one of the best bird viewing spots

Bird Watching in Langebaan.

Few know that Bird Watching in Langebaan is a well-known destination among bird lovers for its excellent bird watching opportunities and has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA), with more than 300 bird species. The Langebaan lagoon is a wetland of international importance, for the thousands of seabirds, that use the lagoon’s islands, salt marshes and beaches. So grab your binoculars, bird guide and EXPLORE!

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Ibird Watching in Langebaan- View the Flamingos in Nature

Bird Watching in Langebaan as a Birding Route

The West Coast National Park has a great deal to offer to both local and visiting birders.  Bird Watching in Langebaan as a  Birding Route, starts at Geelbek, where you can find two well placed hides that overlook the salt marshes and mudflats. It is the best viewing spot to see the mix of wanders feeding, as the incoming and receding tides expose the mudflats. At the Seeberg hide, the best time is before or after high tide. At Abrahamskraal, this hide provides all day viewing, at this fresh waterhole.

With over 35 000 birds in summer, you can look forward to spot not only Cape cormorant, pied avocet, grey plover, gulls, terns, sandpipers, red knots, African penguin, black oystercatcher, black harrier, but many more. Within the National Park, variety of bush birding is also available and outside the Park, the Black eagle can be seen at the Olifantskop quarry cliffs, close to Club Mykonos.

Viewing Hides

Ibird Watching in Langebaan from Geelbek Hide

Geelbek Hide

Idisable Access for Bird Watching in Langebaan

Disabled friendly access

Ibird Watching in Langebaan from Seeberg Hide

Seeberg Hide

Iabrahamskraal Bird Hide in the West Coast National Park

Abrahamskraal Hide

Imap of the West Coast National Park Indicating Bird Hides for Viewing

Map of West Coast Park

Iwaders in the Water of the Langebaan Lagoon

Variety of Birds, such as the Wanders

MUST SEE : Langebaan Summer residents - the Wanders

One of the highlights on the annual birding calendar, is to view the nigrant wanders at Langebaan.In March, these birds will gain weight rapidly to leave in April on their intercontinental travel to the Northern Hemisphere. This flying  will take 8 days, over 13 000 km, cross the Sahara desert and end as far as Siberia. breeding time is short, before winter snow and by early July, the males return on their reverse journey. Females will follow in August and juveniles will return in October. So, GO to the West Coast National Park and SEE the wanders and embrace their return, every year, of these incredible migratory birds, with respect and affection for what they endure during every tough migration.  

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