Ciconia nigra Black Stork Grootswartooievaar
Kaingo Private Game Reserve, Aug 2023
A breeding resident. Uncommon, with probably fewer than 20 pairs in the area. Occurs sparsely throughout the Waterberg at dams and along streams and rivers (recorded in 19% of the pentads); usually single birds are encountered, in pairs at breeding sites, or in family groups. Pairs breed solitarily, often reusing the same nest on a cliff ledge in successive years, some sites known to have been in use for decades; breeding occurs erratically, and no attempt to breed often occurs in dry years. Breeds in winter.
A breeding resident. Uncommon, with probably fewer than 20 pairs in the area. Occurs sparsely throughout the Waterberg at dams and along streams and rivers (recorded in 19% of the pentads); usually single birds are encountered, in pairs at breeding sites, or in family groups. Pairs breed solitarily, often reusing the same nest on a cliff ledge in successive years, some sites known to have been in use for decades; breeding occurs erratically, and no attempt to breed often occurs in dry years. Breeds in winter.
Kaingo Private Game Reserve, Sep 2022
Kaingo Private Game Reserve, Sep 2021
Kaingo Private Game Reserve, Mar 2023
Mokolo Dam, Aug 2020
Poer-se-Loop, Jun 2018
Alma, Jul 2020
Buffelspoort, Nov 2017
An immature bird
Hermanusdoorns, Aug 2008