Bird AlbumSouth Africa · Western Cape
Rooi-Els
174 species and 30,881 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–November, with up to 84 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis
Large Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
Cape SugarbirdPromerops cafer
Cape RockjumperChaetops frenatus
Cape Rock ThrushMonticola rupestris
Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobaphes violacea
Grey-backed CisticolaCisticola subruficapilla
Cape SiskinCrithagra totta
Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa
Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis
Cape GrassbirdSphenoeacus afer76 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 174 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Stony Point – Penguin Colony10 km161 species
- Harold Porter Botanical Gardens11 km169 species
- Paardevlei24 km199 species
- Macassar Sewage Works26 km186 species
- Table Mt. NP – Cape of Good Hope32 km168 species
- Table Mt. NP – Cape Point Section35 km186 species
All 174 species recorded here
- Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Cape Rockjumper Chaetops frenatus
- Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
- Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris
- Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
- Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
- Cape Siskin Crithagra totta
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus
- Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Victorin's Warbler Cryptillas victorini
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Sentinel Rock Thrush Monticola explorator
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Cape Gannet Morus capensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
- Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Cape Batis Batis capensis
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Karoo Scrub Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
- African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Blue Crane Grus paradisea
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Nicholson's Pipit Anthus nicholsoni
- Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
- Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita
- Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Sickle-winged Chat Emarginata sinuata
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Fynbos Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Cape Teal Anas capensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Rooi-Els?
August–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 84 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Rooi-Els?
174 species, from 30,881 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Rooi-Els in November?
The most recorded in November: Cape Bunting, Large Rock Martin, Familiar Chat, Red-winged Starling and Cape Sugarbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.