Two new additions to the bird list in March 2014.  A Honey Buzzard and a Steppe Buzzard have been seen, bring the bird species to 132

Two more species added to list of birds seen in our stretch of valley.  Last year 2013 the Palmnut Vulture was seen frequently in our gardens and successfully bred. This week a Dwarf Bittern was recorded.

New total 130 bird species

Immature Crowned Eagle

Thanks Carlene for sending in this photo from David McLean Drive:

Here is the baby Didericks Cuckoo that was seen being fed by an Olive Sunbird. The parent Cuckoo would have laid their egg in the Sunbird's nest and then left all the incubation and hard work to the poor sunbird.

This photo shows a baby Natal Robin next to the parent on our bird table. The baby hasn't yet got the spectacular colours of the parent. Although there are lots of Robins in the garden, they don't often visit the feeding table, but this week they were seen eating bananas.

They are particularly fond of birdbaths.

This Cape Batis spends all day flinging himself at our windows.

African Hoopoe seen at Palmiet River Lodge