Checklist S41096730

Observations

1. African Black Duck

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   A single bird flushed from the small pool at the end of the road

2. Shelley's Francolin

   Number observed:  1

3. francolin/spurfowl sp.

   Number observed:  1

4. Rameron Pigeon

   Number observed:  4

   Details

   flyovers

5. Livingstone's Turaco

   Number observed:  1

6. Red-chested Cuckoo

   Number observed:  1

7. Scarce Swift

   Number observed:  2

   Details

   mixed in with African Swifts

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8. African Swift

   Number observed:  80

9. African Harrier-Hawk

   Number observed:  1

10. Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Flushed from the dense exotic pine plantations before you descend down the the abandoned buildings.

11. Augur Buzzard (Augur)

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    three sightings of likely the same individual

    Media

12. Common Buzzard

    Number observed:  1

13. Speckled Mousebird

    Number observed:  12

14. Rock Kestrel

    Number observed:  2

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15. Cape Batis

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Single bird found in exotic pines at the top, this species was much more common at lower elevations in the afro-montane forest

16. Brown-crowned Tchagra

    Number observed:  1

17. Tropical Boubou

    Number observed:  1

18. Olive Bushshrike

    Number observed:  1

19. Southern Fiscal

    Number observed:  3

20. Cape Grassbird

    Number observed:  4

21. Roberts's Warbler

    Number observed:  9

    Details

    Common in dense scrub

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    FL Recently Fledged Young (Confirmed)

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22. Wailing Cisticola

    Number observed:  10

23. Wing-snapping Cisticola

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    *rare for Mozambique. Seen in very short grassland SW of the peak displaying and singing with aggressive interactions between individuals.

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    T Territorial Defense (Probable)

24. cisticola sp.

    Number observed:  5

25. African Yellow-Warbler

    Number observed:  8

26. Barratt's Warbler

    Number observed:  6

27. Montane Blue Swallow

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    A single male and two females were seen visiting a pothole multiple times where they were likely nesting, no nest(s) were identified after a brief inspection of the pothole, but care was taken not to linger or disturb the area.
    
    Multiple other individuals were seen foraging low over the alpine grasslands in other parts of the peak, 5 is a conservative estimate.

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    N Visiting Probable Nest Site (Probable)

28. Barn Swallow

    Number observed:  4

29. Western House-Martin

    Number observed:  40

30. Common Bulbul (Dark-capped)

    Number observed:  3

31. Red-winged Starling

    Number observed:  4

32. Olive Thrush

    Number observed:  2

33. Cape Robin-Chat

    Number observed:  8

34. African Stonechat

    Number observed:  5

35. Bronze Sunbird

    Number observed:  6

36. Malachite Sunbird

    Number observed:  5

37. Variable Sunbird

    Number observed:  4

38. Yellow-bellied Waxbill

    Number observed:  22

    Details

    Common in drainage lines and around water

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39. Common Waxbill

    Number observed:  10

40. African Pipit

    Number observed:  6

41. Tree Pipit

    Number observed:  1

42. pipit sp.

    Number observed:  1

43. Cape Canary

    Number observed:  15

    Details

    Common at the peak