| Bird list for Zwartkop Country Club | 31-Jan-19 | ||||||
| TOTAL TO DATE :- | 87[1] | ref Sasol Birds of SA (3rd edition), Roberts Birds of SA V11 edition (consider also using 'Larger Illustrated Guide to birds of SA' | |||||
| Roberts no. | Bird name | Afrikaans Name | Sasol Birds page no. | Last date seen | Comments | ||
| Globally Endangered | Introduced | Endemic | Breeding migrant | ||||
| Locally Endangered | Red Data | Partially Endemic | Non breeding migrant | ||||
| 58 | Reed Cormorant | Rietduiker | 56 | 18-Sep-17 | Various | ||
| 62 | Grey Heron | Bloureier | 60 | Various | |||
| 63 | Black-headed Heron | Swartkopreier | 60 | around the 4th | |||
| 71 | Western Cattle Egret | Veereier | 62 | General | |||
| 74 | Green-backed Heron | Groenrugreier | 66 | between the 13th and 14th | |||
| 67 | Little Egret | Kleinwitreier | 62 | 25-Sep-17 | RHS of 14th | ||
| 91 | African Sacred Ibis | Skoorsteenveer | 74 | 16-Jan-19 | General | ||
| 93 | Glossy Ibis | Glansibis | 108 | 18-Oct-16 | Next to the 13th tee | ||
| 94 | Hadeda Ibis | Hadeda | 74 | 16-Jan-19 | Various | ||
| 99 | White-faced Whistling Duck | Nonnetjie-eend | 78 | 7-Mar-17 | At the back of the 1st green, breeds | ||
| 102 | Egyptian Goose | Kolgans | 76 | 25-Sep-17 | Common | ||
| 104 | Yellow-billed Duck | Geelbekeend | 80 | 16-Jan-19 | Common, often upended, Breeds | ||
| 105 | African Black Duck | Swarteend | 80 | 25-Sep-17 | Common, Breeds | ||
| 126 | Yellow-billed Kite | Geelbekwou | 112 | 20-Nov-17 | At the sheds | ||
| 156 | Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Ovambosperwe | 120 | 28-Oct-18 | Seen just beyond 250 m mark of driving range | ||
| 160 | African Goshawk[2] | Afrikaanse Sperwer | 120 | 6-Dec-17 | Seen in the large 'Blue Gum!' | ||
| 169 | African Harrier-hawk (Gymnogene) | Kaalwangvalk | 106 | 6-Dec-17 | To the right of the 8th tee (next to the 7th green) | ||
| 199 | Swainson's Spurfowl (Francolin) | Bosveldfisant | 136 | On occasion | |||
| 203 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Gewone Tarentaal | 142 | 25-Sep-17 | RHS of the 5th fairway | ||
| 226 | Common Moorhen | Grootwaterhoender | 146 | 16-Jan-19 | Various | ||
| 228 | Red-knobbed Coot | Bleshoender | 146 | Various | |||
| 255 | Crowned Lapwing (Plover) | Kroonkiewiet | 168 | 25-Sep-17 | Common | ||
| 169 | African Harrier-hawk | Kaalwangvalk | 106 | 4-Sep-17 | Between the 7th and 8th | ||
| 258 | Blacksmith Lapwing (Plover) | Bontkiewiet | 170 | 25-Sep-17 | Common (some with 'Carpal spurs) | ||
| 260 | African Wattled Lapwing (Plover) | Lelkiewiet | 170 | Common | |||
| 297 | Spotted Thick-knee | Gewone Dikkop | 202 | 17-Oct-17 | sitting on eggs on RHS 18th fairway - 200m bunker | ||
| 348 | Rock Dove (Feral) | Tuinduif | 220 | 16-Jan-19 | Various - driving range! | ||
| 349 | Speckled Pigeon (Rock) | Kransduif | 220 | 16-Jan-19 | Common | ||
| 350 | African Olive Pigeon (Rameron) | Geelbekbosduif | 220 | 16-Jan-19 | Various, but check that Crossbill! | ||
| 352 | Red-eyed Dove | Grootringduif | 222 | 25-Sep-17 | Common | ||
| 354 | Cape Turtle Dove | Gewone Tortelduif | 222 | 25-Sep-17 | |||
| 355 | Laughing Dove | Rooiborsduifie | 222 | 25-Sep-17 | |||
| 366 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Ringnekparkiet | 228 | 10-Jan-19 | Flying and calling (various shrieks) and nesting - a threat to indigenous species | ||
| 373 | Grey Go-away-bird (Loerie) | Kwevoel | 230 | 25-Sep-17 | Back of the 8th tee | ||
| 377 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Piet-my-vrou | 232 | Call | |||
| 386 | Diderick Cuckoo | Diederikkie | 236 | Call | |||
| 391 | Burchell's Coucal[3] | Gewone Vleiloerie | 238 | 1-Oct-18 | Against fence on the 6th fairway | ||
| 421 | African Palm Swift | Palmwindswael | 250 | 18-Sep-17 | On the 13th - bridges | ||
| 424 | Speckled Mousebird | Gevlekte Muisvoel | 252 | Common | |||
| 426 | Red-faced Mousebird | Rooiwangmuisvoel | 252 | Fairly common | |||
| 428 | Pied Kingfisher | Bontvisvanger | 254 | Seen on 4th | |||
| 429 | Giant Kingfisher | Reusevisvanger | 254 | In the river bank in front of the 13th green | |||
| 433 | Woodland Kingfisher | Bosveldvisvanger | 256 | 10-Jan-19 | 5th and 17th and often heard | ||
| 435 | Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Bruinkopvisvanger | 256 | Occasionally | |||
| 451 | African Hoopoe | Hoephoep | 268 | 25-Sep-17 | Common | ||
| 452 | Green Wood-hoopoe (Redbilled) | Rooibekkakelaar | 268 | "Kakelaar" | |||
| 457 | African Grey Hornbill | Grysneushoringvoel | 266 | 16-Jan-19 | Last seen 'whistling' at the 8th fairway close to the tee | ||
| 464 | Black-collared Barbet | Rooikophoutkapper | 272 | 16-Jan-19 | Common | ||
| 473 | Crested Barbet | Kuifkophoutkapper | 272 | 25-Sep-17 | Now competing for nesting holes with Rose-ringed Parakeets | ||
| 474 | Greater Honeyguide | Grootheuningwyser | 276 | Guiding' down the 10th fairway towards those hives at the18th tee | |||
| 476 | Lesser Honeyguide | Kleinheuningwyser | 276 | 6-Sep-18 | Seen at the Barbets nesting hole behind the 1st green. It used the Barbets as hosts. | ||
| 483 | Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Goudstertspeg | 278 | 25-Sep-18 | Behind 1st green | ||
| 486 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Kardinaalspeg | 276 | Various wooded river areas | |||
| 518 | Barn Swallow (European) | Europesa Swael | 294 | Summer visitor - common | |||
| 520 | White-throated Swallow | Witkeelswael | 294 | 16-Jan-19 | Common next to 1st fairway. They arive early now. | ||
| 526 | Greater Striped Swallow[4] | Grootstreepswael | 292 | As with Swifts, sweeps in and drinks | |||
| 541 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Mikstertbyvanger | 300 | 25-Sep-17 | Many near 10th green and 11th fairway. Their favourite food is bees with a plentiful supply from those hives | ||
| 545 | Black-headed Oriole | Swartkopwielewaal | 302 | The 'Zwartkop' bird - last seen (6?) years ago. Plse provide approx date… | |||
| 548 | Pied Crow | Witborskraai | 304 | ||||
| 560 | Arrow-marked Babbler | Pylvlekkatlagter | 308 | 1-Oct-18 | To the right of the 9th fairway | ||
| 568 | Dark-capped Bulbul (Black-eyed) | Swartoogtiptol | 310 | 16-Jan-19 | Common. Listen for call | ||
| 576 | Kurrichane Thrush | Rooibeklyster | 314 | 16-Jan-19 | At river behind 1st green. | ||
| 576 | Karoo Thrush | Bruinlyster | 314 | 16-Jan-19 | |||
| 576.1 | Olive Thrush | Olyfluister | 314 | ||||
| 580 | Groundscraper Thrush | Gevlekte Lyster | 314 | Towards the 1st green on the LHS | |||
| 601 | Cape Robin-chat (Robin) | Gewone Janfrederik | 324 | 25-Sep-17 | General | ||
| 643 | Willow Warbler | Hofsanger | 346 | 10-Jan-19 | In the the trees next to the 1st tee! | ||
| 683 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Bruinsylangstertjie | 352 | 18-Sep-17 | Regularly observed on the river side of the 4th Fairway as well as the 5th and 6th fairways | ||
| 698 | Fiscal Flycatcher | Fiskaalvlieevanger | 354 | 16-Jan-19 | Various | ||
| 701 | Chinspot Batis | Witliesbosbontrokkie | 360 | Occasionally | |||
| 710 | African Paradise-flycatcher | Paradysvlieevanger | 356 | 2-Nov-18 | During the rains they took refuge in the lounge area! | ||
| 713 | Cape Wagtail | Gewone Kwikkie | 362 | 25-Sep-17 | Common | ||
| 732 | Southern Fiscal (Common) | Fiskaallaksman | 372 | 25-Sep-17 | Both sexes observed | ||
| 736 | Southern Boubou | Suidelike Waterfiskaal | 374 | 11-Sep-17 | Common | ||
| 740 | Black-backed Puffback | Sneeubal | 378 | 1-Sep-17 | 18th tee male seen in 'puffback'! | ||
| 758 | Common Mynah (Indian) | Indiese Spreeu | 384 | 25-Sep-17 | General | ||
| 764 | Cape Glossy Starling | Kleinglansspreeu | 380 | 18-Sep-17 | Common | ||
| 769 | Red-winged Starling | Rooivlerkspreeu | 382 | Common | |||
| 792 | Amethyst (African Black) Sunbird | Swartsuikerbekkie | 388 | 25-Sep-17 | Adjacent to 'SADAG' house on 18th | ||
| 796 | Cape White-eye | Kaapse Glasogie | 358 | 2-Nov-18 | Various places | ||
| 803 | Cape Sparrow | Gewone Mossie | 394 | Common | |||
| 804 | Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | Gryskopmossie | 394 | 18-Sep-17 | Common | ||
| 807 | Thick-billed Weaver | Dikbekwewer | 396 | 18-Sep-17 | Various | ||
| 814 | Southern Masked Weaver | Swartkeelgeelvink | 398 | Various | |||
| 824 | Southern Red Bishop | Rooivink | 402 | Various | |||
| 857 | Bronze Mannikin | Gewone Fret | 414 | Usually at the Palms | |||
| 869 | Yellow-fronted Canary | Geeloogkanarie | 420 | One sighting in the area beyond the driving range | |||
| PLEASE REPORT ANY OTHER SIGHTINGS and place debatable birds in Dropbox for discussion and ID'ing | |||||||