Bird ringing at Ouberg : 10 to 16 July 2026

A total of 141 species has been recorded for SABAP2 pentad 3340_2015, the one into which Ouberg Private Nature Reserve falls. That list is based on 29 full protocol checklists. There is one extra species recorded only on an ad hoc protocol checklist, making 142 species. We ringed 45 of these species, including some of the species that are seldom recorded, and have low reporting rates.

The list below is in reporting rate order. from smallest to largest. The reporting rate is the percentage of the 29 full protocol SABAP2 checklists for the pentad on which the species was recorded. A full protocol checklist is based on at least two hours of intensive searching for as many species as possible within the pentad, trying to visit as many of the habitats as feasible.

Yellow-bellied Eremomela (SABAP2 reporting rate 0%)

Yellow-bellied Eremomela has been recorded in the pentad for SABAP2, but only on an ad hoc checklist, so it has a reporting rate of zero.

Western Barn Owl (7%)

Greater Honeyguide (10%)

(Species in red like this have structured species texts on the BDI website. Click on the name, and you get taken to a page with lots of photos, an identification guide, the SABAP2 distribution map, and habitat photos. A full list of species with structured texts is here.)

Lesser Honeyguide (17%)

Fiery-necked Nightjar (24%)

Cape Penduline Tit (24%)

Southern Boubou (31%)

Olive Thrush (31%)

Rufous-eared Warbler (31%)

Namaqua Warbler (31%)

Grey Tit (34%)

Black-headed Canary (38%)

Large-billed Lark (38%)

Southern Tchagra (38%)

Layard’s Warbler (38%)

Cape Batis (41%)

Pririt Batis (41%)

Fairy Flycatcher (58%)

Speckled Mousebird (58%)

Cape Wagtail (62%)

Common Waxbill (62%)

Cardinal Woodpecker (62%)

Cape Weaver (62%)

Southern Masked Weaver (69%)

Male Southern Masked Weaver, starting to get his red eye, and bits and pieces of breeding plumage.

Cape White-eye (72%)

Long-billed Crombec (72%)

Grey-backed Cisticola (76%)

Bokmakierie (86%)

Malachite Sunbird (86%)

Ring-necked Dove (90%)

Large Rock Martin (90%)

The white tail spots of the Large Rock Martin look like this. The are conspicuous in flight when the bird is flying away from you and banks to make a sharp turn.