If you’ve ever been lucky enough to spot a Crowned Hornbill (Tockus alboterminatus) swooping between the trees on Fairview, you’ll know just how special these birds are. They were spotted on Fairview for the first time last year in May by Nic Jordan in his garden.
Tag Archives: birds
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Dec
Dec
A bird with a twist
If you love nature or find unique birds interesting, the Red-throated Wryneck is definitely one to check out. It’s a small bird in the woodpecker family, but it has some cool and unusual traits that make it truly one of a kind.
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Oct
Oct
The yellow-billed kites are back home on Fairview. They migrate every year to Central-East Africa from late March around the rainy seasons, and come back home for the drier seasons around Summer time.
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Aug
Aug
There have been a lucky few to spot the resident Secretary Bird on Fairview Estates. The Secretary Bird is a large bird of prey that is native to Africa and unlike most birds of prey, it spends a lot of time walking on the ground rather than flying.
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Apr
Apr
The Goliath Heron is also known as a giant heron, and it’s obvious why… a very large wading bird of the heron family. It’s one of the largest birds in the world and one of our residents was lucky enough to spot one at our dam. Standing up to 1.5 meters tall they have a wingspan of up to 2.4 meters wide.
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Oct
Oct
These majestic birds can be seen flying gracefully through our skies. These large birds are characterized by their striking white plumage, long necks, and impressive wingspans, they have black flight feathers and conical red bills. They are often seen as symbols of good luck and prosperity and used to be known as the “courier of a new baby”.
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Aug
Aug
Have you spotted any of these on Fairview Estates yet? The Southern Bald Ibis is large and is a shiny, dark blue-black colour. It has a red face and head without feathers and wrinkled skin, along with a long, curved red beak. It is mostly found across high altitude grasslands but can also be found […]
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Apr
Apr
One of these was spotted on Fairview a couple of times recently, it’s a very rare sighting, so we were excited. When you think of iconic African wildlife, you might picture black and white striped Zebra, towering giraffe or maybe even the big 5. The Marabou stork may not be as beautiful as these animals, […]
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Feb
Feb
For the past few years now there has been two (very noisy) annual visitors that visit the original farm house on Fairview Estates. These being two Trumpeter Hornbills. The Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator) is a species of bird in the family Bucerotidae, native to Africa. It’s a medium sized bird, with a distinctive black and […]