolana(I#Near#Endemic## 7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

342.

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Cape#WhiteIeye#I#Zosterops(capensis#–#Endemic# 30/11:## +++,#capensis##I#De#Hel;# 02/12:## +,#capensis##IPaarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# ## +,#capensis##IBain’s#Kloof#pass;# 06/12:# ++,#capensis##IGrootvadersbosch;# 09/12:## +,#virens#I#Xumeni#forest;# 10/12:## +,#virens#ISani#Pass;# 11/12:# ++,#virens#IXumeni#Forest;# # +,#virens#IUmgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# 12/12:# +,#virens#IDlinza#Forest;# 20/12:## 1,#caniviridis#I#Pilanesberg;# # Orange#River#WhiteIeye#I#Zosterops(pallidus#sundevalli(V#Near#endemic# #08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# # Cape#Sugarbird#I#Promerops(cafer#–#Endemic# 30/11:## 5,#Kirstenbosch;# # 4,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# 02/12:## 1,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;# # Gurney's#Sugarbird#I#Promerops(gurneyi(gurneyi(I#Near#Endemic# # 10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Zimbabwe.( # Wattled#Starling#I#Creatophora(cinerea# 05/12:# 2,#Farmland#loops;# # BlackIbellied#Starling#I#Notopholia(corrusca#corrusca# 13/12:# 3,#Mtunzini;# # +,#St.#Lucia# 14/12:# +,#St.#Lucia# # Cape#Starling#I#Lamprotornis(nitens#phoenicopterus# 07/12:## +,#en#route#–#near#Soetdoring#NR#(Helen#only);# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# # 3,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 09/12:## ++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# # Burchell's#Starling#I#Lamprotornis(australis#I#Regional#Endemic# # 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

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Pied#Starling#I#Lamprotornis(bicolor#–#Endemic# 01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;# 04/12:# ++,#Karoopoort;# 05/12:# ++,#Farmland#loops;# 7/12:## ++,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# 10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;# 17/12# #+,#en#route;# 18I19/12:#++,#Wakkerstroom;#

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VioletIbacked#Starling#I#Cinnyricinclus(leucogaster#verreauxi# 14/12:# 10+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# # 15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;# # RedIwinged#Starling#I#Onychognathus(morio#morio# 30/11:## +++,#Kirstenbosch;# 30/11:## ++,#en#route;# 04/12:# 2,#Karoopoort;# 05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;# 05/12:# +,#De#Hoop#NR#–#Koppie#Alleen;# 06/12:# +,#Grootvadersbosch;# 07/12:## 2,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# 09/12:## 2,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;# 14/12:# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# # PaleIwinged#Starling#I#Onychognathus(nabouroup#I#Near#Endemic# 7/12:## ++,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# # +,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( # RedIbilled#Oxpecker#I#Buphagus(erythrorhynchus# 14/12:# 5+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# 10+,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# Orange#Ground#Thrush#I#Geokichla(gurneyi#gurneyi# 09/12:## 3+,#Xumeni#forest;# Spotted#Ground#Thrush#I#Geokichla(guttata#guttata# 12/12:# 2,#Dlinza#Forest;# # Groundscraper#Thrush#I#Psophocichla(litsitsirupa#litsitsirupa# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# # Kurrichane#Thrush#I#Turdus(libonyana# 15I17/12# #+,#peripheris#I#Mkuze;# 19/12:## +,#libonyana#I#Rustenburg#–#guesthouse#gardens;#

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365.

Olive#Thrush#I#Turdus(olivaceus# # 30/11:## +,#olivaceus#I#De#Hel;# 02/12:## +,#olivaceus#IBain’s#Kloof#pass;# 04/12:# +,#olivaceus#I#Karoopoort;# 06/12:# 2,#olivaceus#I#Grootvadersbosch;# 10/12:## +,#culminans#I#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# +,#culminans#IUmgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# 12/12:# 2,#?culminans/pondoensis?#I#Dlinza#Forest;# # Karoo#Thrush#I#Turdus(smithi# 08/12:## 3,#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## 2,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# WhiteIstarred#Robin#I#Pogonocichla(stellata#stellata# 09/12:## 1,#Xumeni#forest;# 11/12:# 1,#Xumeni#Forest;# Cape#RobinIChat#I#Cossypha(caffra#caffra# 30/11:## 2,#De#Hel;# 01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;# 02/12:## 3,#Bain’s#Kloof#pass;# 03/12:# +,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# # +,#Skitterykloof;# 06/12:# +,#Grootvadersbosch;# # +,#Karoo#NP#;# 07/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;# # +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;# # WhiteIthroated#RobinIChat#I#Cossypha(humeralis#I#Near#Endemic# 15/12:# 1,#iMfolozi;#

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20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;# Occurs(in(South(Africa,(Botswana(and(Zimbabwe.( # RedIcapped#RobinIChat#I#Cossypha(natalensis(natalensis# # 12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest#(Helen#only);# 13/12:# 1,#St#Lucia;# 14/12:# ++,#St#Lucia;# # 1+,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # Chorister#RobinIChat#I#Cossypha(dichroa(dichroa# 12/12:# 5+,#Dlinza#Forest;# # Karoo#Scrub#Robin#I#Cercotrichas(coryphoeus#I#Near#Endemic# 01/12:## 4,#cinerea#I#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;# 02/12:## +,#coryphoeus(V#Karoopoort;# 03/12:# +,#coryphoeus(V(Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# +,#coryphoeus(V(P2250;# 04/12:# +,#coryphoeus(V(Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# # +,#coryphoeus(V(Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# +,#coryphoeus(V(Farmland#loops;# 07/12:## +,#coryphoeus(V(Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# 08/12:## +,#coryphoeus(V(Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## 1,#coryphoeus(V(Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( # Bearded#Scrub#Robin#I#Cercotrichas(quadrivirgata(quadrivirgata# 15I17/12# #5+,#Mkuze;# # # Kalahari#Scrub#Robin#I#Cercotrichas(paena#oriens#I#Regional#Endemic# # 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# # 2,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# # WhiteIbrowed#Scrub#Robin#I#Cercotrichas(leucophrys(leucophrys# 14/12:# 3,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# # Brown#Scrub#Robin#I#Cercotrichas(signata#signata#I#Near#Endemic# 13/12:# 3,#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;# 14/12:# 1+,#St#Lucia;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Mozambique.( # African#Stonechat#I#Saxicola(torquatus# 01/12:## 1,#torquatus#I#West#Coast#NP;# 02/12:## +,#torquatus#I#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;# 04/12:# 1,#torquatus#I#Farmland#loops;# 08/12:## 3,#torquatus#IWillem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 10/12:## ++,#oreobates#I#Sani#Pass;# 18I19/12:#++,#torquatus#I#Wakkerstroom;#

# 374.

BuffIstreaked#Chat#I#Campicoloides(bifasciatus#I#Endemic# 10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;# #

375.

Capped#Wheatear#I#Oenanthe(pileata#pileata# # 04/12:# 10+,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# ++,#Farmland#loops;# 08/12:## 10+,#Soetdoring#NR;# # Mountain#Wheatear#I#Oenanthe(monticola#monticola#I#Regional#Endemic# 04/12:# 2,#Skitterykloof;#

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Familiar#Chat#I#Oenanthe(familiaris# 02/12:## +,#familiaris#I#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;# 03/12:# 5+,#familiaris#IKaroopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# 2,#familiaris#ISkitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 07/12:## +,#familiaris#IKaroo#NP#I#klipspringer;# 18/12:# 5+,#actuosa#I#Wakkerstroom;# SickleIwinged#Chat#I#Emarginata(sinuata#–#Near#Endemic# 02/12:## 1,#sinuata#I#Karoopoort;# 03/12:# 2,#sinuata#I#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 10/12:## ++,#hypernephela#I#Sani#Pass;#

Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Southern(Namibia.( # Karoo#Chat#I#Emarginata(schlegelii#I#Regional#Endemic# 03/12:# 10+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# 10+,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;# # # Tractrac#Chat#I#Emarginata(tractrac#tractrac#I#Regional#Endemic# 03/12:# +#,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# # ++,#P2250;# 04/12:# ++,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# # AntIeating#Chat#I#Myrmecocichla(formicivora# # 04/12:# 2,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 07/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# # ++,#Soetdoring#NR;# 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;# # ++,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# ++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 17/12# #+,#en#route;# 18I19/12:#++,#Wakkerstroom;# # Mocking#Cliff#Chat#I#Thamnolaea(cinnamomeiventris#cinnamomeiventris# # 11/12:# 1,#Howick#Falls#(Rob#only);# # Cape#Rock#Thrush#I#Monticola(rupestris#–#Endemic# 02/12:## 2,#Bain’s#Kloof#pass;# 10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;#

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Sentinel#Rock#Thrush#I#Monticola(explorator#tenebriformis#–#Endemic# 10/12:## 8+,#Sani#Pass;# # ShortItoed#Rock#Thrush#I#Monticola(brevipes#pretoriae#I#Regional#Endemic# 7/12:## 2,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

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Southern#Black#Flycatcher#I#Melaenornis(pammelaina(pammelaina( # 12/12:# 2,#Dlinza#Forest;# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# # Pale#Flycatcher#I#Bradornis(pallidus#sibilans# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # # # Chat#Flycatcher#I#Bradornis(infuscatus#seimundi(I#Regional#endemic# 06/12:# 2,#Karoo#NP#I##Lammertjesleegte#(Rob#only);# # Marico#Flycatcher#I#Bradornis(mariquensis#mariquensis#I#Regional#endemic# 20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;#

387. 388. 389. # 390.

391.

392. 393.

Fiscal#Flycatcher#I#Sigelus(silens#silens#–#Near#Endemic# # 02/12:## +,#Karoopoort;# 04/12:# 2,#Karoopoort;# 05/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# 06/12:# +,#Grootvadersbosch;# # 1,#Karoo#NP#;# 7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# Occurs(in(South(Africa,(Southern(Botswana(and(Southern(Mozambique.( # Spotted#Flycatcher#I#Muscicapa(striata## 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#birding#to#Cape#Vidal;# 15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#Rust#de#Winter;# # ++,#RoodeplaatIdam;# What(wintering(subspecies?( # Ashy#Flycatcher#I#Muscicapa(caerulescens#caerulescens# 12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;# # # African#Dusky#Flycatcher#–#Muscicapa(adusta(adusta# 30/11:## 2,#De#Hel;# ## 2,#Kirstenbosch;#

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401.

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404.

06/12:# ++,#Grootvadersbosch;# # Collared#Sunbird#I#Hedydipna(collaris# 11/12:# 1,#collaris#I#Xumeni#Forest;# 12/12:# 3,#collaris#I#Dlinza#Forest;# 14/12:# 1,#zuluensis#I#St#Lucia;# # 1,#zuluensis#I#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# # OrangeIbreasted#Sunbird# #I#Anthobaphes(violacea#–#Endemic# 30/11:## 1,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# # 02/12:## ++,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass# Olive#Sunbird#I#Cyanomitra(olivacea#olivacea# 13/12:# 1,#olivacea##I#Mtunzini;# # +,#olivacina(V(#St#Lucia#–#around#Cape#Vidal;# # Grey#Sunbird#I#Cyanomitra(veroxii(veroxii( 12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# # # Amethyst#Sunbird#I#Chalcomitra(amethystina# # 06/12:# +,#Grootvadersbosch;# 10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;# 12/12:# 1,#Dlinza#Forest;# 19/12:## 1,#Rustenburg#–#guesthouse#gardens;# 20/12:## 3,#Pilanesberg;# # ScarletIchested#Sunbird#I#Chalcomitra(senegalensis#gutturalis# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;#

Malachite#Sunbird#I#Nectarinia(famosa#famosa# 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP#(Rob#only);# # 02/12:## +,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;# # +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# ## 2,#Ceres;# 03/12:# +,#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# +,#Skitterykloof;# 10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;# 19/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom;# # Southern#DoubleIcollared#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(chalybeus#chalybeus#–#Endemic# 30/11:## ++,#De#Hel;# ## 3,#Kirstenbosch;# 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;# 02/12:## 2,#Sir#Lowry’s#pass;# 03/12:# 5+,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# # Neergaard's#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(neergaardi#I#Near#Endemic#I#NearIthreatened# 15I17/12# #2+,#Mkuze;# # Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Mozambique.( # Greater#DoubleIcollared#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(afer#–#Endemic# 04/12:# +,#afer#I##Swellendam;# 06/12:# +,#afer#I#Grootvadersbosch;# 10/12:## 3,#saliens#I#Sani#Pass;# # PurpleIbanded#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(bifasciatus#strophium# # 14/12:# 2,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;#

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WhiteIbellied#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(talatala# 11/12:# 1,#arestus#I#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# 14/12:# 1,#arestus#I#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 20/12:## 1,#talatala#I#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#talatala#I#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# # +,#talatala#I#Rust#de#Winter;# # Dusky#Sunbird#I#Cinnyris(fuscus#fuscus## 7/12:## 3,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;# # WhiteIbrowed#SparrowIWeaver#I#Plocepasser(mahali(mahali# # 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# # # Great#Sparrow#I#Passer(motitensis#subsolanus#–#Regional#Endemic# 20/12:## 4,#Pilanesberg;#

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Cape#Sparrow#I#Passer(melanurus#melanurus#I#Near#endemic# 01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;# # +++,#Darling;# 02/12:## 1,#Ceres#to#Karoopoort;# 04/12:# ++,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# # ++,#Farmland#loops;# 05/12:# ++,#Farmland#loops;# 07/12:## +,#Karoo#NP;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# # ++,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# 10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# # Southern#GreyIheaded#Sparrow#I#Passer(diffuses#stygiceps# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 10/12:## 10+,#Sani#Pass;# 15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## ++,#Pilanesberg;# # YellowIthroated#Petronia#I#Gymnoris(superciliaris# # 15I17/12# #+,#superciliaris#I#Mkuze;# 20/12:## 2+,#flavigula##I#Pilanesberg;# # ScalyIfeathered#Weaver#I#Sporopipes(squamifrons#fuligescens# 08/12:## 25+(2#flocks),#Soetdoring#NR;# 21/12:## 25+,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# # # ThickIbilled#Weaver#I#Amblyospiza(albifrons#woltersi# 14/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# 15/12:# 3,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;# # Spectacled#Weaver#I#Ploceus(ocularis# # 14/12:# 1,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi#(Rob#only);#

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Cape#Weaver#I#Ploceus(capensis#–#Endemic# 01/12:## ++,#capensis#IWest#Coast#NP;# ## ++,#capensis#IDarling;# 04/12:# +,#capensis#IKaroopoort;# 04/12:# +flocks,#capensis#I#Farmland#loops;# 10/12:## 5+,#olivaceus#ISani#Pass;# 11/12:# +,#olivaceus#I#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# 18I19/12:#++,#rubricomus#I#Wakkerstroom;# # Eastern#Golden#Weaver#I#Ploceus(subaureus(subaureus# 13/12:# ++,#St#Lucia#I#bridge;# 14/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# Southern#BrownIthroated#Weaver#I#Ploceus(xanthopterus#marleyi# 13/12:# ++,#St#Lucia#I#bridge;# Lesser#Masked#Weaver#I#Ploceus(intermedius#cabanisii# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#I#bridge;# 14/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# # Southern#Masked#Weaver#I#Ploceus(velatus# 02/12:## +,#velatus#I#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 03/12:# 1+,#velatus#I#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# +,#velatus#I#en#route;# 05/12:# +,#velatus#I#Farmland#loops;# 08/12:## +,#velatus#I#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## ++,#velatus#I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 11/12:# +,#nigrifrons(I#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# 18I19/12:#++,#nigrifrons(I#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## +++,#velatus#I#Pilanesberg;#

# 420. 421.

Village#Weaver#I#Ploceus(cucullatus# # 14/12:# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi# # # DarkIbacked#Weaver#I#Ploceus(bicolor#bicolor#

#

11/12:# 2+,#Xumeni#Forest;# 14/12:# 3+,#St#Lucia;# # # RedIbilled#Quelea#I#Quelea(quelea#lathamii# # 08/12:## ++,#Soetdoring#NR;# 14/12:# ++,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# 21/12:## ++,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# # ++,#Rust#de#Winter;# # ++,#RoodeplaatIdam;# # YellowIcrowned#Bishop#I#Euplectes(afer#taha# 10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;# 17/12# #+,#en#route;# 21/12:## ++,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

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Southern#Red#Bishop#I#Euplectes(orix#turgidus# Common#throughout.# # Yellow#Bishop#I#Euplectes(capensis(capensis# 01/12:## 5+,#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;# 05/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# # FanItailed#Widowbird#I#Euplectes(axillaris#axillaris# 10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# +,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# # 1,#Karkloof;# 13/12:# 3#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal# 14/12:# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# # WhiteIwinged#Widowbird#I#Euplectes(albonotatus#albonotatus# 14/12:# 3,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# 5+,#iMfolozi;# 20/12:## ++,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## ++,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# RedIcollared#Widowbird#I#Euplectes(ardens#ardens# 10/12:## 10+,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# +,#Umgeni#Valley#Nature#Reserve;# # +,#Karkloof;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;#

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LongItailed#Widowbird#I#Euplectes(progne(progne# 07/12:## +,#en#route#–#N1#near#Bloemfontein;# 08/12:## ++,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# # ++,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 09/12:## ++,#en#route;# 11/12:# +,#Karkloof;# 15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;# 18I19/12:##++,#Wakkerstroom;# # GreenIwinged#Pytilia#I#Pytilia(melba(melba# 15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;# # PinkIthroated#Twinspot#I#Hypargos(margaritatus#–#Near#Endemic# 15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Mozambique;# RedIbilled#Firefinch#I#Lagonosticta(senegala(rendalli# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# 15I17/12# #3,#Mkuze;# 21/12:## 5+,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# # Jameson's#Firefinch#I#Lagonosticta(rhodopareia(jamesoni# 20/12:## 4,#Pilanesberg;# # Blue#Waxbill#I#Uraeginthus(angolensis(niassensis# 14/12:# 2,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# ++,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #++,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;#

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# VioletIeared#Waxbill#I#Uraeginthus(granatinus#granatinusI#Regional#Endemic# 20/12:## 2,#Pilanesberg;# # Swee#Waxbill#I#Coccopygia(melanotis#–#Endemic# 30/11:## 2,#De#Hel;# 10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;# # Grey#Waxbill#I#Estrilda(perreini(incana## 15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze;# # Common#Waxbill#I#Estrilda(astrild# 30/11:## 5,#astrild(VDe#Hel;# # 1,#astrild(VCape#of#Good#Hope#NR;# 05/12:# 3,#astrild(Ven#route;# 08/12:## +,#astrild(V#Soetdoring#NR;# 10/12:## 3,#tenebridorsa#I#Sani#Pass;# 15I17/12# #3,#tenebridorsa#I#Mkuze;# 21/12:## +,#tenebridorsa#I#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# # Quailfinch#I#Ortygospiza(fuscocrissa#digressa# 08/12:## 10,#Soetdoring#NR;# # RedIbacked#Mannikin#–#Lonchura(nigriceps# 12/12:# 5+,#Dlinza#Forest;# # Dusky#Indigobird#I#Vidua(funerea#funerea# 14/12:# 2,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# # PinItailed#Whydah#I#Vidua(macroura# 01/12:## 1,#West#Coast#NP;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# ## +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 09/12:## 2,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# # 2,#en#route;# 10/12:## 3,#Sani#Pass;# 14/12:# +,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 20/12:## 3+,#Pilanesberg;# 21/12:## +,#Zaagkuilsdriftroad;# # LongItailed#Paradise#Whydah#I#Vidua(paradisaea# 14/12:# 3,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# 5+,#iMfolozi;# # Western#Yellow#Wagtail#I#Motacilla(flava# 14/12:# 2+,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# ?#wintering#subspecies?# # Cape#Wagtail#I#Motacilla(capensis(capensis# 30/11:## 2,#Boulders#Beach;# 01/12:## 2,#West#Coast#NP;# # 02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# 04/12:# +,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 05/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# # +,#De#Hoop#NR#I#campsite;# 09/12:## 1,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 10/12:## ++,#Sani#Pass;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # African#Pied#Wagtail#I#Motacilla(aguimp(aguimp# 02/12:## 1,#Karoopoort;# 04/12:# 2,#Farmland#loops;# 13/12:# +,#St#Lucia#I#bridge;# 14/12:# +,#St#Lucia#–#river#mouth;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # Cape#Longclaw#I#Macronyx(capensis#colletti#–#Near#Endemic# 08/12:## 3#Soetdoring#NR;# ## 5+,#en#route#grasslands#between#Soetdoring#&#Willem#Pretorius;# 18I19/12:#++,#Wakkerstroom;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Zimbabwe.( # YellowIthroated#Longclaw#I#Macronyx(croceus# # 13/12:# 2,#St#Lucia#–#birding#back#from#Cape#Vidal#

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15/12:# 3,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# # African#Pipit#I#Anthus(cinnamomeus#rufuloides# 01/12:## +,#West#Coast#NP;# ## 2,#Darling;# 04/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# 08/12:## +,#Soetdoring#NR;# # +,#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 12/12:# 1,#en#route;# 17/12# #+,#en#route;# 18I19/12:#10+,#Wakkerstroom;# # Mountain#Pipit#I#Anthus(hoeschi#I#Breeding#Endemic# 10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;# # # LongIbilled#Pipit#I#Anthus(similis#primarius# 7/12:## 2,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# # Buffy#PipitI#Anthus(vaalensis#vaalensis# 7/12:## 2,#Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;# # African#Rock#Pipit#I#Anthus(crenatus#–#Endemic# 7/12:## HO,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# 10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;#

# 454.

YellowIbreasted#Pipit#I#Anthus(chloris#–#Endemic#–#Vulnerable# 18/12:# 1,#Wakkerstroom#–#different#site!#(27°#4'50.31"S,#30°#1'46.69"E);# #

455.

Cape#Canary#I#Serinus(canicollis#canicollis#–#Endemic# 30/11:## 2,#Kirstenbosch;# 02/12:## +,#Paarl#Bird#Sanctuary;# ## 5+,#Bain’s#Kloof#pass;# 04/12:# +,#Farmland#loops;# 10/12:## +,#Sani#Pass;# 11/12:# +,#Xumeni#Forest;# 17/12# #+,#en#route;# 18I19/12:#+,#Wakkerstroom;# # Forest#Canary#I#Crithagra(scotops#umbrosa#–#Endemic# 30/11:## 5+,#Kirstenbosch;# 06/12:# 3,#Grootvadersbosch;#

456. # 457.

BlackIthroated#Canary#I#Crithagra(atrogularis# 08/12:## +,#impiger(I#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## +,#impiger(I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 18/12:# 4,#impiger(I#Wakkerstroom;# 20/12:## 5+,#atrogularis#I#Pilanesberg;# #

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LemonIbreasted#Canary#I#Crithagra(citrinipectus#I#Near#Endemic# 15I17/12# #2,#Mkuze#–#direction#of#L;# Occurs(in(South(Africa,(Zimbabwe(and(Mozambique.( YellowIfronted#Canary#I#Crithagra(mozambica# # 14/12:# +,#granti##I#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# +,#granti##I#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#granti#I#Mkuze;# 20/12:## 5+,#mozambica#I#Pilanesberg;# # Yellow#Canary#I#Crithagra(flaviventris#I#Regional#Endemic# 01/12:## 5+,#flaviventris##I#West#Coast#NP#–#Abrahamskraal;# # 04/12:# ++,#flaviventris##I#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# 04/12:# ++,#flaviventris##I#Farmland#loops;# 07/12:## 3,#marshalli#I#Soetdoring#NR;# 08/12:## +,#marshalli#I#Soetdoring#NR;# 09/12:## 1,#marshalli#I#Willem#Pretorius#Reserve;# 10/12:## 5+,#guillarmodi#I#Sani#Pass;# Brimstone#Canary#I#Crithagra(sulphurata#sulphurata# 06/12:# 3,#Grootvadersbosch;# # # WhiteIthroated#Canary#I#Crithagra(albogularis#albogularis#I#Regional#Endemic# 01/12:## ++,#West#Coast#NP;#

#

02/12:## 04/12:# # 7/12:##

5+,#Karoopoort;# ++,#Skitterykloof;#to#Karoopoort;# +,#Farmland#loops;# +,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;#

# StreakyIheaded#Seedeater#I#Crithagra(gularis#endemion# 10/12:## 1,#Sani#Pass;# # Cape#Siskin#I#Crithagra(totta#–#Endemic# 30/11:## 2,#Cape#of#Good#Hope#NR;#

463. 464.

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Drakensberg#Siskin#I#Crithagra(symonsi#–#Endemic# 10/12:## 5+,#Sani#Pass;# # BlackIheaded#Canary#I#Crithagra(alario#alario#I#Near#Endemic# 7/12:## ++,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# Occurs(in(South(Africa(and(Namibia.( LarkIlike#Bunting#I#Emberiza(impetuani#sloggetti#I#Regional#Endemic# # 03/12:# +,#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# # # ++,#P2250;# 7/12:## +,#Karoo#NP#I#klipspringer;# # CinnamonIbreasted#Bunting#I#Emberiza(tahapisi#tahapisi# 10/12:## 1+,#Sani#Pass;# 15I17/12# #1,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## ++,#Pilanesberg;# # Cape#Bunting#I#Emberiza(capensis#–#Regional#Endemic# # 01/12:## 5+,#capensis#I#West#Coast#NP#I#entrance;# 02/12:## +,#capensis#I#Karoopoort;# 03/12:# 5+,#capensis#I#Karoopoort#to#Skitterykloof;# 04/12:# ++,#capensis#I#Farmland#loops;# 7/12:## +,#cinnamomea#I##Karoo#NP#I#Lammertjesleegte;# # GoldenIbreasted#Bunting#I#Emberiza(flaviventris# flaviventris# 10/12:## 2,#Sani#Pass;# 14/12:# 4,#Hluwehluwe#iMfolozi;# 15/12:# +,#iMfolozi;# 15I17/12# #+,#Mkuze;# 20/12:## +,#Pilanesberg;#

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