Birding spots around Gauteng
Within the city limits:
- Faerie Glen Nature Reserve
- Moreletakloof Nature Reserve
- Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Day trips (30-100 km from Pretoria):
- Bronkhorstspruit Dam and Nature Reserve
- Dinokeng (Roodeplaat, Seringveld, etc.)
- Pretoria East to Bapsfontein
- Rust de Winter Nature Reserve
- Tswaing Crater (Soutpan)
- Zaagkuildrift & Kgomo-Kgomo floodplain
Further afield (within 2 hours'drive of Pretoria):
- Borakalalo National Park
- Doorndraai Dam Nature Reserve
- Marievale Bird Sanctuary
- Mkhombo Dam
- Rusterburg Nature Reserve
- Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve
- Vaalkop Dam / Northwest Bird Sanctuary
For information on birding routes in and around Gauteng, consult:
For information on birding routes in and around Gauteng, consult:
The Chamberlain Guide to Birding Gauteng, by Etienne Marais and Faansie Peacock.
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