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Suggestions for birdwatching in Botswana
Below is a list of lodges we would recommend specifically for birdwatching in Botswana.
You may read more about each lodge by clicking on the lodge name. We suggest you take a closer
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22 lodges found for birdwatching in Botswana
The birding in this area and in Chobe is excellent, and you could spend hours in the lodge itself or on the balcony of your room watching the birdlife which flutters through the forest reserve. A few of the species we spotted here included crested barbet, long-tailed shrike, pearl-spotted owl, great eagle owl, red and yellow-billed hornbills, and go-away birds. - View lodge details
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During the rainy season, Botswana's salt pans often fill with water to become shallow, saline lakes. Algae blooms and with it a species of tiny brine shrimp flourish and multiply – attracting an array of migrant water birds. It's a fascinating time to visit (even if the flamingos, pelicans and waders which are often talked about tend to come to Sua Pan, far from San Camp). - View lodge details
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The camp abuts a deep waterway and you will spot a good variety of water-birds from the camp itself. In season (Oct-Nov), there is a colony of carmine bee-eaters which nests in the bank of the river, and there can be some interesting interaction with opportunistic monitor lizards which lurk here. Swamp boubou, sacred and hadeda ibis, pied and malachite king-fisher, wattled plover, wattled crane, African darter, lourie bird and many other species are also present in this area. - View lodge details
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African jacana, sacred and hadeda ibis are particularly common in the waterways here, whilst rarer residents include slaty and black egrets, and rufous bellied herons. This is also a good area for raptors including bateleur, African hawk, and tawny, martial and black-breasted snake eagles. - View lodge details
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With highly knowledgeable guides, and a mix of environments from riverine to open plains, Linyanti Bush Camp is an excellent spot for a serious bird-watching trip – and when we last visited we noted a particularly wide variety of raptors and owls, as well as more usual avian fare. - View lodge details
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Selinda overlooks a picturesque channel, so a variety of bird species can be viewed from the camp. On our last visit, our bird-list included African jacana, wattled crane, painted snipe, swamp boubou, brown firefinch, carmine bee-eater, bateleur, eagle owl, ground hornbill, secretary bird, hammerkop, slaty and black egret, rufous-bellied heron, martial and tawny eagle. - View lodge details
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The Okavango Delta has excellent birding, especially from September to March when migrants breed here. In front of Xakanaxa, the lagoon has a small bird colony, but if you're staying for 4 nights or more, then make a special request to visit Gudigwa Lagoon – a huge breeding colony of storks which is a long boat ride away. - View lodge details
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The Chitabe area has a good population of birds including Pel's fishing owl, slaty egret, brown snake eagle, wattled crane, saddle-billed stork, woolly necked stork, marsh harrier, tawny eagle, black coucal, black egret, martial eagle and of course the African fish eagle. - View lodge details
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