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Birdwatching

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Birdwatcher’s Paradise

Namibgrens Guest Farm is an excellent destination for birdwatching enthusiasts. Set within a rich and varied landscape, the farm attracts over 200 bird species throughout the year. Spend a few days exploring, observing, and enjoying Namibia’s remarkable birdlife.

Birdwatching Ethics

Birdwatching is a rewarding activity that relies on respect for nature, wildlife, and others. To help protect the environment and ensure a positive experience for everyone, please observe the following birding ethics:

  • Never disturb nesting birds or interfere with their natural behaviour.
  • Respect the rights and property of private landowners at all times.
  • Take out everything you bring in. Litter such as food wrappers, cigarette butts, and containers harms the environment and spoils natural areas.
  • Prevent veld fires at all times and be extremely cautious with open flames or cigarettes.
  • Inform a friend or family member of your plans before heading out, especially if you may be birding alone.
  • Protect yourself from the sun by wearing a hat and using adequate sun protection, particularly during hot weather.
  • Ensure all birding equipment is in good working order before you set out.
  • Stay aware of your surroundings and take time to fully enjoy nature.
  • Birdwatching is a wonderful activity for children—encourage young birders to join you and help foster a love for nature and conservation.
  • Always carry more than enough drinking water.
  • Please report any new or unusual bird sightings to the office.
Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Red-billed Spurfowl

Pternistis adspersus

Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Gray Go-away-bird

Crinifer concolor

Little Swift

Apus affinis

African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Pied Barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas

Rock Kestrel

Falco rupicolus

Pririt Batis

Batis pririt

Southern Fiscal

Lanius collaris

Sabota Lark

Calendulauda sabota

Rockrunner

Achaetops pycnopygius

Black-chested Prinia

Prinia flavicans

Southern Crag-Martin

Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Black-fronted Bulbul

Pycnonotus nigricans

Layard's Warbler

Curruca layardi

Pale-winged Starling

Onychognathus nabouroup

Cape Starling

Lamprotornis nitens

Kalahari Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas paena

Short-toed Rock-Thrush

Monticola brevipes

Mountain Chat

Myrmecocichla monticola

Dusky Sunbird

Cinnyris fuscus

Southern Masked-Weaver

Ploceus velatus

Violet-eared Waxbill

Granatina granatina

Great Rufous Sparrow

Passer motitensis

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus

Nicholson's Pipit

Anthus nicholsoni

Black-throated Canary

Crithagra atrogularis

Cape Bunting

Emberiza capensis

Lark-like Bunting

Emberiza impetuani

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

South African Shelduck

Tadorna cana

Cape Teal

Anas capensis

Red-billed Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha

Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Three-banded Plover

Thinornis tricollaris

Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Pearl-spotted Owlet

Glaucidium perlatum

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Buffy Pipit

Anthus vaalensis

Chestnut-vented Warbler

Curruca subcoerulea

Karoo Scrub-Robin

Tychaedon coryphoeus

Cape Sparrow

Passer melanurus

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi

Scaly Weaver

Sporopipes squamifrons

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser mahali

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Ashy Tit

Melaniparus cinerascens

Familiar Chat

Oenanthe familiaris

Maccoa Duck

Oxyura maccoa

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

White-backed Mousebird

Colius colius

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

Laniarius atrococcineus

Fawn-colored Lark

Calendulauda africanoides

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

Eremomela icteropygialis

Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola chiniana

Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Groundscraper Thrush

Turdus litsitsirupa

Southern Anteater-Chat

Myrmecocichla formicivora

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

African Pipit

African Pipit

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Merops hirundineus

Cape Shoveler

Spatula smithii

Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Bradfield's Swift

Apus bradfieldi

Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

White-tailed Shrike

Lanioturdus torquatus

Pearl-breasted Swallow

Hirundo dimidiata

Marico Sunbird

Cinnyris mariquensis

Orange River Francolin

Scleroptila gutturalis

Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Bokmakierie

Telophorus zeylonus

Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Lesser Gray Shrike

Lanius minor