Bird AlbumSouth Africa · Gauteng
Delta Park
175 species and 19,257 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–April, with up to 95 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Thick-billed WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
Cape White-eyeZosterops virens
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffer
Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
Karoo ThrushTurdus smithi
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Eagle Canyon Golf Estate10 km161 species
- Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden17 km264 species
- Rietvlei NR39 km359 species
- Suikerbosrand NR47 km325 species
- Marievale Bird Sanctuary56 km334 species
All 175 species recorded here
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- Grey Go-away-bird Crinifer concolor
- Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
- Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Red-throated Wryneck Jynx ruficollis
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
- Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis
- Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
- Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
- Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis
- Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minulla
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- South African Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon spilodera
- Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
- Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
- African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
- Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
- Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Rufous-naped Lark Corypha africana
- Pied Starling Lamprotornis bicolor
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- African Crake Crecopsis egregia
- Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
- Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow Gymnoris superciliaris
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa
- Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
- White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Delta Park?
October–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 95 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Delta Park?
175 species, from 19,257 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Delta Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Southern Masked Weaver, Common Myna, Hadada Ibis, Common Bulbul and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.