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The tail of canaries usually shows a notch, unlike your weaver. Look at some of the other weavers found in your home patch.

The second bird... try pg 292...

masked weaver then?


Thanks for pointing me in the right direction here but not sure if you mean my 2nd bird or my 3rd -- or are they both the same? Juvenile greater honeyguide? Still (very) unsure on this as it (or at least #2) might be a lesser honeyguide?

I saw this on Wednesday at Prince Alfred Road (midway between Laingsburg and Beaufort West) where we overnighted. It was alone, no calling, no wing flicking, simply quietly feeding. I couldn't get to see its rear so my question: Is it a Layard's Tit babbler (622) or A Chestnut-vented Tit-babbler (621)? I see both have the stripy front. There is a clear white eye. So perhaps the only way is from the rail or do the fundis have other tricks up their sleeves to help me out? (I also got a Fairy Flycatcher in the same bush - my first and what a beautiful bird!)

Here are two more LBJs that have me

1. This one I saw in the garden at Evita se Perron in early January 2013 and they're very poor quality as the bird was constantly moving. I think that it might be an African reed warbler?




2. I really haven't a clue about this second bird, which I saw at WCNP on 3 January 2013. Is it possibly a Cape penduline tit? (My other guess would be yellowbellied eremomela, but the green/olive, rather than grey, back makes me think it's more likely the tit?)

The warbler I cannot say, but the second bird is a Cape penduline-tit

Thanks SO much, Johan! That's my very first Cape penduline tit

Hey Johan and Mites, I'm sure you guys can help me with this one.

This puffed-up little brown bird sat in my neighbours Malberry tree beginning April late afternoon - Pretoria North. Not a great picture with poor light.

Is that the best crop, only shot?

Looks like a mousebird, probably speckled

Hey Johan, hope this helps.....

Here you can see the white brow and pink beak better and one pic of the birds tail.

Weird bird. Does not look like anything I know... maybe an escapee?

Let's wait and see what offers...

Long shot in the dark -not a White Browed Sparrow Weaver?

I would never have gotten this one without help!

Trevor Hardaker pointed me to the canary family... and specifically streeky-headed seedeater!

Another BIG Thank You Johan for all the trouble for one little birdie!



And a BIG Thank You for Trevor Hacker for helping to ID this Birdie!




I had no chance of IDing this birdie and today a leaned from the Birdie "GURUs"

Hi SM, this is a Streaky-headed Seed-Eater, the streaking on the head is quite clear.

A common bird in Pretoria east as well.

Thanx Wiltuinman

They are not to common here by us and sit every afternoon with the binocs spying the surrounding trees, but I so glad they do visit from time to time, another lifer is always exiting!