Peter Hall, popular and renowned South African artist and wild life photographer is also a resident of Fourways Gardens Estate.
Since day one of the Covid 19 Lockdown in South Africa, Peter has been observing and photographing wild birds, all of course from the confines of his own garden, when he is not hard at work in his studio.
On a daily basis Peter has posted his sightings on our Fourways Gardens Residents’ closed Facebook page. He is amazed to see, occasionally for the first time, species of birds never previously sighted in the Estate, which together with its parks and 3 ha untouched Nature Reserve is a tranquil oasis in the midst of the urban sprawl of the city of Sandton.
Peter has sighted and photographed the following list of 59 species of wild birds right here in the middle of Fourways! FOLLOW PETER ON FACEBOOK AT PETER HALL ARTIST!
Barbet Black collared Barbet crested Bee eater European Boubou Southern Bulbul dark capped Canary black throated Cormorant reed Crow pied Dove Cape turtle Dove red eyed Dove rock Finch red headed Flycatcher African paradise Flycatcher fiscal Go away bird – grey lourie Goose Egyptian Goshawk Gabar Hammerkop Hawk African harrier Heron grey Heron black headed Hoopoe African Ibis sacred Ibis Hadeda Lapwing African Wattled Lapwing blacksmith Lapwing crowned Manniken Bronze Mouse bird redfaced Mouse bird speckled Myna Common Pigeon African Green Pigeon African olive Pigeon speckled Owl Western barn (heard) Parakeet Rose ringed Puffback black backed Robin Chat Cape Sparrow Cape Sparrow House Sparrow Southern grey headed Starling Cape glossy Starling Red winged Starling Wattled Sunbird Amethyst Sunbird white bellied Swallow Lesser striped Swallow white throated Swift little Swift white rumped Swift African palm Thick Knee spotted Thrush Karoo Wagtail Cape Weaver Southern masked Weaver thick billed White Eye Cape Wood hoopoe Green Woodpecker Cardinal