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- OPM Prozesky Bird Sanctuary
Wildlife sanctuary · North West
OPM Prozesky Bird Sanctuary
OPM Prozesky Bird Sanctuary is listed as wildlife refuge near Potchefstroom, in Ventersdorp/Tlokwe municipality, North West — about 112 km south-west of Johannesburg. The nearest other area in the directory is Highveld Nature Reserve, 12 km west.
112 kmsouth-west of Johannesburg
12 kmto the nearest listed area
82species with records nearby
yesopening hours listed
AddressUnnamed Road, Potchefstroom Rural 2, Potchefstroom, 2520birdlife.org.za
Facts
- Type
- Wildlife sanctuary
- Listed as
- Wildlife refuge
- Province
- North West
- District
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda
- Local municipality
- Ventersdorp/Tlokwe
- Town
- Potchefstroom 2520
- Coordinates
- -26.7475, 27.0964
- Nearest large town
- Johannesburg, 112 km south-west
- Website
- birdlife.org.za
Opening hours
| Monday | 06:00–18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 06:00–18:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
Sources: business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026 · municipality: geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO) · province: Natural Earth
Nearby
- Highveld Nature ReserveNature reserve12 km west
- Stromatolite/basal fault plane siteProtected area · 0 km²17 km east
- Chocolate tablet breccia siteProtected area · 0 km²20 km south
- Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area · 301 km²21 km south-east
- Boskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve23 km north
- Kohra Khora Lion ParkWildlife sanctuary29 km west
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around OPM Prozesky Bird Sanctuary
11 mammal and 23 193 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Birds
- Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix5 817
- Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus3 568
- Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea1 565
- African Reed WarblerAcrocephalus baeticatus1 202
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica1 182
- South African Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon spilodera847
- White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus834
- Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris773
- Orange-breasted WaxbillAmandava subflava470
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild466
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer458
- Brown-throated MartinRiparia paludicola370
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus343
- Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens337
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.