Where can you see the Blacksmith Lapwing in South Africa?

The Blacksmith Lapwing is most recorded in Western Cape (44% of records), Gauteng (14% of records), Mpumalanga (13% of records), based on 8 086 iNaturalist observations. 24 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Blacksmith Lapwing on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Blacksmith Lapwing?

The Blacksmith Lapwing is recorded throughout the year in South Africa, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

What is the Blacksmith Lapwing?

The blacksmith lapwing or blacksmith plover ( Vanellus armatus ) occurs commonly from Kenya through central Tanzania to southern and southwestern Africa. The vernacular name derives from the repeated metallic 'tink, tink, tink' alarm call, which suggests a blacksmith's hammer striking an anvil.

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Blacksmith Lapwing

Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus

The blacksmith lapwing or blacksmith plover ( Vanellus armatus ) occurs commonly from Kenya through central Tanzania to southern and southwestern Africa.

from Wikipedia

Go Birding

Blacksmith Lapwing

Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus

The blacksmith lapwing or blacksmith plover ( Vanellus armatus ) occurs commonly from Kenya through central Tanzania to southern and southwestern Africa.

from Wikipedia

Showing stays where you can spotBlacksmith Lapwing50+ stays list it on site or nearby

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When to visit

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.

Best monthsAny month

Records8,085 records

Curve from 8,085 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.

Where you'll find it

Western Cape and beyond

Provinces where Blacksmith Lapwing is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

8,086 records, iNaturalist