Site Report: Cape Point
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Fynbos, South Africa
Shipwreck, South Africa
Natural Arch, South Africa
Cape Point Lighthouse, South Africa
African Penguins, South Africa
Rock Hyrax, South Africa
Bontebok, South Africa
Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
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Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Fynbos, South Africa
Shipwreck, South Africa
Natural Arch, South Africa
Cape Point Lighthouse, South Africa
African Penguins, South Africa
Rock Hyrax, South Africa
Bontebok, South Africa
Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
Cape Point is a famous and dramatic point just south of Cape Town in Southwestern South Africa. It is a pretty developed tourist location, but we were still able to find some good remote hiking. This site covers all areas south of Cape Town.
Visits
- 2002-12-29: I arrived here a few days before Barbara returned from her Christmas vacation. One of the highlights was climbing Table Mountain. On New Year's Day, I picked Barbara up from the airport, and we visited the penguins of Simon's Town and the cape. We tried camping on the beach, but we had some trouble from high winds. Barbara got a really bad sunburn at Cape Point.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (20 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(20 records)
Class: Birds
(17 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Order: Pelicans (7 records)
- Family: Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
- Family: Herons
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
- Family: Penguins
- African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(3 records)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)
- Family: Sugarbirds
- Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)
- Family: Sunbirds
- Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Gray-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
- Order: Struthioniformes
(1 record)
- Family: Ostriches
- Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Cape Francolin (Pternistis capensis)
Class: Mammals
(3 records)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean (2 records)
- Order: Hyracoidea
(1 record)
- Family: Procaviidae
- Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)