Birdlist
With the help of numerous people, the following list of bird-life in and around Middelburg were compiled.
Numbered according to Robert’s & Newman’s guides
| 062 | Grey Heron | Bloureier |
| 063 | Black-headed Heron | Swartkopreier |
| 083 | White Stork | Wit Ooievaar |
| 084 | Black Stork | Swart Ooievaar |
| 091 | Sacred Ibis | Skoorsteenveer |
| 095 | African Spoonbill | Lepelaar |
| 102 | Egyptian Goose | Kolgans |
| 103 | South African Shelduck | Kopereend |
| 104 | Yellow-billed Duck | Geelbekeend |
| 108 | Red-billed Teal | Rooibekeend |
| 112 | Cape Shoveller | Kaapse Slopeend |
| 116 | Spurwing Goose | Wilde Makou |
| 118 | Secretary Bird | Sekretarisvoël |
| 131 | Black Eagle | Witkruisarend |
| 132 | Tawny Eagle | Roofarend |
| 136 | Booted Eagle | Dwergarend |
| 149 | Steppe Buzzard | Bruinjakkalsvoël |
| 152 | Jackal Buzzard | Rooiborsjakkalsvoël |
| 161 | Gabar Goshawk | Kleinsingvalk |
| 162 | Pale Chanting Goshawk | Bleeksingvalk |
| 183 | Lesser Kestrel | Kleinrooivalk |
| 190 | Greywing Francolin | Bergpatrys |
| 192 | Redwing Francolin | Rooivlerkpatrys |
| 200 | Common Quail | Afrikaanse Kwartel |
| 203 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Gewone Tarentaal |
| 208 | Blue Crane | Bloukraanvoël |
| 230 | Kori Bustard | Gompou |
| 234 | Blue Korhaan | Bloukorhaan |
| 235 | Karoo Korhaan | Vaalkorhaan |
| 239 | Northern Black Korhaan | Swartkorhaan |
| 249 | Three-banded Plover | Driebandstrandkiewiet |
| 255 | Crowned Plover | Kroonkiewiet |
| 258 | Blacksmith Plover | Bontkiewiet |
| 264 | Common Sandpiper | Gewone Ruiter |
| 270 | Greenshank | Groenpootruiter |
| 297 | Spotted Dikkop | Dikkop |
| 301 | Double Banded Courser | Dubbelbanddrawwertjie |
| 344 | Namaqua Sandgrouse | Kelkiewyn |
| 352 | Red-eyed Dove | Grootringduif |
| 354 | Cape Turtle Dove | Gewone Tortelduif |
| 355 | Laughing Dove | Rooiborsduifie |
| 356 | Namaqua Dove | Namakwaduifie |
| 382 | Jacobin Cuckoo | Bontnuwejaarsvoël |
| 386 | Diederik’s Cuckoo | Diederikkie |
| 391 | Burchell’s Coucal | Gewone Vleiloerie |
| 401 | Spotted Eagle Owl | Gevlekte Ooruil |
| 412 | Black Swift | Swartwindswael |
| 415 | White-rumped Swift | Witkruiswindswael |
| 416 | Horus Swift | Horuswindswael |
| 424 | Speckled Mousebird | Gevlekte Muisvoël |
| 426 | Red-faced Mousebird | Rooiwangmuisvoël |
| 429 | Giant Kingfisher | Reuse Visvanger |
| 431 | Malachite Kingfisher | Kuifkopvisvanger |
| 435 | Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Bruinkopvisvanger |
| 438 | European Bee-eater | Europese Byvreter |
| 451 | African Hoopoe | Hoephoep |
| 465 | Pied Barbet | Bonthoutkapper |
| 474 | Greater Honeyguide | Grootheuningwyser |
| 476 | Lesser Honeyguide | Kleinheuningwyser |
| 486 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Kardinaalspeg |
| 495 | Clapper Lark | Hoëveldklappertjie |
| 506 | Spike-heeled Lark | Vlaktelewerik |
| 507 | Red-capped Lark | Rooikoplewerik |
| 512 | Thick-billed Lark | Dikbeklewerik |
| 516 | Grey-backed Finchlark | Grysruglewerik |
| 518 | European Swallow | Europese Swael |
| 520 | White-throated Swallow | Witkeelswael |
| 523 | Pearl-breasted Swallow | Pêrelborsswael |
| 526 | Greater-striped Swallow | Grootstreepswael |
| 528 | S.A. Cliff Swallow | Familieswael |
| 529 | Rock Martin | Kransswael |
| 533 | Brown-throated Martin | Afrikaanse Oewerswael |
| 541 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Mikstertbyvanger |
| 548 | Pied Crow | Witborskraai |
| 557 | Cape Penduline Tit | Kaapse Kapokvoël |
| 567 | Red-eyed Bulbul | Rooioogtiptol |
| 577 | Olive Trush | Olyflyster |
| 586 | Mountain Chat | Bergwagter |
| 589 | Familiar Chat | Gewone Spekvreter |
| 592 | Karoo Chat | Karoospekvreter |
| 595 | Ant-eating Chat | Swartpiek |
| 596 | Stone Chat | |
| 601 | Cape Robin | Gewone Janfrederik |
| 614 | Karoo Robin | Slangverklikker |
| 621 | Titbabbler | Bosveldtjeriktik |
| 643 | Willow Warbler | Hotsanger |
| 651 | Long-billed Crombec | Bosveldstompstert |
| 664 | Fan-tailed Cisticola | Landeryklipkloppie |
| 665 | Desert Cisticola | Woestynklipkloppie |
| 666 | Cloud Cisticola | Gevlekte Klipkloppie |
| 681 | Neddicky | Neddikkie |
| 686 | Karoo/Spotted Prinia | Karoolangstertjie |
| 688 | Rufous-eared Warbler | Rooioorlangstertjie |
| 689 | Spotted Flycatcher | Europese Vlieëvanger |
| 698 | Fiscal Flycatcher | Fiskaalvlieëvanger |
| 703 | Pririt Batis | Priritbosbontrokkie |
| 706 | Fairy Flycatcher | Feevlieëvanger |
| 710 | Paradise Flycatcher | Paradysvlieëvanger |
| 711 | African Pied Wagtail | Bontkwikkie |
| 713 | Cape Wagtail | Gewone Kwikkie |
| 716 | Richard’s Pipit | Grasveldkoester |
| 718 | Plain-backed Pipit | Donkerkoester |
| 721 | Rock Pipit | Klipkoester |
| 732 | Fiscal Shrike | Fiskaallaksman |
| 742 | Southern Jehayra | |
| 746 | Bokmakierie | Bokmakierie |
| 759 | Pied Starling | Witgatspreeu |
| 760 | Wattled Starling | Lelspreeu |
| 764 | Cape Glossy Starling | Kleinglansspreeu |
| 769 | Red-winged Starling | Rooivlerkspreeu |
| 770 | Pale-winged Starling | Bleekvlerkspreeu |
| 775 | Malachite Sunbird | Jangroentjie |
| 783 | Lesser Double-collared Sunbird | Kleinrooiborssuikerbekkie |
| 792 | Black Sunbird | Swartsuikerbekkie |
| 796 | Cape White-eye | Kaapse glasogie |
| 799 | White-browed Sparrow-weaver | Koringvoël |
| 801 | House Sparrow | Huismossie |
| 803 | Cape Sparrow | Gewone Mossie |
| 804 | Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | Gryskopmossie |
| 813 | Cape Weaver | Kaapse Wewer |
| 814 | Southern Masked Weaver | Swartkeelgeelvink |
| 821 | Red-billed Quelea | Rooibekkwelea |
| 824 | Red Bishop | Rooivink |
| 842 | Red-billed Firefinch | Rooibekrobbin |
| 846 | Common Waxbill | Rooibeksysie |
| 852 | Quail Finch | Gewone Kwartelvinkie |
| 856 | Red-headed Finch | Rooikopvinkie |
| 860 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Koningrooibekkie |
| 870 | Black-throated Canary | Swartsuikerbekkie |
| 872 | Cape Canary | Kaapse Kanarie |
| 876 | Black-headed Canary | Swartkopkanarie |
| 878 | Yellow Canary | Geelkanarie |
| 879 | White-throated Canary | Witkeelkanarie |
| 884 | Golden-breasted Bunting | Rooirugstreepkoppie |
| 885 | Cape Bunting | Rooivlerkstreepkoppie |
| 886 | Rock Bunting | Klipstreepkoppie |
| 887 | Larklike Bunting | Vaalstreepkoppie |
