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Day Tours 1-day False Bay and Cape Peninsula Birding Tour
During this tour, we visit some of the Cape Peninsula’s best birding sites, but we also look for the charismatic, localized and bizarre CAPE ROCKJUMPER, which does not occur on the Peninsula itself. We start the day at the Constantia Greenbelt where our main target bird is the endangered, skulking, Knysna Warbler. Here we may also find African Olive (Rameron) Pigeon, Red-chested Cuckoo, Buff-spotted Flufftail (with luck), the characterful Cape Batis, and other forest birds. Then we embark on one of the most beautiful coastal drives anywhere, first along a long white sandy beach, then along a rocky coastline where high Cape Fold mountains come right down to the see. En route, we may observe Southern Right Whales and other marine mammals close inshore. After a 1 hour drive, we will reach the village of Rooiels, famous for Cape Rockjumper. While looking for the rockjumper, we also hope to find Cape Siskin, Orange-breasted Sunbird, Malachite Sunbird, Cape Rock-thrush, possibly Sentinel Rock Thrush, Ground Woodpecker, Verreaux’s Eagle, Rock (Common) Kestrel and many others.
Then we will continue driving beyond Rooiels for about 20 minutes to the beautiful coastal village of Betty’s Bay. Here, we can observe one of only three mainland African Penguin colonies, and we will also get good views of four species of breeding cormorant amongst the penguins – two species are endemics. We can visit the nearby Harold Porter Botanical Gardens, hoping for another localized fynbos endemic, Victorin’s Warbler, along with Cape Canary, Brimstone Canary, Cape Batis, Black Saw-wing Swallow, African Paradise Flycatcher (summer), Swee Waxbill and (as usual) MANY others. Finally, we will start heading back to Cape Town, but we will stop en route at Strandfontein Bird Sanctuary. Here, we should see wildfowl such as Cape Teal, Maccoa Duck and many others, Greater Flamingo, Great White Pelican, African Black Oystercatcher, African Purple Swamphen, three grebe species, shorebirds, African Marsh Harrier, a host of heron species, four species of reed-associated warbler, Cape Bulbul, Spotted Prinia and MANY more. Time permitting, we can visit Cape Point, Kirstenbosch and other sites on the Cape Peninsula (see 1-day Cape Peninsula Day Birding Tour), but we will probably be too short of time.
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Itinerary: Duration: 1 day Limit: 2-12 Date: as required Start: Cape Town End: Cape Town Price: on request Price_Includes: Guiding fees Vehicle hire and fuel Price_Excludes: International & domestic flights Transfers Personal Insurance Meals Entrance fees Accommodation Alcoholic Beverages Gratuities Laundry Service Personal expenses such as gifts
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