Carol Rushton: South Africa Year List 2022 IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 278 of 278 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Already on World List. eB. 2 White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. F. F. 3 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. F. F. 4 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 Already on World List (South Africa, November 2007; England eB; Botswana 2018;) . eB. F. F. 5 South African Shelduck Tadorna cana South Africa 2022 6 Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa LIFER. Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota. Aka Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota. With Stephen Curtis. Added to World List. Read BFO. Monotypic species. F. F. A. A. eB. 7 Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii South Africa 2022 NEW 8 African Black Duck Anas sparsa 24/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 9 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata South Africa 2022 Already on World List. My first record in South Africa. eB. F. F. 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos South Africa 2022 11 Cape Teal Anas capensis South Africa 2022 Already on World List. My first record in South Africa. eB. F. F. 12 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha South Africa 2022 13 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 14 Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 15 Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra 21/09/2022 South Africa 2022 New. 16 Orange River Francolin Scleroptila gutturalis 25/09/2022 Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa LIFER. Orange River Francolin Scleroptila gutturalis. 4 seen. Added to World List. Read BFO and Wikepedia. (S. levaillantoides with subspecies jugularis) is found in the south of Africa. F. F. A. A. eB. 17 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix South Africa 2022 Heard 18 Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. Including a pair mating on 20/09/2022. 19 Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis 28/09/2022 South Africa 2022 New 20 Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii South Africa 2022 Already on World List. Aka Swainson's Francolin eB. 21 Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena 21/09/2022 South Africa 2022 22 Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis South Africa 2022 23 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus 23/09/2022 South Africa 2022 Already on World List. 24 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 22/09/2022 South Africa 2022 Already on World List ( Nepal 2017, Botswana 2018 ). My first record in South Africa. eB. 25 Common Swift Apus apus 22/09/2022 South Africa 2022 26 Little Swift Apus affinis 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 Already on World List. 27 Horus Swift Apus horus 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 28 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 Already on World List (South Africa, November 2007). eB. F. F. A. A. 29 Grey Go-away-bird Crinifer concolor South Africa 2022 30 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 31 Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami 20/09/2022 De Hoop, South Africa New. 32 Red-crested Korhaan Lophotis ruficrista 26/09/2022 South Africa 2022 33 Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 34 Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii 26/09/2022 South Africa 2022 35 Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius South Africa 2022 NEW 36 Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 37 Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua South Africa 2022 38 Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis 30/09/2022 Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa LIFER. Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis. 3 males and 1 female seen, by the side of a water hole. With Stephen Curtis. Added to World LIst. Read BFO. Ssp : P. g. gutturalis is found in north-central South Africa. F. F. A. A. eB. 39 Rock Dove Columba livia South Africa 2022 40 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea South Africa 2022 41 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 42 Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola South Africa 2022 43 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis South Africa 2022 44 Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 45 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis South Africa 2022 46 African Finfoot Podica senegalensis South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 47 African Rail Rallus caerulescens 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa New. 48 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa Already on World List. My first record in Africa and South Africa. eB. F. F. 49 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 50 African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis. 1 bird seen well, with Stephen Curtis. Added to World List. Read BFO. Monotypic species. Not split from Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio on ABC list. F. F. A. A. eB. 51 Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa Already on World List. My first record in South Africa. eB. F. F. 52 Blue Crane Grus paradisea 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 Blue Crane Grus paradisea. Already on World List (South Africa, November 2007 with Rob Baldock). Monotypic species. F. F. A. A. Also : South Africa 2022. With Stephen Curtis. World List updated. F. F. A. A. eB 53 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis South Africa 2022 Already on World List. 54 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus South Africa 2022 Already on World List. 55 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 20/09/2022 De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa Already on World List (England; Hungary 2016). My first record in Africa and South Africa. 1 seen. The sole sighting of the trip. Read BFO. Ssp : P. n. gurneyi is found in Africa south of the Sahara. African populations are non-migratory. 56 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 57 Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor. Near Threatened. A group of 26 birds seen.The sole sighting during the 2 week trip. Added to World List. Read BFO. Monotypic species. F. F. A. A. eB. 58 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis South Africa 2022 Already on World List (South Africa, November 2007). F. F. eB. A. A. 59 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus 18/09/2022 Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa Already on World List. F. F. eB. 60 African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 New. 61 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 62 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 22/09/2022 South Africa 2022 63 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris South Africa 2022 64 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 65 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus South Africa 2022 66 Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa LIFER. Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius. Added to World List. Read BFO. Monotypic species. eB. F. F. 67 White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus South Africa 2022 68 African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa Already on World List. My first record in South Africa. eB. F. F. 69 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 27/09/2022 Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa 4 seen. 70 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis South Africa 2022 71 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 30/09/2022 Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa 72 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia South Africa 2022 73 Ruff Calidris pugnax South Africa 2022 74 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa Already on World List. My first record in Africa and South Africa. eB. F. F. 75 Little Stint Calidris minuta 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa 76 Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus South Africa 2022 77 Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii 29/09/2022 Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii. 1 bird seen well and photoraphed. The sole sighting, of this bird, during the 2 week trip. With Stephen Curtis. Added to World List. Read BFO. Ssp : C. t. ruvanensis is found in northeastern South Africa. F. F. A. A. eB. 78 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia South Africa 2022 79 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa 80 Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii South Africa 2022 81 Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus South Africa 2022 82 Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 83 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus South Africa 2022 84 African Penguin Spheniscus demersus 18/09/2022 Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa 85 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 28/09/2022 Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa F. F. eB. 86 Cape Gannet Morus capensis 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 87 African Darter Anhinga rufa 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 88 Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus South Africa 2022 Aka Long-tailed Cormorant 89 Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus South Africa 2022 90 Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 91 Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis 18/09/2022 Betty's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis. Added to World List. Read BFO. Monotypic species. F. F. eB. 92 White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 93 African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 94 Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 95 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 22/09/2022 South Africa 2022 96 African Spoonbill Platalea alba 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa Already on World List. eB. F. F. A. A. 97 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 98 Little Egret Egretta garzetta South Africa 2022 99 Striated Heron Butorides striata 29/09/2022 Madikwe River Lodge, South Africa 100 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 101 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis South Africa 2022 102 Great Egret Ardea alba South Africa 2022 103 Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha South Africa 2022 104 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea South Africa 2022 105 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala South Africa 2022 Already on World List (South Africa, November 2007; The Gambia 2010; Botswana 2018). World List and African List updated. F. F. A. A. eB. 106 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa Already on World List (South Africa, November 2007; Botswana 2018). F. F. A. A. eB. 107 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. F. F. 108 Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 109 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus South Africa 2022 110 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus 26/09/2022 South Africa 2022 111 Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. Also known as Cape Griffin. 112 Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis 27/09/2022 Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa Already on World List. eB. F. F. 113 Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi South Africa 2022 114 Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii 30/09/2022 Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa LIFER. Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii. 1, possibly 2, birds seen, perched and in flight. Added to World LIst. Read BFO. Monotypic species. F. F. A. A. eB. 115 African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster 28/09/2022 Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa 1 seen. 116 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar South Africa 2022 117 Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus South Africa 2022 New. 118 Shikra Accipiter badius 26/09/2022 South Africa 2022 119 Black Harrier Circus maurus 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 120 Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius South Africa 2022 121 African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 122 Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus South Africa 2022 New. 123 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 21/09/2022 South Africa 2022 124 African Grass Owl Tyto capensis 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa Already on World List (South Africa, November 2007). eB. F. F. A. A. 125 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum 26/09/2022 South Africa 2022 A mating pair. Already on World List. eB. 126 Marsh Owl Asio capensis 24/09/2022 Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa 127 Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 128 Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Ketupa lactea 29/09/2022 South Africa 2022 129 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 130 White-backed Mousebird Colius colius 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 New. 131 Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus 25/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 132 African Hoopoe Upupa africana South Africa 2022 133 Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus 26/09/2022 South Africa 2022 134 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas South Africa 2022 NEW. 135 Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus rufirostris 26/09/2022 South Africa 2022 136 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas 26/09/2022 South Africa 2022 137 African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa 138 Purple Roller Coracias naevius 27/09/2022 South Africa 2022 Also known as Rufous-crowned Roller. 139 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus 26/09/2022 South Africa 2022 Already on World List ( Botswana 2018 ) . My first record in South Africa. eB. F. F. A. 140 European Roller Coracias garrulus 26/09/2022 South Africa 2022 141 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 30/09/2022 South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 142 Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus 24/09/2022 South Africa 2022 143 Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima 23/09/2022 South Africa 2022 144 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 23/09/2022 South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 145 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus 22/09/2022 South Africa 2022 146 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 26/09/2022 Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa 147 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides 28/09/2022 Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa Already on World List. eB. 148 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii South Africa 2022 149 Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas 25/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 150 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus South Africa 2022 151 Knysna Woodpecker Campethera notata 20/09/2022 De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa LIFER. Knysna Woodpecker Campethera notata. 1 male and 1 female seen, a pair, feeding in a small bush. Near Threatened. With Stephen Curtis. Added to World List. Read BFO. Monotypic species. F. F. A. A. eB. 152 Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW 153 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 28/09/2022 South Africa 2022 154 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 155 Cape Batis Batis capensis 19/09/2022 Guesthouse Garden, Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa Cape Batis Batis capensis. 1 female seen. With Stephen Curtis. Added to World List. Read BFO. Ssp : B. c. capensis is found in Southern and south-eastern South Africa. F. F. A. A. eB. 156 Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus 29/09/2022 South Africa 2022 157 Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 158 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis South Africa 2022 NEW. 159 Southern Tchagra Tchagra tchagra South Africa 2022 NEW. 160 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla 29/09/2022 South Africa 2022 161 Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus. Added to World List. Read BFO. F. F. A. A. eB. 162 Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus 21/09/2022 South Africa 2022 163 Brubru Nilaus afer 22/09/2022 South Africa 2022 164 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis South Africa 2022 165 Southern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens South Africa 2022 new 166 Magpie Shrike Lanius melanoleucus 28/09/2022 South Africa 2022 167 Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris South Africa 2022 168 Cape Crow Corvus capensis 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 169 Pied Crow Corvus albus 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 170 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 171 Cape Rockjumper Chaetops frenatus 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. Spotted by me. 172 Southern Black Tit Melaniparus niger 28/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 173 Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata 25/09/2022 South Africa 2022 New. 174 Agulhas Long-billed Lark Certhilauda brevirostris 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 175 Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota 27/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 176 Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata 21/09/2022 South Africa 2022 177 Cape Clapper Lark Mirafra apiata 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 178 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana 25/09/2022 South Africa 2022 179 Large-billed Lark Galerida magnirostris 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 180 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 181 Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus 19/09/2022 Guesthouse Garden, Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus. With Stephen Curtis. Added to World List. Read BFO. Ssp : A. i. importunus is found in North-eastern, south-eastern and southern South Africa. F. F. A. A. eB. 182 African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans South Africa 2022 aka : Black-fronted Bulbul 183 Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 New. 184 Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 185 Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 186 Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 187 Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata South Africa 2022 188 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 189 White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 190 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii 24/09/2022 South Africa 2022 191 Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 192 Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica 29/09/2022 South Africa 2022 193 Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa 27/09/2022 South Africa 2022 194 South African Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon spilodera 23/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 195 Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer South Africa 2022 NEW 196 Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris South Africa 2022 197 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus South Africa 2022 Heard. 198 Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus South Africa 2022 African 199 Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla South Africa 2022 NEW. Aka : Red-headed Cisticola 200 Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais South Africa 2022 NEW. 201 Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW 202 Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla South Africa 2022 Aka Piping Cisticola. NEW. 203 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis South Africa 2022 204 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus South Africa 2022 NEW. 205 Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix South Africa 2022 NEW. 206 Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 207 Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 208 Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura 28/09/2022 South Africa 2022 209 Cape White-eye Zosterops virens South Africa 2022 NEW. 210 Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor South Africa 2022 211 Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 212 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 23/09/2022 South Africa 2022 213 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 214 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea 24/09/2022 South Africa 2022 215 Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens South Africa 2022 216 Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis 24/09/2022 South Africa 2022 217 Pied Starling Lamprotornis bicolor 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 New. Aka African Pied Starling. 218 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 219 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus 25/09/2022 South Africa 2022 220 Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa South Africa 2022 221 Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 New. 222 Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi 25/09/2022 South Africa 2022 223 Karoo Scrub Robin Cercotrichas coryphoeus South Africa 2022 NEW. 224 Kalahari Scrub Robin Cercotrichas paena South Africa 2022 NEW. 225 Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 226 Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer South Africa 2022 NEW. 227 Short-toed Rock Thrush Monticola brevipes 28/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 228 Sentinel Rock Thrush Monticola explorator 27/09/2022 Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa NEW 229 Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 230 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 231 Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris 25/09/2022 Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris. Also a pair on 27/09/2022 at Madikwe. F. F. eB. 232 Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora South Africa 2022 aka : Southern Anteater-Chat. NEW. 233 Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola 25/09/2022 Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola. Added to World List. Read BFO. Ssp : M. m. monticola is found in South Africa. F. F. A. A. eB. 234 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata South Africa 2022 NEW 235 Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 236 Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 237 Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina South Africa 2022 238 Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 239 Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus South Africa 2022 240 Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer South Africa 2022 NEW. 241 Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis South Africa 2022 NEW 242 White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala South Africa 2022 NEW 243 Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 244 Great Sparrow Passer motitensis 28/09/2022 Madikwe River Lodge, South Africa LIFER. Great Sparrow Passer motitensis. Also known as Great Rufous Sparrow. With Stephen Curtis. Added to World List. Read BFO. Ssp : P. m. subsolanus is found in Southern Zimbabwe to north-eastern South Africa and north-western eSwatini. F. F. A. A. eB. 245 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus South Africa 2022 246 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 247 Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger 28/09/2022 South Africa 2022 248 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali South Africa 2022 249 Scaly-feathered Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons 29/09/2022 South Africa 2022 250 Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 251 Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus South Africa 2022 252 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea 24/09/2022 South Africa 2022 253 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 new 254 Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW 255 Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris South Africa 2022 256 White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus 24/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 257 Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne South Africa 2022 258 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild South Africa 2022 259 Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava 25/09/2022 South Africa 2022 AKA : Zebra Waxbill 260 Violet-eared Waxbill Granatina granatina 26/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 261 Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis South Africa 2022 Already on World List. Also known as Southern Cordonbleu. eB. 262 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba 27/09/2022 South Africa 2022 263 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala 30/09/2022 South Africa 2022 264 Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia South Africa 2022 New. 265 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 20/09/2022 De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa Already on World List (South Africa, November 2007). 2 striking males in breeding plumage and 1 female seen . F. F. A. A. 266 Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea 21/09/2022 South Africa 2022 also 24/09/2022. NEW. 267 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis South Africa 2022 268 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 269 Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis South Africa 2022 AKA : Orange-throated Longclaw. NEW. 270 African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus South Africa 2022 Already on World List. eB. 271 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 272 Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis South Africa 2022 273 Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 274 Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 275 Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata 19/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 276 White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis 21/09/2022 South Africa 2022 277 Cape Canary Serinus canicollis 20/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. 278 Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis 18/09/2022 South Africa 2022 NEW. Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis. Read BFO.