South Africa · Western Cape
West Coast NP – Abrahamskraal hide
177 species and 15,030 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–November, with up to 99 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis
African SpoonbillPlatalea alba
Cape ShovelerSpatula smithii
Namaqua DoveOena capensis
Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis
Common OstrichStruthio camelus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventris
Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Cape WeaverPloceus capensis
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- West Coast NP – Geelbek hides vicinity4 km228 species
- West Coast NP6 km246 species
- West Coast NP – Seeberg hide14 km196 species
- Darling Hills/Groote Post Road35 km184 species
- Kliphoek Salt Pans46 km196 species
- Rietvlei Wetlands Reserve76 km199 species
All 177 species recorded here
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
- Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
- Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- Black Harrier Circus maurus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
- White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Cape Teal Anas capensis
- African Rail Rallus caerulescens
- Karoo Scrub Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Pied Starling Lamprotornis bicolor
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Chestnut-vented Warbler Curruca subcoerulea
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Cape Penduline Tit Anthoscopus minutus
- Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
- Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
- Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
- Karoo Lark Calendulauda albescens
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Grey Tit Melaniparus afer
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-headed Canary Serinus alario
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani
- African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- Layard's Warbler Curruca layardi
- Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Cape Clapper Lark Corypha apiata
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Blue Crane Grus paradisea
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Large-billed Lark Galerida magnirostris
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Chestnut-banded Plover Anarhynchus pallidus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Cape Long-billed Lark Certhilauda curvirostris
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus
- Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii
- Cape Batis Batis capensis
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at West Coast NP – Abrahamskraal hide?
September–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 99 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at West Coast NP – Abrahamskraal hide?
177 species, from 15,030 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at West Coast NP – Abrahamskraal hide in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-knobbed Coot, White-throated Swallow, African Spoonbill, Cape Shoveler and Namaqua Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.