Leisure Bay Bird List
List of birds seen and identified by residents of and visitors to Leisure Bay. Please let us know of any other birds that tou have seen in Leisure Bay that are not on the list. e-mail me at botharandalls@gmail.com
| Alphabetical Name | Full Name | Scientific Name | Previous Name |
| Barbet, Black-collared | Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus | |
| Barbet, White-eared | White-eared Barbet | Stactolaema leucotis | |
| Boubou, Southern | Southern Boubou | Laniarius ferrugineus | |
| Brownbul, Terrestrial | Terrestrial Brownbul | Phyllastrephus terrestris | Terrestrial Bulbul |
| Bulbul, Dark-capped | Dark-capped Bulbul | Pycnonotus tricolor | Black-eyed Bulbul |
| Bush-shrike, Grey-headed | Grey-headed Bush-Shrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | |
| Bush-shrike, Olive | Olive Bush-Shrike | Chlorophoneus olivaceus | |
| Bustard, Denham’s | Denham’s Bustard | Neotis denhami | Stanley’s Bustard |
| Canary, Yellow-fronted | Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | |
| Camaroptera, Green-backed | Bleating Bush warbler | Camaroptera brachyura | |
| Cormorant, Cape | Cape Cormorant | Phalacrocorax capensis | |
| Cormorant, Reed | Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | |
| Cormorant, White-breasted | White-breasted Cormorant | Phalacrocorax lucidus | |
| Coucal, Burchell’s | Burchell’s Coucal | Centropus burchellii | |
| Cuckoo, Black | Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus | |
| Cuckoo, Diederik | Diederik Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | Diederik Cuckoo |
| Cuckoo, Klaas’s | Klaas’s Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | |
| Cuckoo, Red-chested | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | |
| Cuckooshrike, Black | Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava | |
| Darter, African | African Darter | Anhinga rufa | Darter |
| Dove, Cape Turtle (Ring-necked) | Cape Turtle (Ring-necked) Dove | Streptopelia capicola | |
| Dove, Laughing | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | |
| Dove, Namaqua | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
| Dove, Red-eyed | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | |
| Dove, Tambourine | Tambourine Dove | Turtur tympanistria | |
| Drongo, Common Square-tailed | Common Square-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus ludwigii | |
| Drongo, Fork-tailed | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | |
| Duck, White-faced Whistling | White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | |
| Duck, Yellow-billed | Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata | |
| Eagle, African Fish | African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | |
| Eagle, Black-chested Snake | Black-chested Snake Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis | Black-breasted Snake-Eagle |
| Eagle, Brown Snake | Brown Snake Eagle | Circaetus cinereus | Brown Snake Eagle |
| Eagle, Crowned | Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus | Crowned Eagle |
| Eagle, Long-crested | Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis | |
| Eagle, Martial | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | |
| Eagle, Southern Banded Snake | Southern Banded Snake Eagle | Circaetus fasciolatus | Southern Banded Snake Eagle |
| Egret, Little | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| Egret, Western Cattle | Western Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Fiscal, Southern (Common) | Southern (Common) Fiscal | Lanius collaris | Fiscal Shrike |
| Flufftail, Buff-spotted | Buff-spotted Flufftail | Sarothrura elegans | |
| Flycatcher, African Dusky | African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta | Dusky Flycatcher |
| Flycatcher, African Paradise | African Paradise Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | Paradise Flycatcher |
| Flycatcher, Ashy | Ashy Flycatcher | Muscicapa caerulescens | Blue-grey Flycatcher |
| Flycatcher, Blue-mantled Crested | Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher | Trochocercus cyanomelas | Blue-mantled Flycatcher |
| Flycatcher, Southern Black | Southern Black flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina | Black Flycatcher |
| Francolin, Crested | Crested Francolin | Dendroperdix sephaena | |
| Gallinule, (American) Purple | (American) Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | |
| Goose, Egyptian | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | |
| Goshawk, African | African Goshawk | Accipiter tachiro | |
| Grebe, Little | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Dabchick |
| Greenbul, Sombre | Sombre Greenbul | Andropadus importunus | Sombre Bulbul |
| Guineafowl, Helmeted | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
| Gull, Grey-headed | Grey-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | |
| Gull, Kelp | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | |
| Hamerkop | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
| Hawk, African Harrier- | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus | Gymnogene |
| Heron, Black | Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | Black Egret |
| Heron, Black-headed | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | |
| Heron, Green-backed (Striated) | Green-backed (Striated) Heron | Butorides striata | |
| Heron, Grey | Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Heron, Squacco | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | |
| Honeyguide, Greater | Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | |
| Honeyguide, Lesser | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | |
| Hoopoe, African | African Hoopoe | Upupa africana | Hoopoe |
| Hornbill, Crowned | Crowned Hornbill | Lophoceros alboterminatus | |
| Hornbill, Southern Ground- | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | |
| Hornbill, Southern Yellow-billed | Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas | |
| Hornbill, Trumpeter | Trumpeter Hornbill | Bycanistes bucinator | |
| Hyliota, Southern | Southern Hyliota | Hyliota australis | Mashona Hyliota |
| Ibis, African Sacred | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | Sacred Ibis |
| Ibis, Hadeda (Hadada) | Hadeda (Hadada) Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | |
| Kingfisher, Brown-hooded | Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris | |
| Kingfisher, Giant | Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | |
| Kingfisher, Half-collared | Half-collared Kingfisher | Alcedo semitorquata | |
| Kingfisher, Malachite | Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | |
| Lapwing, Blacksmith | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | Blacksmith Plover |
| Longclaw, Cape | Cape Longclaw | Macronyx capensis | Orange-throated Longclaw |
| Longclaw, Yellow-throated | Yellow-throated Longclaw | Macronyx croceus | |
| Mannikin, Bronze | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | |
| Mannikin, Red-backed | Red-backed Mannikin | Spermestes nigriceps | |
| Martin, Brown-throated | Brown-throated Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
| Myna, Common | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | Indian Myna |
| Nightjar, Fiery-necked | Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | |
| Oriole, Black-headed | Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus | |
| Owl, African Wood | African Wood Owl | Strix woodfordii | Wood Owl |
| Owl, Spotted Eagle- | Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus | Spotted Eagle Owl |
| Oystercatcher, African (Black) | African (Black) Oystercatcher | Haematopus moquini | |
| Peafowl, Indian | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | |
| Pigeon, Speckled | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | |
| Pigeon, African Green | African Green Pigeon | Treron calvus | Green Pigeon |
| Plover, Three-banded | Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | |
| Plover, White-fronted | White-fronted Plover | Charadrius marginatus | |
| Prinia, Tawny-flanked | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | |
| Puffback, Black-backed | Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla | Puffback |
| Robin, Brown Scrub | Brown Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas signata | Brown Robin |
| Robin, White-starred | White-starred Robin | Pogonocichla stellata | |
| Robin-chat, Chorister | Chorister Robin-chat | Cossypha dichroa | Chorister Robin |
| Robin-chat, Red-capped | Red-capped Robin-chat | Cossypha natalensis | Natal Robin |
| Saw-wing, Black | Black Saw-wing | Psalidoprocne pristoptera | Black Saw-wing Swallow |
| Secretarybird | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | |
| Sparrow, House | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
| Sparrow, Southern Grey-headed | Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus | Grey-headed Sparrow |
| Sparrowhawk, Little | Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | |
| Spurfowl, Natal | Natal Spurfowl | Pternistis natalensis | Natal Francolin |
| Starling, Black-bellied | Black-bellied Starling | Notopholia corusca | |
| Starling, Cape Glossy (Cape) | Cape Glossy (Cape) Starling | Lamprotornis nitens | Glossy Starling |
| Starling, Red-winged | Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio | |
| Stork, Woolly-necked | Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | |
| Sugarbird, Gurney’s | Gurney’s Sugarbird | Promerops gurneyi | |
| Sunbird, Collared | Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | |
| Sunbird, Greater Double-collared | Greater Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris afer | |
| Sunbird, Olive | Olive Sunbird | Cyanomitra olivacea | |
| Swallow, Barn | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | European Swallow |
| Swallow, Greater Striped | Greater Striped Swallow | Cecropis cucullata | |
| Swallow, Lesser Striped | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | |
| Swallow, White-throated | White-throated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis | |
| Swift, Little | Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
| Swift, White-rumped | White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | |
| Tern, Caspian | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| Tern, Common | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
| Tern, Sandwich | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | |
| Tern, Swift (Greater Crested) | Swift (Greater Crested) Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
| Thick-knee, Spotted | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | Spotted Dikkop |
| Thick-knee, Water | Water Thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus | Water Dikkop |
| Thrush, Kurrichane | Kurrichane Thrush | Turdus libonyana | |
| Thrush, Olive | Olive Thrush | Turdus olivaceus | |
| Thrush, Spotted Ground | Spotted Ground Thrush | Geokichla guttata | Spotted Thrush |
| Tinkerbird, Red-fronted | Red-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus pusillus | Red-fronted Tinker Barbet |
| Trogon, Narina | Narina Trogon | Apaloderma narina | |
| Turaco, Knysna | Knysna Turaco | Tauraco corythaix | Knysna Lourie |
| Turaco, Purple-crested | Purple-crested Turaco | Gallirex porphyreolophus | Purple-crested Lourie |
| Turnstone, Ruddy | Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Turnstone |
| Twinspot, Green | Green Twinspot | Mandingoa nitidula | |
| Wagtail, African Pied | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | |
| Wagtail, Cape | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | |
| Waxbill, Common | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | |
| Waxbill, Grey | Grey Waxbill | Glaucestrilda perreini | |
| Weaver, Cape | Cape Weaver | Ploceus capensis | |
| Weaver, Dark-backed | Dark-backed Weaver | Ploceus bicolor | Forest Weaver |
| Weaver, Spectacled | Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis | |
| Weaver, Thick-billed | Thick-billed Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons | |
| Weaver, Village | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | Spotted-backed Weaver |
| Weaver, Yellow (Eastern Golden) | Yellow (Eastern Golden) Weaver | Ploceus subaureus | |
| White-eye, Cape | Cape White-eye | Zosterops virens | |
| Widowbird, Fan-tailed | Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris | Red-shouldered Widow |
| Widowbird, Red-collared | Red-collared Widowbird | Euplectes ardens | Red-collared Widow |
| Wood-hoopoe, Green | Green Wood-hoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | Red-billed Wood-Hoopoe |
| Woodpecker, Cardinal | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | |
| Woodpecker, Knysna | Knysna Woodpecker | Campethera notata | |
| Woodpecker, Olive | Olive Woodpecker | Dendropicos griseocephalus |
Go to the link below for a downloadable bird check list.