- Which parks and reserves are best for the Water Thick-knee in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Water Thick-knee at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
- Where can you see the Water Thick-knee in South Africa?
- The Water Thick-knee is most recorded in Mpumalanga (32% of records), Western Cape (28% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (19% of records), based on 2 090 iNaturalist observations. 30 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Water Thick-knee on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Water Thick-knee?
- The Water Thick-knee is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the Water Thick-knee?
- The water thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus), or water dikkop is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Swaz...