Bird Watching
Bhejane Game Reserve and the Groot River Valley is home to over 180 bird species. The diverse habitats consisting of riverside bush veld, mountains, canyons, valleys and an abundant variety of trees boast a perfect environment for wild birds and offers the avid birder the opportunity to view wildlife in its natural habitat. You will not be disappointed in the viewing opportunities presented on the reserve and are sure to spot some of those birds on your must view list!
| No | Name | Species |
| 1 | Bar-throated | Apalis |
| 2 | Pied | Avocet ** |
| 3 | Acacia Pied | Barbet |
| 4 | Cape | Batis |
| 5 | Pririt | Batis |
| 6 | European | Bee-eater |
| 7 | Southern Red | Bishop |
| 8 | Bokmakierie | Bokmakierie |
| 9 | Southern | Boubou |
| 10 | Dark-capped | Bulbul |
| 11 | Cape | Bulbul |
| 12 | Cape | Bunting |
| 13 | Cinnamon-breasted | Bunting |
| 14 | Golden-breasted | Bunting |
| 15 | Kori | Bustard * |
| 16 | Denham’s(Stanley) | Bustard * |
| 17 | Jackal | Buzzard |
| 18 | Steppe | Buzzard |
| 19 | Green-backed | Camaroptera |
| 20 | Blackheaded | Canary |
| 21 | Brimstone | Canary |
| 22 | White-throated | Canary |
| 23 | Yellow | Canary |
| 24 | Ant-eating | Chat |
| 25 | Familiar | Chat |
| 26 | Karoo | Chat |
| 27 | Sickle-winged | Chat |
| 28 | Levaillant’s | Cisticola |
| 29 | Grey-backed | Cisticola |
| 30 | Zitting | Cisticola |
| 31 | Red-knobbed | Coot |
| 32 | Reed | Cormorant |
| 33 | White-breasted | Cormorant |
| 34 | Blue | Crane |
| 35 | Long-billed | Crombec |
| 36 | Cape | Crow |
| 37 | Pied | Crow |
| 38 | Double-banded | Courser * |
| 39 | Diderick | Cuckoo |
| 40 | Klaas’s | Cuckoo |
| 41 | African | Darter |
| 42 | Laughing | Dove |
| 43 | Namaqua | Dove |
| 44 | Red-eyed | Dove |
| 45 | Fork-tailed | Drongo |
| 46 | African Black | Duck |
| 47 | Yellow-billed | Duck |
| 48 | Booted | Eagle |
| 49 | Martial | Eagle |
| 50 | Verreauxs’ (pair) | Eagle |
| 51 | Cape | Eagle-Owl |
| 52 | Spotted | Eagle-Owl |
| 53 | Karoo | Eremomela |
| 54 | Yellow-bellied | Eremomela |
| 55 | Lanner | Falcon ** |
| 56 | African | Firefinch |
| 57 | Red-billed | Firefinch |
| 58 | Common | Fiscal |
| 59 | African (pair) | Fish Eagle |
| 60 | African Dusky | Flycatcher |
| 61 | Fairy | Flycatcher |
| 62 | Fiscal | Flycatcher |
| 63 | Egyptian | Goose |
| 64 | Spurwing | Goose ** |
| 65 | African | Goshawk |
| 66 | Gabar | Goshawk |
| 67 | Sn Pale Chanting | Goshawk |
| 68 | Little (Dabchick) | Grebe |
| 69 | Sombre | Greenbul |
| 70 | Greenshank | |
| 71 | Helmeted | Guineafowl |
| 72 | Hamerkop | |
| 73 | African | Harrier-Hawk |
| 74 | Blackheaded | Heron |
| 75 | Goliath | Heron |
| 76 | Grey | Heron |
| 77 | Purple | Heron |
| 78 | Greater | Honeyguide |
| 79 | African | Hoopoe |
| 80 | African Sacred | Ibis |
| 81 | Hadeda | Ibis |
| 82 | Dusky | Indigobird |
| 83 | Lesser | Kestrel |
| 84 | Rock | Kestrel |
| 85 | Brown-hooded | Kingfisher |
| 86 | Giant | Kingfisher |
| 87 | Malachite | Kingfisher |
| 88 | Pied | Kingfisher |
| 89 | Black-shouldered | Kite |
| 90 | Karoo | Korhaan |
| 91 | Blacksmith | Lapwing(Plover) |
| 92 | Crowned | Lapwing (Plover) |
| 93 | Karoo | Lark |
| 94 | Karoo Longbilled | Lark |
| 94 | Red-capped | Lark |
| 95 | Banded | Martin |
| 96 | Brown-throated | Martin |
| 97 | House | Martin |
| 98 | Rock | Martin |
| 99 | Sand | Martin |
| 100 | Southern | Masked-Weaver |
| 101 | Common | Moorhen |
| 102 | Red-faced | Mousebird |
| 103 | Speckled | Mousebird |
| 104 | White-backed | Mousebird |
| 105 | Neddicky | |
| 106 | Fierynecked | Nightjar |
| 107 | Common | Ostrich |
| 108 | Cape | Penduline-Tit |
| 109 | Yellow-throated | Petronia(Sparrow) |
| 110 | Speckled | Pigeon |
| 111 | Rock | Pipit |
| 112 | Buffy | Pipit |
| 113 | African(Grassveld) | Pipit |
| 114 | Plain-backed | Pipit |
| 115 | Kittlitz’s | Plover |
| 116 | Three-banded | Plover |
| 117 | Karoo | Prinia |
| 118 | Red-billed | Quelea |
| 119 | White-necked | Raven |
| 120 | African | Reed-warbler |
| 121 | Cape | Robin-Chat |
| 122 | Cape | Rock-Thrush |
| 123 | Sanderling ** | |
| 124 | Namaqua | Sandgrouse |
| 125 | Common | Sandpiper |
| 126 | Curlew | Sandpiper ** |
| 127 | Marsh | Sandpiper ** |
| 128 | Whitebrowed | Scrub-Robin |
| 129 | Karoo | Scrub-Robin |
| 130 | Secretary Bird | |
| 131 | Streaky-headed | Seedeater |
| 132 | South African | Shelduck |
| 133 | Red-backed | Shrike |
| 134 | Cape | Sparrow |
| 136 | House | Sparrow |
| 137 | SthernGrey-headed | Sparrow |
| 138 | African | Spoonbill |
| 139 | Common | Starling |
| 140 | Glossy | Starling |
| 141 | Pied | Starling |
| 142 | Red-winged | Starling |
| 143 | Wattled | Starling |
| 144 | Blackwinged | Stilt |
| 145 | African | Stonechat |
| 146 | Black | Stork |
| 147 | White | Stork |
| 148 | Amethyst | Sunbird |
| 149 | Malachite | Sunbird |
| 150 | SthernDoubCollared 783 | Sunbird |
| 151 | Barn (European) | Swallow |
| 152 | Greater-striped | Swallow |
| 153 | Pearl-breasted | Swallow |
| 154 | White-throated | Swallow |
| 155 | Lesser | Swamp-Warbler |
| 156 | African Black | Swift |
| 157 | Alpine | Swift |
| 158 | Little | Swift |
| 159 | White-rumped | Swift |
| 160 | Southern | Tchagra |
| 161 | Cape | Teal ** |
| 162 | Red-billed | Teal |
| 163 | Spotted | Thick-Knee |
| 164 | Water (Dikkop) | Thick-Knee |
| 165 | Karoo | Thrush |
| 166 | Chestnut-vented | Tit-Babbler |
| 167 | Layard’s | Tit-Babbler |
| 168 | Cape | Turtle-Dove |
| 169 | Cape | Wagtail |
| 170 | Little Rush(Sedge) | Warbler |
| 171 | Namaqua | Warbler |
| 172 | Rufous-eared | Warbler |
| 173 | Willow | Warbler |
| 174 | Common | Waxbill |
| 175 | Swee | Waxbill |
| 176 | Cape | Weaver |
| 177 | Mountain | Wheatear (Chat) |
| 178 | Cape | White-eye |
| 179 | Pin-tailed | Whydah |
| 180 | Cardinal | Woodpecker |
| 181 | Ground | Woodpecker |
| 182 | Green(Redbilled) | Wood-Hoopoe |
| No | Afrikaans name |
| 1 | Bandkeelkleinjantjie |
| 2 | Bontelsie |
| 3 | Bonthoutkapper |
| 4 | Kaapse Bobontrokkie |
| 5 | Priritbosbontrokkie |
| 6 | Europese Byvreter |
| 7 | Rooivink |
| 8 | Bokmakierie |
| 9 | Suidelike waterfiskaal |
| 10 | Swartoogtiptol |
| 11 | Kaapse Tiptol |
| 12 | Rooivlerkstreepkoppie |
| 13 | Klipstreepkoppie |
| 14 | Rooirugstreepkoppie |
| 15 | Gompou |
| 16 | Veldpou |
| 17 | Rooiborsjakkalsvoel |
| 18 | Steppe-Arend |
| 19 | Groenrugkwekwevoel |
| 20 | Bergkanarie |
| 21 | Dikbekkanarie |
| 22 | Witkeelkanarie |
| 23 | Geelkanarie |
| 24 | Swartpiek |
| 25 | Gewone Spekvreter |
| 26 | Karoospekvreter |
| 27 | Vlaktespekvreter |
| 28 | Vleitinktinkie |
| 29 | Grysrugtinktinkie |
| 30 | Landeryklopkloppie |
| 31 | Bleshonder |
| 32 | Rietduiker |
| 33 | Witborsduiker |
| 34 | Bloukraanvoel |
| 35 | Bosveldstompstert |
| 36 | Swartkraai |
| 37 | Witborskraai |
| 38 | Dubbelbanddrawwertjie |
| 39 | Diederikkie |
| 40 | Meitjie |
| 41 | Slanghalsvoel |
| 42 | Rooiborsduifie |
| 43 | Namakwaduifie |
| 44 | Grootringduif |
| 45 | Mikstertbyvanger |
| 46 | Swarteend |
| 47 | Geelbekeend |
| 48 | Dwergarend |
| 49 | Breekoparend |
| 50 | Witkruisarend |
| 51 | Kaapse Ooruil |
| 52 | Gevlekte Ooruil |
| 53 | Groenbossanger |
| 54 | Geelpens bossanger |
| 55 | Edelvalk |
| 56 | Kaapse Vuurvinkie |
| 57 | Rooibekvuurvinkie |
| 58 | Fiskaallaksman |
| 59 | Visrend |
| 60 | Donkervlieevanger |
| 61 | Rooistertvlieevanger |
| 62 | Fiskaalvlieevanger |
| 63 | Kolgans |
| 64 | Wildemakou |
| 65 | Afrikaanse Sperwer |
| 66 | Witkruissperwer |
| 67 | Bleeksingvalk |
| 68 | Kleindobbertjie |
| 69 | Gewone Willie |
| 70 | Groenpootruiter |
| 71 | Gewone Tarentaal |
| 72 | Hamerkop |
| 73 | Kaalwangvalk |
| 74 | Swartkopreier |
| 75 | Reuse-reier |
| 76 | Bloureier |
| 77 | Rooireier |
| 78 | Grootheuningwyser |
| 79 | Hoephoep |
| 80 | Skoorsteenveer |
| 81 | Hadeda |
| 82 | Gewone Blouvinkie |
| 83 | Kleinrooivalk |
| 84 | Kransvalk |
| 85 | Bruinkopvisvanger |
| 86 | Reusevisvanger |
| 87 | Kuifkopvisvanger |
| 88 | Bontvisvanger |
| 89 | Blouvalk |
| 90 | Vaalkorhaan |
| 91 | Bontkiewiet |
| 92 | Kroonkiewiet |
| 93 | Rooilewwerik |
| 94 | Karoolangbeklewerik |
| 94 | Rooikoplewerik |
| 95 | Gebande Martin |
| 96 | Afrikaanse Oewerswael |
| 97 | Huisswael |
| 98 | Kransswael |
| 99 | Europese Oewerswael |
| 100 | Swartkeelgeelvink |
| 101 | Grootwaterhoender |
| 102 | Rooiwangmuisvoel |
| 103 | Gevlekte Muisvoel |
| 104 | Withruismuisvoel |
| 105 | Neddikkie |
| 106 | Afrikaanse Naguil |
| 107 | Volstruis |
| 108 | Gryskapokvoel |
| 109 | Geelvlekmossie |
| 110 | Kransduif |
| 111 | Gewone Koester |
| 112 | Vaalkoester |
| 113 | Gewone Koester |
| 114 | Donkerkoester |
| 115 | Geelborsstrandkiewit |
| 116 | Driebandstrandkiewiet |
| 117 | Karoolangstertjie |
| 118 | Rooibekkwelea |
| 119 | Withalskraai |
| 120 | Kleinrietsanger |
| 121 | Gewone Janfrederik |
| 122 | Kaapse Kliplyster |
| 123 | Drietoonstrandloper |
| 124 | Kelkiwyn |
| 125 | Gewone Ruiter |
| 126 | Krombekstrandloper |
| 127 | Moerasruiter |
| 128 | Gestreepte Wipstert |
| 129 | Slangverklikker |
| 130 | Sekretarisvoel |
| 131 | Streepkopkanarie |
| 132 | Kopereend |
| 133 | Rooiruglaksmuis |
| 134 | Gewone Mossie |
| 136 | Huismossie |
| 137 | Gryskopmossie |
| 138 | Lepelaar |
| 139 | Europese Spreeu |
| 140 | Kleinglansspreeu |
| 141 | Witgatspreeu |
| 142 | Rooivlerkspreeu |
| 143 | Leispreeu |
| 144 | Rooipootelsie |
| 145 | Gewone Bontrokkie |
| 146 | Grootswartooievaar |
| 147 | Wit Ooievaar |
| 148 | Swartsuikerbekkie |
| 149 | Jangroentjie |
| 150 | Kleinrooibandsuikerbekkie |
| 151 | Skuur Swaeltjie |
| 152 | Grootstreepswael |
| 153 | Perelborsswael |
| 154 | Witkeelswael |
| 155 | Kaapse Rietsanger |
| 156 | Swartwindswael |
| 157 | Witpenswind |
| 158 | Kleinwindswael |
| 159 | Witkruiswindswael |
| 160 | Grysborstjagra |
| 161 | Teeleend |
| 162 | Rooibeeend |
| 163 | Gewonedikkop |
| 164 | Waterdikkop |
| 165 | Geelbeklyster |
| 166 | Bosveldtjeriktik |
| 167 | Grystjeriktik |
| 168 | Gewone Tortelduif |
| 169 | Gewone Kwikkie |
| 170 | Kaapse Vleisanger |
| 171 | Namakwalangstertjie |
| 172 | Rooioorlangstertjie |
| 173 | Hofsanger |
| 174 | Rooibeksysie |
| 175 | Suidelike Swie |
| 176 | Kaapse Wewer |
| 177 | Bergwagter |
| 178 | Kaapse Glasogie |
| 179 | Koningrooibekkie |
| 180 | Kardinaalspeg |
| 181 | Grondspeg |
| 182 | Rooibekkaelaar |