Goukamma Nature Reserve
Western Cape · Year-round
9 plekke
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Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae.
Spesie-insigte
Wanneer om te gaan
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Beste maandeEnige maand
Recorded in Western Cape~772 records
Curve from 1,103 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Waar jy dit sal kry
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Common Tern is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,103 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Common Tern aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor die Wes-Kaap
Bliss on the Bay (Pringle Bay)
Pringle Bay
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Southern right whale
Vanaf R 4,640 per nag
Keurbooms River Nature Reserve
Keurbooms River Nature Reserve
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Woud-bioom
Vanaf R 2,170 per nag
Robberg Nature Reserve
Robberg Nature Reserve
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Cape fur seal
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Fish Eagle Loft
Goukamma Nature Reserve
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,340 per nag
Otter's Rest
Goukamma Nature Reserve
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,370 per nag
Kabeljou Cottage
Goukamma Nature Reserve
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Stumpnose Cottage
Goukamma Nature Reserve
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Blacktail Cottage
Goukamma Nature Reserve
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Mvubu Bush Camp
Goukamma Nature Reserve
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,380 per nag
Buffalo Valley Vlei Lodge
Goukamma Nature Reserve
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,580 per nag
Buffalo Valley River Lodge
Goukamma Nature Reserve
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,580 per nag
Buffalo Valley Forest Lodge
Goukamma Nature Reserve
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,410 per nag
Slangkop Tented Camp
Table Mountain National Park
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · King protea · Sugarbush
Vanaf R 770 per nag
Olifantsbos Guest House
Table Mountain National Park
Common Tern hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bontebok · King protea
Vanaf R 4,859 per nag
Meer verblyfplekke naby
Coastal Retreat
Benguela Cove, Hermanus
Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy en 1 ander
Vanaf R 14,985 per nag
Thabile Lodge
Oudtshoorn
Sukkulente Karoo-bioom · Spekboom
Gee terug aan Wolwekraal Nature Reserve
Vanaf R 1,400 per nag
Bitou River Lodge
Wittedrift, Plettenberg Bay
Woud-bioom
Gee terug aan National Sea Rescue Institute
Vanaf R 2,250 per nag
Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse
Riebeek Valley, Riebeek West
Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 5,636 per nag
Franschhoek Country House & Villas
Franschhoek
Fynbos-bioom · English oak
Gee terug aan Cape Leopard Trust
Vanaf R 6,195 per nag
Babylonstoren
Klapmuts, Simondium
Angulate tortoise · Wild olive
Prys op aanvraag
Welgelegen House by RETURN Africa
Gardens, Cape Town
Fynbos-bioom · English oak
Vanaf R 2,800 per nag
An African Story by RETURN Africa
Bakoven, Cape Town
Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 9,900 per nag
La Clé Lodge & Villas
Franschhoek
Fynbos-bioom · English oak
Prys op aanvraag
Schoone Oordt Country House
Swellendam
Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Barrydale Hospice
Vanaf R 4,355 per nag
The Overberg
Volgende stop
Whale coast and rolling farm country
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Common Tern te vind
Gashere het die Common Tern gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Goukamma Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park and Keurbooms River Nature Reserve.
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.
Hoe om te kyk
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Spesie
Sterna hirundo
Waarnemings
1,103
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Common Tern op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Common Tern in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Common Tern at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park, Keurbooms River Nature Reserve, Kogelberg Nature Reserve and Robberg Nature 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.
Where can you see the Common Tern in South Africa?
The Common Tern is most recorded in Western Cape (70% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (18% of records), Eastern Cape (12% of records), based on 1,103 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Common Tern on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Common Tern?
The Common Tern 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. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Keurbooms River Nature Reserve: year-round; Kogelberg Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Common Tern?
The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions.