Bird AlbumNamibia · Erongo Region
Swakop River Mouth
153 species and 5,512 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May and July, with up to 63 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis
White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Cape TealAnas capensis
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minor
Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Swakopmund Salt Works12 km115 species
- Bird Paradise, Walvis Bay31 km123 species
- Walvis Bay – Lagoon Promenade32 km147 species
- Walvis Bay Salt Pans37 km140 species
All 153 species recorded here
- Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Cape Teal Anas capensis
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus
- Chestnut-banded Plover Anarhynchus pallidus
- Cape Gannet Morus capensis
- White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
- Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus
- Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
- Orange River White-eye Zosterops pallidus
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Tractrac Chat Emarginata tractrac
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Chestnut-vented Warbler Curruca subcoerulea
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix verticalis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
- Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
- Cape Crow Corvus capensis
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Bradfield's Swift Apus bradfieldi
- Grey Go-away-bird Crinifer concolor
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Great Sparrow Passer motitensis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
- African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- South African Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon spilodera
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki
- Gray's Lark Ammomanopsis grayi
- Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala
- Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup
- Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Red-billed Spurfowl Pternistis adspersus
- African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
- Carp's Tit Melaniparus carpi
- Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani
- Black-faced Waxbill Brunhilda erythronotos
- Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus
- Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
- Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- Pririt Batis Batis pririt
- White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Swakop River Mouth?
May and July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 63 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Swakop River Mouth?
153 species, from 5,512 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Swakop River Mouth in November?
The most recorded in November: Kelp Gull, Hartlaub's Gull, Common Moorhen, Cape Wagtail and Blacksmith Lapwing.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.