With more than 300 bird species recorded, Manyeleti Game Reserve is a great birding destination. Raptors are very well represented, and the dams attract a good variety of waterbirds including the impressive and . The well-wooded rest camp is great for seeking out colorful birds, while guided open-vehicle and walks at private lodges allow you to observe a lot of different species. are present from November to April.
Birding Specials Treats for Avid Birders
- African cuckoo
- African fish eagle
- Barn owl
- Bearded woodpecker
- Bennett’s woodpecker
- Broad-billed roller
- Bronze-winged courser
- Brown-necked parrot
- Eurasian golden oriole
- European roller
- Fiery-necked nightjar
- Great spotted cuckoo
- Green-winged pytilia
- Grey-headed bush-shrike
- Grey-headed kingfisher
- Lilac-breasted roller
- Mosque swallow
- Osprey
- Pennant-winged nightjar
- Red-billed oxpecker
- Red-breasted swallow
- Red-headed weaver
- Saddle-billed stork
- Southern black tit
- Southern carmine bee-eater
- Southern ground hornbill
- Thick-billed cuckoo
- Trumpeter hornbill
- White-throated robin-chat
- Woodland kingfisher
- Yellow-billed stork
Best Time for Bird Watching
Manyeleti offers good bird watching all through the year. However, the best time, in terms of both variety and activity, is during the wetter months from November to April, when Eurasian and intra-African arrive in the area. Wildlife viewing is best during the dry months from May to September.