AMAZING SOUTH AFRICAN BIRD CLOCK

Bring the sounds of South Africa’s indigenous birds into your home or office with this amazing new bird clock. An absolute must for any bird lover. Every hour you will hear the calls of some of Southern Africa’s most popular bird species. What better way to wake up than to the spine tingling call of the African Fish Eagle or the haunting sound of the Burchell’s Coucal. Marvell at the echoing call of the Black collared Barbet, or the Gorgeous Bush Shrike.

This attractive wooden surrounded clock has beautiful hand-painted pictures of some of Southern Africa’s most favourite indigenous birds each hour. Through some amazing technology you will be enchanted by the call of the bird depicted, when the clock strikes the hour.

Bring a bit of the outdoors into your home or office. Brighten up your fishing or bush lodge. Learn to recognise the calls of 12 species of indigenous birds.

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• Helmeted Guineafowl
• Yellow-billed Hornbill
• Black-collard Barbet
• Fiery-necked Nightjar
• Greater Honeyguide
• Buchell's Coucal

• African Fish-Eagle
• White-faced Owl
• Gorgeous Bush-Shrike
• Woodland Kingfisher
• Red Chested Cuckoo
• Diderick Cuckoo

Kingfishers - Avian Jewels of the Waterways
Kingfishers are among the most brilliantly-coloured of all birds, and many have strident voices and dramatic courtship displays. Most species have some blue plumage, and many have red bills. Some are confiding and adapt well to man's alteration of natural habitats, and can even be seen in suburban gardens.

Shrikes - Raptors in miniature
Throughout Africa, shrikes of numerous species enliven woodlands, forests, gardens and scrublands with their ringing calls and often bold presence. Shrikes fall into several groups or sub-families. They are all primarily insectivorous, but some of the larger species frequently prey upon the nestlings of other birds, lizards and other small reptiles. All have robust beaks, often with a fierce hook at its tip. Most appear to pair for life,
and the characteristic duet calls are a way of keeping in touch and maintaining the 'marital' bond.

Barbets - Noisy Excavators
Closely related to woodpeckers, barbets are colourful and vociferous birds. Many species adapt well to man's alteration of the environment and are popular garden visitors. As a family, they are thick-set birds with heavy bills set in a rather large head. In common with woodpeckers, barbets feet are zydactylic, with two toes facing forwards and two back. This configuration allows them to cling easily to trees so as to excavate their own breeding holes.

Weavers - Basket cases
Weavers (Ploceinae) are members of the finch tribe. Most species are seed-eaters with short conical bills, but some are insectivorous with dagger-like bills. Almost all members of the family have bright yellow plumage, with males acquiring strong black facial patterns in the breeding season. A few species have red plumage and some are entirely black. They are not in the least musical, but their harsh rasping notes are characteristic of many habitats, including suburban gardens.

There are many species of birds that occur in South Africa and all of these South African birds live in different areas and require different habitat needs. This page is a directory for the major classes of South African birds and if you just click one of the links below it will take you to a bird list of that specific topic where you can can find all the information on your desired bird from South Africa. The birds of South Africa are so diverse and interesting.

Hoopoes, Hornbills, Barbets and Honeyguides. These birds, as spectacular as they are, have a very logical way of thinking and this has served these species well in the untamed wilds of South Africa. In these bird species lie some of my all-time favourite woodland birds, like the Crested Barbet, the Greater Honeyguide and the Crowned Hornbill. These birds, with their amazing calls, add to the experience of a South African birding safari.

Our amazing unique Bird clock will delight anyone who is interested in birds and birding.

Observation or identification of wild birds in their natural habitat. Basic equipment includes binoculars, a field guide to aid identification, and a notebook for recording time and place of sightings. The lists of bird observations compiled by members of local bird-watching societies are often useful to scientists in determining dispersal, habitat, and migration patterns of the various species.