Including the Pel’s Fishing Owl and the Verreaux’s Eagles at their nest, we managed to identify exactly 100 bird species during our 4 night visit to the Mapungubwe National Park in June 2022. With over 460 species recorded in the Park, many of which are summer visitors, we’ll just have to return again to build on our list. These are some that played along for a photo or two during our latest visit to Mapungubwe.
African Hawk Eagle
Ashy Flycatcher
Bearded Woodpecker
Black-faced Waxbill
Black Crake
Dark-capped Bulbul
Black-winged Stilt (photo by Joubert)
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (photo by Joubert)
Cape Vulture (photo by Joubert)
Crested Barbet (photo by Joubert)
Crowned Lapwing (photo by Joubert)
Egyptian Goose gosling (photo by Joubert)
Familiar Chat
Golden-breasted Bunting
Grey Go-away-bird
Grey Heron
Helmeted Guineafowl (photo by Joubert)
Hamerkop (photo by Joubert)
African Harrier Hawk (photo by Joubert)
White-browed Robin-Chat
Kori Bustard
Lappet-faced Vulture (photo by Joubert)
Lilac-breasted Roller (photo by Joubert)
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Little Sparrowhawk (photo by Joubert)
Marabou
Meves’s Starling
Mocking Cliff Chat
Pale Chanting Goshawk (photo by Joubert)
Purple Roller
Green-winged Pytilia
Red-billed Firefinch
Red-billed Quelea
Red-billed Teal family
Sabota Lark
Red-eyed Dove (photo by Joubert)
Scaly-feathered Finch
Spectacled Weaver
Swainson’s Spurfowl
Three-banded Plover
White-backed Vulture (photo by Joubert)
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
White-fronted Bee-eater (photo by Joubert)
Yellow-fronted Canary
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So ‘n ongelooflike groot verskeidenheid voels! Pragtige fotos Dries!
Baie dankie, Aletta!
Fabulous photos, Dries. Beautiful creatures. Joubert is getting so proficient at capturing birds in flight. I’m envious.
Thank you very much, Tracy. Joubert loves his photography and it definitely shows in his work!
Interessante vogeltjies! Die wat van naby gefotografeer is… ek probeer hul gesigsuitdrukkings lees 😄😂
Meeste van hulle lyk vreeslik geirriteerd, ne!?
What a gorgeous array of aviary images!
Thanks very much, Lori!
Sjoe, 100 voel spesies in net 4 dae … is dit normaal of is dit buitengewoon om so baie te sien in so ‘n kort tydjie? Die ‘Crested Barbet’ is ‘n interessante (en kleurvolle) voel en julle voels-in-vlug foto’s is altyd pragtig!
Ernstiger voelkykers sou sekerlik nog baie meer op hul lysie gehad het, Corna. Daar was n paar soorte wat ons net nie kon uitken nie. Mapungubwe het ook heelparty spesies wat nie veel verder suid in ons land voorkom as daar nie.
100 is a good score and Joubert’s photography is excellent (maybe time for his own blog?)
We’re seriously considering that, Brian. Thanks for the vote of confidence!
Ek hou ook van benaming “go-away-bird”. Hul is baie fyn om jou weg te gee sonder dat jy hom sien. Lekker voëls gekyk. Ken ook nog meeste se Afrikaanse name.
Die kwevoels het ons ook al lekker laat soek vir versteekte roofdiere!
Hul is darem so fyn ingestel om die bekruipers weg te gee.
WHAT a birding treat!
Just another reason to have Mapungubwe on your list, Anne!
Such beauties you have here, Dries, but the Crested Barbet is pretty breathtaking. Look at all those colors! Is that other bird really called a Go-Away bird? Maybe I have a thing for crests, but he looks like he could be a distant relative of the cockatiel family, maybe?
I was also REALLY impressed with Joubert’s photo of the Barbet, Lois. Pity the photo couldn’t capture its voice as well!
I also think the Grey Go-Away Bird’s crest makes it look like a cockatiel, but they’re not related. It get’s its name from its habit to warn grazing animals with a loud call when predators are around. You can read more about it here: https://dewetswild.com/2017/10/13/grey-go-away-bird/
Quite the call they have. I had to laugh about that 2017 post. Even then I made the comment about it resembling a cockatiel.
You are definitely consistent!