South Africa

Capetown South Africa delivered a great holiday experience and fabulous birding. I went out for a day with Patrick Cardwell from Avian Leisure. It was a fantastic experience and we saw over 100 species thanks to Patrick's expert knowledge of the birds and the area as we moved up the west coast above Capetown. I think I may be addicted to African birding now! I need to come back to see the flocks of Roller that can be seen  in Kruger Park in the spring.
Highlights of the birding were the Sunbirds, Black Harrier and Verreaux's Eagle. Other wildlife highlights included watching a Humpback Whale and a close encounter with a great White Shark.

Kelp Gull and African Black Oystercatcher

Blacksmith Plover

Bokmakierie

Black-shouldered Kite

Cape Bulbul

Jackal Buzzard

Capped Wheatear

Southern Double-collared Sunbird

Blue Crane

Crowned Lapwing

Darter and Reed Cormorant

Common Ostrich

Cape White-eye                                                                                                                                         

Fiscal Flycatcher

Fiscal Shrike

Greater Flamingo

Cape Francolin

Southern Black Korhaan

Hadeba Ibis

Masked Weaver

Cape Grey Mongoose

White-backed Mousebird

Orange-breasted Sunbird

African Penguin

Karoo Prinia

Red Bishop

Red-eyed Dove

Red-winged Starling

Reed Cormorant

Cape Robin-Chat

Sacred Ibis

Karoo Scrub-Robin

Cape Shoveler

Speckled Pigeon

Black-winged Stilt

Cape Sugarbird

Spotted Thick-knee

Cape Weaver

White-throated Swallow

Cape Bunting

Sombre Thrush

Zebra and Eland

Bontebok

Eland

Dassie