Botswana · North-West District

Okavango Delta – Shakawe River Lodge

347 species and 12,463 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: August and November, with up to 171 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

White-fronted Bee-eaterWhite-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesSwamp BoubouSwamp BoubouLaniarius bicolorAfrican Fish EagleAfrican Fish EagleIcthyophaga vociferRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataCommon BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusBlack CrakeBlack CrakeZapornia flavirostraHolub's Golden WeaverHolub's Golden WeaverPloceus xanthopsReed CormorantReed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusHartlaub's BabblerHartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiPied KingfisherPied KingfisherCeryle rudisAfrican JacanaAfrican JacanaActophilornis africanusBlacksmith LapwingBlacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransMeyer's ParrotMeyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Drotsky's Cabins4 km390 species
  2. Okavango Delta – Xaro Lodge4 km341 species
  3. Nxamaseri Island Lodge27 km265 species
  4. Bwabwata NP – Mahango riverside loop32 km395 species
  5. Bwabwata NP – Mahango Core Area33 km329 species
  6. Bwabwata National Park – Buffalo Core Area36 km303 species

All 347 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Okavango Delta – Shakawe River Lodge?

August and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 171 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Okavango Delta – Shakawe River Lodge?

347 species, from 12,463 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Okavango Delta – Shakawe River Lodge in November?

The most recorded in November: White-fronted Bee-eater, Swamp Boubou, African Fish Eagle, Red-eyed Dove and Common Bulbul.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.