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Birds of Red Stone Hills and environs

Rob Martin    Dawn Tyler    Elsie Martin    Dave Pepler

 Red Stone Hills and environs: birds recorded by months
Rob Martin    Dawn Tyler    Elsie Martin    Dave Pepler
Names as used in Sasol - The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa: 2nd edition 2005
                               
ID Species Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Breeds ? Status
                 
6 Great Crested Grebe       X X       Visitor
8 Little Grebe X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
55 White-breasted Cormorant X X X X X X X X X X X X   Resident
58 Reed Cormorant X X X X X X X X X X X X   Resident
60 African Darter X X X X X X X X X X X X   Visitor
62 Grey Heron X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
63 Black-headed Heron X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
65 Purple Heron X X           X     X X Yes Visitor
67 Little Egret X X         X X X X X X   Visitor
68 Yellow-billed Egret               X           Visitor
71 Cattle Egret X X X X X X X X X X X X   Resident
76 Black-crowned Night-Heron                     X     Visitor
78 Little Bittern   X                       Visitor
81 Hamerkop X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
83 White Stork X X   X         X         European migrant
84 Black Stork X X X     X X X X X X X Yes Resident
91 African Sacred Ibis X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
93 Glossy Ibis                       X   Vagrant
94 Hadeda Ibis X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
95 African Spoonbill X X X X X X X X X X X X   Visitor
102 Egyptian Goose X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
103 South African Shelduck X X X X X X X X X X X X ? Resident
104 Yellow-billed Duck X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
105 African Black Duck X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
106 Cape Teal X X                       Visitor
108 Red-billed Teal X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
112 Cape Shoveler X X                 X X   Visitor
116 Spur-winged Goose X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
118 Secretarybird     X         X X         Visitor
126 Yellow-billed Kite   X               X X     Intra-African migrant
127 Black-shouldered Kite X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
130 European Honey-Buzzard X X                       European migrant
131 Verreauxs' Eagle X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
136 Booted Eagle X X X X     X X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant
140 Martial Eagle           X         X     Visitor
148 African Fish-Eagle X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
149 Steppe Buzzard X X X             X X X   European migrant
152 Jackal Buzzard X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
155 Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk X                         Visitor
157 Little Sparrowhawk X   X                     Visitor
158 Black Sparrowhawk X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
160 African Goshawk X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
161 Gabar Goshawk   X   X                   Visitor
162 Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
165 African Marsh-Harrier             X X         Yes Resident
168 Black Harrier X X         X X X X X X Yes Visitor
169 African Harrier-Hawk X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
170 Osprey X X                       European migrant
171 Peregrine Falcon X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
172 Lanner Falcon X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
181 Rock Kestrel X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
190 Grey-winged Francolin               X X X X   Yes Resident
195 Cape Spurfowl X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
200 Common Quail X X         X X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant
203 Helmeted Guineafowl X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
208 Blue Crane X                   X X   Visitor
213 Black Crake X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
226 Common Moorhen X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
228 Red-knobbed Coot X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
232 Ludwig's Bustard             X X X X X   ? Visitor
239 Southern Black Korhaan X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
248 Kittlitz's Plover                   X       Visitor
249 Three-banded Plover X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
255 Crowned Lapwing X X       X X X           Visitor
258 Blacksmith Lapwing X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
295 Black-winged Stilt                   X X X   Visitor
297 Spotted Thick-knee X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
301 Double-banded Courser X                       Yes Visitor
344 Namaqua Sandgrouse                   X X     Visitor
349 Speckled Pigeon X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
350 African Olive-Pigeon   X X X X X       X X X ? Visitor
352 Red-eyed Dove X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
354 Cape Turtle-Dove X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
355 Laughing Dove X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
356 Namaqua Dove X X X X X   X X X X X X Yes Visitor
359 Tambourine Dove X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
377 Red-chested Cuckoo                     X X Yes Intra-African migrant
385 Klaas's Cuckoo X X   X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
386 Diderick Cuckoo X X             X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant
392 Barn Owl X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
400 Cape Eagle-Owl               X X X X   Yes Resident
401 Spotted Eagle-Owl X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
405 Fiery-necked Nightjar X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
406 Rufous-cheeked Nightjar X X               X X X Yes Intra-African migrant
412 African Black Swift X X   X           X X X   Visitor
415 White-rumped Swift X X X X       X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant
416 Horus Swift   X X                   ? Intra-African migrant
417 Little Swift X X X X X     X X X X X Yes Visitor
418 Alpine Swift X X X X X   X X X X X X Yes Visitor
424 Speckled Mousebird X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
425 White-backed Mousebird X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
426 Red-faced Mousebird X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
428 Pied Kingfisher         X                 Visitor
429 Giant Kingfisher X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
430 Half-collared Kingfisher   X   X   X     X X X   Yes Resident
431 Malachite Kingfisher X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
435 Brown-hooded Kingfisher X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
438 European Bee-eater X X               X       Intra-African migrant
451 African Hoopoe X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
465 Acacia Pied Barbet X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
474 Greater Honeyguide X               X X X X Yes Visitor
476 Lesser Honeyguide X X X X     X X X X X X Yes Resident
480 Ground Woodpecker                     X   Yes Visitor
486 Cardinal Woodpecker X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
484 Knysna Woodpecker X X X         X X X X X Yes Resident
488 Olive Woodpecker                     X   Yes Visitor
495 Cape Clapper Lark X                 X X X Yes Resident
500 Karoo Long-billed Lark  X X X             X X X Yes Resident
502 Karoo Lark X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
506 Spike-heeled Lark X X         X X X X X X Yes Resident
507 Red-capped Lark X X   X   X X X X X X X Yes Resident
512 Large-billed Lark X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
518 Barn Swallow X X X             X X X   European migrant
520 White-throated Swallow X X X         X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant
523 Pearl-breasted Swallow X X X X       X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant
526 Greater Striped Swallow X X X X X     X X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant
529 Rock Martin X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
530 Common House-Martin X X X             X X X   European migrant
532 (European)  Sand Martin                   X X     European migrant
533 Brown-throated Martin X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
536 Black Saw-wing                 X         Vagrant
541 Fork-tailed Drongo X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
547 Cape Crow X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
550 White-necked Raven X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
551 Grey Tit X X X       X X X X X X Yes Resident
557 Cape Penduline-Tit X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
566 Cape Bulbul X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
572 Sombre Greenbul X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
n/a Karoo Thrush X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
581 Cape Rock-Thrush X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
586 Mountain Wheatear X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
587 Capped Wheatear             X X         Yes Visitor
589 Familiar Chat X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
591 Sickle-winged Chat   X X                   Yes Resident
592 Karoo Chat X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
596 African Stonechat X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
601 Cape Robin-Chat X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
614 Karoo Scrub-Robin X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
619 Garden Warbler   X X                     European migrant
621 Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
622 Layard's Tit-Babbler X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
631 African Reed-Warbler X X             X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant
635 Lesser Swamp-Warbler X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
638 Little Rush-Warbler X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
643 Willow Warbler X X X               X X   European migrant
645 Bar-throated Apalis X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
651 Long-billed Crombec X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
653 Yellow-bellied Eremomela X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
654 Karoo Eremomela X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
661 Cape Grassbird                 X         Visitor
664 Zitting Cisticola X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
669 Grey-backed Cisticola X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
677 Levaillant's Cisticola X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
681 Neddicky X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
686 Karoo Prinia X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
687 Namaqua Warbler X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
688 Rufous-eared Warbler X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
689 Spotted Flycatcher X X X X                   European migrant
690 African Dusky Flycatcher X X X         X X X X X Yes Resident
698 Fiscal Flycatcher X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
700 Cape Batis X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
703 Pririt Batis X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
706 Fairy Flycatcher X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
710 African Paradise-Flycatcher X X X X         X X X X Yes Intra-African migrant
713 Cape Wagtail X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
716 African Pipit X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
717 Long-billed Pipit X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
718 Plain-backed Pipit               X X X X X Yes Resident
732 Common Fiscal X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
733 Red-backed Shrike                       X   European migrant
736 Southern Boubou X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
742 Southern Tchagra X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
746 Bokmakierie X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
757 Common Starling X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
759 Pied Starling X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
760 Wattled Starling       X X X X   X X X X   Visitor
769 Red-winged Starling X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
770 Pale-winged Starling X X   X   X   X X X X X Yes Visitor
775 Malachite Sunbird X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
783 Southern Double-collared Sunbird X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
785 Greater Double-collared Sunbird X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
788 Dusky Sunbird           X X             Vagrant
792 Amethyst Sunbird X X X       X X X X X X Yes Resident
796 Cape White-eye X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
801 House Sparrow X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
803 Cape Sparrow X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
804 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
813 Cape Weaver X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
814 Southern Masked-Weaver X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
821 Red-billed Quelea X X X X X X X X X X X X ? Visitor
824 Southern Red Bishop X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
827 Yellow Bishop X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
846 Common Waxbill X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
850 Swee Waxbill X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
860 Pin-tailed Whydah X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
864 Dusky Indigobird   X X                     Vagrant
872 Cape Canary X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
874 Cape Siskin X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
876 Black-headed Canary X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Visitor
877 Brimstone Canary X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
878 Yellow Canary X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
879 White-throated Canary X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
880 Protea Seed-eater X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
881 Streaky-headed Seed-eater X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
885 Cape Bunting X X X X X X X X X X X X Yes Resident
887 Lark-like Bunting X X             X X     Yes Visitor
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
No. of species recorded per month = 172 175 153 144 133 135 145 157 161 171 177 168
No. of species recorded breeding = 158
Total  no. of species recorded = 206
Please report additions to:
Rob Martin Resident = 138
Tel: (021) 8521711 Visitor = 39
E-mail: rjmart@absamail.co.za Intra-African Migrant = 14
European Migrant = 11
Species reported but not verified by the compilers and old records: Vagrant = 4
122 Cape Vulture - Groenfontein. There used to be a roost near the Calitzdorp spa.
146 Bateleur - Groenfontein.
183 Lesser Kestrel - there used to be a roost in Calitzdorp.
192 Red-winged Francolin - Groenfontein.
230 Kori Bustard - R62 plains (Anne Gray & Mel Tripp of the Cape Bird Club).
231 Denham's Bustard (possibly outside the study area).
777 Orange-breasted Sunbird - Groenfontein.
Further information available:
The status of birds recorded at Red Stone Hills and environs.
List as at February 2007
Species that should be looked for:
264 Common Sandpiper - Olifants River
270 Common Greenshank
408 Freckled Nightjar - Spa area
543 Eurasian Golden Oriole
840 African Firefinch
852 African Quailfinch - possible in lucerne lands

 

 

Please report additions to:

Rob Martin
201 Prestige Mansions
Myburgh Street
7130 Somerset West

Tel: (021) 8521711
email: rjmart@absamail.co.za

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