Black Heron
Wim de Klerk
Photographed by Steve Peck in the Nuwejaars SMA on a ephemeral pan

Pectoral Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
First Pectoral Sandpiper recorded at Nuwejaars River loop Agulhas National Park!

Red-tailed Tropicbird
Wim de Klerk
The first record of Red-tailed Tropicbird seen by Eugene Hahndinck at Voelvlei

Red-billed Quelea
Wim de Klerk
First for the Agulhas Plain Project. Reported and found by Klaas Steyn in Suiderstrand in his garden!

Willow Warbler
Wim de Klerk
Recorded by Eugene Hahndinck at Waschkraalvlei. Pic: Wim de Klerk. First official record of species in plain.

American Golden Plover
Wim de Klerk
American and Pacific Golden Plover at De Mond Jan 2023 seen and photographed by John Graham

Long-crested Eagle
Wim de Klerk
Second record of Long-crested Eagle for the Plain. Seen 1km outside Bredasdorp on Arniston Road

Marsh Owl
Wim de Klerk
First official record of Marsh Owl for the Agulhas Plain! Seen on Vogelgezang farm wetland.March 2022

Elegant Tern
Wim de Klerk
First Record of Elegant Tern in Agulhas Plain. Seen De Mond March 2022. Picture: Dana Goldberg.

African Grass Owl
Wim de Klerk
First picture record for project outside of Nachtwacht. Picture: LoveGreen Communications

Fulvous Whistling Duck
Wim de Klerk
First record of Fulvous W Duck by Steve James next to Earth Restaurant Struisbaai!

European Honey Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Picture and record by Steve James on Rietfontein road Dec 2021

Eurasian Hobby
Wim de Klerk
First record for Agulhas Plain Birding Project by Steve James.

Cape Siskin
Wim de Klerk
First photographic record of Cape Siskin in the Agulhas Plain. Seen at Tierfontein Rondavel.

White-backed Duck
Wim de Klerk
First record of White-backed Duck for the AGulhas Plain Project. Picture: Fraser Chrighton.

Great Egret
Wim de Klerk
First record for Agulhas Plain Birding Project by Jeremy Mann. Picture Eugene Hahndinck

Franklin's Gull
Wim de Klerk
This is only the 6th record for the WC. Reported by Liohan Gilliomee from his tractor while ploughing! Near Waschkraal i

European Roller
Wim de Klerk
Seen by Mick and Heather D'alton on their farm Kosierskraal. 4th record for the Agulhas Plain

Cape Rock Thrush
Wim de Klerk
My first record of Cape Rock Thrush after 11 years of searching! Found at Sparrekloof.

Swee Waxbill
Wim de Klerk
Rarely seen at Grashoek farm at the drift

African Harrier-Hawk
Wim de Klerk
At first this Juv African Harrier-hawk fooled me thinking it was European Honey-buzzard

Kalahari Scrub Robin
Wim de Klerk
Taken at Nachtwacht in the Kars river valley.

Goliath Heron
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink took this picture at Eliaskraal. Only the second record for Agulhas plain.

Wim de Klerk
Cape Penduline Tit - First Photographic record for Agulhas Plain! Taken by Gerrit Wyma at De Mond Cottages

Rock Martin
Wim de Klerk
Vlooikraal barn

Malachite Kingfisher
Wim de Klerk
Vlooikraal early winters morning

Karoo Korhaan
Wim de Klerk
First Karoo Korhaan for project found by Eugene Hahndinck outside Bredasdorp. Previously 3 unconfirmed records on SABAP2

Red-chested Flufftail
Wim de Klerk
First picture of this secretive species in Agulhas Plain taken by Tinus le Roux at Zoetendals Winery Walkway

Caspian Tern
Wim de Klerk
Chick protected agressively by about 18 adults eventually swims away to safety!

Chestnut-banded Plover
Wim de Klerk
Always at the same spot on the Springfield Saltpan. Within 20m!

Southern Black Korhaan
Wim de Klerk
Wetland Birding - Female performing at close range

African Swamphen
Wim de Klerk
They are back! Seen at Langerzandt wetland enjoying an early morning walk.

Black-crowned Night Heron
Wim de Klerk
Seen at Bredasdorp sewerage farm

White Stork
Wim de Klerk
Every year they visit and keep to specific areas like Bredasdorp area and Kouerivier

Lesser Sand Plover
Wim de Klerk
De Mond 2020. First record for De Mond!

Greater Sand Plover
Wim de Klerk
De Mond 2019. Only the second record in ten years!

Damara Tern
Wim de Klerk
Breeding Damara with chick at Die Plaat Parking.

Levaillant's Cisticola
Wim de Klerk
Beautiful in the early morning sun

White-throated Canary
Wim de Klerk
Not often seen in the Agulhas Plain. De Mond 2019

Terek Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
De Mond Birding Big Day 2019

Ruddy Turnstone
Wim de Klerk
Seen De Mond Birding Big Day 2019

Red-backed Shrike
Wim de Klerk
First record for the Agulhas Plain. Seen on the farm Kocksrivier just south of Waterford.

Cape Vulture
Wim de Klerk
23 Spotted by Liohan Gilliomee at Vlooikraal feeding on the carcass of a lamb

Denham's Bustard
Wim de Klerk
Male displaying in breeding season - spectacular!

Lesser Swamp Warbler
Wim de Klerk
Juvenile basking in the sun - Soutbosch

Chestnut-banded Plover
Wim de Klerk
Breeds on stony patches Springfield Saltpans. Confined to 10 salt pans in Africa of which 80% in Namibia

Large-billed Lark
Wim de Klerk
Breeding pair end of August - note the crest of male

Cape Canary
Wim de Klerk
Loves to hide in eucalyptus canopy, but feeds on ground in flocks of usually 5-50

Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Wim de Klerk
Near Black Oystercatcher

Orange-breasted Sunbird
Wim de Klerk
Ratelrivier on the dunes

Crowned Cormorant
Wim de Klerk
All 4 cormorants within 1 km - Crowned

Bank Cormorant
Wim de Klerk
All 4 cormorants Within 1 km Quoin Point - Bank

White-breasted Cormorant
Wim de Klerk
All 4 cormorants on one day within 1 km at Quoin Point - White-breasted

Cape Cormorant
Wim de Klerk
All 4 cormorants on one day - Cape

Southern Double-collared Sunbird
KlaasLinda Steyn
Quoin Point area 27 Jul 19

Cape Grassbird
KlaasLinda Steyn
Cape Grassbird in Quoin Point area 27 Jul 19

Cape Grassbird
KlaasLinda Steyn
Cape Grass Bird 27 Jul 19 in Quoin Point area

South African Shelduck
KlaasLinda Steyn
ANP Birdhide on Nuwejaarsrivier near Soutbosch

Little Grebe
KlaasLinda Steyn
ANP Birdhide on Nuwejaarsrivier near Soutbosch

Secretarybird
Wim de Klerk
This is one of a pair that keeps to the Bosheuwel area.

Grey-winged Francolin
Wim de Klerk
Motionless in the early morning sun! Near Soutbosch

African Black Duck
Wim de Klerk
First ABD I have ever seen at Elim Sewerage works!

Cape Clapper Lark
Wim de Klerk
Weirdly performing in winter with typical flight and clapping - ? breeding

Temminck's Courser
Wim de Klerk
x5 Temmincks Coursers spotted at Skaamgesiggie Bird Sanctuary in Nuwejaars Wetland SMA. Spotted by Liohan Gilliomee.

African Wood Owl
Wim de Klerk
First African Wood Owl recorded in the Agulhas Plain! Sent in by Erica Brink from farm Blomkloof

Southern Boubou
Sam Beeslaar
Catching what seems to be a small Boomslang in Suiderstrand

African Oystercatcher
Wim de Klerk
African Oystercatcher.

Damara Tern
Wim de Klerk
Damara tern with one of two chicks. Chicks flee and become vulnerable when you approach the nest. Stay away!

Cape Sugarbird
Wim de Klerk
11 Cape Sugarbird drinking from 1 feeder. At the time 43 CSB was counted at the feeder!

Cape Sugarbird
Wim de Klerk
Feeding on Pincushions (Leucospermum)

Jackal Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Big Bird Day 2018 - Confusing juveniles!

Jackal Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Big Bird Day 2018 - White morph

Cape Robin-Chat
Wim de Klerk
Breeding at De Mond office

African Paradise Flycatcher
Wim de Klerk
Breeding in the Agulhas Plain. Look at the interesting nest

Olive Thrush
Wim de Klerk
Seen at Bruinkop farm on Elim Viljoenshof road

African Olive Pigeon
Wim de Klerk
My first picture of African Olive Pigeon and second record for the project!

Peregrine Falcon
Wim de Klerk
Princekraal June 2018

Crowned Lapwing
Wim de Klerk
Leucistic Crowned Plover - towards Princekraal

White-faced Whistling Duck
Wim de Klerk
Seen on the dam on your right as you enter Bredasdorp sewerage works

Water Thick-knee
Wim de Klerk
Bredasdorp sewerage works. Open Mondays to Fridays 08h00-16h00

Greater Honeyguide
James Kriel
Tierfontein, May 2016, 16:00

African Black Duck
James Kriel
Tierfontein, August 2017, 17:00

Cape Rock Thrush
James Kriel
Tierfontein, female, June 2016, 10:00

Cape Rock Thrush
James Kriel
Tierfontein, June 2016, 10:00

Lesser Honeyguide
Wim de Klerk
Easier heard than seen but whiep-whiep-whiep unmistakable

Amethyst Sunbird
Wim de Klerk
Visitor to my Struisbaai garden

Common Starling
Wim de Klerk
Everywhere

Montagu's Harrier
Wim de Klerk
Recorded by Mick D'alton on his farm

Greater Honeyguide
Wim de Klerk
Almost always found in Bluegum forests. This one weirdly on the flat plains below Heuningberg

Helmeted Guineafowl
Wim de Klerk
Very Common especially on agricultural land

Verreauxs' Eagle
Wim de Klerk
First Verreaux's Eagle photographed in AP- at last! Thanks Mick D'alton

Burchell's Coucal
Wim de Klerk
Common on the well vegetated northern rivers and dams of the Agulhas Plain

Cape Batis
Wim de Klerk
Wide spread, but look for them in forested areas

Ground Woodpecker
Wim de Klerk
First Ground Woodpecker photographed in the Agulhas Plain by Karien le Roux

Olive Woodpecker
Wim de Klerk
First Olive Woodpecker for the project seen at Graskloof farmyard

African Goshawk
Wim de Klerk
First close-up view of African Goshawk seen at Grashoek river bridge near Mierkraal

House Sparrow
Sam Beeslaar
Suiderstrand

Ring-necked Dove
Sam Beeslaar
Suiderstrand

African Penguin
Sam Beeslaar
Off Suiderstrand. Photo by Theo Fourie

Southern Tchagra
Sam Beeslaar
Suiderstrand

Peregrine Falcon
Wim de Klerk
Seen feeding behind Agulhas

Barn Swallow
Wim de Klerk
Barn Swallow gathering for the long flight home?

Cape Gannet
Wim de Klerk
Cape Gannet x400 feeding 100 meters from coast at Agulhas

Laughing Dove
Louise Beeslaar
Suiderstrand

Acacia Pied Barbet
Louise Beeslaar
Suiderstrand

Black-winged Kite
Louise Beeslaar
Soetendalsvlei

African Fish Eagle
Louise Beeslaar
Soetendalsvlei (juvenile)

Grey Heron
Louise Beeslaar
Soetendalsvlei

Secretarybird
Louise Beeslaar
Nuwejaars

Bokmakierie
Louise Beeslaar
Suiderstrand

Spotted Eagle-Owl
Louise Beeslaar
De Mond

Spotted Eagle-Owl
Louise Beeslaar
De Mond - Chicks on nest!

Southern Red Bishop
Sam Beeslaar
Suiderstrand

Brown Snake Eagle
Wim de Klerk
Photographed by Mick D'alton on his farm Kosierskraal, seen feeding on a 2-3m Mole snake

African Goshawk
Wim de Klerk
Third record for Agulhas Plain Project. Seen flying West of the Maccoa Vlei.

Black-crowned Night Heron
BionerdsCoZa
Sighted in the Picnic Area at De Mond Nature Reserve.

African Rail
BionerdsCoZa
Sighted on the 29th July 2017, GPS -34,6202417, 19,8121939

African Snipe
BionerdsCoZa
Sighted on the 29th July 2017, GPS -34,6202417, 19,8121939

African Grass Owl
BionerdsCoZa
Sighted on the Agulhas Plain, Bredasdorp district.

Knob-billed Duck
BionerdsCoZa
Sighted on the 30th August 2017, GPS -34, 5466068, 20,0586309

Lesser Grey Shrike
BionerdsCoZa
Sighted on the 29th April 2017, GPS -34.666, 20.11

African Goshawk
Sam Beeslaar
Photo by Christna Steyn at Wolwengat

African Black Swift
Wim de Klerk
Seen July 2017 in the Rietfontein plain.

Giant Kingfisher
Wim de Klerk
Fishing at Rietfontein se Baai July 2017

Black Sparrowhawk
Wim de Klerk
Seen at Vlooikraal (Liohan Giliomee) July 2017 flying overhead

Temminck's Courser
Wim de Klerk
Although seen here in Sept 2016 and previously seen at Kosierskraal 2006, this is the first pictorial proof. Well done L

Temminck's Courser
Wim de Klerk
Seen by Liohan Giliomee on his farm Vlooikraal. First picture to prove that it occurs in the Agulhas Plain!

European Roller
Piet le Roux
1.5km from Struisbaai on the road to Bredasdorp, left side

European Roller
Piet le Roux
Road from Struisbaai to Bredasdorp 1.5km from Struisbaai on left side

Southern Black Korhaan
Wim de Klerk
Seen during Buttonquail Bash - Pictures Andrew and Heather Hodgson

Hottentot Buttonquail
Wim de Klerk
Taken by Steve Peck during the Buttonquail Bash April 2017.

Black-crowned Night Heron
Wim de Klerk
9 Black-crowned Night-herons flying over Wiesdrift(one not in picture!)

African Harrier-Hawk
Wim de Klerk
Spotted in the Black Oyster-catcher Winery Garden - Picture - Dirk Human

Pale Chanting Goshawk
Wim de Klerk
First record of adult PCG for the project! 2 on one day! 20/03/2017 on the farm Wiesdrift.

Martial Eagle
Wim de Klerk
My first record of adult Martial Eagle in 7 years! Harassed by Cape Crow.

Cape Crow
Wim de Klerk
Large numbers Cape Crow occur in the Plains. Outnumbers Pied Crow substantially.

Spotted flycatcher
Wim de Klerk
Seen on the farm Vlooikraal 20/3/2017. This is only the 3rd SF seen in 7 years!

Black-winged Stilt
Wim de Klerk
33 Black-winged Stilt at Renosterpan!

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Sam Beeslaar
Louise Beeslaar Quarry site 17/02/17

Zitting Cisticola
Wim de Klerk
Seen among restios ,5 to 1.5m high

Yellow-billed Kite
Wim de Klerk
Palearctic Migrant to plains

Intermediate Egret
Wim de Klerk
Near Klipfontein Keep in wetland

Yellow-billed Duck
Wim de Klerk
The most common duck in the plains

Yellow Canary
Wim de Klerk
Almost always in flocks 10-50

Yellow Canary
Wim de Klerk
Juvenile can be very confusing

Yellow Bishop
Wim de Klerk
Intermediate plumage

Wood Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
Seen at De Mond

White-throated Swallow
Wim de Klerk
Always near water

White-throated Canary
Wim de Klerk
Yellow rump showing

White-rumped Swift
Wim de Klerk
Most common swift in the area

White-fronted Plover
Wim de Klerk
De Mond

White-faced Whistling Duck
Wim de Klerk
Wiesdrift waste dam

White Stork
Wim de Klerk
Near Bredasdorp

White-breasted Cormorant
Wim de Klerk
Quoin Point

Whiskered Tern
Wim de Klerk
Most common freshwater Tern

Western Cattle Egret
Wim de Klerk
Breeding plumage

Wattled Starling
Wim de Klerk
As they appear in the plains

Three-banded Plover
Wim de Klerk
Common on inland water bodies

Terek Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
De Mond with Curlew Sandpiper

Greater Crested Tern
Wim de Klerk
Agulhas Camp site roost

Streaky-headed Seedeater
Wim de Klerk
On my front lawn Struisbaai

Common Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Palearctic Migrant to plains

Common Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Light brown morph

Common Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Dark morph

Spur-winged Goose
Wim de Klerk
One of thousands

Spotted flycatcher
Wim de Klerk
Elandsdrift - First record for plains

Spotted flycatcher
Wim de Klerk
Nachtwacht

Spotted Eagle-Owl
Wim de Klerk
Chick De Mond entrance

Speckled Pigeon
Wim de Klerk

Speckled Mousebird
Wim de Klerk
Not to be confused with White-backed

Southern Red Bishop
Wim de Klerk
Male

Southern Pochard
Wim de Klerk
Male and female at Voelvlei

Southern Masked Weaver
Wim de Klerk
Renosterpan Cottage reed bed

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
Wim de Klerk
Near Waterford

Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Wim de Klerk
Handsome male

Southern Boubou
Wim de Klerk
Viljoenshof

Southern Black Korhaan
Wim de Klerk
Vlooikraal next to road

South African Shelduck
Wim de Klerk
Male

South African Shelduck
Wim de Klerk
Male

Sombre Greenbul
Wim de Klerk
De Mond entrance

Sandwich Tern
Wim de Klerk
De Mond

Sanderling
Wim de Klerk
Die Dam

Sanderling
Wim de Klerk
Die Dam - 200 of them!

Ruff
Wim de Klerk
Nuwejaarsrivier

Ruddy Turnstone
Wim de Klerk
Die Dam

Rock Martin
Wim de Klerk
Die Dam cottage

Reed Cormorant
Wim de Klerk
Near Soetendalsvlei

Red-knobbed coot
Wim de Klerk
Langerzandt entrance dam

Red-faced Mousebird
Wim de Klerk
The not so common mousebird

Red-chested Cuckoo
Wim de Klerk
Summer migrant - Viljoenshof

Red-billed Teal
Wim de Klerk
Mierkraal dam

Red Knot
Wim de Klerk
De Mond

Red-capped Lark
Wim de Klerk
Near Vlooikraal

Purple Heron
Wim de Klerk
Nuwejaarsrivier

Plain-backed Pipit
Wim de Klerk
Waterford

Pin-tailed Whydah
Wim de Klerk
Male - Nachtwacht

Pin-tailed Whydah
Wim de Klerk
Female - Strandveld vineyards

Pied Starling
Wim de Klerk
Near Starling roost Soutbos

Pied Kingfisher
Wim de Klerk
Bredasdorp roadside pool

Pied Avocet
Wim de Klerk
Voelvlei

Peregrine Falcon
Wim de Klerk
Klipfontein Keep

Pearl-breasted Swallow
Wim de Klerk
De Mond

Orange-breasted Sunbird
Wim de Klerk
Brandfontein Anysberg slopes

Northern Giant Petrel
Wim de Klerk
Struisbaai Boardwalk

Neddicky
Wim de Klerk
Quoin Rock Vineyards

Namaqua Dove
Wim de Klerk
Struisbaai Sewerage Works

Marsh Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
Zoetendalsvlei AGNP section

Marabou Stork
Wim de Klerk
Visitor from the North!

Malachite Sunbird
Wim de Klerk
Most wide spread species recorded in the Plain

Malachite Kingfisher
Wim de Klerk
Voelvlei

Maccoa Duck
Wim de Klerk
Struisbaai Sewerage Works

Little Tern
Wim de Klerk
De Mond

Little Swift
Wim de Klerk
Kouerivier

Little Stint
Wim de Klerk
A murmuration of Stints! De Mond

Little Grebe
Wim de Klerk
Dam near Vlooikraal

Little Egret
Wim de Klerk
In flight showing yellow feet

Little Bittern
Wim de Klerk
Langerzandt Wetland

Little Bittern
Wim de Klerk
Soetendalsvlei Visserdrift section

Levaillant's Cisticola
Wim de Klerk
Nuwejaarsrivier

Lesser Swamp Warbler
Wim de Klerk
Blomfontein dam

Lesser Striped Swallow
Wim de Klerk
Big Bird Day OOR seen at Nachtwacht!

Lesser Kestrel
Wim de Klerk
De Kouderivier Estate - Our first record

Lesser Flamingo
Wim de Klerk
Elandsdrift pan

Lesser Flamingo
Wim de Klerk
Pan near Elandsrift next to road

Lesser Flamingo
Wim de Klerk
Increasing numbers!

Large-billed Lark
Wim de Klerk
Vlooikraal

Lanner Falcon
Wim de Klerk
Juvenile north of Springfield

Lanner Falcon
Wim de Klerk
Princekraal

Knysna Woodpecker
Wim de Klerk
Taken in my garden Struisbaai!

Klaas's Cuckoo
Wim de Klerk
Ratelrivier

Kittlitz's Plover
Wim de Klerk
Juvenile - Nuwejaars Wetland

Kittlitz's Plover
Wim de Klerk
Voelvlei

Kelp Gull
Wim de Klerk
Juvenile with fish

Kelp Gull
Wim de Klerk
Harbour

Karoo Scrub Robin
Wim de Klerk
Plumage in Agulhas Plain

Karoo Prinia
Wim de Klerk
Common fymbos species

Jackal Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Intermediate plumage confusion

Jackal Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
White on back

Jackal Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Flying with catch

Jackal Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Juvenile can be confusing

Jackal Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Catching prey

Jackal Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Adult

House Sparrow
Wim de Klerk
Visserdrift farm yard

Hottentot Teal
Wim de Klerk
Nuwejaarsrivier

Hottentot Teal
Wim de Klerk
Zoetendalsvlei - Vissersdrift section

Hottentot Buttonquail
Wim de Klerk
Seen East of Springfield Saltpan

Hartlaub's Gull
Wim de Klerk
Die Dam coast

Hamerkop
Wim de Klerk
Bredasdorp roadside

Hadada Ibis
Wim de Klerk
Ha -Ha I'm everywhere

Grey-winged Francolin
Wim de Klerk
Visserdrift on Heuningnes river

Grey-headed Gull
Wim de Klerk
East of Nachtwacht Arniston road

Grey-backed Cisticola
Wim de Klerk
Fynbos ,5 - 1m height

Grey-backed Cisticola
Wim de Klerk
Chick! Is this cute or what!

Grey Plover
Wim de Klerk
Or is it? Die Dam

Grey Plover
Wim de Klerk
Black armpit of Grey Plover

Grey Heron
Wim de Klerk
Strandveld Vineyards

Greater Striped Swallow
Wim de Klerk
Summer migrant

Greater Sand Plover
Wim de Klerk
De Mond

Greater Flamingo
Wim de Klerk
Springfield Salpans

Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Wim de Klerk
By Nachtwacht Uitkeerwal

Great Crested Grebe
Wim de Klerk
Visits after heavy rains - Langpan

Great White Pelican
Wim de Klerk
What are you doing in a dry field?

Great White Pelican
Wim de Klerk
Voelvlei

Great White Pelican
Wim de Klerk
Great White Pelican causing problems with new born lambs

Glossy Ibis
Wim de Klerk
Nuwejaarsrivier

Giant Kingfisher
Wim de Klerk
Visserdrift Bridge

Forest Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Nachtwacht

Fork-tailed Drongo
Wim de Klerk

Fiscal Flycatcher
Wim de Klerk
Compare Common Fiscal

Familiar Chat
Wim de Klerk
First and only record of FC for project

European Honey Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Kosierskraal

Eurasian Curlew
Wim de Klerk
De Mond

Egyptian Goose
Wim de Klerk
With family!

Diederik Cuckoo
Wim de Klerk
dee-dee-diderikkie!

Denham's Bustard
Wim de Klerk
Soutbos

Damara Tern
Wim de Klerk
Struisbaai Boardwalk

Curlew Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
Renosterpan

Crowned Cormorant
Wim de Klerk
Die Dam coast

Eurasian Curlew
Wim de Klerk
Rietfontein beach

Common Waxbill
Wim de Klerk
Breeding

Common Tern
Wim de Klerk
Common Tern at sunrise

Common Tern
Wim de Klerk
De Mond 7000?

Common Swift
Wim de Klerk
Die Dam

Common Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
De Mond

Common Ringed Plover
Wim de Klerk
Struisbaai 2010

Common Quail
Wim de Klerk
Kosierkraal - Mick Dalton

Common Ostrich
Wim de Klerk
Increased dramatically

Common Moorhen
Wim de Klerk
Langerzandt entrance dam

Common House Martin
Wim de Klerk
Near Heuningnes portion Zeekoeivlei

Common Greenshank
Wim de Klerk
De Mond

Southern Fiscal
Wim de Klerk
The very common fiscal

Cloud Cisticola
Wim de Klerk
Kosierkraal

Western Cattle Egret
Wim de Klerk
Roost - De Mond Farms

Caspian Tern
Wim de Klerk
Agulhas Main Camp lagoon

Cardinal Woodpecker
Wim de Klerk
At Home, Struisbaai, on telephone pole

Capped Wheatear
Wim de Klerk
Juvenile

Capped Wheatear
Wim de Klerk
Widespread in fallow lands

Cape White-eye
Wim de Klerk
Struisbaai

Cape Weaver
Wim de Klerk
Almost everywhere

Cape Wagtail
Wim de Klerk

Cape Teal
Wim de Klerk
Elim Sewerage works

Cape Sugarbird
Wim de Klerk
Struisbaai in my garden

Cape Spurfowl
Wim de Klerk
Langerzandt Wetland

Cape Sparrow
Wim de Klerk
Male

Cape Shoveler
Wim de Klerk
Struisbaai Sewerage Works

Cape Robin-Chat
Wim de Klerk
Juvenile

Cape Robin-Chat
Wim de Klerk
Adult at home

Cape Longclaw
Wim de Klerk
Zoetendalsvlei AGNP section

Cape Grassbird
Wim de Klerk
My favourite in many ways

Cape Gannet
Wim de Klerk
Struisbaai Harbour

Cape Cormorant
Wim de Klerk
Struisbaai Boardwalk

Cape Bunting
Wim de Klerk
Rietfontein dune track

Cape Bulbul
Wim de Klerk
Langerzandt Wetland

Brown-throated Martin
Wim de Klerk
Quarry waterhole AGNP

Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Wim de Klerk

Broad-billed Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
De Mond - Margaret McGiver

Broad-billed Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
Jon Hartley

Broad-billed Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
De Mond - Dylan Vasapoli

Booted Eagle
Wim de Klerk
Graskloof

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Wim de Klerk
Quarry waterhole AGNP

Blue Crane
Wim de Klerk

Blue Crane
Wim de Klerk
Silhouette

Black-winged Stilt
Wim de Klerk
Wiesdrift

Black-winged Kite
Wim de Klerk
Nest with nestlings Soutbosch

Black-winged Kite
Wim de Klerk
Black-shouldered Kite Roost Nuwejaarsrivier route

Black-necked Grebe
Wim de Klerk
Langpan

Black-headed Heron
Wim de Klerk
Seldom near water

Black Sparrowhawk
Wim de Klerk
Black Sparrowhawk with prey, Blacksmith Plover

Black Saw-wing
Wim de Klerk
Ratelrivier

Black Harrier
Wim de Klerk
Breeding at De Mond

Black Crake
Wim de Klerk
Langerzandt Wetland

Bar-throated Apalis
Wim de Klerk

Bar-tailed Godwit
Wim de Klerk
De Mond

Barn Swallow
Wim de Klerk
Barn Swallow on Canola

Barn Swallow
Wim de Klerk
Largest migrant group in Agulhas Plain

Western Barn Owl
Wim de Klerk
Barn Owl on old munition storage Zeekoeivlei

Bank Cormorant
Wim de Klerk
Quoin Rock Colony

Banded Martin
Wim de Klerk
Voelvlei

American Golden Plover
Wim de Klerk
De Mond

Alpine Swift
Wim de Klerk
At last seen in Agulhas Plain - Pietersieliefontein

Agulhas Long-billed Lark
Wim de Klerk
Vlooikraal

African StoneChat
Wim de Klerk
Female - Strandveld vineyards

African StoneChat
Wim de Klerk
Our most common Chat

African Spoonbill
Wim de Klerk
Flooded. African Spoonbill next to gravel road to Elim

African Snipe
Wim de Klerk
Renosterpan 2016 - Wim de Klerk

African Sacred Ibis
Wim de Klerk

African Sacred Ibis
Wim de Klerk
Die Dam - Shorebird!

African Rail
Wim de Klerk
Nuwejaarsrivier

African Swamphen
Wim de Klerk
Feeding in the open like chicken - Voelvlei

African Swamphen
Wim de Klerk
Flooded. Swamphen next to gravel road to Elim

African Swamphen
Wim de Klerk
Nuwejaarsrivier

African Pipit
Wim de Klerk
Most common Pipit in Agulhas Plain

African Paradise Flycatcher
Wim de Klerk
Viljoenshof

African Paradise Flycatcher
Wim de Klerk
South of Waterford

African Openbill
Wim de Klerk
Rietfontein 2010

African Marsh Harrier
Wim de Klerk
Elim wetlands

African Hoopoe
Wim de Klerk

African Harrier-Hawk
Wim de Klerk
Struisbaai 2010

African Goshawk
Wim de Klerk
Pietersieliekloof

African Fish Eagle
Wim de Klerk

African Fish Eagle
Wim de Klerk
Zoetendalsvlei AGNP section

African Dusky Flycatcher
Wim de Klerk

African Darter
Wim de Klerk
Bredasdorp Struisbaai roadside show!

African Black Swift
Wim de Klerk
ABS at Quoin Point

African Oystercatcher
Wim de Klerk
Pair of BOC's Ryspunt

African Black Duck
Wim de Klerk
Black Duck on Kosierskraal dam

Groundscraper Thrush
Wim de Klerk
Wessel van Zyl

White-rumped Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
Trevor Hardaker

White-rumped Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
Trevor Hardaker

Pacific Golden Plover
Wim de Klerk
Trevor Hardaker

American Golden Plover
Wim de Klerk
Trevor Hardaker

Gull-billed Tern
Wim de Klerk
Tertius Gous

Northern Rockhopper Penguin
Wim de Klerk
Tertius Gous

Macaroni Penguin
Wim de Klerk
Tertius Gous

Western Osprey
Wim de Klerk
Stuart Shearer

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Wim de Klerk
Simon Fogarty

Zitting Cisticola
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Wattled Starling
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Swee Waxbill
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Swee Waxbill
Wim de Klerk
First Swee Waxbill in the Agulhas Plain - Sharon Brink

Southern Tchagra
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Sentinel Rock Thrush
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Sentinel Rock Thrush
Wim de Klerk
Found on Anysberg - Sharon Brink

Purple Heron
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Peregrine Falcon
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Pale Chanting Goshawk
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Great White Pelican
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Diederik Cuckoo
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Cardinal Woodpecker
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Wim de Klerk
First record of Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Agulhas Plain - Sharon Brink

Black Stork
Wim de Klerk
First record of Black Stork in Agulhas Plain - Sharon Brink

Agulhas Long-billed Lark
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

African Swamphen
Wim de Klerk
Sharon Brink

African Grass Owl
Wim de Klerk
Chicks! They are breeding - Pieter van Oudshoorn

African Grass Owl
Wim de Klerk
Patron of the Grass-owl - Pieter van Oudshoorn

African Grass Owl
Wim de Klerk
African Grass-Owl - Pieter van Oudshoorn

Macaroni Penguin
Wim de Klerk
Brandfontein 2009 - Philip Coetzee

Pacific Golden Plover
Wim de Klerk
De Mond - Philip Coetzee

American Golden Plover
Wim de Klerk
Mike Buckham

Martial Eagle
Wim de Klerk
Martial Eagle killed by Eskom electric wire Mick Dalton

Martial Eagle
Wim de Klerk
Mick Dalton

Common Quail
Wim de Klerk
Seen on farm Kosierskraal - Mick Dalton

Amur Falcon
Wim de Klerk
Mick Dalton

Amur Falcon
Wim de Klerk
Amur Falcon photographed by Mick Dalton at Kosierskraal

African Goshawk
Wim de Klerk
Found dead on farm Kosierskraal - Mick Dalton

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Wim de Klerk
Reported by National Park staff near Main Camp

Spotted Eagle-Owl
Wim de Klerk
Louise Walsh

White-rumped Sandpiper
Wim de Klerk
John Graham

Pacific Golden Plover
Wim de Klerk
John Graham

Pacific Golden Plover
Wim de Klerk
Pacific Golden Plover seen at De Mond - John Graham

Gull-billed Tern
Wim de Klerk
De Mond Mega - John Graham

Macaroni Penguin
Wim de Klerk
Brandfontein Mega - Johan Slabbert

Black-chested Snake Eagle
Wim de Klerk
Surprise visitor while looking for Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters - Howard Langley

Pacific Golden Plover
Wim de Klerk
Taken at De Mond - Graham Searle

Booted Eagle
Wim de Klerk
Gilbert Rheinhardt

Booted Eagle
Wim de Klerk
Gilbert Rheinhardt

Hottentot Buttonquail
Wim de Klerk
The elusive Hottentot Buttonquail. Picture Gerhard van Deventer, Sandberg Fynbos Reserve

Macaroni Penguin
Wim de Klerk
Another Mega - Photographed by Francois Dreyer at Brandfontein.

American Golden Plover
Wim de Klerk
Photograhed at De Mond by Dave Winter

Chestnut-banded Plover
Wim de Klerk
Chestnut-banded Plover breeding at Springfield Saltpans. - Chris van Gass

Western Osprey
Wim de Klerk
Osprey fishing at De Mond - photographed by Ann Koeslag

Pacific Golden Plover
Wim de Klerk
Pacific Golden Plover seen Grey Plovers - Andrew de Bloc

Gull-billed Tern
Wim de Klerk
Gull-billed Tern - Mega for De Mond Nature Reserve - Alistair Kilpin

Lark-like Bunting
Wim de Klerk
Lark-like Bunting visiting from the North! Alan Lee

White Stork
Wim de Klerk
White Stork roosting - Chrisna Steyn

Martial Eagle
Wim de Klerk
Martial Eagle seen by National Park Staff in Ratelrivier area

Greater Painted-snipe
Wim de Klerk
Picture taken by a family member of Dirk Human near Waschkraalvlei

Common Cuckoo
Wim de Klerk
Des Hall

Common Cuckoo
Wim de Klerk
First picture of a Common Cuckoo in Agulhas Plain! Picture taken by Des Hall at De Mond Farm

Goliath Heron
Wim de Klerk
First picture of a Goliath Heron in Agulhas Plain ! Photographer - Des Hall

Black Cuckooshrike
Wim de Klerk
Black Cuckooshrike at De Mond farms - Des Hall

Common Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Common Buzzard with catch - Karien le Roux

Rock Kestrel
Wim de Klerk
Karien le Roux

Rock Kestrel
Wim de Klerk
Karien le Roux

Pied Kingfisher
Wim de Klerk
Karien le Roux

Malachite Kingfisher
Wim de Klerk
Karien le Roux

Maccoa Duck
Wim de Klerk
Female - Karien le Roux

Maccoa Duck
Wim de Klerk
Male - Karien le Roux

Knysna Woodpecker
Wim de Klerk
Knysna Woodpecker visiting in Struisbaai - Karien le Roux

Jackal Buzzard
Wim de Klerk
Adult - Karien le Roux

Grey-headed Gull
Wim de Klerk
Karien le Roux

Eurasian Whimbrel
Wim de Klerk
Karien le Roux

Eurasian Whimbrel
Wim de Klerk
Karien le Roux

Cape Vulture
Wim de Klerk
Cape Vulture visiting from De Hoop! Karien le Roux

Cape Vulture
Wim de Klerk
First picture of a Cape Vulture ! Photographer - Karien le Roux

Acacia Pied Barbet
Wim de Klerk
Picture by Karien le Roux

Abdim's Stork
Wim de Klerk
Abdim Stork photographed by Karien le Roux at the entrance to Struisbaai!