Below are some of the typical sounds one would hear in the countryside at night.
These calls of the wild make a pleasant alternative to the other sounds of rifle shots, shotguns and pistol shots, drunk pedestrians, Diepsloot DJs, local DJs, and of course dogs.
Becoming familiar with these natural nocturnal sounds, especially for newcomers to the countryside, will avoid uncessary call outs of private security as will learning to recognise when these animals become disturbed by actual intruders.
Admittedly some of these bird calls, especially when you are caught unawares walking outside at night, will make your hair stand up, but soon enough you will treasure those sounds.
If we are missing other nocturnal sounds, let us know.
Sounds like a dove in the middle of the night, but it is actually an owl.
FORMERLY known as the crowned plover, the crowned lapwing. The African name is Gixiya and in Afrikaans, kroonkiewiet.
Coming this Spring, frog sounds!
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