Birding in Durban

Birds in the Durban Environs

Black Headed Gull

Ever thought about Birding in Durban?

If you are a birder and your holiday takes into or overnight in Durban then be shore to make your way down onto the beach and if time allows, explore the mangrove swamps that surround Durban, coastal lowland forests, wetlands (both fresh water and estuarine), coastal scarp forests, grasslands and bushveld. In addition, the eThekwini Natural Science Museum has world class ornithological displays and collections. Durban is well known for it's variety of waders and marine species, often turning up rarities such as Common Black-headed Gull.