Where to see
Haematopus moquini
West Coast National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Black Oystercatcher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
West Coast National Park
In West Coast National Park, South Africa, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an African Black Oystercatcher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Table Mountain National Park and more
After West Coast National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an African Black Oystercatcher are in Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 20%), De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 20%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June and October in West Coast National Park (about 80%), February, June, September and November in Table Mountain National Park (about 30%) and August in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Black Oystercatcher on a given day. Each park's African Black Oystercatcher page has the full month-by-month chart.
