The following is a list of birds we have sighted on or near our smallholding (Groenheide, 174) in Aalwyndal, Mosselbaai. Numbers are from SASOL Birds of Southern Africa.
- Ostrich – Struthio camelus (1)
- Dabchick – Tachybaptis ruficollis (8)
- Reed Cormorant – Phalacrocomax africanus (58)
- African Darter – Anhinga rufa (60)
- Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea (62)
- Blackheaded Heron – Ardea melanocephala (63)
- Purple Heron – Ardea purpurea (65)
- Little Egret – Egretta garzetta (67)
- Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis (71)
- Blackcrowned Night Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax (76)
- Hamerkop – Scopus umbretta (81)
- Sacred Ibis – Threskiornis aethiopicus (91)
- Hadeda Ibis – Bostrychia hagedash (94)
- African Spoonbill – Platalea alba (95)
- Egyptian Goose – Alopochen aegyptiacus (102)
- Yellowbilled Duck – Anas undulata (104)
- Cape Teal – Anas capensis (106)
- Redbilled Teal – Anas erythrorhyncha (108)
- Cape Shoveler – Anas smithii (112)
- Spurwinged Goose – Plectropterus gambensis (116)
- Secretarybird – Sagittarius serpentarius (118)
- Blackshouldered Kite – Elanus caeruleus (127)
- Verreaux’s (Black) Eagle – Aquila verreauxii (131)
- Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus (140)
- African Fish Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer (148)
- Steppe Buzzard – Buteo buteo (149)
- Black Sparrowhawk – Accipiter melanoleucus (158)
- Black Harrier – Circus maurus (168)
- Gymnogene – Polyboroides typus (169)
- Lanner Falcon – Falco biarmicus (172)
- Lesser Kestrel – Falco naumanni (183)
- Cape Francolin – Francolinus capensis (195)
- Common Quail – Coturnix coturnix (200)
- Helmeted Guineafowl – Numida meleagris (203)
- Blue Crane – Anthropoides paradiseus (208)
- Common Moorhen – Gallinula chloropus (226)
- Redknobbed Coot – Fulica cristata (228)
- Threebanded Plover – Charadrius tricollaris (249)
- Crowned Plover – Vanellus coronatus (255)
- Blacksmith Plover – Vanellus armatus (258)
- Blackwinged Stilt – Himantopus himantopus (295)
- Spotted Dikkop – Burhinus capensis (297)
- Water Dikkop – Burhinus vermiculatus (298)
- Kelp Gull – Larus dominicanus (312)
- Rock Pigeon – Columba guinea (349)
- Cape Turtle Dove – Streptopelia capicola (354)
- Laughing (Palm) Dove – Streptopelia senegalensis (355)
- Greenspotted Dove – Turtur chalcospilos (358)
- Redchested Cuckoo – Cuculus solitarius (377)
- Jacobin (Pied) Cuckoo – Clamator jacobinus (382)
- Diederik Cuckoo – Chrysococcyx caprius (386)
- Burchell’s Coucal – Centropus burchelli (391a)
- Spotted Eagle Owl – Bubo africanus (401)
- Fierynecked Nightjar – Caprimulgas pectoralis (405)
- Speckled Mousebird – Colius striatus (424)
- Pied Kingfisher – Ceryle rudis (428)
- Giant Kingfisher – Ceryle maxima (429)
- Malachite Kingfisher – Alcedo cristata (431)
- Brownhooded Kingfisher – Halcyon albiventris (435)
- African Hoopoe – Upupa africana (451)
- Greater Striped Swallow – Hirundo cucullata (526)
- Forktailed Drongo – Dicrurus adsimilis (541)
- Pied Crow – Corvus albus (548)
- Whitenecked Raven – Corvus albicollis (550)
- Cape Bulbul – Pycnonotus capensis (566)
- Olive Thrush – Turdus olivaceus (577)
- Familiar Chat – Cercomela familiaris (589)
- Cape Robin – Cossypha caffra (601)
- Barthroated Apalis – Apalis thoracica (645)
- Spotted Prinia – Prinia maculosa (686a)
- Fiscal Flycatcher – Sigelus silens (698)
- Cape Batis – Batis capensis (700)
- African Paradise Flycatcher – Terpsiphone viridis (710)
- Cape Wagtail – Motacilla capensis (713)
- Grassveld Pipit – Anthus cinnamomeus (716)
- Common Fiscal Shrike – Lanius collaris (732)
- Bokmakierie – Telophorus zeylonus (746)
- Redwinged Starling – Onychognathus morio (769)
- Malachite Sunbird – Nectarinia famosa (775)
- Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird – Nectarinia chalybea (783)
- Cape White-eye – Zosterops pallidus (796)
- House Sparrow – Passer domesticus (801)
- Cape Sparrow – Passer melanurus (803)
- Cape Weaver – Ploceus capensis (813)
- Southern Masked Weaver – Ploceus velatus (814)
- Southern Red Bishop – Euplectes orix (824)
- Yellowrumped Widow – Euplectes capensis (827)
- Common Waxbill – Estrilda astrild (846)
- Pintailed Whydah – Vidua macroura (860)
- Yellow Canary – Serinus flaviventris (878)
- Cape Bunting – Emberiza capensis (885)
- Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos (923)
- Common Peafowl – Pavo cristatus (924)
- Chicken – Gallus domesticus
- Zebra Finch – Poephila guttata
The list is not complete, as we are still struggling to correctly identify all the LBJ’s and JR’s sighted.