​Birds – Sabi Sands

Philip Briggs
Expert
By Philip Briggs

Philip lives in South Africa and has authored many guidebooks to African destinations, including ‘The Rough Guide to Game Parks of South Africa’.

Philip lives in South Africa and has authored many Africa guidebooks, including ‘The Rough Guide to Game Parks of South Africa’.

Philip is the author of many Africa guidebooks, including ‘The Rough Guide to Game Parks of South Africa’.

Philip is author of ‘The Rough Guide to Game Parks of South Africa’.

With more than 300 bird species on its list, Sabi Sands is a great birding destination. Guides tend to be very knowledgeable about birds and everything else. The combination of walking and driving safaris in the private reserves is also very suitable to birding. The emphasis in Sabi Sands is, however, on mammals and the Big Five. It would be advisable to book private game drives if you are a birder. Migratory birds are present from November to April.

Notable Birds in Sabi Sands
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Bateleur
Common
Black-bellied bustard
Common
Burchell’s coucal
Common migrant
Knob-billed duck
Common
Red-billed oxpecker
Common

Birding Rating

Birding Specials –Treats for Avid Birders

Facts & Figures

Birds in Sabi Sands
Bird Species
300+
Migratory Birds
Nov to Apr

Best Time for Bird Watching

Bird watching is good year-round in Sabi Sands, although at its best from November to April when the migratory birds from the northern hemisphere are present. Wildlife viewing, in general, is best when the climate is dry – during the months of June through September.

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72 Sabi Sands Safaris

Birding Rating

Facts & Figures

Birds in Sabi Sands
Bird Species
300+
Migratory Birds
Nov to Apr