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eBird in South Africa
eBirding This Month
Apr 2024
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eBirding This Year
Updated ~17 hours ago
626
Species
2083
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Community Targets
Cape Parrot
Poicephalus robustus
Last observed by Garth Shaw on
26 Mar 2024
Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Last observed by Nicholas Fordyce - Birding Africa on
29 Mar 2024
Gurney's Sugarbird
Promerops gurneyi
Last observed by Finn Merrick on
29 Mar 2024
Burchell's Sandgrouse
Pterocles burchelli
Last observed by Kenneth Hillan on
27 Mar 2024
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Last observed by Garret Skead on
27 Mar 2024
New Species
Native and Naturalized (5)
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
#
Count:
1
Date:
23 Apr 2024
Observer:
Liam Charlton
Location:
Richmond Outer
Kwazulu-Natal
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
#
Count:
1
Date:
22 Apr 2024
Observer:
Rupert Quinnell
Location:
Kenton-On-Sea Beach
Eastern Cape
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii
#
Count:
1
Date:
22 Apr 2024
Observer:
Ryan Foster
Location:
Maloti-Drakensberg Park--Highmoor NR
Kwazulu-Natal
Rufous-winged Cisticola
Cisticola galactotes
#
Count:
1
Date:
20 Apr 2024
Observer:
Christiaan Vosloo
Location:
Mount Moreland
Kwazulu-Natal
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
#
Count:
1
Date:
20 Apr 2024
Observer:
John Mills
Location:
R102, Eshowe ZA-KZN -28.93213, 31.75108
Kwazulu-Natal
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4
Species
Date:
24 Apr 2024
6:56 AM
Observer:
Barry Schultz
Location:
27 Keurboom Ave, Kleinmond ZA-WC -34.33271, 19.03901
Western Cape
2
Species
Date:
24 Apr 2024
6:23 AM
Observer:
Lizanne Crouch
Location:
Balule Nature Reserve, Hoedspruit ZA-LP -24.30900, 30.96121
Limpopo
36
Species
Date:
24 Apr 2024
6:18 AM
Observer:
Geoff Lockwood
Location:
Delta Park
Gauteng
1
Species
Date:
23 Apr 2024
10:01 PM
Observer:
Stian van Werkhoven
Location:
Vanderbijlpark
Gauteng
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Updated ~2 days ago
33
Species
Cape Town Pelagics trip 20/04/2024
20 Apr 2024
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Western Cape
South Africa
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Garret Skead
Guilherme Melo
69
Species
Apr 20 2024 SWBC Trip to West Coast
20 Apr 2024
Regions
Western Cape
South Africa
People
Gareth Bain
118
Species
South Africa
6
–
17 Apr 2024
(12 days)
Regions
South Africa
Gauteng
Mpumalanga
Western Cape
People
James Schofield
238
Species
2024-04-05 to 09 Ben Naden group
5
–
9 Apr 2024
(5 days)
Regions
South Africa
Gauteng
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
North-West
People
Niall D Perrins
82
Species
De Rust
4
–
8 Apr 2024
(5 days)
Regions
Mpumalanga
South Africa
People
Geoff Lockwood
All Recent Trip Reports
Subregions
This Month, Apr 2024
Updated ~17 hours ago
Checklist Leaders
1.
Western Cape
829
2.
Mpumalanga
329
3.
Gauteng
270
4.
Limpopo
249
5.
Kwazulu-Natal
246
6.
Eastern Cape
84
7.
North-West
32
8.
Northern Cape
30
9.
Free State
14
Species Leaders
1.
Mpumalanga
384
2.
Kwazulu-Natal
379
3.
Limpopo
363
4.
Western Cape
318
5.
Gauteng
298
6.
Eastern Cape
266
7.
North-West
255
8.
Northern Cape
201
9.
Free State
124
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Hotspots
This Month, Apr 2024
Updated ~17 hours ago
Checklist Leaders
1.
Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
24
2.
Delta Park
21
3.
Strandfontein WTP
20
4.
West Coast NP--Seeberg hide
20
5.
Wilderness NP
17
6.
Meyer's Farm
16
7.
West Coast NP--Geelbek hides vicinity
15
8.
Dulini Private Game Reserve
14
9.
Kirstenhof Wetland
12
10.
Cape Town--V&A Waterfront
10
Species Leaders
1.
Pilanesberg NP (please use more specific locations when appropriate )
145
2.
Suikerbosrand NR (Please consider more specific location)
131
3.
Rietvlei Nature Reserve
126
4.
Kruger NP--Phalaborwa-Letaba Rd
123
5.
Zaagkuildrift Rd (Please consider more specific locations; Do not log Kgomo-Kgomo birds here)
122
6.
Mahela (restricted access)
121
7.
Kruger NP--Bridge over Luvuvhu River
114
8.
Strandfontein WTP
112
9.
Marievale Bird Sanctuary
105
10.
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi GR--Maphumulo Picnic Site
103
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eBirders
This Month, Apr 2024
Updated ~12 hours ago
Checklist Leaders
1.
Shane Dollman
114
2.
Guilherme Melo
84
3.
Garret Skead
52
4.
Walter Beyleveldt
46
4.
Vincent Ward - Birding Africa
46
6.
Steve James
39
7.
Anton Pearson
36
8.
Daniel Engelbrecht - Birding Ecotours
34
9.
Barry Forbes
31
10.
Zoë Lunau
30
Species Leaders
1.
Niall D Perrins
288
2.
Markus Lilje
272
3.
Michael Wright
261
4.
Daniel Engelbrecht - Birding Ecotours
237
5.
Benjamin Naden
224
6.
Walter Beyleveldt
219
6.
@ mg_birds
219
8.
Tristan Silver
204
9.
Joe Bellis
187
10.
Don Cowan
184
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