Waxbill Common (Estrilda astrild) – KZN South Africa
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04.30 SA. KwaZulu-Natal
Birds do not observe the Political boundaries but the numbers reflect the time Peter has spent in the area.
Map – South Africa Provinces and Regions – Click for NotesDarter African (Anhinga rufa) – KZN South AfricaCormorant Reed (Microcarbo africanus) in flight – KZN South AfricaHamerkop (Scopus umbretta) – KZN South AfricaEgret Intermediate (Herons, Bitterns) KZN South AfricaHeron Squacco (Ardeola ralloides) KZN South AfricaHeron Black-crowned Night (Nycticorax nycticorax) KZN South AfricaHeron Black-crowned Night (Nycticorax nycticorax) KZN South AfricaStork Woolly-necked (Ciconia episcopus) crossed bills – KZN South AfricaStork Woolly-necked (Ciconia episcopus) – KZN South AfricaStork Woolly-necked (Ciconia episcopus) showing crop – KZN South AfricaStork Woolly-necked (Ciconia episcopus) showing wings – KZN South AfricaStork Woolly-necked (Ciconia episcopus) in flight – Umlalazi Zululand South AfricaStork Woolly-necked (Ciconia episcopus) with frog – KZN South AfricaStork Woolly-necked (Ciconia episcopus) death and birth – KZN South AfricaStork Woolly-necked (Ciconia episcopus) death and birth – KZN South AfricaGoose Egyptian (Alopochen aegyptiaca) – KZN South AfricaGoose Egyptian (Alopochen aegyptiaca) flying formation – KZN South AfricaGoose Spur-winged (southern Race) (Plectropterus gambensis) juvenile – Umlalazi Zululand South AfricaDuck Yellow-Billed (Anas undulata) juvenile flying – KZN South AfricaVulture White-backed (Gyps africanus) KZN South AfricaVulture White-backed (Gyps africanus) in flight – KZN South AfricaBateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) juvenile – KZN South AfricaBateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) adult head – KZN South AfricaGoshawk Dark Chanting (Melierax metabates) – KZN South AfricaBuzzard Common Southern (Buteo buteo) – KZN South AfricaEagle Tawny (Aquila rapax) jousting – KZN South AfricaEagle Tawny (Aquila rapax) taking off – KZN South AfricaEagle Tawny (Aquila rapax) landing – KZN South AfricaGuineafowl Crested (Guttera pucherani) – KZN South AfricaGuineafowl Crested (Guttera pucherani) juvenile – KZN South AfricaFrancolin Crested (Dendroperdix sephaena) – KZN South AfricaCrake Black (Amaurornis flavirostra) with fish – KZN South AfricaCrake Black (Amaurornis flavirostra) – KZN South AfricaCrake Black (Amaurornis flavirostra) imm – KZN South AfricaCrake Black (Amaurornis flavirostra) juvenile – KZN South AfricaCrane Grey Crowned (Balearica regulorum) – KZN South AfricaCrane Grey Crowned (Balearica regulorum) in flight – KZN South AfricaJacana African (Actophilornis africanus) KZN South AfricaJacana African (Actophilornis africanus) KZN South AfricaJacana Lesser (Microparra capensis) juvenile – KZN South AfricaJacana Lesser (Microparra capensis) juvenile – KZN South AfricaThick-knee Water (Burhinus vermiculatus) – KZN South AfricaThick-knee Water (Burhinus vermiculatus) – KZN South AfricaThick-knee Water (Burhinus vermiculatus) pullus – KZN South AfricaCourser Temmnick’s (Cursorius temminckii) – KZN South AfricaPlover Kittlitz’s (Charadrius pecuarius) – KZN South AfricaPlover Kittlitz’s (Charadrius pecuarius) – KZN South AfricaPlover Kittlitz’s (Charadrius pecuarius) juvenile – KZN South AfricaPlover Three-Banded (Charadrius tricollaris) – KZN South AfricaLapwing Blacksmith (Vanellus armatus) – KZN South AfricaSnipe Greater Painted (Rostratula benghalensis) female – KZN South AfricaSnipe Greater Painted (Rostratula benghalensis) female – KZN South AfricaStilt Black-winged (Himantopus himantopus) – KZN South AfricaGreenshank Common (Tringa nebularia) – KZN South AfricaSandpiper Common (Actitis hypoleucos) – KZN South AfricaSandpiper Common (Actitis hypoleucos) wings – KZN South AfricaDove Lemon (Columba larvata) immature – Zululand, South AfricaDove Laughing (Spilopelia senegalensis) adult – KZN South AfricaDove Laughing (Spilopelia senegalensis) immature – KZN South AfricaDove Emerald-spotted Wood (Turtur chalcospilos) drinking – KZN South AfricaDove Emerald-spotted Wood (Turtur chalcospilos) reflection – KZN South AfricaDove Emerald-spotted Wood (Turtur chalcospilos) juvenile – KZN South AfricaDove Lemon (Columba larvata) adult – Zululand, South AfricaDove Tambourine (Turtur tympanistria) flying away Zululand, South AfricaDove Namaqa (Oena capensis) male – KZN South AfricaDove Namaqa (Oena capensis) juvenile – KZN South AfricaTuraco Purple-Crested (Tauraco porphyreolophus) – KZN South AfricaTuraco Purple-Crested (Tauraco porphyreolophus) – KZN South AfricaTuraco Purple-Crested (Tauraco porphyreolophus) – KZN South AfricaCuckoo Diederik (Chrysococcyx caprius) male – KZN South AfricaCoucal Black (Centropus grillii) adult – Zululand, South AfricaMalkoha Green (Ceuthmochares australis) hiding Zululand, South AfricaMalkoha Green (Ceuthmochares australis) head view Zululand, South AfricaCoucal Burchell’s (Centropus burchellii) – KZN South AfricaEagle-Owl Spotted (Bubo africanus) female – KZN South AfricaNightjar European (Caprimulgus europaeus) – KZN South AfricaNightjar Square-tailed (Caprimulgus fossii) – KZN South AfricaMousebird Speckled (Colius striatus) southern race – in flight – KZN South AfricaScimitarbill Common (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) – KZN South AfricaScimitarbill Common (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Pied (Ceryle rudis) male – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Pied (Ceryle rudis) male & female – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Pied (Ceryle rudis) female – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Malachite (Corythornis cristatus) – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Woodland (Halcyon cyanoleuca) – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Woodland (Halcyon cyanoleuca) with bug – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Woodland (Halcyon cyanoleuca) nest – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Brown-hooded (Halcyon albiventris) – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Brown-hooded (Halcyon albiventris) – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Brown-hooded (Halcyon albiventris) – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Brown-hooded (Halcyon albiventris) wing detail – KZN South AfricaKingfisher Striped (Halcyon chelicuti) – KZN South AfricaRoller Broad-billed (Eurystomus glaucurus) – KZN South AfricaRoller European (Coracias garrulus) – KZN South AfricaRoller Lilac-breasted (Coracias caudatus) KZN South AfricaRoller Lilac-breasted (Coracias caudatus) reflection – KZN South AfricaRoller Lilac-Breasted (Coracias caudatus) – KZN South AfricaRoller Lilac-breasted (Coracias caudatus) in flight – KZN South AfricaBee-eater White-fronted (Merops bullockoides) – KZN South AfricaBee-eater White-fronted (Merops bullockoides) in flight – KZN South AfricaBee-eater White-fronted (Merops bullockoides) in flight – Zululand, South AfricaBee-eater European (Merops apiaster) – KZN South AfricaHornbill Southern Yellow-billed (Tockus leucomelas) males endemic – KZN South AfricaHornbill Southern Yellow-billed (Tockus leucomelas) female endemic – KZN South AfricaHornbill Southern Red-Billed (Tockus ruforostris) – KZN South AfricaHornbill Southern Red-Billed (Tockus ruforostris) – KZN South AfricaHornbill Trumpeter (Bycanistes bucinator) male – Zululand South AfricaHornbill Trumpeter (Bycanistes bucinator) male in flight – Zululand South AfricaHornbill Trumpeter (Bycanistes bucinator) female in flight – Zululand South AfricaBarbet White-eared (Stactolaema leucotis) adult – Zululand South AfricaBarbet Green (Stactolaema olivacea) -Zululand South AfricaBarbet Black-collared (Lybius torquatus) KZN South AfricaBarbet Crested (Trachyphonus vaillantii) – KZN South AfricaBarbet Crested (Trachyphonus vaillantii) in flight – KZN South AfricaWoodpecker Olive (Dendropicos griseocephalus) adult – Zululand, South AfricaWoodpecker Bennett’s (Campethera bennettii) male – KZN South AfricaWoodpecker Golden-tailed (Campethera abingoni) – KZN South AfricaWoodpecker Cardinal (Dendropicos fuscescens) female – KZN South AfricaWoodpecker Bearded (Dendropicos namaquus) male – KZN South AfricaLark Sabota (Calendulauda sabota) endemic – KZN South AfricaSaw-Wing Black (Psalidoprocne pristoptera) – KZN South AfricaSaw-Wing Black (Psalidoprocne pristoptera) in flight – KZN South AfricaSwallow Barn (Hirundo rustica) – KZN South AfricaSwallow Lesser Striped (Cecropis abyssinica) – KZN South AfricaSwallow Lesser Striped (Cecropis abyssinica) in flight – KZN South AfricaWagtail African Pied (Motacilla aguimp) imm – KZN South AfricaLongclaw Yellow-throated (Macronyx croceus) – KZN South AfricaPipit Golden (Tmetothylacus tenellus) male, vagrant – KZN South AfricaPipit Golden (Tmetothylacus tenellus) male, vagrant – KZN South AfricaCuckooshrike Black (Campephaga flava) female – KZN South AfricaCuckooshrike Grey (Coracina caesia) adult – Zululand, South AfricaCuckooshrike Grey (Coracina caesia) adult – Zululand, South AfricaDrongo Fork-tailed (Dicrurus adsimilis) – KZN South AfricaDrongo Fork-tailed (Dicrurus adsimilis) – KZN South AfricaDrongo Fork-tailed (Dicrurus adsimilis) immature – KZN South AfricaOriole African Golden (Oriolus auratus) – KZN South AfricaOriole Black-Headed (Oriolus larvatus) – KZN South AfricaBulbull Dark-capped (Pycnonotus tricolor) – KZN South AfricaGreenbul Yellow-streaked (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus) adult Endemic – Zululand South AfricaBulbull Dark-capped (Pycnonotus tricolor) – KZN South AfricaThrush Cape Rock (Monticola rupestris) male – KZN South AfricaThrush Karoo (Turdus smithi) – KZN South AfricaRobin White-browed Scrub (Erythropygia leucophrys) – KZN South AfricaRobin White-browed Scrub (Erythropygia leucophrys) – KZN South AfricaChat Buff-Streaked (Campicoloides bifasciatus) male – KZN South AfricaChat Familiar (Oenanthe familiaris) – KZN South AfricaChat Ant-Eating (Myrmecocichla formicivora) male & in flight – KZN South AfricaCisticolar Pale-Crowned (Cisticola cinnamomeus) breeding – KZN South AfricanFlycatcher Spotted (Muscicapa striata) juvenile – KZN South AfricaFlycatcher African Paradise (Terpsiphone viridis) female with bug – KZN South AfricaShrike Red-backed (Lanius collurio) male – KZN South AfricaShrike Red-backed (Lanius collurio) female – KZN South AfricaShrike Red-backed (Lanius collurio) juvenile – KZN South AfricaBushshrike Grey-Headed (Malaconotus blanchoti) – KZN South AfricaStarling Cape (Lamprotornis nitens) front – KZN South AfricaStarling Cape (Lamprotornis nitens) rear – KZN South AfricaStarling Cape (Lamprotornis nitens) reflection – KZN South AfricaStarling Burchell’s (Lamprotornis australis) near endemic – KZN South AfricaStarling Violet-backed (Lamprotornis purpureus) – KZN South AfricaOxpecker Red-billed (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) on Nyala – KZN South AfricaOxpecker Red-billed (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) on warthog – KZN South AfricaOxpecker Red-billed (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) juvenile & adult – KZN South AfricaOxpecker Red-billed (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) bathing – KZN South AfricaOxpecker Red-billed (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) bathing – KZN South AfricaOxpecker Red-billed (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) juvenile – KZN South AfricaOxpecker Red-billed (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) imature – KZN South AfricaSugarbird Gurney’s (Promerops gurneyi) female – KZN South AfricaSunbird Amethyst (Chalcomitra amethystina) juvenile – KZN South AfricaSunbird Scarlet-Chested (Chalcomitra senegalensis) male – KZN South AfricaSunbird Scarlet-Chested (Chalcomitra senegalensis) male – KZN South AfricaSunbird Olive (Cyanomitra olivacea) male – Zululand South AfricaSunbird White-bellied (Cinnyris talatala) male endemic – KZN South AfricaSunbird Greater Double-Collared (Cinnyris afer) female – KZN South AfricaSparrow Southern Grey-Headed (Passer diffusus) male feathering nest – KZN South AfricaSparrow Southern Grey-Headed (Passer diffusus) male – KZN South AfricaPetronia Yellow-throated (Gymnoris superciliaris) – KZN South AfricaWeaver Holub’s Golden (Ploceus xanthops) male – KZN South AfricaWeaver Eastern Golden (Ploceus subaureus) female non-breeding endemic – KZN South AfricaWeaver Eastern Golden (Ploceus subaureus) female endemic – KZN South AfricaWeaver Cape (Ploceus capensis) female endemic – KZN South AfricaWeaver Spectacled (Ploceus ocularis) male – KZN South AfricaWeaver Village (Ploceus cucullatus) juvenile – KZN South AfricaWeaver Lesser Masked (Ploceus intermedius) female – KZN South AfricaWeaver Dark-backed (Ploceus bicolor) adult – Zululand, South AfricaQuelea Red-headed (Quelea erythrops) male Endemic- Zululand, South AfricaQuelea Red-headed (Quelea erythrops) male & female Endemic- Zululand, South AfricaQuelea Red-headed (Quelea erythrops) male & female Endemic- Zululand, South AfricaQuelea Red-headed (Quelea erythrops) male & female Endemic- Zululand, South AfricaQuelea Red-billed (Quelea quelea) female – KZN South AfricaWidowbird Fan-tailed (Euplectes axillaris) male – Zululand South AfricaWidowbird Fan-tailed (Euplectes axillaris) male – KZN South AfricaWidowbird Fan-tailed (Euplectes axillaris) male in flight – Zululand South AfricaWidowbird Red-Collared (Euplectes ardens) male in transition – KZN South AfricaPytilia Green-winged (Pytilia melba) female – KZN South AfricaPytilia Green-winged (Pytilia melba) female – KZN South AfricaFirefinch Red-billed (Lagonosticta senegala) male – KZN South AfricaFirefinch Red-billed (Lagonosticta senegala) male – KZN South AfricaMannikin Bronze (Lonchura cucullata) – adult KZN South AfricaMannikin Bronze (Lonchura cucullata) adult – KZN South AfricaMannikin Bronze (Lonchura cucullata) adult & juveniles cuddling – KZN South AfricaMannikin Black-and-white (Lonchura bicolor) – Zululand, South AfricaMannikin Red-Backed (Lonchura nigriceps) flock feeding – KZN South AfricaWaxbill Blue (Uraeginthus angolensis) – KZN South AfricaWaxbill Common (Estrilda astrild) – KZN South AfricaWhydah Pin-tailed (Vidua macroura) female – KZN South AfricaCanary Yellow-Fronted (Crithagra mozambica) male – KZN South AfricaCanary Yellow-fronted (Crithagra mozambica) – KZN South AfricaCanary Yellow (Crithagra flaviventris) male – KZN South AfricaCanary Black-Throated (Crithagra atrogularis) female – KZN South AfricaBunting Golden-Breasted (Emberiza flaviventris) female – KZN South AfricaBunting Golden-breasted (Emberiza flaviventris) female – KZN South AfricaBunting Golden-breasted (Emberiza flaviventris) male – KZN South Africa
