South Africa · Western Cape
Rondevlei NR
201 species and 38,638 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–February, with up to 128 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
African DarterAnhinga rufa
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Strandfontein WTP3 km244 species
- Kirstenhof Wetland4 km115 species
- Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden10 km130 species
- Boulders Beach16 km156 species
- Intaka Island19 km146 species
- Rietvlei Wetlands Reserve24 km199 species
All 201 species recorded here
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Cape Teal Anas capensis
- White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
- Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa
- Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii
- Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus
- African Rail Rallus caerulescens
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
- Karoo Scrub Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis
- Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Cape Batis Batis capensis
- Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Cape Gannet Morus capensis
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Blue Crane Grus paradisea
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
- Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
- Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra
- Great Egret Ardea alba
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Rondevlei NR?
September–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 128 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Rondevlei NR?
201 species, from 38,638 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Rondevlei NR in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-knobbed Coot, African Sacred Ibis, Common Moorhen, Yellow-billed Duck and Reed Cormorant.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.