eurasian curlew
Birds of Namibia
Introduction: Eurasian curlews (Numenius arquata) gather on coastal wetlands, roosting on salt-marshes, sand dunes and rocks. Usually solitary birds they do congregate in small flocks with other shorebirds.
Distribution: Mainly at Sandwich Harbour and Walvis Bay although there are some of these curlews at inland wetlands such as Etosha National Park.
Diet: Pecks and jabs at prey near the surface of the water. Eats shellfish, mudprawns, small crabs, shrimps and worms.
Description: Medium-sized wader with long legs and strong hind toes. Features include a curved beak (arquata). Often confused with the smaller common whimbrel because of their similar bubbling territorial calls.
Breeding: Eurasian curlews breed out of Namibia.
Size: 60cm. Weight: 800g. Wingspan: 100cm.
Bird Watching Day Trips
Full & half day trips from Swakopmund to various birding hotspots in the Namib Desert
Cape Cross Tour
A half day tour (with morning and afternoon departures) to the seal colony at Cape Cross
Cape Cross & Messum Crater Tour
Visits the seal colony at Cape Cross and the Messum Crater which is best known for it's desert adapted plants such as the Welwitschia Mirabilis
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Quad Biking
2 hour guided trip into the dune belt near Swakopmund (50km) - you enter an area where you cannot get to by car or foot. No experience necessary...
Sandboarding
Skitter down the slip faces of a tall star dune near Swakopmund at 80km/h on a lie-down board, or enjoy the style and grace of a stand-up board. No experience necessary.
Spitzkoppe Day Tour
Full day tour to the Spitzkoppe Mountains - you will meet the Damara people and be introduced to the Bushman rock art of the area.
Swakopmund & Walvis Bay Sightseeing
A half day your of these two coastal towns includes visits to historical buildings & monuments as well as the teeming birdlife of the Walvis Bay Lagoon
