Kruger National Park
Limpopo · Best Apr to Sep
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Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader.
Species insights
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
Records1,192 records
Curve from 1,192 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
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Wood Sandpiper is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,192 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Wood Sandpiper
Stays that give back
Across South Africa
Montusi Mountain Lodge
Drakensberg, Bergville
From R 6,800a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Pafuri Camp by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 11,820a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Forellenhof Guest Farm
Wakkerstroom
From R 1,500a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Baobab Hill House by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 17,120a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Nkula Walking Camp by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 8,380a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Price on request
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Hutwini Walking Camp by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 11,820a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Jaci's Private Lodge
Madikwe
From R 31,500a night
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Singita Ebony Lodge
Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Price on request
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Mdluli Safari Lodge
Kruger National Park
From R 10,670a night
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge
Kruger National Park
From R 17,400a night
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Singita Boulders Lodge
Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Price on request
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Kruger Untamed - Satara Plains Camp
Kruger National Park
From R 11,980a night
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Kruger Untamed - Tshokwane River Camp
Kruger National Park
From R 17,500a night
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Singita Sweni Lodge
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Wetlands Country House & Sheds
Wakkerstroom
From R 2,550a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Keurbooms River Nature Reserve
Keurbooms River Nature Reserve
From R 2,170a night
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Singita Lebombo Lodge
Kruger National Park
Price on request
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Karoo Secret Farm Stay
Aberdeen
From R 1,200a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Wilge River Bush Camp
Bronkhorstspruit
From R 600a night
Reliably seen · Birder friendly
Kwandwe Melton Manor
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve
Price on request
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Coot, Shoveler, Egret & Moorhen Cottages
Rocherpan Nature Reserve
From R 1,990a night
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Kingfisher Cottage
Rocherpan Nature Reserve
From R 1,500a night
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
Kwandwe Great Fish River Lodge
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve
Price on request
Wood Sandpiper recorded here
The Drakensberg
Next stop
Sandstone amphitheatres and cool mountain air
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When and where to find the Wood Sandpiper
Hosts have recorded the Wood Sandpiper at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Rocherpan Nature 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
Limpopo
Kruger
LimpopoSelf-driveStays in Limpopo
Western Cape
Rocherpan · Keurbooms River
Western CapeSelf-driveMalaria-freeStays in Western CapeEastern Cape
Kwandwe
Eastern CapeGuided drivesMalaria-freeStays in Eastern CapeMpumalanga
Sabi Sand
MpumalangaGuided drivesStays in Mpumalanga
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Species
Tringa glareola
Records
1,192
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Wood Sandpiper on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Wood Sandpiper in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Wood Sandpiper at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Rocherpan Nature Reserve, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and iSimangaliso Wetland 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 Wood Sandpiper in South Africa?
The Wood Sandpiper is most recorded in Mpumalanga (33% of records), Limpopo (27% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (19% of records), based on 1,192 iNaturalist observations. 34 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Wood Sandpiper on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Wood Sandpiper?
The Wood Sandpiper 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; Kwandwe Private Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Rocherpan Nature Reserve: Winter and spring for birds and flowers, Jun-Oct; Sabi Sand Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep optimal. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Wood Sandpiper?
The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader. This Eurasian species is the smallest of the shanks, which are mid-sized long-legged waders of the family Scolopacidae. 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.