Bird AlbumSouth Africa · Western Cape
Table Mt. NP – Cape Point Section
186 species and 13,581 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–September and November–December, with up to 86 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common OstrichStruthio camelus
Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis
Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa
African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini
Cape SugarbirdPromerops cafer
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Table Mt. NP – Cape of Good Hope8 km168 species
- Boulders Beach11 km156 species
- Kirstenhof Wetland25 km115 species
- Strandfontein WTP25 km244 species
- Rondevlei NR27 km201 species
- Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden34 km130 species
All 186 species recorded here
- Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
- Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
- Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea
- Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
- Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Cape Gannet Morus capensis
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
- Cape Siskin Crithagra totta
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Sentinel Rock Thrush Monticola explorator
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris
- Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis
- Cape Teal Anas capensis
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- Karoo Scrub Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus
- Cape Clapper Lark Corypha apiata
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Black Harrier Circus maurus
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Fynbos Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Blue Crane Grus paradisea
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Cape Batis Batis capensis
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
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 Point Section?
August–September and November–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 86 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Table Mt. NP – Cape Point Section?
186 species, from 13,581 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Table Mt. NP – Cape Point Section in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Ostrich, Cape Cormorant, Kelp Gull, Malachite Sunbird and Red-winged Starling.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.