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Rietvlei NR

Located in the South Africa area, Rietvlei NR is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Egyptian Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl, Swainson's Spurfowl in the area.

374
All-Time Species
77
Sightings (14 days)
Gauteng
Region
South Africa
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Jul 14, 2026
1
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Jul 14, 2026
10
Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii
Jul 14, 2026
2
Marsh OwlAsio capensis
Jul 14, 2026
1
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Jul 14, 2026
3
Common OstrichStruthio camelus
Jul 14, 2026
12
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
Jul 14, 2026
2
White-quilled BustardAfrotis afraoides
Jul 14, 2026
2
Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Jul 14, 2026
1
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
Jul 14, 2026
6
Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
Jul 14, 2026
1
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius
Jul 14, 2026
1
Southern FiscalLanius collaris
Jul 14, 2026
4
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
Jul 14, 2026
1
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens
Jul 14, 2026
1
Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens
Jul 14, 2026
1
African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
Jul 14, 2026
17
Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
Jul 14, 2026
1
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
Jul 14, 2026
1
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Jul 14, 2026
7
Orange-throated LongclawMacronyx capensis
Jul 14, 2026
5
Jul 14, 2026
2
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Jul 14, 2026
14
Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
Jul 14, 2026
4
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
Jul 14, 2026
23
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
Jul 14, 2026
1
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Jul 14, 2026
24
African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
Jul 14, 2026
1
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
Jul 14, 2026
1
Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
Jul 14, 2026
1
Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
Jul 14, 2026
5
Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffer
Jul 14, 2026
2
Orange River FrancolinScleroptila gutturalis
Jul 14, 2026
2
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Jul 14, 2026
4
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Jul 14, 2026
1
HamerkopScopus umbretta
Jul 14, 2026
1
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Jul 14, 2026
2
Cape GrassbirdSphenoeacus afer
Jul 14, 2026
1
Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens
Jul 14, 2026
2
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
Jul 14, 2026
1
Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor
Jul 14, 2026
3
Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
Jul 14, 2026
1
African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
Jul 14, 2026
2
Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
Jul 14, 2026
1
Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus
Jul 14, 2026
2
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
Jul 14, 2026
4
Cape White-eyeZosterops virens
Jul 14, 2026
1
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Jul 14, 2026
1
Karoo ThrushTurdus smithi
Jul 14, 2026
1
Jul 14, 2026
4
Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
Jul 14, 2026
1
Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
Jul 14, 2026
4
African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
Jul 14, 2026
1
Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Jul 14, 2026
25
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
Jul 14, 2026
20
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Jul 14, 2026
40
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Jul 14, 2026
8
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
Jul 14, 2026
5
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Jul 14, 2026
1
Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
Jul 14, 2026
4
Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
Jul 14, 2026
2
Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus
Jul 14, 2026
2
BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonus
Jul 14, 2026
4
Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
Jul 14, 2026
2
Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans
Jul 14, 2026
8
Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
Jul 14, 2026
2
Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
Jul 14, 2026
3
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Jul 14, 2026
10
Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcoerulea
Jul 14, 2026
1
African Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor
Jul 14, 2026
1
Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
Jul 14, 2026
23
Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
Jul 14, 2026
12
Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne
Jul 14, 2026
20
Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
Jul 14, 2026
1
Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephala
Jul 14, 2026
4
Cape SparrowPasser melanurus
Jul 14, 2026
7
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
Jul 14, 2026
4

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