Where to see the Grey Penduline Tit in South Africa

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Grey Penduline Tit at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Mapungubwe National Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ithala Game Reserve and Weenen Game 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.

The Grey Penduline Tit is most recorded in Mpumalanga (38% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (37% of records), Limpopo (25% of records), based on 65 iNaturalist observations. 50 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Grey Penduline Tit on site or nearby.

The Grey Penduline Tit 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. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Mapungubwe National Park: May-Sep, dry season; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Ithala Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Grey Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus caroli) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

The grey penduline tit (Anthoscopus caroli), also known as the African penduline-tit, is a species of bird in the family Remizidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.