Banded Martin

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Banded Martin at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Cederberg Wilderness Area, Rocherpan Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, De Mond Nature Reserve and Giants Castle Game Reserve 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 Banded Martin is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (29% of records), Gauteng (23% of records), Mpumalanga (19% of records), based on 304 iNaturalist observations. 37 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Banded Martin on site or nearby.

The Banded Martin 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. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Rocherpan Nature Reserve: Winter and spring for birds and flowers, Jun-Oct; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The banded martin or banded sand martin (Neophedina cincta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that is endemic to Africa. It is the only species placed in the genus Neophedina.