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| Malachite Kingfisher |
Attending: Barrie Willis & Sue Hansbury, Derrick &
Edith Megson, Robin Eccles, Teresa Smith & Nick Dreyer, Lia Steen, Graham
Wells, Kobus Wentzel, Stanley & Asothie Gengan, Bob & Hazel van Rooyen
Species identified: 38 (see below)
Text & Photos:
Hazel van Rooyen
For once, the weather was kind to us, although it did become
very hot and most birds wisely stayed hidden in the coolth of the vegetation.
First we had a pleasant walk through the lower
forest area where the stream trickled and gurgled, wild foxgloves like delicate lace, edged the pathways. After breakfast we took a longer walk up the hill where we split into two groups and
one group climbed higher while the other got a bit lost, although we all came
back together eventually.
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| Wild Foxgloves, like lace, edged the pathways |
Although the birds were difficult to find, butterflies and dragonflies were bountiful.
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| Layman Butterfly |
The terrain is quite challenging and we were happy to sit back and relax when braai-time came around.
Thanks to all the members who attended and to our two visitors, Graham Wells and Kobus Wentzel. Thank you also to Bernhard Grdseloff for letting us visit his charming farm.
38 species
Barbet, Black-collared
Barbet, White-eared
Boubou, Southern
Bulbul, Black-capped
Brownbul, Terrestrial
Bushshrike, Grey-headed
Cameroptera, Green-backed
Dove, Lemon
Dove, Red-eyed
Dove, Tambourine
Drongo, Fork-tailed
Drongo, Square-tailed
Duck, African Black
Eagle, African Fish
Hoopoe, African
Hornbill, Trumpeter
Ibis, Hadedah
Kingfisher, Brown-hooded
Kingfisher, Malachite
Robin-Chat, Red-capped
Saw-wing, Black
Starling, Black-bellied
Starling, Cape (Glossy)
Sunbird, Amethyst
Sunbird, Collared
Sunbird, Greater Double-collared
Sunbird, Olive
Tinkerbird, Yellow-rumped
Tit, Southern Black
Turaco, Knysna
Turaco, Purple-crested
Waxbill, Grey
Weaver, Spectacled
Weaver, Thick-billed
White-eye, Cape
Woodhoopoe, Green
Woodpecker, Cardinal
Woodpecker, Golden-tailed
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