Cape Town birds - Where to find them?Cape Town birds - Cape Town is blessed with 57 of the Southern Africa's endemic species and 32 of the near endemic species. Great birding spots are:
The fynbos holds a number of species including Bishop, Bokmakierie and Cape Grassbird. Check the larger flowering plan The best seawatching vantage points are on the cliffs near the Cape Point car park.
Cape Pelagic BirdingAlbatrosses, petrels and other oceanic wanderers to within close reach of our shores. The mountain fynbos endemics, Cape Sugarbird and Orange-breasted Sunbird, are prolific in the cultivated protea and erica patches in the south western corner of the gardens. KommetjieSituated on the western side of the Cape Peninsula, Kommetjie is a well-known spot to find a variety of coastal species. The rocky coast hosts all four cormorant species and a variety of migratory tern species including the Antarctic Tern. Rietvlei is a freshwater wetland ensuring that both freshwater and coastal birds are regularly seen. The most rewarding viewing seasons are spring and summer when large numbers of migrant waders are present. The bird hide is perfectly positioned for the best viewing of small migrant waders. Cape Town Birds continued...
Rondevlei Nature ReserveRondevlei provides a wonderful representation of a Cape Flats wetland.There is always a diversity of duck, heron, egret and grebe present plus African Spoonbill, Great White Pelican and African Darter. It is the best spot close to cape Town to see the delightful Malachite Kingfisher and, when the water levels drop in Autumn, spectacular views of African Snipe. Strandfontein Sewage WorksThe Strandfontein Sewage Works is the best waterbird locality close to Cape Town. A good variety of waterbirds inhabit the pans, among them Greater Flamingo, South African Shelduck and Maccoa Duck. The coastal pans, adjacent to Baden-Powell Drive, usually have small numbers of African Black Oystercatcher, and there is a vast roost of Cape Cormorant, sometimes numbering in the tens of thousands. Cape Town Birds continued... Situated on eastern slopes of Table Mountain, Tokai is an excellent raptor-watching site and a summer morning's visit will not disappoint the dedicated raptorphile. Within the Cape Peninsula, Tokai plantation is synonymous with the presence of European Honey-Buzzard, and it is also one of the easiest spots to observe Common Chaffinch.
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