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
