BIRDLIFE | Camp Discovery

Birdlife @ Camp Discovery

Birder's paradise is what people call our resort with over 100 species easily identifiable in a morning of birding.

With a whole lot of resident water bird species on our dams, it is filled with activity on a regular base.

Here are some images that we call "Camp Discovery - Moments" and we are happy to share them with you.

Meyer's Parrot Breeding pair around all weather courts	European Roller Summer visitors to the resort	Yellow-billed Kite Frequently visiting the resort
South African Shelduck Resident on our large dam	White-bellied Sunbird Frequent visitor to all flora on the resort	Southern Masked Weaver Male building nest at the Skilpad dam
Egyptian Goose Perching at the Skilpad dam	African Green Pigeon Occasional visitors to the resort	Southern Pochard Residential on our large dam
African Pygmy Goose Residential on our large dam	Helmeted Guineafowl Common throughout the resort	Red-headed Weaver Visiting the kids eating area
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Very frequent visitors	African Sacred Ibis Visiting the wetland at the obstacle course	Spur-winged Goose Female flying over our large dam
Olive Thrush Frequent visitor at the teagarden	African Fish Eagle Occasional visitor	Black Crake Residential to all our dams
Lilac-breasted Roller Calling for it's mate	Grey Go-away-bird Common sighting throughout the resort	Crested Francolin Frequently seen throughout the resort
Crested Barbet Feasting on the Marlothii Aloe flowers	Blue-Billed Teal Resident on our large dam	Pearl-Spotted Owlets Juveniles inside the nest at our Babala village.
Spur-winged Goose Our resident large male on the dam	Little Grebe (Dabchick) Frequent visitors to all our dams	Common Moorhen Resident on all our dams, providing constant activity
Woodland Kingfisher Frequent visitors in the summer months	Marico Sunbird Frequently seen on the Flame of Africa flowers	White-Faced Whistling Ducklings Springtime the dams are covered with new life
Grey Heron Resident at most of our dams	Yellow-billed Duck Landing approach at our big dam	White-faced Whistling Duck Frequent family disputes daily occurrences
Knob-billed Duck Resident male on our big dam	Reed Cormorant Frequent visitors to our dams	African Black Duck Resident on our big dam
Blacksmith Lapwing Common visitors to the dams	African Hoopoe Frequently seen as they are common residents	Fulvous Whistling Duck Resident on our big dam
Black-winged Kite Frequent visitors to the resort	Common Ostrich Frequently seen on game drives	Southern Red-billed Hornbill With his catch of the day, Commonly seen at our tea garden
Crowned Lapwing Commonly seen all over the resort	Little Bee-eater Frequent sightings throughout the resort	Great Egret With a catch - frequent visitors to all our dams
Meyer's Parrot Feeding on the aloe flowers.	Pied Kingfisher Resident breeding pair at the Syringa dam	Black-headed Heron Juvenile bird landing at our large dam
African Pygmy Goose One of the males. Residential on our dams	Greater Flamingo Residential on our large dam	Green Wood Hoopoe Frequent visitors and sights
Greater Flamingo Residential on our large dam	African Paradise Flycatcher Male - Frequently seen around our tea garden	Violet-backed Starling Frequent visitor and nests around the chalet area
Magpie Shrike Common visitor	Black-collared Barbet Commonly seen around the tea garden area	Fork-tailed Drongo Frequent sightings throughout the resort
Burchell's Starling Common sighting on the resort	Dark-capped Bulbul Feeding on the blooming aloes, common sighting	Red-winged Starling Feeding on the blooming aloes, frequent visitor
Red-billed Teal Resident on our large dam	Black Heron Frequent visitor to all our dams	Cape Teal Frequently seen on our large dam
Giant Kingfisher Frequent visitor at our large dam	Malachite Kingfisher Special sighting, occasionally seen	Green-backed (Striated) Heron Using the baiting technique to catch fish at our Skilpad dam
African Darter Common sighting at our dams