Eswatini · Hhohho Region
Hawane Reservoir
140 species and 1,519 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 51 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
African Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
Diederik CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
Southern FiscalLanius collaris
White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
Pied CrowCorvus albus
African SpoonbillPlatalea alba
Cape LongclawMacronyx capensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Malolotja Nature Reserve11 km281 species
- Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary30 km318 species
- Mkhaya Game Reserve78 km204 species
- Hlane Royal NP – Ndlovu Camp79 km268 species
- Hlane Royal NP80 km256 species
All 140 species recorded here
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Drakensberg Prinia Prinia hypoxantha
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus
- Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
- Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- African Yellow Warbler Iduna natalensis
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
- Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Horus Swift Apus horus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Eastern Golden Weaver Ploceus subaureus
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Pied Starling Lamprotornis bicolor
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa
- Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus
- Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Hawane Reservoir?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 51 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Hawane Reservoir?
140 species, from 1,519 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Hawane Reservoir in November?
The most recorded in November: Egyptian Goose, Western Cattle Egret, Yellow-billed Duck, African Wattled Lapwing and Diederik Cuckoo.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.