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Little Egret
Showing stays that recordLittle Egret100+ stays list it on site or nearby
Species insights

Parks where hosts record the Little Egret

Stays that give back

Across South Africa

Mdluli Safari Lodge

Mdluli Safari Lodge

Kruger National Park

From R 10,670a night

Little Egret recorded here

Mdluli Safari Lodge
The Orpen Kruger

The Orpen Kruger

Kruger National Park

From R 9,024a night

Little Egret recorded here

The Orpen Kruger
Hlosi Game Lodge

Hlosi Game Lodge

Amakhala Game Reserve

From R 4,000a night

Little Egret recorded here

Hlosi Game Lodge
De Hoop Collection

De Hoop Collection

De Hoop Nature Reserve

Price on request

Reliably seen · Birder friendly

De Hoop Collection
The Midlands

The Midlands

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When and where to find the Little Egret

Hosts have recorded the Little Egret at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park and Goukamma Nature Reserve.

How and when to see the Little Egret

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Where to base yourself

  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Western Cape

    Western Cape

    Goukamma · Anysberg · Gamkaberg

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Western Cape
    Western Cape
  • Northern Cape

    Northern Cape

    Kgalagadi · Ai-Ais/Richtersveld

    Self-drive
    Stays in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape
  • KwaZulu-Natal

    KwaZulu-Natal

    uKhahlamba-Drakensberg

    Stays in KwaZulu-Natal
    KwaZulu-Natal

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

KrugerGoukammaKgalagadiAnysbergGamkaberg

Species

Egretta garzetta

Records

3,713

iNaturalist observations

Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.

Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Little Egret on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Little Egret in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Little Egret at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Anysberg Nature Reserve and Gamkaberg Nature 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.

Where can you see the Little Egret in South Africa?

The Little Egret is most recorded in Western Cape (59% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (14% of records), Mpumalanga (8% of records), based on 3,713 iNaturalist observations. 143 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Little Egret on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Little Egret?

The Little Egret 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; uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Little Egret?

The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. The genus name comes from the Provençal French Aigrette, "egret", a diminutive of Aigron," heron". The species epithet garzetta is from the Italian name for this bird, garzetta or sgarzetta.