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Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Pel's Fishing Owl at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Phinda Private Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ndumo Game Reserve and Welgevonden Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Pel's Fishing Owl is most recorded in Limpopo (54% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (33% of records), Mpumalanga (11% of records), based on 92 iNaturalist observations. 23 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Pel's Fishing Owl on site or nearby.

Sightings of the Pel's Fishing Owl peak from Oct to Nov, based on 92 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

The Pel's fishing owl (Scotopelia peli) is a large species of owl in the family Strigidae. The species is found in Africa and lives near rivers and lakes. It feeds nocturnally on fish and frogs snatched from the surface of lakes and rivers. The species prefers slow moving rivers with large overhanging trees to roost and forage from. It nests in hollows and the forks of large trees.