Bird Hide · Kruger National Park

Lake Panic Bird Hide, Kruger

Lake Panic Bird Hide is a bird hide in Kruger National Park, 200 m off the S42, about 8 km from Paul Kruger Gate.

About Lake Panic Bird Hide

Lake Panic Bird Hide overlooks a medium-sized dam with reed beds in mixed woodland, on the S42 road to the Skukuza Nursery about 3 km north-west of Skukuza Rest Camp. It is one of Kruger's eleven public hides, and African pygmy kingfisher, African rail, southern red bishop and black-crowned night heron are among the birds recorded here.

Where to find Lake Panic Bird Hide

Lake Panic Bird Hide is a bird hide in Kruger National Park, 200 m off the S42, about 8 km from Paul Kruger Gate. See exactly where it is on the map, and navigate to it, in the opspoor app.

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Recent activity near Lake Panic Bird Hide

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What lives around Lake Panic Bird Hide

Good country for these, going by the habitat around it, not today's sightings.

Habitat around Lake Panic Bird Hide

Bushveld by H11 (mixed bushveld): Mixed woodland with a broken canopy and thicker bush between the trees.

Habitat mapped by opspoor. Data sources

Best time to visit Lake Panic Bird Hide

Animals move most in the first hours after the gates open and the last hours before they close; the midday heat is quietest.

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Lake Panic Bird Hide questions

Where is Lake Panic Bird Hide?

Lake Panic Bird Hide is a bird hide in Kruger National Park, 200 m off the S42, about 8 km from Paul Kruger Gate.

Which road is Lake Panic Bird Hide on?

Lake Panic Bird Hide is about 200 m off the S42.

What animals can you see at Lake Panic Bird Hide?

Lake Panic Bird Hide sits in mixed bushveld: good country for hooded vulture, kudu (greater), smiths bush squirrel, white headed vulture and aardvark.

Can I use opspoor at Lake Panic Bird Hide without signal?

Yes. Signal in Kruger National Park can be patchy, and opspoor works fully offline: you can see sightings you've already loaded and log your own, which sync when you're back in range.

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