Steppe Buzzard

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Steppe Buzzard at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Kwandwe Private 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 Steppe Buzzard is most recorded in Western Cape (41% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (31% of records), Eastern Cape (9% of records), based on 946 iNaturalist observations. 90 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Steppe Buzzard on site or nearby.

Sightings of the Steppe Buzzard peak from Nov to Feb, based on 946 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

The common buzzard is a medium-to-large bird of prey whose range covers most of Europe and extends into Asia. Over much of its range, it is resident year-round, but birds from the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere typically migrate south (some well into the Southern Hemisphere) for the northern winter.