Bird Checklist for Nylsvley Area
Key at end of table

1 Ostrich 1
8 Dabchick 1
55 White-brstd Cormorant 3
58 Reed Cormorant 1
60 Darter 1
62 Grey Heron 1
63 Black Headed Heron 1
64 Goliath Heron RV
65 Purple Heron 1
66 Great White Egret "S, 1"
67 Little Egret 1
68 Yellowbilled Egret "S, 1"
69 Black Egret "F,1 "
70 Slaty Egret "RV, F, 3"
71 Cattle Egret 1
72 Squacco Heron 1
74 Greenbacked Heron 1
75 Rufousbellied Heron "F, 3"
76 Blackcr Night Heron 1
78 Little Bittern 3
79 Dwarf Bittern "F, 2"
80 Bittern "F, 3"
81 Hamerkop 1
83 White Stork "S, 1"
84 Black Stork 3
85 Abdim's Stork "S, 2"
88 Saddlebill Stork RV
89 Marabou Stork RV
90 Yellowbilled Stork "S, 3"
91 Sacred Ibis 1
93 Glossy Ibis "F, S, 1"
94 Hadedah 1
95 Spoonbill 1
99 Whitefaced Duck 1
100 Fulvous Duck 1
101 Whitebacked Duck 2
102 Egyptian Goose 1
104 Yellowbilled Duck 1
107 Hottentot Teal 2
108 Redbilled Teal 1
113 Southern Pochard 1
114 Pygmy Goose "F, 3"
115 Knobilled Duck 2
116 Spurwing Goose 1
117 Maccoa Duck RV
118 Secretarybird 2
122 Cape Vulture 3
123 Whitebacked Vulture 3
124 Lappetfaced Vulture RV
126 a Black Kite "S, 3"
126 b Yellowbilled Kite "S, 2"
127 Blackshouldered Kite 1
128 Cuckoo Hawk RV
130 Honey Buzzard RV
132 Tawny Eagle RV
133 Steppe Eagle "S, 3"
134 Lesser Spotted Eagle RV
Greater Spotted Eagle RV
135 Wahlbergs' Eagle "S, 2 "
136 Booted Eagle RV
137 African Hawk Eagle 2
139 Longcrested Eagle RV
140 Martial Eagle 3
142 Brown Snake Eagle 2
143 Blackbreasted Snake Eagle 2
146 Bateleur RV
148 Fish Eagle 1
149 Steppe Buzzard "S, 1"
152 Jackall Buzzard RV
154 Lizard Buzzard 2
156 Ovambo Sparrowhawk 2
157 Little Sparrowhawk 2
158 Black Sparrowhawk 3
159 Little Banded Goshawk 2
161 Gabar Goshawk 2
164 European Marsh Harrier RV
165 African Marsh Harrier 3
166 Montagu's Harrier RV
167 Pallid Harrier RV
169 Gymnogene RV
172 Lanner Falcon 3
173 Hobby Falcon RV
179 W Redfooted Kestrel "S, 2 "
180 E Redfooted Kestrel "S, 3"
181 Rock Kestrel 3
182 Greater Kestrel 3
183 Lesser Kestrel "S, 3"
188 Coqui Francolin 1
189 Crested Francolin 1
191 Shelley' Francolin 3
196 Natal Francolin 1
199 Swainson's Francolin 1
200 Common Quail "S, 3"
201 Harlequin Quail "S, 3"
203 Helmeted Guineafowl 1
205 Kurrchn Button-Quail "S, 2"
208 Blue Crane RV
210 African Rail "F, S, 2"
211 Corncrake RV
212 African Crake "F, S, 2"
213 Black Crake 1
214 Spotted Crake "F, RV"
215 Baillon's Crake "F, RV"
216 Striped Crake "F, RV"
217 Redchested Flufftail 3
219 Streakybrstd Flufftail "F, RV"
223 Purple Gallinule 1
224 Lesser Gallinule "F, S, 1"
226 Moorhen 1
227 Lesser Moorhen "S, 2"
228 Redknobbed Coot 1
237 Redcrested Korhaan 2
239 a White-quilled Korhaan 2
240 African Jacana 1
241 Lesser Jacana RV
242 Painted Snipe "S, 3"
249 Threebanded Plover 1
255 Crowned Plover 1
258 Blacksmith Plover 1
260 Wattled Plover 2
264 Common Sandpiper "S, 3"
265 Green Sandpiper RV
266 Wood Sandpiper "S, 1"
269 Marsh Sandpiper "S, 3"
270 Greenshank "S, 1"
272 Curlew Sandpiper "S, 3"
274 Little Stint "S, 3"
284 Ruff "S, 1"
286 Ethiopian Snipe 1
291 Grey Phalarope RV
295 Blackwinged Stilt 2
297 Spotted Dikkop 1
300 Temminck's Courser 3
303 Bronzewinged Courser 3
305 Blackwinged Pratincole 2
315 Greyheaded Gull RV
338 Whiskered Tern "S, 2 "
339 Whitewinged Tern 3
349 Rock Pigeon 2
352 Redeyed Dove 1
354 Cape Turtle Dove 1
355 Laughing Dove 1
356 Namaqua Dove 2
358 Greenspotted Dove 1
361 Green Pigeon 2
364 Meyer's Parrot 2
373 Grey Lourie 1
374 European Cuckoo "S, 3"
375 African Cuckoo "S, 2"
377 Redchested Cuckoo "S, 1"

378 Black Cuckoo "S, 1"
380 Great Spotted Cuckoo "S, 3"
381 Striped Cuckoo "S, 2"
382 Jacobin Cuckoo "S, 1"
385 Klaas's Cuckoo "S, 3"
386 Diederik Cuckoo "S, 1"
391 Burchell's Coucal 1
392 Barn Owl 2
393 Grass Owl 3
395 Marsh Owl 2
396 Scops Owl 2
397 Whitefaced Owl 3
398 Pearlspotted Owl 1
401 Spotted Eagle Owl 2
402 Giant Eagle Owl 2
404 European Nightjar " S, 3"
405 Fierynecked Nightjar 1
406 Rufouscheeked Nightjar 1
409 Mozambique Nightjar RV
410 Pennantwngd Nightjar RV
411 European Swift "S, 3"
412 Black Swift RV
415 Whiterumped Swift "S, 1"
417 Little Swift "S, 1"
418 Alpine Swift 3
421 Palm Swift 2
424 Speckled Mousebird 1
426 Redfaced Mousebird 1
428 Pied Kingfisher 1
429 Giant Kingfisher 2
431 Malachite Kingfsher 1
432 Pygmy Kingfisher "S, 2"
433 Woodland Kingfisher "S, 1"
435 Brownhooded Kingfisher 1
436 Greyhooded Kingfisher "S, 3"
437 Striped Kingfisher 1
438 European Bee-eater "S, 1"
440 Bluecheeked Bee-eater "S, 3"
441 Carmine Bee-eater "S, 3"
443 Whitefronted Bee-eater 1
444 Little Bee-eater 1
445 Swallowtailed Bee-eater RV
446 European Roller "S, 3"
447 Lilacbreasted Roller 1
449 Purple Roller 3
451 Hoopoe 1
452 Redbilled Hoopoe 1
454 Scimitarbilled Hoopoe 1
457 Grey Hornbill 1
458 Redbilled Hornbill 1
459 Yellowbilled Hornbill 1
464 Blackcollared Barbet 1
465 Pied Barbet 1
470 Yellow-fronted T.Barbet 1
473 Crested Barbet 1
474 Greater Honeyguide 2
476 Lesser Honeyguide 2
478 Sharpbld Honeyguide 3
481 Bennett's Woodpecker 1
483 Goldentailed Woodpecker 1
486 Cardinal Woodpecker 1
487 Bearded Woodpecker 1
494 Rufousnaped Lark 1
496 Flappet Lark 2
497 Fawncoloured Lark 3
498 Sabota Lark 1
505 Dusky Lark "S, 3"
507 Redcapped Lark RV
515 Chestnutbacked Finchlark 3
518 European Swallow "S, 1"
520 Whitethroated Swallow "S, 2"
523 Pearlbreasted Swallow 1
524 Redbreasted Swallow "S, 2"
526 Gr Striped Swallow "S, 2"
527 Lesserstriped Swallow "S, 1"
529 Rock Martin 3
530 House Martin "S, 3"
532 Sand Martin "S, 3"
533 Brownthroated Martin "S, 1"
534 Banded Martin "S, 2"
538 Black Cuckooshrike 1
541 Forktailed Drongo 1
543 European Gold Oriole "S, 3"
545 Blackheaded Oriole 1
548 Pied Crow 1
552 Ashy Tit 1
554 Southern Black Tit 1
557 Cape Penduline Tit 2
558 Grey Penduline Tit 2
560 Arrowmarked Babbler 1
563 Pied Babbler 3
567 Redeyed Bulbul 3
568 Blackeyed Bulbul 1
576 Kurrichane Thrush 1
580 Groundscraper Thrush 1
585 European Wheatear RV
587 Capped Wheatear "W, 2"
589 Familiar Chat 2
595 Anteating Chat 1
596 Stonechat 1
602 Whitethroated Robin 1
613 Whitebrowed Robin 1
615 Kalahari Robin 1
619 Garden Warbler "S, 3"
620 Whitethroat "S, 3"
621 Titbabbler 1
625 Icterine Warbler "S, 2"
626 Olivetree Warbler "S, 3"
627 River Warbler RV
628 Great Reed Warbler "S, 3"
631 African Marsh Warbler 1
633 Euro Marsh Warbler "S, 2"
634 European Sedge Warbler "S, 2"
635 Cape Reed Warbler 1
638 African Sedge Warbler "S, 2"
643 Willow Warbler "S, 1"
651 Longbilled Crombec 1
653 Yellowbellied Eremoma 2
655 Greencapped Eremomela 3
656 Burntnecked Eremomela 1
657 Bleating Warbler 1
658 Barred Warbler 1
664 Fantailed Cisticola 1
665 Desert Cisticola 1
671 Tinkling Cisticola 2
672 Rattling Cisticola 1
677 Levaillant's Cisticola 1
679 Lazy Cisticola 2
681 Neddicky 1
683 Tawnyflanked Prinia 1
685 Blackchested Prinia 1
689 Spotted Flycatcher "S, 1 "
692 Collared Flycatcher RV
693 Fantailed Flycatcher 3
694 Black Flycatcher 1
695 Marico Flycatcher 1
696 Pallid Flycatcher 2
698 Fiscal Flycatcher "W, 3"
701 Chinspot Batis 1
706 Fairy Flycatcher "W, 2"
710 Paradise Flycatcher 1
713 Cape Wagtail 1
714 Yellow Wagtail "S, 3"
716 Grassland Pipit 2
718 Plainbacked Pipit 3
720 Striped Pipit 2
723 Bushveld Pipit 1
727 Orangethroated Longclaw 1
731 Lesser Grey Shrike "S, 3"
732 Fiscal Shrike 1
733 Redbacked Shrike "S, 1"

735 Longtailed Shrike 1
736 Boubou Shrike 1
739 Crimsonbreasted Shrike 1
740 Puffback Shrike 1
741 Brubru 1
743 Threestreaked Tchagra 1
744 Blackcrowned Tchagra 1
748 Or-breasted Bush Shrike 2
751 Greyhead Bush Shrike 2
753 White Helmetshrike 1
756 Whitecrowned Shrike 3
760 Wattled Starling 1
761 Plumcoloured Starling "S, 1"
762 Burchell's Starling 1
764 Cape Glossy Starling 1
769 Redwinged Starling 1
772 Redbilled Oxpecker 3
779 Marico Sunbird 1
787 Whitebellied Sunbird 1
792 Black Sunbird 1
796 Cape White-eye 1
798 Redbil Buffalo Weaver 3
799 White- Sparr-weaver 1
801 House Sparrow 1
803 Cape Sparrow 2
804 Greyheaded Sparrow 1
805 Yellowthr Sparrow 1
806 Scalyfeathered Finch 1
811 Spottedbacked Weaver 1
814 Masked Weaver 1
815 Lesser Masked Weaver 2
819 Redheaded Weaver 1
820 Cuckoo Finch 3
821 Redbilled Quelea 1
824 Red Bishop 2
826 Golden Bishop "S, 3 "
829 Whitewinged Widow 1
831 Redcollared Widow 3
832 Longtailed Widow 1
834 Melba Finch 1
841 Jameson's Firefinch 1
842 Redbilled Firefinch 1
844 Blue Waxbill 1
845 Violet-eared Waxbill 1
846 Common Waxbill 1
847 Blackcheeked Waxbill 1
852 Quail Finch 1
854 Orangebreasted Waxbill 1
855 Cutthroat Finch 3
856 Redheaded Finch RV
857 Bronze Mannikin 1
860 Pintailed Whydah 1
861 Shaftailed Wydah RV
862 Paradise Whydah 2
865 Purple Widowfinch 2
867 Steelblue Widowfinch 2
869 Yelloweyed Canary 1
870 Blackthroated Canary 1
881 Streakyheaded Canary 1
884 Goldenbreasted Bunting 1
886 Rock Bunting "S, 2"
887 Larklike Bunting RV

KEY
1-3 indicates the estimated likelihood that the bird will be seen in a two day visit

1: Very Likely
2: Quite Possible
3: Unlikely (unless precise locality is known)

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