B babblers barbets batis bee-eaters bishops bitterns bokmakierie boubou bradypterus warblers brownbul bulbuls buntings bushshrikes bustards buzzards

A apalis african warblers avocet

C camaroptera canaries chaffinch chats cisticolas coot cormorant courser coucals crakes cranes crombecs crow cuckoos cuckoo-finch cuckoo-hawk cuckooshrike curlew

D darter dikkop (thick-knee) doves drongos ducks

E eagles egrets eremomelas

F falcons finches firefinch flamingo flycatchers flufftails francolin

G gallinule geese godwit goshawk grassbird grebes greenbuls greenshank grey go-away-bird guineafowl gulls

H hamerkop harriers harrier hawk hawks helmetshrike herons hobbys honeybird honeyguide hoopoes hornbills

M mannikin marsh harrier martins moorhens mousebirds myna

I ibis indigobirds

J jacana

L lake terns lapwings larks leaf warblers longclaws lovebirds

K kestrels kingfishers kites knot korhaans

N neddicky nicator nightjar

O old world warblers openbill orioles osprey ostrich owls oxpeckers oystercatcher

P painted snipe parakeets parrots peafowl pelicans penduline tits petronia pharlaropes pigeons pipits plovers pratincoles prinias puffback pytilias

Q queleas quailfinch

R rail raven robins robin-chats rock-thrush rollers ruff reed warbler

Sa - Spa sandgrouse sandpipers scimitarbill scrub-robins seedeater secretarybird shrikes siskin skimmers snipes sparrows sparrowhawk

T tchagra teal terns thick-knee (dikkop) thrushes tits tinkerbirds tree warbler turacos turnstone twinspots

V vultures

W wagtails warblers wattle-eyes waxbills weavers wheatears white-eyes widowbirds whydahs whimbrel wood-hoopoe woodpeckers wren-warbler wrynecks

RARE/UNCOMMON BIRDS Escapee - Common Shelduck Escapee - Mandarin Duck Escapee - American Wood Duck Hybrid - Village Weaver Leucistic - Amur Falcon Out of range - Lark-like Bunting Melanistic - Gabar Goshawk Rare vagrant - Grey Wagtail Rare Vagrant - Pectoral Sandpiper Rare vagrant - Slaty Egret Rare Vagrant - Western Yellow Wagtail Uncommon - European Honey Buzzard Uncommon - Cuckoo-Finch Very Rare Vagrant - Baird's Sandpiper

A Birding Journey

Welcome to my photographic birding journey, where as an amateur birder, I attempt to record Southern Africas abundant birdlife.

Hope you enjoy the images and like me, learn something about birds along the way!!.

Jon Pullen
November 2018.

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As at 23 /03/2025 / Species - 416 - Rock Kestrel

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