Bird Checklist

25 February 2020

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Bird Checklist

The Klein River sets the scene for a birders paradise and Lady Stanford’s experienced guides are on hand to help you spot as many of the 120 bird species that make their home along the estuary.

The Birding Checklist includes feathered beauties such as the:

African Black Duck
African Darter
African Fish Eagle
African Harrier Hawk
African Hoopoe
African Sacred Ibis
African Snipe
African Spoonbill
African Swamphen
Alpine Swift
Black Crake
Black Sparrowhawk
Black-Winged Stilt
Black-headed Heron
Black-winged Kite
Blacksmith Lapwing
Blue Crane
Cape Cormorant
Cape Shoveler
Cape Teal
Cape Weaver
Caspian Tern
Cattle Egret
Common Buzzard
Common Green Shank
Common Moorhen
Common Tern
Crowned Lapwing
Egyptian Goose
Fork-tailed Drongo
Giant Kingfisher
Great White Pelican
Greater Flamingo
Grey Heron
Hadeda Ibis
Hottentot Teal
Jackal Buzzard
Klaas’ Cuckoo
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Little Bittern
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Little Rush Warbler
Malachite Kingfisher
Marsh Harrier
Martial Eagle
Olive Thrush
Osprey
Paradise Flycatcher
Pied Kingfisher
Purple Heron
Red Knobbed Coot
Reed cormorant
Sombre Greenbul
Southern Boubou
Southern Pochard
Southern Red Bishop
Spotted Eagle Owl
Spur-winged Goose
Squacco Heron
Water Thick-knee
Water-backed Duck
White-breasted Cormorant
White-faced Duck
White-throated Swallow
Yellow-billed Duck
Yellow-billed Egret
Yellow-billed Kite

For more information on how you can book your trip, contact Lady Stanford River Cruises.

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Hop aboard the Lady Stanford for a scenic cruise along the Klein River toward the Hermanus Estuary bird sanctuary, and back. Lady Stanford River Cruises offers a spacious eco-friendly riverboat with two spacious levels, perfect for the ultimate photo opportunities. The Klein River is home to over a ...

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