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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Common OstrichStruthio camelus
May 3, 2026
9
South African ShelduckTadorna cana
May 3, 2026
2
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
May 3, 2026
3
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
May 3, 2026
4
White-quilled BustardAfrotis afraoides
May 3, 2026
1
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
May 3, 2026
6
Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
May 3, 2026
6
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
May 3, 2026
8
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
May 3, 2026
2
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
May 3, 2026
8
Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
May 3, 2026
4
Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
May 3, 2026
20
African DarterAnhinga rufa
May 3, 2026
2
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
May 3, 2026
3
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
May 3, 2026
18
Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
May 3, 2026
2
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
May 3, 2026
3
Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
May 3, 2026
1
Common HoopoeUpupa epops
May 3, 2026
1
Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
May 3, 2026
1
Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus
May 3, 2026
3
BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonus
May 3, 2026
1
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
May 3, 2026
2
Southern FiscalLanius collaris
May 3, 2026
16
Pied CrowCorvus albus
May 3, 2026
1
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
May 3, 2026
6
Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
May 3, 2026
6
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
May 3, 2026
2
African Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor
May 3, 2026
1
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens
May 3, 2026
3
Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffer
May 3, 2026
1
African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
May 3, 2026
18
White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatala
May 3, 2026
1
Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
May 3, 2026
6
Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne
May 3, 2026
2
Cape SparrowPasser melanurus
May 3, 2026
1
Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
May 3, 2026
1
Orange-throated LongclawMacronyx capensis
May 3, 2026
4
Streaky-headed SeedeaterCrithagra gularis
May 3, 2026
1
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
May 2, 2026
1
Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
May 2, 2026
2
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
May 2, 2026
5
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
May 2, 2026
7
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
May 2, 2026
4
African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
May 2, 2026
1
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
May 2, 2026
1
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
May 2, 2026
1
Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus
May 2, 2026
1
Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans
May 2, 2026
2
Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
May 2, 2026
1
Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens
May 2, 2026
1
Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
May 2, 2026
12
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 2, 2026
9
Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
May 2, 2026
6
Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
May 2, 2026
5
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
May 2, 2026
1
Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor
May 2, 2026
3
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
May 2, 2026
2
Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens
May 2, 2026
1
Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcoerulea
May 2, 2026
1
Cape White-eyeZosterops virens
May 2, 2026
3
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
May 2, 2026
1
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
May 2, 2026
1
Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
May 2, 2026
2
Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
May 2, 2026
1
Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
May 2, 2026
2
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
May 2, 2026
4
African Black DuckAnas sparsa
May 2, 2026
2
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
May 2, 2026
2
Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
May 2, 2026
1
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
May 2, 2026
8
Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii
May 2, 2026
4
African RailRallus caerulescens
May 2, 2026
1
Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
May 2, 2026
1
Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
May 2, 2026
2
Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
May 2, 2026
1
African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
May 2, 2026
2
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
May 2, 2026
4
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
May 2, 2026
1
HamerkopScopus umbretta
May 2, 2026
1
African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
May 2, 2026
1
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
May 2, 2026
1
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
May 2, 2026
2
Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
May 2, 2026
1
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
May 2, 2026
2
Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
May 2, 2026
1
Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
May 2, 2026
3
Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
May 2, 2026
12
White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis
May 2, 2026
2
Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata
May 2, 2026
2
South African SwallowPetrochelidon spilodera
May 2, 2026
2
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
May 2, 2026
10
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
May 2, 2026
11
QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
May 2, 2026
2
Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
May 2, 2026
6
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
May 2, 2026
2
African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
May 2, 2026
2
Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
May 2, 2026
2
Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
May 1, 2026
1
Cape GrassbirdSphenoeacus afer
May 1, 2026
1
Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
May 1, 2026
1
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
May 1, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
May 1, 2026
6
Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Apr 27, 2026
1
Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus
Apr 27, 2026
1
Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensis
Apr 27, 2026
1
Little SwiftApus affinis
Apr 25, 2026
8
White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
Apr 25, 2026
9
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Apr 25, 2026
2
Marsh OwlAsio capensis
Apr 25, 2026
1
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Apr 25, 2026
1
Western House-MartinDelichon urbicum
Apr 25, 2026
1
Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
Apr 25, 2026
1
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