South Africa · Western Cape
Table Mt. NP – Cape of Good Hope
168 species and 11,092 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June–July and September–October, with up to 72 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis
Common OstrichStruthio camelus
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii
Cape GannetMorus capensis
African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa
Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Table Mt. NP – Cape Point Section8 km186 species
- Boulders Beach18 km156 species
- Strandfontein WTP31 km244 species
- Kirstenhof Wetland31 km115 species
- Rooi-Els32 km174 species
- Rondevlei NR33 km201 species
All 168 species recorded here
- Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
- Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Cape Gannet Morus capensis
- Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
- Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
- Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Cape Siskin Crithagra totta
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Cape Clapper Lark Corypha apiata
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
- Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
- Cape Batis Batis capensis
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Cape Teal Anas capensis
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
- Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani
- Nicholson's Pipit Anthus nicholsoni
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Black Harrier Circus maurus
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
- Subantarctic Shearwater Puffinus elegans
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Fynbos Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
- Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus
- Blue Crane Grus paradisea
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Table Mt. NP – Cape of Good Hope?
June–July and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 72 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Table Mt. NP – Cape of Good Hope?
168 species, from 11,092 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Table Mt. NP – Cape of Good Hope in November?
The most recorded in November: Cape Cormorant, Common Ostrich, Kelp Gull, Greater Crested Tern and Great 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.