Bird AlbumSouth Africa · Western Cape
Stony Point – Penguin Colony
161 species and 20,716 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–November, with up to 72 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
African PenguinSpheniscus demersus
Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis
Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii
Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatus
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini
Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Harold Porter Botanical Gardens4 km169 species
- Rooi-Els10 km174 species
- Paardevlei32 km199 species
- Macassar Sewage Works35 km186 species
- Table Mt. NP – Cape of Good Hope39 km168 species
- Table Mt. NP – Cape Point Section43 km186 species
All 161 species recorded here
- African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
- Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
- Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
- Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
- Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
- Cape Gannet Morus capensis
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Cape Siskin Crithagra totta
- Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
- Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Cape Batis Batis capensis
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Cape Teal Anas capensis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Blue Crane Grus paradisea
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
- Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis
- Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Karoo Scrub Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus
- Pied Starling Lamprotornis bicolor
- Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
- Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Cape Rockjumper Chaetops frenatus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Stony Point – Penguin Colony?
August–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 72 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Stony Point – Penguin Colony?
161 species, from 20,716 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Stony Point – Penguin Colony in November?
The most recorded in November: African Penguin, Cape Cormorant, Bank Cormorant, Great Cormorant and Hartlaub's Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.