01 August 2024

Intaka Island Bird Species Index

Bird Species / Bird Photography at Intaka Island, Cape Town

Vernon Chalmers Birdlife Photography Intaka Island

White-Throated Swallow at Intaka Island
White-Throated Swallow at Intaka Island

Intaka Island Bird Species Index

Bird Photographer: Vernon Chalmers

Official Intaka Island Bird Species Checklist >>
 
The 'Intaka Island Bird Species Index' is a new personal (Vernon Chalmers Photography) Intaka Island Bird Species Index, Century City photography project around Intaka Island, Century City: 

Bird Photography at Intaka Island
Intaka Island is a safe and natural environment for photographers enjoying a variety of perched and / or  flying water birds during al four of the Western Cape's weather seasons. Intaka Island is an approximate 10 kilometre drive from Cape Town and is accessible via different routes (from anywhere in the Cape Peninsula) for entering the Intaka Island, Century City location. With its large diversity of bird, plants and bird species the wetlands ecosystem is professionally maintained with the birds having a relative large area to roam absolutely free in a natural environment. 

Malachite Kingfisher Intaka Island Vernon Chalmers Photography
Malachite Kingfisher Intaka Island, Cape Town

Various footpaths are landscaped to provide well-directed access to different areas around this natural urban wetlands environment. With various hides for morning and afternoon photography, photographers can gain relative close access to a variety of every-day bird species. For any additional information contact Intaka island directly on  Tel: 021 553 6889 or visit the Intaka Island website.  All staff at the Intaka Island Reception are very helpful and will assist a variety of Intaka Island nature enquiries. 

According to the Intaka Island website there are approximately 120 bird species (Source: Intaka Island)


Intaka Island Environmental Education System

Intaka Island Environmental Education : Century Century City, Cape Town
Intaka Island Environmental Education : Century Century City, Cape Town

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Birds and Plants of Intaka Island Signboard
Large Outside Birds and Plants Signboard at  Intaka Island, Cape Town Entrance

Water Canal at Intaka Island, Century City, Cape Town
Water Canal to the left of Intaka Island, Environmental Education Centre, Cape Town



Intaka Island Address
1 Century City Drive
Century City
Cape Town

Website: Intaka Island

Heronry Intaka Island Vernon Chalmers Photography
Heronry Intaka Island, Cape Town : Viewable from the Afternoon Hide

Heronries at Intaka Island
Above is one of a few heronries at Intaka Island. This particular heronry is predominantly occupied by African sacred ibises and White-breasted cormorants. These two species fly frequently (late afternoons) between two fairly large heronries visible from the afternoon birdwatching / photograph hide.  

Some of the Birds at / over Intaka Island, Cape Town

Purple Heron Intaka Island Copyright Vernon Chalmers Photography
Purple Heron in the Afternoon - Intaka Island, Cape Town

Spur-Winged Geese Flying Over Intaka Island Copyright Vernon Chalmers
Spur-Winged Geese Flying High Above Intaka Island, Cape Town

Hartlaub's Gull Intaka Island Cape Town Vernon Chalmers Photography
Hartlaub's Gull / King Gull Intaka Island, Cape Town

Red-Knobbed Coot Intaka Island Copyright Vernon Chalmers
Red-Knobbed Coot Intaka Island, Cape Town

Juvenile Cape / Kelp Gull Intaka Island Copyright Vernon Chalmers
Juvenile Cape / Kelp Gull Intaka Island, Cape Town

Juvenile Cape Cormorant Intaka Island
Juvenile Cape Cormorant Intaka Island, Cape Town

Helmeted Guineafowl Intaka Island Vernon Chalmers Photography
Helmeted Guineafowl Intaka Island, Cape Town

Black-Crowned Night heron Intaka  Island Vernon Chalmers Photography
Black-Crowned Night Heron Intaka Island, Cape Town

Yellow-Billed Duckling Intaka Island Copyright Vernon Chalmers Photography
Yellow-Billed Duckling Intaka Island, Cape Town

Common Moorhen Close-Up Intaka Island Cape Town
Common Moorhen Close-Up : Intaka Island. Cape Town

Purple Heron Intaka Island Vernon Chalmers Photography
Purple Heron Intaka Island, Cape Town