Birds of northern South Africa part 1

Around 150 of the most common birds of the northern provinces of south Africa have been recorded during the month of December (South African summer). Mostly during road side birding (using the car as birdhide) in natural reserves and NP's. Since more than 900 species have been recorded in South Africa, this is only a very small sample of the more common species! Labelling to the best of our knowledge. Part 1 and 2 shot in Dino Keng NR, the Rietvlei NR, the Groenkloof university campus, the Pretoria botanical gardens and Austin Roberts Bird sanctuary.
Part 3 and 4 during a weekend in Kruger NP.

[@sonyagirodon9510]

Whenever I am homesick, I put on your videos and just listen to these birds, and everything feels fine again. Thank you.

[@scjroos]

Net so💃

[@pauloantoniobarbosa9650]

Tenho admirado muito, A natureza por meio de cada um desses vícios Parabéms para todos que trabalharam neste táo lindo feito Abraços de Pab

[@nanoparticle5988]

At 4:42 the Spotted Dikkop segment with the baby being shielded by its mother at about 4:53 is absolutely precious!

[@bbtv150]

Thanks for share this playlist videos! Wishing everyone who watches this video peace and happiness.

[@pamelatelford4093]

Beautifully presented. Lovely positioning of the camera. Great the way it all ties together. Quite extraordinary. My in-laws are avid birdwatchers. They are from South Africa and caught the bug there. I have been interviewing them - many many stories. The latest was their experience bird watching. They are in their 90s now. So I decided to look up South African birds and found your videos. You brought it all to life! Thank you!

[@j.karenwalter1183]

I can’t believe it took me so long to find your videos, but thank heavens I did. I have been watching African live cams for several years and there have been so many birds (and bird calls) that I have wondered about. I happen to think that you are some sort of genius for creating this series. I love it so much. Thank you

[@guymarchal8660]

Thank you for your kind words. We are more than happy to be able to share the excitement we feel looking at the beauty of nature!

[@isidorapulido4992]

Qué linda la Naturaleza creadapornuestro Padre Dios Viven Felices

[@natbelhome]

The diversity of birds is amazing! Great video. It is extremely useful and educational to have bird names embedded in the movie.

[@happycazable]

These are such beautiful videos and I'm sure glad I found them. So, so evocative of my homeland. I miss you so much!

[@adambohlin8231]

I love this series, one gets so happy watching natures wonder,thank you.

[@vijayabrundayerubandi2446]

Thanks a lot, you are our " EYE SIGHT" to witness the endless beauty of Mother Nature couldnot find words for the happiness you gave us with your devoted effort 🙏🙏🙏

[@guymarchal8660]

thank you!

[@user-in1te6ol9e]

Какая прелестная природа... Дивная! И я там была и видела своими глазами это.. Правда не всех птах но многих из видео! Южная Африкаэто поистине чудо! Спасибо за столь колоссальный труд заснять такие фото! 👍❤️❤️❤️❤️Я так опять хочу к вам!

[@guymarchal8660]

Спасибо

[@henrydethierry6067]

Thank you for putting this lovely video together. It's amazing to see the diversity in birds and makes me even more interested in the species.

[@gareth3556]

Ee sha thanks. I haven't checked or heard these birds in twenty years makes me homesick. Thanks for that.

[@nicholaschen1806]

Wonderful. Peace and free. Thanks God.

[@Bulalio]

Guy I love your videos, nice relaxed pace and well edited. I think you will find that the Common Sandpiper is actually a Wood Sandpiper. My wife and I particularly enjoyed your series on Costa Rica where we are off to this coming December, (2017). We wish you and your wife many more years of happy travels and look forward to more of your videos.

[@bt-nl7de]

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[@CharismaticPlanet3822]

Indeed this is great movie of some wildlife. I like birds too. Because Birds are Gems of Mother Nature. They are available in different colors in our nature. Awesome footage Guy Marchal. Waiting for your new uploads.

[@tarsembumrah9421]

Marvellous birds and their musical tweets . Thanks for doing a wonderful job and uploading it on Utube.

[@ammadoux]

excellent video, great photography for these beautiful creatures.

[@francoisebonneau8110]

La nature dans toute sa beauté et sa diversité...merci beaucoup Guy 😀😜🌿🐸❤️🇨🇵

[@maureenmurphy7001]

BRILLIANT BIRD CALLS OF SOUTH AFRICA. LOVE THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO. MANY THANKS.

[@BabbaZee1111]

Fantastic thank you for making this gorgeous film

[@jstephens62]

First of all, thanks so much for doing this! We are headed to Zambia later this year, and your series helps immensely in preparing to learn the birds in a region that is new to me. One suggestion would be to wait a short while in the video before the name of the bird appears. I learn more by having to work out the identification on my own, once the name is on the screen I can't "unsee" it. If I may, there are a few of the identifications that might need to be revised. I will let you contact me privately if you would like to discuss further. Again, many thanks.

[@guymarchal8660]

hello Jack, I can imagine that our identification is not always correct, we call it: to the best of our knowledge. If you have suggestions, you are more than welcome to post them! you can contact me.

[@jstephens62]

Thanks Guy! My email is [e-mail]

[@sharonvanrensburg936]

Beautiful Guy, thank you. Bird sounds included

[@madhubantimukherjee8138]

Amazing footage

[@TheBeachMawMaw]

Beautiful birds!! Love watching this!!

[@JeanBrewer]

Wonderful video... Thank you so much!!

[@haideedasgracasdelima8808]

Como me sinto bem assistindo esses vídeos.obrigada GUY

[@45Happydays]

Sooo loved this video Miss my birds in Africa ♥️🕊♥️thank you for this video and giving me joy today

[@piculetbirder]

That Long tailed Widow is an espectacular Bird !! Wowww!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[@neosapienz7885]

This is excellent. I hope someone freed the collared sunbird from the car mirror.

[@SKKEarth]

Beautiful video friend.Great footage.Thanks for sharing this.

[@chingesic]

very good work

[@appleThai1957]

Beautiful ,great thanks 😍☘🌹🌷🌻🌿🐌🦋🐛🐜🦉🦜🌳🌴🙏

[@BirdWatchwithANUKUSUMAKARKADRI]

Nice filming 📹👌 interesting to watch them👍🐦

[@bluesal]

great nature!!! beautiful video

[@carlosjon1692]

Love from usa love South Africa 🇿🇦 👍

[@hangmai1296]

T rat yeu thich cac loai chim . Chung rat de thuong ! Nhieu loai that dep , vua nhin da thay thich ! Chim choc ngoai thien nhien vui hon la bi nhot o trong long ! Nhin chung bay , hay dau o canh cay , that tuyet ! 😊

[@mattalison316]

amazing shots man, thanks for this.

[@bt-nl7de]

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[@carldumont5789]

Amazing nature!

[@bt-nl7de]

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[@Cruor3]

This is priceless work.

[@guymarchal8660]

thank you

[@riverp9019]

Hadidas waking me from my deep siesta, someone is coming for sure. They've walked far by foot on the dusty road. I will get dressed and meet them, make them welcome and offer them all I have. Yes all I have. I will show them the life I left far behind and let them hear this distant song. The sunlight on water that ripples, the turtle dove that coos, hand in hand with a lover that would never be.

[@scjroos]

Pragtig, BAIE dankie

[@WildlifeObsessed]

What a wonderful piece of work. Thank you so much. I shall use this as Revision before our next Trip to Sub-Saharan Africa.

[@phyllisnunn2061]

WOW!!!! Absolutely great footage of SO many species!!!! Brilliant!! (p.s. I hope the Sunbird with his foot stuck in the car mirror got free!)

[@kristenkovach2200]

Wise birds picking up on the satilite in outerspace like that out in the feild, thank you birds very glad to know your chi is so good like that in skilled listening.

[@rosy4462]

I loved the permanence of the original audio.

[@44kinette]

What a pleasure to have found these while I sit here in lockdown in NZ. Makes me miss the bush so much. Thank you.

[@annagr19dupont50]

MAGNIFIQUE

[@savenaturesavebird8423]

Always Grt nature in Africa

[@trucha1618xx]

Wonderful video. Great variety of birds.

[@oscarmugala6977]

Loop I opp I opp I opp I opp

[@richiconic]

Thanks Guy... Great work...

[@joannebrown9698]

Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@b.davis.wildlife]

Awesome video 👏

[@icepixi14]

I've never been! I hope to someday though. I absolutely adore yalls wildlife

[@lioneloconnor4785]

Lovely video! To be honest i spent more time scanning the video for the names of the birds than looking at the birds! This in my opinion is because the "bird description" is the "wrong colour" in the shot, making it virtually Impossible to see! On the Positive side i watched the video several times over to find the descriptions!🤗 Thanks for posting🐾🐾

[@guymarchal8660]

I agree, the names are sometimes difficult to read in my first video's. today I added a black outline and put them on a more uniform darker background if available in the picture. The small size is a compromize I made, since not all viewers are interested in bird identification.

[@lioneloconnor4785]

@@guymarchal8660 Hi, Thank you!🕊 Lekker dag😉

[@tiagoguerreiro3098]

At 12:08 it's a Wood Sandpiper. Great video!

[@matthewrmellor]

Great videos. I'm so envious! What equipment do you use for the filming?

[@guymarchal8660]

What I use is a Sony FDR-AX53 4K consumer camera with a 20X optical zoom, fitted with an old Sony teleconversion lens VCL-HG2037Y factor 2X. I record moving scenes preferentially in FHD at 50P. I only us 4K 25P recording for long distance shots without too much motion. This allows me to crop later on during editing achieving around 1600mm equivalent without loosing FHD resolution. I render in XAVC S which provides much better quality than XAVC. Recording for both formats at 100 megabit sec to minimise artefacts.a 4K 50P camera

[@saramoyo4807]

Brilliant video!

[@yoeljimenez9487]

Awesome film of the bird of SA

[@jstephens62]

At 12:01, the shorebird is teetering like a Common Sandpiper. However the upperparts are gray rather than brown with white fringing on the feathers and a banded tail. The upper leg is relatively long, and the leg color is green-gray rather than yellow-gray. I think it is a better fit for Common Greenshank.

[@mansuryayas]

I agree that is a common Green Shank

[@sophiel.2818]

The Common Sandpiper has a conspicuous white shoulder bar with shorter neck and legs (in relation to the size of its own body), while the bird at 12:01 doesn't. However, with the pattern (obvious six or five spots or stripes) on the primaries and tail, the bird at 12:01 looks more like a Wood Sandpiper for me.

[@waseemhrb]

The first "guy" is hilarious 🤣

[@petermann7521]

Fantastic....thank you for sharing 😀

[@guymarchal8660]

thank you

[@eddedward505]

Wowww beautiful

[@loncey-vaughanbailey-green1753]

Nothing short of spectacular! Thanks for sharing and for those who don't know, the males are the attractive ones, ol:)

[@adristrydom5154]

Beautiful!

[@user-vf8vr4mb3g]

Спасибо за видео . Потрясающе интересно ...

[@taufiqueanwer4061]

SubhanAllah Alhamdulliah Allah O Akbar

[@MikeofEvil2]

What is the bird calling in the background from 11:24, when the Cape Teal is onscreen? I’ve heard it in so many wildlife documentaries but don’t know what it is!

[@guymarchal8660]

there are many different birds calling, which call you refer to ? the one right on 11:24?

[@MikeofEvil2]

It’s the Cape Turtle Dove - I found it (eventually) in another video, but thank you for replying :)

[@danielhudon9456]

Came here for this - thank you!

[@Ayayahya1]

Amazing

[@colintheconroy]

Hi. Great video. I like that you give us a chance to try and identify the birds ourselves before you put up the caption with the species name. I'm pretty sure your 'Common Sandpiper' is actually a Wood Sandpiper - the jizz and colouration are all wrong for Common and the bill is too short and straight for Greenshank (as one of your other commenters suggested)

[@guymarchal8660]

hello, I am sure ,this is not the only mistake I made! I am not an expert . Identification to the best of our knowledge!

[@colintheconroy]

That's okay - waders (aka shorebirds) can be pretty tricky@@guymarchal8660

[@dorotheebackeberg1047]

Love it, but even more names please!

[@maknine1654]

Wonderful video thanks but could you please tell us each Bird s name thanks

[@spangledify]

Great!!!

[@TravelwithDebangshu]

Fantastic your camera and lens may I know the specs of that

[@manassisodiya7814]

Very good work. I Proud of you

[@carenb3204]

Thank you!

[@user-do7zu5rp6d]

Thank you

[@ds7675]

This is beautifully filmed. Can you please tell me what bird is @11:31? I watched and re-watched and no caption. It’s the black water bird that shelters or mantles the water in a wide sweep of its wings. Thank you so much!

[@guymarchal8660]

thanks, this is a Black Egret

[@ds7675]

@@guymarchal8660 Thanks so much for the response! I found that behavior quite interesting. 😀

[@megsymoore9391]

The very first video with the hadidas there was another bird call in the background any idea what it was? :) very interesting birs call!

[@rusanliventer9300]

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS!

[@guymarchal8660]

black headed oriole. some birds however have a less elaborated call. you can find some nice examples on the internet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5yukGBvp6iLiac

[@syedfayezzaidi6241]

Hi, Awesome collection. Just want to know which camera and lens u used for these captures?

[@1stPrivateAccount]

Hope you one day get to do the birds of the cape and eastern provinces.

[@chessleochessleo4989]

wow!!!

Like 258, very good video. Done, you have a new supporter. Mutual supporter

[@goodfishchannel1026]

make a video about kinds of wild chickens please

[@gauss17]

Great video! One request - can you introduce a lag before displaying the name of the birds? I am trying to find vids to use to teach my kid to identify SA birds and he thinks it is pretty funny if he can just read the answer instead of working it out for himself! The lag just needs to be long enough to pause the vid.

[@olimpiocosta8753]

A natureza é magnífica de linda e perfeita, se o homem se consientisar disso nois teremos um futuro melhor

[@markyruss71]

Great video. Thanks... can I ask what equipment do you use? I struggled to get focus on birds in Costa Rica this year but you seem to have had no trouble. Thanks!

[@guymarchal8660]

What I use is a Sony FDR-AX53 4K consumer camera with a 20X optical zoom, fitted with an old Sony teleconversion lens VCL-HG2037Y factor 2X. I record moving scenes preferentially in FHD at 50P. I only us 4K 25P recording for long distance shots without too much motion. This allows me to crop later on during editing achieving around 1600mm equivalent without loosing FHD resolution. I render in XAVC S which provides much better quality than XAVC. Recording for both formats at 100 megabit sec to minimise artefacts.

[@aqeelsalh647]

فديو جميل جدا حلو

[@benjax3658]

Großartig!

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

When you show the cape teal, what is the bird with the rhythmic song on one note in the background? It is in every video of African wildlife, but is never identified.

[@guymarchal8660]

can't help you! some expert viewers?

[@antoniovidal6029]

Amo os animais

[@alisatti8707]

subhan Allah great vid.

[@randhanabagaskoni382]

Give the list of the name please ...

[@jordancaldeira892]

What camera you using mate?

[@guymarchal8660]

I currenly use a Sony FDR AX 53 with a Sony X2 teleconverter and record in both HD and 4K. With this configuration I can get up to 1200 mm 35mm equivalent. However not very easy to use! You always need a tripod and and in order to get sharp and well exposed images, you have most often to use the manual mode for both focus and exposure adjustments.

[@paulmarchal1030]

Guy Marchal @sony , any advice to help my dad?

[@aleidamariacavalcantelima4616]

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you-you of little faith? ***I LOVE TO SEE WHAT GOD DID.

[@birb3378]

4:53 I think you guys scared the dikkops. Right after the flash pops, the mother dikkop gets into protective position, and this is why I don't like using flash when shooting bird photos...

[@Actiongirl-gd2fk]

Poor baby

[@ApmusicAbhay]

Supet

[@yisouwang2565]

Thank you very much. May I have name of first bird, thanks

[@guymarchal8660]

hadeda Ibis. my pleasure

[@yisouwang2565]

Guy Marchal I can hear this sound almost every day sometimes. Finally I got its name, thank you very much

[@tudoritacapsa9182]

Mulțumesc Foarte frumos video Minunată este creația Sfântului Dumnezeu Iehova! Sper ca s-a putut elibera pasarea care și-a prins piciorul la oglindă.

[@dinabouwer9004]

Hi I have been struggling to identify the call of the hidden bird at the background right at the start of the video showing the Hadeda Ibis. Any help please?

[@guymarchal8660]

black headed oriole. some birds however have a less elaborated call. you can find some nice examples on the internet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5yukGBvp6iLiac

[@chrisomatix]

Pretty sure that's a Southern Boubou, if you mean the whistling call at 0:26

[@BabyBBB01]

Hey! How is the weather in Africa? It's Hot or cold on February & March

[@saramoyo4807]

February is rainy but not cold. Temperatures about 20 degrees Celsius

[@BabyBBB01]

@@saramoyo4807 ...WOW...i wish i could move to Africa if the weather is not too cold

[@saramoyo4807]

@@BabyBBB01 lol. Africa never gets too cold. You would have frosty winter mornings but you are guarenteed sunsine everyday!

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

@@saramoyo4807 No, not EVERY day. The rainy season in west Africa can be overcast for days at a time. Remember, Africa is a CONtinent and is VERY LARGE so don't make sweeping generalizations like that. Three places in Africa see snow on a regular basis: Atlas mountains in Morocco, peaks in Kenya and Tanzania (Mt. Kilamanjaro), and the Drakensberg of South Africa.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

depends on where you are and the season of the year. Africa is VERY LARGE!

[@langwang9130]

No hornbills?