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Waar om te sien

Waar om die Terek Sandpiper in Suid-Afrika te sien

Gashere het die Terek Sandpiper gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs De Mond Nature Reserve and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

Xenus cinereus

Terek Sandpiper
Foto: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Beplan ’n reis

Wanneer en waar om die Terek Sandpiper te vind

Gashere het die Terek Sandpiper gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs De Mond Nature Reserve and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

Beste tye van die dag

  • Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
  • Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.

Waar om oor te bly

  • SelfryMalariavry
    Verblyfplekke in Western Cape
    Western Cape
  • Verblyfplekke in KwaZulu-Natal
    KwaZulu-Natal

Hoe om te kyk

Ry self

Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.

Waar gashere dit aanteken

Spesie

Xenus cinereus

Waarnemings

79

iNaturalist-waarnemings

Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.

Vrae wat reisigers vra

’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Terek Sandpiper op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Terek Sandpiper in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Terek Sandpiper at stays in or beside De Mond Nature Reserve and iSimangaliso Wetland Park. 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.

Where can you see the Terek Sandpiper in South Africa?

The Terek Sandpiper is most recorded in Eastern Cape (38% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (34% of records), Western Cape (27% of records), based on 79 iNaturalist observations. 2 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Terek Sandpiper on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Terek Sandpiper?

The Terek Sandpiper is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. De Mond Nature Reserve: Summer for terns and waders, Oct-Mar; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Terek Sandpiper?

The Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) is a small migratory Palearctic wader species and is the only member of the genus Xenus. It is named after the Terek River which flows into the west of the Caspian Sea, as it was first observed around this area. The genus name Xenus is from Ancient Greek xenos stranger, and cinereus is Latin for "ash-grey" from cinis, cineris, "ashes".

Verblyf wat teruggee

Waar om te bly vir ’n kans om die Terek Sandpiper te sien

Elke verblyf op die Terek Sandpiper-bladsy lys die spesies wat die gasheer op of naby die eiendom aangeteken het. ’n Aantekening is ’n waarneming, nooit ’n belofte nie.

Kyk waar om te bly