Where to see
Motacilla capensis
West Coast National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Cape Wagtail during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
West Coast National Park
In West Coast National Park, South Africa, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Wagtail sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
De Hoop Nature Reserve and more
After West Coast National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Cape Wagtail are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 60%), Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 60%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March, June, October and December in West Coast National Park (about 80%), May and October in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 80%) and April in Addo Elephant National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Cape Wagtail on a given day. Each park's Cape Wagtail page has the full month-by-month chart.
