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Where to see the Little Rush Warbler in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Little Rush Warbler at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Kruger National Park.

Bradypterus baboecala

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Little Rush Warbler
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When and where to find the Little Rush Warbler

Hosts have recorded the Little Rush Warbler at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Kruger National Park.

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

  • Western Cape

    Western Cape

    Cederberg Wilderness Area · Goukamma · Rocherpan

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

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Eastern Cape

    Eastern Cape

    Kwandwe

    Guided drivesMalaria-free
    Stays in Eastern Cape
    Eastern Cape
  • KwaZulu-Natal

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Hluhluwe-Imfolozi

    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

Cederberg Wilderness AreaGoukammaKrugerRocherpanDe Hoop

Guided drives from a lodge

A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.

Where hosts record it

Kwandwe

Species

Bradypterus baboecala

Records

357

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

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

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

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Little Rush Warbler at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Rocherpan Nature Reserve and De Hoop 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 Rush Warbler in South Africa?

The Little Rush Warbler is most recorded in Western Cape (73% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (13% of records), Gauteng (8% of records), based on 357 iNaturalist observations. 67 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Little Rush Warbler on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Little Rush Warbler?

The Little Rush Warbler 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. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Kwandwe Private Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Little Rush Warbler?

The little rush warbler or African bush warbler (Bradypterus baboecala) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Little Rush Warbler

Every stay on the Little Rush Warbler page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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