Bird AlbumSouth Africa · Western Cape
West Coast NP – Seeberg hide
196 species and 18,376 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–November, with up to 104 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini
Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
Common TernSterna hirundo
Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minor
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Karoo Scrub RobinTychaedon coryphoeus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis98 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 196 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- West Coast NP8 km246 species
- West Coast NP – Geelbek hides vicinity10 km228 species
- West Coast NP – Abrahamskraal hide14 km177 species
- Kliphoek Salt Pans36 km196 species
- Darling Hills/Groote Post Road48 km184 species
All 196 species recorded here
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
- Karoo Scrub Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
- Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Chestnut-vented Warbler Curruca subcoerulea
- Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Cape Penduline Tit Anthoscopus minutus
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
- Black Harrier Circus maurus
- Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
- Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis
- Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Cape Teal Anas capensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra
- Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Pied Starling Lamprotornis bicolor
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Grey Tit Melaniparus afer
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- Karoo Lark Calendulauda albescens
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
- Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Large-billed Lark Galerida magnirostris
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Layard's Warbler Curruca layardi
- Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Cape Clapper Lark Corypha apiata
- Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
- Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Chestnut-banded Plover Anarhynchus pallidus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Blue Crane Grus paradisea
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
- African Rail Rallus caerulescens
- Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Cape Long-billed Lark Certhilauda curvirostris
- Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix
- Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
- Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii
- Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans
- Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Black-headed Canary Serinus alario
- White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at West Coast NP – Seeberg hide?
October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 104 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at West Coast NP – Seeberg hide?
196 species, from 18,376 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at West Coast NP – Seeberg hide in November?
The most recorded in November: White-fronted Plover, Eurasian Whimbrel, African Oystercatcher, Kittlitz's Plover and Common Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.