South Africa · Western Cape
Macassar Sewage Works
186 species and 14,754 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January, with up to 109 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Little StintCalidris minuta
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Cape TealAnas capensis
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula104 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 186 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Paardevlei4 km199 species
- Strandfontein WTP23 km244 species
- Rondevlei NR25 km201 species
- Rooi-Els26 km174 species
- Kirstenhof Wetland29 km115 species
- Intaka Island31 km146 species
All 186 species recorded here
- Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Cape Teal Anas capensis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
- Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Karoo Scrub Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Cape Gannet Morus capensis
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis
- Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
- Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
- Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
- Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Macassar Sewage Works?
October–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 109 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Macassar Sewage Works?
186 species, from 14,754 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Macassar Sewage Works in November?
The most recorded in November: Hartlaub's Gull, Black-winged Stilt, Common Tern, Kelp Gull and Egyptian Goose.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.