Identified Birds of PCC

Pretoria Country Club – Bird Watching

Our members seem to have a keen interest in the early morning activities at the Club, with some leaving the house early on a Saturday morning not with golf clubs in the trunk of their cars but rather...their binoculars!!

It started in January 2012 with a small group of 11 "Birders" and we schedule these Bird-Walks throughout the year, currently limiting the group sizes to not more that 35/40 people as they become to big to walk around and see everything as a group.

We are very lucky to always be accompanied by a friend from Bird Life Northern-Gauteng who assists us with these walks and act as the leader of our groups. They provide us amateurs with valuable information throughout the walk and are always willing to answer questions raised by our members.

Currently we do about 3 or 4 Bird-Walks every year with another Indoor Presentation scheduled for the colder winter months when most birds are away on their migratory quests. All Bird-Walks start around 6h00 and go for about 90-120 minutes and then everyone enjoy breakfast and coffee after the walk. After that we then call out the names of what we have seen during the walk and tick off and count those spotted.

Our best day so far was during the walk in February 2014 were no less than 52 of the 86 recorded species were spotted on that day...

All these walks start at Reception with a short loop on the Golf Course. Sometimes we finish at the Bowls Clubhouse but the bird life at the Dam Area just seems to be the highlight of each walk.

So far we have only had great interest by those who joined and it is always nice to see the new faces attending these walks. Some members have actually came to us and said that they have been members of this Club for more than 25 years and during these walks they have seen areas of our property that they never even knew existed!

Anybody interested to attend these Bird-Walks who are currently not on our mailing list - please reply to myself on dylan@ptacc.co.za or Carli-Jeanne at cj@ptacc.co.za with your details and we will happily inform you of our next walk...

Below find the list of Birds recorded at PCC: (in alphabetical order)

African Black Sunbird
Afrikaanse Swartsuikerbekkie

African Darter
Afrikaanse Slanghalsvoël

African Hoopoe
Hoephoep

African Palm Swift
Afrikaanse Palmwindswael

African Spoonbill
Lepelaar

Arrow-Marked Babbler
Pylvlekkatlagter

Black Collared Barbet
Rooikophoutkapper

Black Crake
Swartriethaan

Black Cuckoo
Swartkoekoek

Black-eyed Bulbul
Swartoogtiptol

Black-headed Heron
Swartkop Reier

Black-headed Oriole
Swartkopwielewaal

Black-winged Kite
Blouvalk

Black Sparrowhawk
Swart sperwer

Blacksmith Lapwing
Bontkiewiet

Bronze Mannikin
Gewone Fret

Brown Hooded Kingfisher
Bruinkopvisvanger

Burchell’s Cougal
Gewone Vleiloerie

Cattle Egret
Bosluisvoël

Cape White Eye
Kaapse Glasogie

Cape Robin
Gewone Janfrederik

Cape Sparrow
Gewone Mossie

Cape Wagtail
Gewone Kwikkie

Cardinal Woodpecker
Kardinaalspeg

Common Fiscal Shrike
Gewone Fiskaallaksman

Common Moorhen
Groot Waterhoender

Crowned Lapwing
Kroonkiewiet

Crested Barbet
Kuifkophoutkapper

Diederik Cuckoo
Diederikkie

Egyptian Geese
Egiptiese Kolgaans

Feral Pigeon
Tuinduif

Fiery-necked Nightjar
Naguil

Fiscal Flycatcher
Fiskallvlieëvanger

Fork-tailed Drongo
Mikstertbyvanger

Giant Kingfisher
Reuse Visvanger

Glossy Starling
Kleinglansspreeu

Grey Heron
Bloureier

Grey Hornbill
Grysneushoringvoël

Grey Go-away-bird
Kwêvoël

Groundscraper Trush
Gevlekte Lyster

Gymnogene
Kaalwangvalk

Hadeda Ibis
Hadeda

Hammerkop
Hamerkop

Helmeted Guinea-Fowl
Tarentaal

House-Sparrow
Huismossie

Indian Myna
Indiese Spreeu

Jacobin Cuckoo
Bontnuwejaarsvoël

Karoo Thrush
Geelbeklyster

Laughing Dove
Rooiborsduifie

Little Bittern
Woudapie / Klein Rietreier

Mallard Duck
Mallard Eend

Ovambo Sparrowhawk
Ovambosperwer

Paradise Flycatcher
Paradysvlieëvanger

Pied Crow
Witborskraai

Pied Kingfisher
Bontvisvanger

Puffback
Sneeubal

Rameron Pigeon
Geelbekbosduif

Red-Billed Woodhoopoe
Gewone Kakelaar

Red-Chested Cuckoo
Piet-my-vrou

Red Eyed Dove
Grootringduif

Red-Knobbed Coot
Bleshoender

Red Throated Wryneck
Draaihals

Reed Cormorant
Rietduiker

Red-Winged Starling
Rooivlerkspreeu

Ring-necked Dove
Gewone Tortelduif

Rose Ringed Parakeet
Ringnekpapgaai

Sacred Ibis
Skoorsteenveër

Southern Boubou
Suidelike Waterfiskaal

Southern Masked Weaver
Swartkeelgeelvink

Southern Red-Bishop
Suidelike Rooivink

Speckled Mousebird
Gevlekte Muisvoël

Speckled Pigeon
Kransduif

Spotted Eagle Owl
Gevlekte Ooruil

Spotted Flycatcher
Europese Vlieevanger

Spotted Thick-Knee
Dikkop

Tawny-flanked Prinia
Bruinsylangstertjie

Thick-billed Weaver
Dikbekbewer

White-bellied Sunbird
Witpenssuikerbekkie

White-faced Duck
Nonnetjie-eend

White-throated Swallow
Witkeelswael

Woodland Kingfisher
Bosveldvisvanger

Yellow-billed Duck
Geelbekeend

Yellowbilled Egret
Geelbekwitreier

Yellow-billed Kite
Geelbekwou

Yellowedeyed Canary
Geeloogkanarie

*Info and Images from Google, Wikipedia and Warwick Tarboton Photography.