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Oase Birds

Birding at Oase is a truly remarkable experience, offering a diverse array of species across four distinct habitats. The savannah thornveld is alive with the vibrant colors and calls of birds like the Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Cape Starling, and Scarlet-chested Sunbird. In the riverine forests and along the Blyde River, bird watchers can spot the Giant Kingfisher, White-browed Robin-Chat, and the distinctive Trumpeter Hornbill. Waterways and waterholes host species such as the Three-banded Plover and Black-smith Lapwing, adding to the rich tapestry of avian life. Each habitat provides a unique birding adventure, showcasing the incredible biodiversity of the region.

Additionally, Oase is home to an impressive variety of raptors, accipiters, and nocturnal birds. Enthusiasts can marvel at the soaring White-backed Vulture, the striking Bateleur, and the majestic African Fish Eagle. Night-time brings the opportunity to hear and perhaps see the Spotted Eagle-owl and Fiery-necked Nightjar. Among the rare finds are the elusive Half-collared Kingfisher, the secretive African Finfoot, and the magnificent Pel’s Fishing Owl. These special species, along with the overall abundance of birdlife, make Oase a premier destination for birding enthusiasts seeking both common and extraordinary sightings.

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List curated from sightings 3rd to 7th June 2024

Intra-African and Palae-artic migrants absent

Localized movement of species linked to food availability and amount of prior summer rainfall – some common species might be absent from the reserve in years of drought.

 

Note: In years of higher rainfall and late-summer rainfall more species may be present in winter.

Winter - May to August

Common Species found in mixed flocks around lodge

Southern Black Tit

Long-billed Crombec

Yellow-fronted Canary

Yellow-breasted Apalis

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Chinspot Batis

Kurrichane Thrush

Acacia Pied Barbet

Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Lesser Masked Weaver

Common Scimitarbill

Orange-breasted Bushshrike

Black-backed Puffback

Village Weaver

Brubru

Stierling's Wren-Warbler *

Red-headed Weaver

Yellow-bellied Eremomela *

Grey Penduline Tit

 

Species found in Savannah Thornveld

Dark-capped Bulbul

Brown-crowned Tchagra

Black-crowned Tchagra

Grey-headed Bushshrike

Retz's Helmet-shrike

White-crested Helmet-shrike

Southern White-crowned Shrike

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

African Grey Hornbill

Striped Kingfisher

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

White-browed Scrub Robin

Emerald-spotted Wood Dove

Ring-necked Dove

Laughing Dove

Red-eyed Dove

Black-collared Barbet

Black-headed Oriole

Cape Starling

Green Wood Hoopoe

Cardinal Woodpecker

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

Crested Francolin

Natal Spurfowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Fork-tailed Drongo

Greater Honeyguide

Lesser Honeyguide

Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Blue Waxbill

Arrow-marked Babbler

Rattling Cisticola

Sabota Lark

African Hoopoe

Ashy Flycatcher

Pale Flycatcher

Spectacled Weaver

Red-billed Buffalo Weaver

Red-faced Mousebird

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Marico Sunbird

White-bellied Sunbird

Red-billed Oxpecker

Grey Go-away-bird

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Rock Martin

Golden-breasted Bunting

 

Species found in riverine forest and along the Blyde River

Giant Kingfisher

Pied Kingfisher

White-browed Robin-Chat

Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Sombre Greenbul

White-breasted Cormorant

Green-backed Camaroptera

Egyptian Goose

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

White-throated Robin-Chat

Tawny-flanked Prinia

Reed Cormorant

African Pied Wagtail

Terrestrial Brownbul

Trumpeter Hornbill

Burchell's Coucal

Hamerkop

Hadada Ibis

Cape Wagtail

 

Along streams and at waterholes or dams

Three-banded Plover

Black-smith Lapwing

Raptors and Accipiters

White-backed Vulture

Little Sparrowhawk

African Goshawk

African Fish Eagle

Bateleur

Hooded Vulture

Dark Chanting Goshawk

Black-chested Snake Eagle

Cape Vulture

Pearl-spotted Owlet

 

Nocturnal

Spotted Thick-knee

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Square-tailed Nightjar

Spotted Eagle-owl

 

Present all year but seldom seen

 Pel’s Fishing Owl *

Verreaux’s Eagle Owl

African Finfoot

Half-collared Kingfisher *

African Black Duck

Black Sparrowhawk

Wood Owl

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Spring - September to October

Coming soon

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