Birds to See in Eswatini in August
16 bird species on our list for Eswatini are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Egyptian Goose, Cattle Egret, Lesser Striped Swallow and Cape Starling. New this month: Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Lanner Falcon and Barn Owl.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom Eswatini’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 16 birds in August
16 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.09% in Aug
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.94% in Aug
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Aug
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Aug
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.63% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
African JacanaActophilornis africanusSummer visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.39% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.27% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.24% in Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Aug · 0.21% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.18% in Aug
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.12% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Southern Masked Weaver 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- Cape Starling 25–28 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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