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A birders dream, the unique alpine birdlife of the Maluti Mountains can all be spotted in and around the lodge. Some of these include Bearded vulture, bald ibis, Jackal buzzard, Black Eagle, and ground woodpecker just to name a few. Below is a more detailed list of other birds that can be spotted in the Semonkong area.
Grasslands/Cultivated Lands/Wetlands
- Bishop, Golden
- Bishop, Red
- Canary, Blackheaded
- Canary, Blackthroated
- Canary, Cape
- Canary, Yellow
- Crane, Blue
- Egret, Cattle
- Finch, Quail
- Lark, Thickbilled
- Longclaw, Orangethroated
- Secretary Bird
- Starling, Pied
- Stork, Black
- Stork, White
- Widow, Longtailed
- Widow, Yellowrumped
- Wydah, Pintailed
Riverines/Inland Waters
- Bokmakierie
- Bulbul, Redeyed
- Bunting, Cape
- Cistcola, Fantailed
- Coot, Redknobbed
- Dove, Cape Turtle
- Duck, African Black
- Duck, Yellowbilled
- Hamerkop
- Heron, Blackheaded
- Heron, Grey
- Kingfisher, Giant
- Kingfisher, Pied
- Laughing Dove
- Martin, Brownthroated
- Plover, Threebanded
- Sparrow, Cape
- Sparrow, House
- Wagtail, Cape
- Warbler, African Marsh
- Warbler, Willow
- Waxbill, Swee
- Weaver, Cape
- Weaver, Lesser Masked
- Weaver, Masked
- White-eye, Cape
- Widow, Redcollared
Mountainous/Alpine
- Buzzard, Jackal
- Chat, Sicklewinged
- Cisticola, Ayresii
- Eagle, Black
- Francolin, Greywinged
- Kite, Blackshouldered
- Pipit, Grassveld
- Pipit, Longbilled
- Pipit, Mountain
- Pipit, Rock
- Quail, Common
- Rockthrush, Cape
- Rockthrush, Sentinel
- Siskin, Drakensberg
- Stonechat
- Sunbird, Malachite
- Vulture, Bearded
- Vulture, Cape
- Woodpecker, Ground
Rocky Outcrops/Cliffs/Gorges
- Bunting, Rock
- Chat, Familiar
- Chat, Mocking
- Chat, Mountain
- Gymnogene
- Ibis, Bald
- Ibis, Hadeda
- Kestrel, Rock
- Martin, House
- Martin, Rock
- Owl, Barn
- Owl, Giant Eagle
- Peregrin Falcon
- Pigoen, Rock
- Rockjumper, Orangebreasted
- Starling, Redwinged
- Swallow, European
- Swallow, Greater Striped
- Swallow, Whitethroated
- Swift, Alpine
- Swift, Black
- Swift, Whiterumped
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