Redford House Walk

7 March 2025

Trip Report

by Ann Mawer

On Friday morning, 7 March 2025, 45 members and guests arrived at Redford House. The Formalities were taken care of swiftly and we were ready to start.  We split into four groups and allocated leaders and routes. We set off at about 8am, in perfect walking weather.

After the walk, we moved to the house, where our hostess, Colleen Noble, served refreshments and delicious croissants.  It was a very generous spread and enjoyed by all.

Special sightings were White-backed ducks.  Sightings, we have 58 species recorded.

The group had a good time socialising, and comparing experiences of the walk.

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Black-collared Barbet

Brimstone Canary

Karoo Prinia

White-backed Duck

White-backed Ducks

Sombre Greenbul

Bird List:

  1. African Paradise Flycatcher
  2. Fork-tailed Drongo
  3. Laughing Dove
  4. Hadada Ibis
  5. Yellow-billed Duck
  6. White-backed Duck
  7. Red-knobbed Coot
  8. Black Crake
  9. Common Moorhen
  10. Southern Fiscal
  11. Cape White-eye
  12. Egyptian Goose
  13. Cape Weaver
  14. Zitting Cisticola
  15. Southern Double-collared Sunbird
  16. Cape Robin-Chat
  17. Swee Waxbill
  18. African Olive Pigeon
  19. Reed Cormorant
  20. Barn Swallow
  21. Ring-necked Dove
  22. Amethyst Sunbird
  23. Black-collared Barbet
  24. Sombre Greenbul
  25. Cape Bulbul
  26. Greater Double-collared Sunbird
  27. Jackal Buzzard
  28. Collared Sunbird
  29. Olive Thrush
  30. Red-eyed Dove
  31. Speckled Pigeon
  32. Greater Striped Swallow
  33. Cape Batis
  34. Terrestrial Brownbul
  35. Cape Crow
  36. Cape Turtle Dove
  37. White-faced Whistling Duck
  38. Long-crested Eagle
  39. Spur-winged Goose
  40. Little Grebe
  41. African Sacred Ibis
  42. Giant Kingfisher
  43. Speckled Mousebird
  44. Black-headed Oriole
  45. Karoo Prinia
  46. Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
  47. Common Starling
  48. Little Rush Warbler
  49. Cape White-eye
  50. Bar-throated Apalis
  51. Brimstone Canary
  52. Brown-hooded Kingfisher
  53. Cape Weaver
  54. Yellow Bishop
  55. Levaillant’s Cisticola
  56. Cape Wagtail
  57. Neddicky
  58. African Dusky Flycatcher

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COMMITTEE:

CHAIRPERSON: Ann Mawer – 082 446 4200

VICE-CHAIRPERSON: Patrick Raymond – 083 377 9580

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