by VERNON HEAD ( Chairman
Cape Bird Club, Chairman Western Cape Birding Forum, Vice-Chairman
Birdlife South Africa)
Delheim Wine Estate is a wonderful
example of viticulture with an environmental conscience.
The Estate has taken great
care to preserve substantial tracts of pristine, montane
fynbos and has carefully developed an assortment of dams,
ponds and waterways that promote a wonderful diversity of
bird-life. In one mornings’ birding we were quickly
able to observe over 50 species of birds. We applaud Delheim’s
innovative approach to bio-diversity planning and wish then
well, as their bird list expands even further, when all the
intra-African and Paelarctic summer migrants start arriving.
COMMON FISCAL
BLACK SPARROWHAWK
CAPE SPURFOWL
COMMON STARLING
ORANGE-BREASTED SUNBIRD
MALACHITE SUNBIRD
SOUTHERN DOUBLE-COLLARED SUNBIRD
OLIVE THRUSH
CAPE WAGTAIL
LESSER SWAMP-WARBLER
COMMON WAXBILL
CAPE WEAVER
CAPE WHITE-EYE
BAR-THROATED APALIS
CAPE BATIS
YELLOW BISHOP
BOKMAKIERIE
SOUTHERN BOUBOU
CAPE BULBUL
JACKAL BUZZARD
BRIMSTONE CANARY
CAPE CANARY
GREY-BACKED CISTICOLA
LEVAILLANT’S CISTICOLA
REED CORMORANT
WHITE-BREASTED CORMORANT
PIED CROW
CAPE TURTLE-DOVE
LAUGHING DOVE
RED-EYED DOVE
ROCK DOVE
FORK-TAILED DRONGO
YELLOW-BILLED DUCK
BOOTED EAGLE
PEREGRINE FALCON
AFRICAN DUSKY FLYCATCHER
FISCAL FLYCATCHER
EGYPTIAN GOOSE
CAPE GRASSBIRD
HELMETED GUINEAFOWL
KELP GULL
AFRICAN HARRIER-HAWK
GREY HERON
AFRICAN SACRED IBIS
HADEDA IBIS
YELLOW-BILLED KITE
SPECKLED MOUSEBIRD
NEDDICKY
SPECKLED PIGEON
KAROO PRINIA
WHITE-NECKED RAVEN
CAPE ROBIN-CHAT
