Chamberlain Bird Sanctuary
The Chamberlain Bird Sanctuary is a 2 hectare park situated in Pretoria, surrounded by natural scenic beauty with and a number of birds flitting about in the trees.
Free entrance to the park. Visitors can spend the day exploring the park, having a picnic in the greenery, or hanging out in the bird hide.
Birds you can expect to see include:
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Southern Red Bishops
- Southern Masked Weavers
- Thick-Billed Weavers
- Tawny-Flanked Prinia
- Arrow-Marked Babbler
- Streaky-Headed Seedeater
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk
- Brown-Hooded Kingfisher
- Karoo Thrush
- Common Myna
- Cape Turtle-Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Mousebird
Admission times: 07:00 – 15:30. After hours the key can be collected from the retirement home on the corner of Rose Street and Kieser Street.
Entrance fee: No charge
Pets: Not allowed
Facilities: Bird hide
Directions: From Soutpansberg Rd turn northwards in Parker Street, and then left in Rose Street. The sanctuary is on the corner of Rose and Kieser Streets.
Contact numbers: 012 440 8316 / 012 341 0591
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