The iSimangaliso Wetland Park is a bird-watcher’s paradise – 526 bird species have been recorded within its borders!
During the few days we recently spent on the Eastern Shores of Lake St. Lucia, we managed to tick 109 kinds of birds, and had we been better at identifying the “Little Brown Jobs” our list would undoubtedly have been quite a bit longer still.
This incredible diversity is surely due to the Park’s rich variety of habitats, and our “success” in connecting with so many kinds of birds can only be ascribed to the terrific collection of roads, hides, picnic sites and other localities so easily accessible to visitors.
We hope you enjoy this sample of iSimangaliso’s birdlife!
African Dusky Flycatcher
African Harrier Hawk
African Olive Pigeon
African Oystercatcher
African Stonechat
Baillon’s Crake
Bearded Scrub Robin
Black Saw-wing
Brown Snake Eagle
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Burchell’s Coucal
Cape White-eye
Caspian Tern
Collared Sunbird (female)
Crested Guineafowl – iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Crowned Hornbill
Dark-backed Weaver
Dark-capped Bulbul
Denham’s Bustard
Square-tailed Nightjar
Fiscal Flycatcher
Grey Waxbill
Grey-headed Gull
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
Hadeda
Kurrichane Thrush
Neddicky
Olive Sunbird
African Paradise Flycatcher (female)
Pink-backed Pelican
Pink-backed Pelicans – iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Rattling Cisticola
Red-billed Teals
Red-capped Robin-Chat
Red-eyed Dove
Black-winged Lapwing
Southern Black Flycatcher
Southern Masked Weaver
Tawny-flanked Prinia
White-eared Barbets – iSimangaliso Wetland Park
White-faced Whistling Duck
White-fronted Plover
White-winged Widowbird
Woolly-necked Stork
Yellow Weaver
Yellow-billed Egrets
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Yellow-fronted Canary
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Follow the links for more of our posts about St. Lucia town, Cape Vidal and Mission Rocks.
DeWetsWild 
Such beautiful birds 🙂 Thank you.
Glad you liked it, thanks Mukhamani!
Nou’s ek sommer dikbek groen!
n Baie spesiale plek!
I struggle to capture one bird pic!😀
It can be challenging, but very rewarding! Welcome here, Namagiri.
Wow, so many birds! It would take me forever!! Great Photo’s guys!!
Thanks Teresa!
So beautiful!
A very special place. Thanks Amy.
Dis omtrent ‘n voëlfees,Dries!Ek is mal oor die kuifkoptarentale.
Ons was hoogs in ons skik met onsself dat ons oor n 100 spesies kon uitken, en dit nogal in die winter!
Sjoe dis merkwaardig!
Just stunning!
Glad to know you feel that way, Kim!
Wonderful and beautiful pictures, Dries! So many beautiful birds. My favorite is the pelicans. They look so fun as they fly together side by side just over the water. 🙂
Thanks John – I just wish we had better light when they flew past!
Wow, what an impressive collection!
Thank you very much – And to think this represents only about 10% of the Park’s bird species!
A true joy to see these birds. Great to see a tinkerbird, and wonderful to get the forked tail of the black saw-wing. Thanks for sharing these terrific photos.
Thank you, Jet – that’s very kind of you! We’re just happy if the pictures gave some idea of what a wonderful place iSimangaliso is.