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Where to see the Marsh Sandpiper in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Marsh Sandpiper at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve.

Tringa stagnatilis

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Marsh Sandpiper
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When and where to find the Marsh Sandpiper

Hosts have recorded the Marsh Sandpiper at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve.

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

    Goukamma · Rocherpan · De Mond

    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 · iSimangaliso Wetland

    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

GoukammaKrugerRocherpanDe MondKeurbooms River

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

Tringa stagnatilis

Records

228

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

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

Which parks and reserves are best for the Marsh Sandpiper in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Marsh Sandpiper at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Rocherpan Nature Reserve, De Mond Nature Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 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 Marsh Sandpiper in South Africa?

The Marsh Sandpiper is most recorded in Western Cape (45% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (14% of records), Gauteng (11% of records), based on 228 iNaturalist observations. 36 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Marsh Sandpiper on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Marsh Sandpiper?

Sightings of the Marsh Sandpiper peak from Oct to Jan, based on 228 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

What is the Marsh Sandpiper?

The marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easternmost Europe to the Russian Far East. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Marsh Sandpiper

Every stay on the Marsh Sandpiper 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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