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Bird Watching.
A checklist of bird species seen or heard during visits to Solid Ground and the surrounding area. Bring your binoculars — you'll be surprised what's calling from the thorn trees.
67 species recorded
| # | Common Group | English Name | Afrikaanse Naam |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birdku | Birdku | Bontroklaksman |
| 2 | Neddicky | Neddikkie | |
| 3 | Quailfinch | Gewone Kwartelvink | |
| 4 | Apalis / Kleinjantjie | Bar-throated Apalis | Bandkeelkleinjantjie |
| 5 | Barbet / Houtkapper | Acacia Pied Barbet | Bonthoutkapper |
| 6 | Batis / Bosbontrokkie | Pririt Batis | Priritbosbontrokkie |
| 7 | Bulbul / Tiptol | Dark-capped | Swartoogtiptol |
| 8 | Coucal | Burchell's | Vleiloerie |
| 9 | Crombec | Long-billed | Witborskraai |
| 10 | Cuckoo / Koekoek | Diederik | Diederikkie |
| 11 | Dove | Laughing | Rooiborsduifie |
| 12 | Namaqua | Namakwaduifie | |
| 13 | Red-eyed | Grootringduif | |
| 14 | Drongo | Fork-tailed | Miksterbyvanger |
| 15 | Duck / Eend | African Black | Swarteend |
| 16 | Maccoa | Bloubekeend | |
| 17 | Eagle-Owl | Spotted | Gevlekte Ooruil |
| 18 | Egret / Reier | Western Cattle | Veereier |
| 19 | Yellow-billed | Geelbekwitreier | |
| 20 | Eremomela | Yellow-bellied | Geelpensbossanger |
| 21 | Falcon / Valk | Amur | Edelvalk |
| 22 | Finch / Vink | Red-headed | Rooikopvink |
| 23 | Firefinch / Vuurvinkie | Jameson's | Jamesonvuurvinkie |
| 24 | Red-billed | Rooibekvuurvinkie | |
| 25 | Fish Eagle | African | Visarend |
| 26 | Flamingo / Flamink | Lesser | Kleinflamink |
| 27 | Flufftail | Red-chested | Rooiborsvleikuiken |
| 28 | Flycatcher / Vlieëvanger | African Paradise | Paradysvlieëvanger |
| 29 | Fairy | Feevlieëvanger | |
| 30 | Fiscal | Fiskaalvlieëvanger | |
| 31 | Spotted | Europese Vlieëvanger | |
| 32 | Goose / Gans / Makou | Egyptian | Kolgans |
| 33 | Goshawk | Gabar | Witkruissperwer |
| 34 | Pale Chanting | Bleeksingvalk | |
| 35 | Guineafowl | Helmeted | Tarentaal |
| 36 | Hoopoe | African | Hoehoep |
| 37 | Lapwing / Kiewiet | Blacksmith | Bontkiewiet |
| 38 | Crowned | Kroonkiewiet | |
| 39 | Lark / Lewerik | Pink-billed | Pienkbeklewerik |
| 40 | Rufous-naped | Rooinekklewerik | |
| 41 | Martin / Oewerswael | Brown-throated | Afrikaanse Oewerswael |
| 42 | Mousebird / Muisvoël | Red-faced | Rooiwangmuisvoël |
| 43 | Speckled | Gevlekte Muisvoël | |
| 44 | Plover / Strandkiewiet | Kittlitz's | Geelborsstrandkiewiet |
| 45 | Prinia / Langstertjie | Black-chested | Swartbandlangstertjie |
| 46 | Scrub Robin / Wipstert | Kalahari | Kalahariwipstert |
| 47 | Shelduck | South African | Kopereend |
| 48 | Sparrow / Mossie | Southern Grey-headed | Gryskopmossie |
| 49 | Sparrow-Weaver | White-browed | Koringvoël |
| 50 | Starling | Cape | Witgatspreeu |
| 51 | Sunbird | Amethyst | Swartsuikerbekkie |
| 52 | Swallow / Swael | South African Cliff | Familieswael |
| 53 | Swift / Windswael | African Palm | Palmwindswael |
| 54 | Horus | Horuswindswael | |
| 55 | Little | Kleinwindswael | |
| 56 | Tchagra | Brown-crowned | Rooivlerktlagra |
| 57 | Teal / Eend | Blue-billed | Gevlekte Eend |
| 58 | Warbler / Sanger | Chestnut-vented | Bosveldtjeriktik |
| 59 | Waxbill / Sysie | Black-faced | Swartwangsysie |
| 60 | Common | Rooibekssysie | |
| 61 | Weaver / Wewer | Southern Masked | Swartkeelgeelvink |
| 62 | White-eye / Glasogie | Orange River | Gariepglasogie |
| 63 | Widowbird | Red-collared | Rooikeelflap |
| 64 | White-winged | Witvlerkflap | |
| 65 | Wood Hoopoe | Green | Rooibekkakelaar |
| 66 | Woodpecker / Speg | Golden-tailed | Goudstertspeg |
| 67 | Wryneck | Red-throated | Draaihals |
Source: Voëllys vir Solid Ground en Omgewing — birds seen/heard during two short visits at Solid Ground.