Bank Cormorant

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Bank Cormorant at stays in or beside De Hoop Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park, De Mond Nature Reserve, Garden Route National Park, Kogelberg Nature Reserve and Tsitsikamma National Park and other reserves. 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 Bank Cormorant is most recorded in Western Cape (99% of records), based on 365 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Bank Cormorant on site or nearby.

The Bank Cormorant 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 Hoop Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; De Mond Nature Reserve: Summer for terns and waders, Oct-Mar; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

The bank cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus), also known as Wahlberg's cormorant is a medium-sized cormorant that is endemic to Namibia and the western seaboard of South Africa, living in and around coastal waters; it is rarely recorded more than 15 km offshore.