EXPLORE
SHAMMAH LODGE
Shammah Lodge is a haven of peace and tranquility just waiting to be discovered situated in the Mpumalanga Province within 1 hour reach of Pretoria and Johannesburg. It is the perfect place for corporate conferencing or just a weekend getaway.
The perfect place for team building, conferencing, or just a family and friends getaway
Bird watching
BIRD WATCHING AT SHAMMAH
Birder or not, you are bound to appreciate the abundance of bird life at Shammah Lodge.
There are over 92 different fascinating bird species in the area, so be sure to bring along your camera and binoculars. Visitors to the area often spot additional species here, making your birding trip exciting as you never know what you are about to discover.
There are mountains, streams, rivers, dams and rolling hills, creating a varied environment that attracts many different kinds of birds. A few of the species you may come across are -
Acacia Pied Barbet
African Darter
African Fish Eagle
African Green Pigeon
African Harrier-Hawk
African Hoopoe
African Paradise Flycatcher
African Pipit
African Red Eyed Bulbul
Arrow Marked Babbler
Barn Swallow
Bearded Woodpecker
Black Crake
Black Cuckoo
Black-Collared Barbet
Black Headed Heron
Blacksmith Lapwing
Blue Waxbill
Bokmakierie
Brown Hooded Kingfisher
Cape Bunting
Cape Glossy Starling
Cape Turtle Dove
Cape Wagtail
Cape White Eye
Cardinal Woodpecker
Chestnut Backed Sparrow Lark
Common Fiscal
Common Myna
Common Quail
Common Scimitarbill
Crested Barbet
Crested Francolin
Crimson Breasted Shrike
Crowned Lapwing
Dark Capped Bulbul
Egyptian Goose
European Bee Eater
European Roller
Familiar Chat
Fiery Necked Nightjar
Fiscal Flycatcher
Giant Kingfisher
Go Away Bird
Grait Spotted Cuckoo
Green Wood-Hoopoe
Grey Heron
Grey Hornbill
Ground Scraper
Hadeda Ibis
Hamerkop
Hemeted Guineafowl
Jacobin Cuckoo
Lark Like Bunting
Laughing Dove
Lesser Honeyguide
Lesser Kestrel
Lilac Breasted Roller
Magpie Shrike
Malachite Kingfisher
Malachite Sunbird
Martial Eagle
Mocking Cliff Chat
Namaqua Dove
Oxpecker
Pied Crow
Pied Kingfisher
Red Billed Firefinch
Red Chested Cuckoo
Red Eyed Dove
Redfaced Mousebird
Red Winged Starling
Rock Martin
Southern Red Bishop
Southern Red Billed Hornbill
Southern Yellow Billed Hornbill
Speckled Mousebird
Speckled Pigeon
Spotted Eagle Owl
Spotted Thick Knee
Spur Winged Goose
Swainsons Spurfowl
Swallow Tailed Bee Eater
Tawny Eagle
Village Weaver
Wattled Lapwing
Western Barn Owl
Whiteback Mousebird
White Bellied Sunbird
White Browed Sparrow Weaver
White Fronted Bee Eater
Yellow Canary
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