MIGRANT BIRDS

BIRD NAME MIGRANT TYPE PLACE OF BREEDING Place of Migration

Africa,Australia &
Common sandpiper- Subtropical Europe sourthen Asia in
Actitis hypoleucos Palaearctic wader and Asia winter

Africa. Greatest
Subarctic wetlands concentration in
Wood sandpiper- from highlands across Botswana and
Tringa glareola Palaearctic Europe and Asia Zimbabwe

Uncommon to rare in
Green Sandpiper- Across subarctic Zimbabwe & E.
Tringa ochropus Palaearctic Europe & Asia Botswana
Lesser grey shrike- Africa(Zimbabwe,Zam
Lanius minor Palaearctic Europe bia, Angola)

Red backed shrike- Palaearctic Europe & w Asia s Africa and se Africa
Common Buzzard-
Buteo buteo Palaearctic Europe & England Africa

Brood parasite.
Black Cuckoo-Cuculus Breeding Peak in
clamosus Intra-African br Namibia. Africa
Steppe Eagle- Aquila Palaearctic non br Arrives in Zim mid
nipalensis migrant Europe Oct- early Nov

European nightjar-
Caprimulgus
europaeus Palaearctic Breeds in Africa e Africa & s Africa

Eurasian Golden
Oriole- Oriolus
oriolus Non br palaearctic Africa s Africa
arrival in Africa Depature from Africa

Sept/Oct March

Adults depart late Feb,

From second week of July Mainly March

Leaves as early as Jan -

Early September, Feb. Final depature
occasionally late August. April-May.

Late October in Zimbabwe Late March-June

Mid to late November April

Late October I November Feb-Apr

depature dates
Late Sept and Oct uncertain

Oct- early Nov Mar-April

s Africa Sep, peak numbers

Dec-Mar End of Apr

Not well undesrstood

as some stay all year
Nov-Feb round