One frequent visitor to the bird table is the hadeda ibis.
The hadeda ibis is native to sub-saharh Africa. It is a large grey-brown bird with an iridescent green-purple gloss on the wings and a downward curving bill. Males and females are alike in plumage. They are found near wetlands and often live in close proximity to humans, foraging in cultivated land and gardens.
The diet of the hadeda includes insects, millipedes, earthworms, spiders and small lizards. They also feed readily on snails and often clear garden beds around residential homes. They are particularly welcome on bowling and golf greens where they extract larvae of moths and beetles that feed on the roots of the grass.
In the Cape province, the hadeda ibis breeds mainly from October to November. The nest is a platform of twigs placed in a major branch of a large tree, typically in a fork, and unlike most ibis species, in spite of their moderately gregarious nature, they do not nest in groups.