{"id":710,"date":"2018-05-17T08:39:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/?p=710"},"modified":"2024-08-15T09:04:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T09:04:52","slug":"zaagkuilsdrift-birding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/zaagkuilsdrift-birding\/","title":{"rendered":"Zaagkuilsdrift birding and Kgomo-Kgomo route"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zaagkuilsdrift for birding also includes the Kgomo-Kgomo route. It is a very well know and great birding area with more than 430 species. It is located in the Pienaarsriver area of the Limpopo province. It\u2019s about 50 km north of Pretoria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a 25 km gravel road that birders travel on to look for birds. I added the Zaagjkuilsdrift Lodge coordinates into my GPS. The Zaagkuilsdrift Bird Sanctuary and Lodge map can be found on their website: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zaagkuilsdrift.co.za\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/zaagkuilsdrift.co.za\/about-us\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I highly recommend the Zaagkuilsdrift Bird Sanctuary and Lodge as they specialize in bird watching and birding tours. They also run a Southern Ground-Hornbill project and Wattled Crane Project. There are two bird hides, one with a raised deck and a smaller one with a lot of birding opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> They also have a Facebook group that you can join where they advertise some great special on accommodation and birding days:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/groups\/887500644647514\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/groups\/887500644647514\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Road-side birding is very popular along the Zaagkuilsdrift Road to the flood plains around Kgomo-Kgomo. In the rainy season, a 4&#215;4 must be used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Zaagkuilsdrift birding habitats: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It covers great Acadia-dominated woodland from low open scrub to mature Kalahari-like savanna with Camelthorn trees. With good rainfall, the floodplain is changed into grassland. The MCPA dam, which needs special arrangements to access, but a part of the dam can be seen from the road, offer great Acadia woodland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Black-faced-Waxbill-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Black-faced-Waxbill-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Black-faced-Waxbill-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Black-faced-Waxbill.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Black-faced Waxbill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7709226522417656\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     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https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/White-browned-Sparrow-Weaver-3-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><figcaption>White-browned Sparrow-Weaver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Magpie-Shrike-2.jpg\" alt=\"Magpie Shrike Zaagkuilsdrift\" class=\"wp-image-732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Magpie-Shrike-2.jpg 833w, https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Magpie-Shrike-2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Magpie-Shrike-2-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><figcaption>Magpie Shrike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Village-Indigo-bird-GOT-MAYBE.jpg\" alt=\"Village Indigo bird Zaagkuilsdrift \" class=\"wp-image-739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Village-Indigo-bird-GOT-MAYBE.jpg 835w, https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Village-Indigo-bird-GOT-MAYBE-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Village-Indigo-bird-GOT-MAYBE-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><figcaption>Village Indigobird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ratling-Cisticola.jpg\" alt=\"Ratling Cisticola Zaagkuilsdrift \" class=\"wp-image-743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ratling-Cisticola.jpg 806w, https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ratling-Cisticola-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ratling-Cisticola-768x495.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><figcaption>Ratling Cisticola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Zaagkuilsdrift for birding is an amazing site to visit. Please leave a comment for us about your visit there or if you have anything else to share with us. What birds did you see? How was the road? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might also be interested in this blog post: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/roodekrans-birding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.wwbirds.co.za\/dir\/roodekrans-birding\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Zaagkuilsdrift birding content creator: Petrus A. van Tonder <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zaagkuilsdrift for birding also includes the Kgomo-Kgomo route. It is a very well know and great birding area with more than 430 species. 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