The February bird walk had an earlier start, hoping we would have the possibility of seeing more, before the heat of the day. Possibly because of the dry period we have experienced in the late summer, or just bad luck we came across very little. Our final bird list was a lowly 23, where typically we would have expected at this time of the year well over 30 varieties.

However still a pleasant experience and nice to meet the birders of Brackenridge. A full list of the day is as follows:

1. Cape Bulbul, 19 Feb ’24 6:20am

2. Ring-necked Dove, 19 Feb ’24 6:20am

3. White-necked Raven, 19 Feb ’24 6:21am

4. Cape Robin-Chat, 19 Feb ’24 6:22am

5. White-throated Swallow, 19 Feb ’24 6:32am

6. Speckled Pigeon, 19 Feb ’24 6:44am

7. Hadada Ibis, 19 Feb ’24 6:44am

8. Sombre Greenbul, 19 Feb ’24 6:57am

9. Lesser Striped Swallow, 19 Feb ’24 6:58am

10. Common Starling, 19 Feb ’24 7:08am

11. Greater Double-collared Sunbird, 19 Feb ’24 7:09am

12. Kelp Gull, 19 Feb ’24 7:19am

13. Fiscal Flycatcher, 19 Feb ’24 7:21am

14. Cape Weaver, 19 Feb ’24 7:23am

15. Cape White-eye, 19 Feb ’24 7:23am

16. Helmeted Guineafowl, 19 Feb ’24 7:24am

17. Speckled Mousebird, 19 Feb ’24 7:26am

18. Brimstone Canary, 19 Feb ’24 7:29am

19. Pin-tailed Whydah, 19 Feb ’24 7:34am

20. Cape Wagtail, 19 Feb ’24 7:37am

21. Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, 19 Feb ’24 7:39am

22. Common Waxbill, 19 Feb ’24 7:53am 23. Bar-throated Apalis, 19 Feb ’24 7:55am

Watch out for the announcement for our March estate walk, everyone welcome!

Grahame Fogel

+27 82.333.9003

gfogel@iafrica.com