SOUTHERN AFRICAN
Temperate Seashore

The further south and west along the southern coast of Africa you go, the cooler the water gets, with more oxygen and extra nutrients being brought in by the Benguela current.

Class Aves: Birds

Family Anatidae, Ducks, Geese & Swans

Alopochen aegyptiaca, 'Egyptian Goose'. Found in water across sub-Saharan Africa.

Family Haematopodidae: Oystercatchers

Haematopus moquini, 'African Oystercatcher'. Found along the coasts of southern Africa.

Family Laridae: Gulls

Larus dominicanus vetula, '(Cape) Kelp Gull'. A subspecies of the wide-ranging Kelp Gull, that lives along the southern African coast. 

Family Spheniscidae: Penguins

Spheniscus spp. 'Banded/Jackass Penguins'

Spheniscus demesus, 'Cape Penguin', 'African Penguin'.

Cape Penguin and young.

Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants

Phalacrocorax capensis, 'Cape Cormorant'. Found only along coasts of southern Africa.

Places to see experience African seashores

One of the best known and prettiest places is the Boulders, near Cape Town South Africa.