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A Purplecrested Lourie was in our Garden this morning. I do hope it stays. Its so beautiful

Thick billed weaver and wattled starling are my most unusual regulars I think .
Also amethyst and white bellied sunbird practically live of my aloes in winter, the WBS even brought there youngling with this year, so hopping we may have residents soon.

My most intereseting fly over on the rare occasion is vereux eagle courtesy of Suikerbosrand about 15Km away as the eagle flies.

we have a barn owl in the tree out front sometimes, and very occasionaly spotted eagle owl and marsh owl.

Living near an open vlei helps a lot for specials I think.

Barbet Crested
Bishop Red Southern
Bulbul Redeyed
Crow Pied
Dove Laughing
Dove Turtle Cape
Heron Grey
Hoopoe African
Ibis Hadeda
Ibis Sacred
Mousebird Redfaced
Mousebird Speckled
Mousebird Whitebacked
Myna Indian
Pigeon Rock
Plover Blacksmith
Plover Crowned
Robin Cape
Robin Kalahari
Robin Karoo
Scimatarbill Greater
Shrike Fiscal Common
Sparrow Cape
Sparrow House
Starling Glossy
Starling Pied African
Starling Redwinged
Sunbird Malachite
Sunbird Whitebellied
Swallow European
Swift Alpine
Swift Black African
Swift European
Thrush Groundscraper
Thrush Olive
Wagtail Cape
Weaver Masked Southern
White-eye Cape
Swallow Whitethroated

There are some white helmet shrikes visiting my garden in the West Rand from time to time, and the Verreaux's Eagles (resident in the nearby Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens) circle every now and so often.

There were 3 rosy-faced lovebirds in my garden in Twee Rivieren yesterday afternoon; always nice, especially viewing the fact that this is very far south in the Park for them... even the little yellow mongoose was fascinated!

What a wonderful way to start a Monday morning. We identified a Brown Snake Eagle in the tree in my garden this morning!

Male Pin-tailed whydah flying over my house and calling. Have not seen it again.

I have a grain feeder hanging from the gutter next to my Study ...During the winter my grain bil is huge but come Summer there is just 1 bird there from dawn to dusk...A male Pin Tailed Whydah who bombs everything into oblivion including our cat...he is starting to loose his long tail and summer colour and with that the birds are coming back!! cheeky little thing...far worse than a Drongo!!!!!

Hi,

Live in JHB, on top of a a hill.

Have a resident pair of Cape Eagle Owls that perch in a tree in front of my balcony, see them all summer . There's a spot light in front of my raised unit onto the koppie, think the owls sit at my place to use the spotlight as a food magnet (large insects as well as plenty field mouse), never seen them catch anything though (although ive seen them on the ground clawing under a rock..)

Other interesting ticks have seen a Southern Boubou and plenty Mountain Chats

davegrohl, I think I am gonna self invite me to your place to check out those owls.

WTM, If i get a few more takers, i'll put up some deck chairs and get a cover charge going!

Speaking of which, havent seen them since the weekend, but hear them at least every night. Eerie to say the least (my SO is not as happy with our feathered neighbours as i am, apparently its a bad omen to have owls sitting on your roof?)

LOL! Great idea @ cover charge. I know that BB will join me.

Old wife's tail @ bad omen.

That tiny chick is so cute!

It is SO more than cute I tell you. Hope they survive. They at a dam on our property (which doesn't always have water in it)the parents are super protective like only Blacksmith can be!!

I have regular visits from a Burchell's Coucal. We get many Crested Barbets, some Woodhoepoes, and today I spotted a Bee-Eater, but couldn't identify him in time.

Wow... I'm not that blessed when it comes to the exotic bird species However, recently we've had a Black throated canary visiting the garden which I'm really happy about