Common Ringed Plover
Wetlands. Light brown above; white below and on forehead; male has black mask and bold black band encircling breast and mantle; bill and legs orange-yellow.
Habitat: Wetlands
Common Greenshank
Wetlands. Above sandy-brown with white feather edges and back; below white; black bill slightly upturned; long legs greenish.
Common Moorhen
Inland waters. White flank marks; red frontal shield and bill; bill-tip and legs yellow.
Collared Pratincole
Wetlands. Dark brown above; buff throat edged black; buff breast; white belly and rump; underwings show red-brown.
Chestnut-banded Plover
Pans and gravel pits. Light brown above; white forehead, face and underparts, with narrow chestnut or buffy throat-band.
Caspian Tern
Inland waters, coastal lagoons and estuaries. Grey upperwings and back; white body;
black cap; large red bill.
Cape Wagtail
Wetlands and gardens. Greyish wagtail with white throat and upper breast; black breast-band.
Cape Teal
Brackish pans. Pale duck with pink bill. Above dark brown; feathers edged creamy; head and below white,
well spotted dark brown.
Cape Shoveler
Wetlands. Large drab duck. Black, broad-tipped bill; orange-yellow legs; speckled all over dark brown on pale grey. Male has paler head. In flight, shows pale blue-green on upper wings.
Burchell’s Coucal
Thickets. Rufous wings; black cap and tail; faint barring on upper-tail coverts; underparts white.
