Birds to See in Botswana in August
42 bird species on our list for Botswana are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, African Jacana, Spur-winged Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl and Egyptian Goose. New this month: Wood Sandpiper, Ruff, Little Stint and House Martin.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom Botswana’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 42 birds in August
42 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Aug
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Aug
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Aug
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Aug
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Aug
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.28% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.26% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.11% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorRare42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in Aug
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.03% in Aug
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.03% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.03% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made