Swellendam Twitching bird guiding and tours
Private Trips
Group TRIPS
The Swellendam Twitcher offers professional birding tours for local and international birding enthusiasts. We can design bespoke tours for both small groups and private individuals. I can work within your budget and fulfil your birding dreams in the Overberg. We emphasize & strive to give you a worry-free, safe, well-planned birding tour with limited travel to maximize your experience. Regarding where you at on your birding journey, The Swellendam Twitcher caters for all kinds of birders including the novice birder, listers, twitchers and the casual birder.
Ross Soller, your Guide, has mapped out several birding routes throughout the region to help birders pocket those Western Cape, South Africa, and Endemic Bird Species. where everyone is welcome; during your stay in the Overberg, Ross can make your stay a memorable one by including some of the landmarks and experiences during your birding trip, Whale Watching, Hiking, Wine Tasting and Breede River Boat Cruises.
birding Destinations
(A variety of destinations are available in either full or half-day tours)
- Bird Walks around Swellendam Town
- Bontebok National Park (particularly good for Black Harrier and Denham’s Bustard)
- Farm Road Loops (often produce a selection of local LBJ’s including Agulhas Long-Billed Lark)
- Marloth Nature Reserve Hikes/Short walks that are very reliable for specials like Victorin’s Warbler and other fynbos endemics,
- Tradouw Pass and Barrydale (often produces Ground Woodpecker and other Mountain habitat species and is a Gateway to the species of the Karoo)
- De Hoop Nature Reserve (a destination with an outstanding variety of habitats that regularly produces Cape Vulture/Southern Tchagra and various waders on the same visit)
- De Mond Nature Reserve (a real wader hotspot and home of the Damara Tern)
- Grootvadersbos Nature Reserve (some of the best forest birding in the Western Cape outside of the Garden Route that regularly provides Knsyna Warbler and Woodpecker amongst other sought-after species)
- Agulhas National Park
Note the Swellendam Twitcher is a Step On Guide that travels in the clients vehicle although other arrangements can be made for group tours.




Meet your guide
Ross Soller is a local registered Bird Guide (as well as a Marine and Cultural Guide) based in the beautiful old historic town of Swellendam qualified to operate in various habitats in the Overberg region of the Western Cape.. He is 3rd Generation Birder and passionate about birds & nature, is also the admin of the Swellendam Birding Facebook group and contributes to citizen science. His interest in birds spans 28 years and he has had many secret birding hotspots over the last few years and has a reputation for locating endemic birds for his local clients and international twitchers. He is a former member of the Cape Bird Club. He has an in-depth knowledge of the history and culture of the Swellendam region.
From Our Clients
“Thank you, Ross, for sharing your knowledge and finding us the Blue Mantled Flycatcher and for scouting days before to try and ensure success. ”
Contact
I look forward to hearing from you and look forward to making your birding experience a memorable one.
Email: ross.panda.rs@gmail.com
Phone: +27 60 367 8880