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| Birding |
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| We are blessed with an abundance of birdlife, from eagles in the mountains to kingfishers around the streams. |
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| Viewing and photography opportunities abound throughout the Estate, with a wide variety of species available for the keen ornithologist. For those feeling less energetic, a wide variety of birds visit the lawns and garden each day. |
| From our records the following birds have been recorded within the Paperbark Valley |
| Reed Cormorant, Black-headed Heron, Cattle Egret, Green-backed Heron, Hamerkop, White Stork, Hadeda Ibis, African Black Duck, Cape Vulture, Peregrine Falcon, Amur Falcon, Black-shouldered Kite, Verreauxs' Eagle, African Crowned Eagle, Lizard Buzzard, Brown Snake-Eagle, Black-chested Snake-Eagle, African Fish-Eagle, Jackal Buzzard, Steppe Buzzard, Little Sparrowhawk, Black Sparrowhawk, African Goshawk, African Harrier-Hawk, Coqui Francolin, Crested Francolin, Shelley's Francolin, Natal Spurfowl, Swainson's Spurfowl, Common Quail, Helmeted Guineafowl, Kurrichane Buttonquail, Buff-spotted Flufftail, Common Sandpiper, |
| Speckled Pigeon, African Olive-Pigeon, Red-eyed Dove, Cape Turtle-Dove, Laughing Dove, Namaqua Dove, Tambourine Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove, Lemon Dove, African Green-Pigeon, Brown-headed Parrot, Purple-crested Turaco, Grey Go-away-bird, Red-chested Cuckoo, Black Cuckoo, Jacobin Cuckoo, Klaas's Cuckoo, Diderick Cuckoo, Barn Owl, African Wood-Owl, Spotted Eagle-Owl, European Nightjar, Rufous-cheeked , Nightjar, Fiery-necked Nightjar, Freckled Nightjar, Common Swift, African Black Swift, White-rumped Swift, Horus Swift, Alpine Swift, African Palm-Swift, Speckled Mousebird, Red-faced Mousebird, |
| Narina Trogon, Giant Kingfisher, Half-collared Kingfisher, Malachite Kingfisher, African Pygmy-Kingfisher, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, European Bee-eater, White-fronted Bee-eater, Little Bee-eater, African Hoopoe, Green Wood-Hoopoe, African Grey Hornbill, Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Black-collared Barbet, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Crested Barbet, Greater Honeyguide, Scaly-throated Honeyguide, Lesser Honeyguide, Brown-backed Honeybird, Bennett's Woodpecker, Golden-tailed Woodpecker, Cardinal Woodpecker, Bearded Woodpecker,, |
| Rufous-naped Lark, Barn Swallow, White-throated Swallow, Lesser Striped Swallow, South African Cliff-Swallow, Rock Martin, Brown-throated Martin, Black Saw-wing, Black Cuckooshrike, Fork-tailed Drongo,, Black-headed Oriole, White-necked Raven, Southern Black Tit, Arrow-marked Babbler, Dark-capped Bulbul, Sombre Greenbul, Kurrichane Thrush, Groundscraper Thrush, Cape Rock-Thrush, Familiar Chat, Mocking Cliff-Chat, African Stonechat, Red-capped Robin-Chat, Cape Robin-Chat, White-throated Robin-Chat, White-browed Scrub-Robin, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, African Reed-Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Long-billed Crombec, Bar-throated Apalis, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Green-backed Camaroptera, Zitting Cisticola, Desert Cisticola, Neddicky, Rattling Cisticola, Levaillant's Cisticola, Lazy Cisticola, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Spotted Flycatcher, Ashy Flycatcher, Southern Black Flycatcher, Cape Batis, Chinspot Batis, African Paradise-Flycatcher, |
| Cape Wagtail, Mountain Wagtail, Striped Pipit, Cape Longclaw,, Common Fiscal, Red-backed Shrike, Southern Boubou, Black-backed Puffback, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Black-crowned Tchagra, |
| Olive Bush-Shrike, Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike, Grey-headed Bush-Shrike, White-crested Helmet-Shrike, Retz's Helmet-Shrike,, Brubru, Cape Glossy Starling, Greater Blue-eared Starling, Red-winged Starling, |
| Red-billed Oxpecker, Gurney's Sugarbird, Malachite Sunbird,, Greater Double-collared Sunbird,, White-bellied Sunbird, Collared Sunbird, Amethyst Sunbird, House Sparrow, Yellow-throated Petronia, |
| Village Weaver, Cape Weaver, Golden Weaver, Southern Masked-Weaver, Thick-billed Weaver, Red-billed Quelea, Southern Red Bishop, Yellow Bishop, Red-collared Widowbird, White-winged Widowbird, Bronze Mannikin, Swee Waxbill, Green-winged Pytilia, |
| African Firefinch, Jameson's Firefinch, Blue Waxbill, Common Waxbill, Pin-tailed Whydah, Dusky Indigobird, Purple Indigobird, Cape Canary, Yellow-fronted Canary, Black-throated Canary, Brimstone Canary, Streaky-headed Seedeater, Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Cape Bunting, Golden-breasted Bunting, Burchell's Coucal, Cape White-eye, Southern Grey-headed Sparrow. |
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