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111 species · Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds to See in South Africa in January

111 bird species on our list for South Africa are recorded regularly in January

Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Egyptian Goose, Southern Masked Weaver, Fork-tailed Drongo and Cape Sparrow. New this month: Roseate Tern, Manx Shearwater, Baird's Sandpiper and Long-tailed Jaeger and 3 more.

On the move in January

GBIF · Jan

Arriving

At their peak

Leaving soon

From South Africa’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 111 birds in January

111 birds

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

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