BIRD LIFE
Take a Wilderness River Safaris cruise and encounter magnificent bird life and breathtaking scenery. All of the birds featured below were photographed during Wilderness River Safaris cruises.
African Swamphen
African Darter
Malachite Kingfisher
Yellow-billed Duck
Red-knobbed Coot
African Black Oystercatcher
White breasted Cormorant
Little Egret
Cape-cormorants
Western Cattle Egrets and Coots
White breasted and Cape Cormorants
Purple Heron
Red-knobbed Coot
Pied Kingfisher
Water Thick-knee
Malachite Kingfisher
Giant Kingfisher
African Swamphen (Purple Gallinule)
Great Crested Grebe
Grey Heron
Half-collared Kingfisher
Hadeda
Knysna Turaco Lourie
Little Egret
ISLAND LAKE CRUISE
Cruise the shores of Island Lake and it’s island looking for aquatic birds and taking in the scenery. The best time is at sunset or early morning. We only launch on Island Lake by prior booking.
Island Lake is usually home to hundreds of Red-knobbed Coots that accumulate in areas sheltered from the wind. The coots nest on heaps of floating reeds and seem to breed all year round. Other birds include, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, African Darter, Reed, Cape and White-breasted Cormorants, Herons and Kingfishers. At sunset hundreds of Cattle Egrets descend on a patch of reeds alongside the lake to roost.