ABBREVIATIONS USED

KNP - Kruger National Park.
NR - Nylsvlei Reserve
BL - Ben Lavin Nature Reserve
M - Magoebaskloof
WB - Witbank
WK - Wakkerstroom

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) - few, KNP, NR.
Dabchick ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) - few, WB, KNP, NR.
Whitebreasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - common, WB, WK, KNP, NR
Reed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) - common, WB, WK, KNP, NR
Darter (Anhinga rufa) - few, WK, KNP
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) - few, KNP
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath) - few, WB, KNP
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) - common, WB, KNP, NR
Great White Egret (Egretta alba) - few, WK, KNP, NR
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - few, WK, KNP, NR
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) - abundant, most areas
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) - common, NR
Greenbacked Heron (Butorides striatus) - few, KNP
Blackcrowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - few, WK, NR
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) - one each, Lower Sabie, Letaba, Pafuri, KNP, NR
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - common, WK, KNP, NR
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) - common, WK, KNP, NR
Woollynecked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) - few near Pafuri Picnic area, KNP.
Saddlebilled Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) - common, KNP
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) - common, KNP
Yellowbilled Stork ( Mycteria ibis) - one at Kanniedood Dam, KNP
Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - common most areas.
Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus) - common, WK.
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - few, WK and NR.
Hadeda Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - common most areas.
African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) - few, WK, KNP, NR
Whitefaced Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - few KNP, common NR.
Fulvous Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) - few NR.
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) - common most areas.
Yellowbilled Duck (Anas undulata) - common WK, few KNP, NR.
Hottentot Teal (Anas hottentota) - one pair WK
Redbilled Teal (Anas erythrorhyncha) - common WK, few KNP.
Cape Shoveller (Anas smithii) - one pair WK.
Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) - common WK, NR.
Knobbilled Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) - female with young, near Letaba, KNP.
Spurwinged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - common most areas.
Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) - one at WK, fairly common KNP.
Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) - common, KNP
Whitebacked Vulture (Gyps africanus) - common, KNP.
Lappetfaced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotus) - few, near Letaba, KNP.
Whiteheaded Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) - fairly common, KNP.
Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - few, Punda Maria, KNP.
Yellowbilled Kite (Milvus parasitus) - few WK, KNP.
Blackshouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) - common most areas.
Black Eagle (Aquila verreauxii) - one at WK, one at Pafuri Gate, KNP.
Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) - fairly common KNP.
Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina) - few, near Lower Sabie, Shingwedzi, KNP.
Wahlberg's Eagle (Aquila wahlbergi) - common, KNP, BL.
African Hawk Eagle (Hieraaetus spilogaster) - few, Punda Maria, Pafuri, KNP.
Longcrested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) - few, M.
Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) - one near Crocodile Bridge, one near Punda Maria, KNP
Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) - one at Pafuri picnic area, KNP, one M.
Brown Snake Eagle (Circaetus cinereus) - common, KNP.
Blackbreasted Snake Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) - one in transit from KNP to BL.
Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) - common, KNP.
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) - fairly common, KNP, one NR.
Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo) - few, WB, abundant WK, few KNP, one BL.
Forest Buzzard (Buteo trizonatus) - few M.
Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) - few Wk.
Little Sparrowhawk (Accipiter minullus) - one at Skukuza, KNP.
Little Banded Goshawk (Accipiter badius) - few near Punda Maria, KNP.
Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar) - few Lower Sabie, Shingwedzi, Punda Maria, KNP.
Dark Chanting Goshawk (Melierax metabates) - one near Crocodile Bridge, KNP.
African Marsh Harrier (Circus ranivorus) - one at WK, one at NR.
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) - one male at WK.
Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) - two males near Amersfoort.
Black Harrier (Circus maurus) - one at WK.
Hobby Falcon (Falco subbuteo) - one WB, one Punda Maria, KNP, one M.
Eastern Redfooted Kestrel (Falco amurensis) - abundant WK, one Shingwedzi, KNP, one NR.
Rock Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - few WK, one near Punda Maria, KNP.
Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides) - one WK.
Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) - two males near Amersfoort.
Crested Francolin (Francolinus sephaena) - common KNP, BL.
Natal Francolin (Francolinus natalensis) - common KNP.
Swainson's Francolin (Francolinus swainsonii) - common WK, KNP, NR.
Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - common, WK, KNP, BL, NR
Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) - flock, Pafuri, KNP.
Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) - pair, WK.
Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradisea) - flock, WK.
Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) - common, WK.
Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostris) - two, NR
Redchested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa) - one, WK.
Redknobbed Coot (Fulica cristata) -abundant WK, NR.
Blue Korhaan (Eupodotis caerulescens) - fairly common, WK.
African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) - few KNP, NR.
Threebanded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris) - common, WK, KNP.
Crowned Plover (Vanellus coronatus) - common, WK, KNP, NR.
Blackwinged Plover (Vanellus melanopterus) - few WK.
Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus) - common WK, KNP, BL, NR.
Whitecrowned Plover (Vanellus albiceps) - common Pafuri, KNP.
Wattled Plover (Vanellus senegallus) - few, WK, KNP.
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - few WK, KNP.
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) -common WK, KNP, NR.
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) - few near WK.
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - few near WK.
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) - few near WK.
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) - one near WK.
Ethiopian Snipe (Gallinago nigripennis) - few WK, common NR.
Blackwinged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - few, WK, KNP, NR.
Spotted Dikkop (Burhinus capensis) - few near Skukuza, Shingwedzi, KNP.
Water Dikkop (Burhinus vermiculatus) - common KNP.
Bronzewinged Courser (Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) - one near Skukuza, KNP.
Blackwinged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) - one near WK.
Greyheaded Gull (Larus cirrocephalus) - several near airport, Johannesburg.
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus) - few near WK.
Whitewinged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) - few near WK.
Doublebanded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus) - few Letaba, Shingwedzi, Punda Maria, KNP.
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) - WB.
Rock Pigeon (Columba guinea) - few WB, common WK.
Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) - common, M.
Redeyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) - common, WB, WK, KNP, BL, NR.
African Mourning Dove (Streptopelia decipiens) - common, KNP.
Cape Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia capicola) - common, WB, WK, KNP, BL, NR.
Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) - common WB, WK, KNP, BL, NR.
Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) - few near WK, KNP.
Greenspotted Dove (Turtur chalcospilos) - common KNP.
Tambourine Dove (Turtur tympanistria) - one, Pafuri, KNP.
Green Pigeon (Treron calva) - common, KNP, NR.
Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) - few near Shingwedzi, Punda Maria, Pafuri, KNP.
Knysna Lourie (Tauraco corythaix) - few M.
Purplecrested Lourie (Tauraco porphyreolophus) - one at Crocodile Bridge, Lower Sabie, Punda Maria, KNP Grey Lourie (Corythaixoides concolor) - common, KNP, BL, NR.
European Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) - one near Shingwedzi, KNP.
African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) - one near Lower Sabie, KNP.
Redchested Cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) - one, Pafuri, KNP.
Striped Cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii) - few, KNP.
Jacobin Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) - one, Pafuri, KNP.
Klaas's Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) - few Shingwedzi and Pafuri, KNP.
Diederik Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius) - common, WK, KNP, BL, NR.
Burchell's Coucal (Centropus burchellii) - common, KNP, NR.
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) - one, BL.
Marsh Owl (Asio capensis) - fairly common, WK, NR.
Pearlspotted Owl (Glaucidium perlatum) - one near Letaba, Punda Maria, KNP.
Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo africanus) - one near Skukuza, KNP.
Giant Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus) - one near Skukuza, Punda Maria, KNP.
European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) - common Skukuza, Shingwedzi, Punda Maria, KNP.
Mozambique Nightjar (Caprimulgus fossii) - few, Punda Maria, KNP.
Black Swift (Apus barbatus) - one flock, WK.
Whiterumped Swift (Apus caffer) - common, WB, WK, KNP, BL.
Little Swift (Apus affinis) - common, WB, KNP,NR.
Alpine Swift (Apus melba) - one flock WK.
Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus) - common, KNP, BL, NR.
Bohm's Spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi) - few Pafuri, KNP.
Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus) - common, WB, WK, KNP, BL,
Redfaced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus) - few, KNP, NR.
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) - common, WK, KNP.
Giant Kingfisher (Ceryle maxima) - few WB, Lower Sabie, KNP.
Halfcollared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata) - one, WK.
Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) - one at WK, one Letaba, KNP.
Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta) - one, Punda Maria, KNP.
Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) - common KNP, BL, NR.
Brownhooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) - few Lower Sabie, KNP.
Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) - few, Lower Sabie, Pafuri, KNP, BL.
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - common, KNP.
Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides) - common KNP.
Whitefronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) - common KNP.
Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) - few Punda Maria, Pafuri, KNP.
European Roller (Coracias garrulus) - common KNP.
Lilacbreasted Roller (Coracias caudata) - common KNP.
Purple Roller (Coracias naevia) - few Punda Maria, Pafuri, KNP.
Broadbilled Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) - few Pafuri, KNP.
Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - few, Setara, Shingwedzi, Punda Maria, KNP, BL, NR.
Redbilled Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - few Satara, Pafuri, KNP.
Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus cyanomelas) - one Pafuri, KNP.
Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator) - several flocks, Pafuri, KNP.
Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus) - common, KNP, NR.
Redbilled Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) - common KNP.
Southern Yellowbilled Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) - common, KNP, NR.
Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) - few Punda Maria, KNP.
Blackcollared Barbet (Lybius torquatus) - common, KNP, NR.
Pied Barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas) - one, NR.
Yellowfronted Tinker Barbet (Pogoniulus chrysoconus) - one, Skukuza, KNP.
Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) - common, WB, KNP, NR.
Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor) -one WB, one NR.
Ground Woodpecker (Geocolaptes olivaceus) - one, WK.
Bennett's Woodpecker (Campethera bennettii) - several Shingwedzi, Punda Maria, KNP.
Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) - common, KNP, BL.
Bearded Woodpecker (Thripias namaquus) - one, Punda Maria, KNP.
Olive Woodpecker (Mesopicos griseocephalus) - common, M.
Redthroated Wryneck (Jynx ruficollis) - one, WK.

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