Birding South Africa 7 - Western Cape (FLAMINGOS, Spoonbill, Korhaan, Warblers, Raptors, MORE)

Birding South Africa 7. The 7th and final installment of our 7 video series highlighting our November 2017 trip to South Africa. Videos 5, 6 and 7 cover our time on the Western Cape of South Africa.
"Title Birds, Cover Bird and even the Final Frame Birds" for this video are Greater Flamingos. (3:53) This flamingo was part of a larger flamboyance at the Strandfontein Birding Area at the Cape Flats Waste Water Treatment Works. This facility is also a part of the False Bay Nature Reserve. We visited this site three times! The first time was with our Cheepers Africa! guide Errol de Beer. We visited it twice on our own.
The MOST PHOTOGENIC AWARDS for this video in order of appearance:
1. Cinnamon-breasted Warbler (09:39) This endemic warbler looked fantastic from every angle and even sang for us. The perfect backdrop while we were out in the Tankwa Karoo National Park.
2. This African Darter's long neck was elegantly stretched (13:46). It caught the sun and our notice!
3. A very conspicuous Southern Black Korhaan was drawing even more attention to itself because it was calling out loudly and proudly. (18:42). We hoped it didn't catch any unwanted notice because of its behavior.
The LOOKS MOST LIKE ITS NAME AWARD goes to a the Rufous-eared Warbler beginning at (7:45). Rufous ears? Check! Warbling? Double Check!
"NEIGHBOR" BIRDS and FRIENDS- Their names state where they're from or live: Cape Rock Thrush (00:31), Cape Bunting (01:55), Cape Turtle Dove (06:57), Karoo Chat (08:12), Karoo Lark (08:58), Karoo Eremomela (10:13), African Spoonbill (11:31), Cape Rock Hyrax (11:56), Egyptian Geese (12:56), African Darter (13:19), Cape Longclaw (15:37), African Paradise Flycathcer (16:47), Karoo Scrub Robin (20:12) and Cape Sparrow (20.59).
CHECK OUT:
-A very small endemic Fairy Flycatcher (01:01) in a sticky situation. Our only picture of this endemic. One is better than none!
-2 species of plovers. White-fronted (14:59) and Chestnut-banded (16:08). Yes, they do look like their first AND middle names.
-Hark some larks! Large-billed (08:28), Spike-heeled (08:42) and Karoo (08:58)
-Startling eyes mesmerize on this Pied Starling (14:10). One of its Red-winged "cousins" is a shiny study in black and red (20:44).
-Raptors larger and small: Pale Chanting Goshawk (06:03), Booted Eagle (09:13), Rock Kestrel (11:00), Black Harrier (11:15) and Steppe Buzzard (17:33).
-A curious (of us) looking White-backed Mousebird (10:45)
-Some Fine-eyed Feathered Friends: Layard's Tit-Babbler (01:23), Blacksmith Lapwing (17:11), Black-necked Grebe (18:26), Common Waxbill (20:04) are a few of many bright-eyed birds on this video.
- A Common Chaffinch (02:17), European Bee-eater (14:35) and Cape Longclaw (15:37) had the "munchies."
ALSO appearing in this video flycatchers, waders, waterfowl, crombec, whimbrel, sandpiper, night heron and more!
LAST BUT NOT LEAST BIRD for this video and series is this perky female Cape Sparrow (20:59).
NOT JUST BIRDS: Klipspringers (09:30), Cape Rock Hyrax (11:56) and Bonteboks (19:16).
Locations visited on this video included: Harold Porter Botanical Garden, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, False Bay Nature Reserve, Stony Point Penguin/Seabird Colony (also known as Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area/Kogelberg Nature Reserve Complex), Overberg, Kommetjie, Bainskloof Pass, Ceres, Voëlvlei Nature Reserve, Table Mountain, Cape of Good Hope, Noordhoek Hills, Silvermine Nature Reserve, Leipoldtville, Wildevoelvlei Lake, Strandfontein Birding Area, Makapa Lodge, Capri, Bird Island on Lambert's Bay, Blaauwberg Nature Reserve, Velddrif, Tankwa Karoo National Park, West Coast National Park, Ritevlei Nature Reserve and Malmesbury.
Equipment used was Canon 70D with a Canon EF100-400mm lens and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Thanks to Errol de Beer of Cheepers Africa! for setting up this private tour of the Western Cape for us. We highly recommend Cheepers Africa!!! (They use one exclamation mark as part of their brand. We added two more because they're that good!!!)