Top 100 eBirders in South Africa

Complete checklists Species (% of total)

Most recent addition

1.

Karin Coetzer

4,506

686

80.52%

Senegal Coucal (Jan 27, 2024)

2.

Niall D Perrins

3,794

793

93.08%

Brown Booby (Jan 21, 2024)

3.

Clive Curson

3,094

550

64.55%

Flappet Lark (Oct 22, 2023)

4.

Martin Benadie

2,626

748

87.79%

Red-billed Spurfowl (Feb 24, 2024)

5.

Shane Dollman

2,488

438

51.41%

Greencap Eremomela (Apr 7, 2024)

6.

Steve James

2,482

625

73.36%

African Pygmy Kingfisher (Mar 20, 2024)

7.

Sue Oertli

2,281

734

86.15%

Racket-tailed Roller (Feb 19, 2022)

8.

Clayton Burne

2,201

731

85.8%

Mascarene Martin (Jun 15, 2024)

9.

Shaun Long

2,189

268

31.46%

Pectoral Sandpiper (Nov 14, 2021)

10.

Bruce Ward-Smith

2,104

694

81.46%

Drakensberg Rockjumper (Apr 12, 2023)

11.

Colin Summersgill

2,012

636

74.65%

Greater Whitethroat (Mar 30, 2024)

12.

Pieter Vrey

1,807

712

83.57%

Black-rumped Buttonquail (Sep 26, 2021)

13.

Shane Sumasgutner

1,709

599

70.31%

Delegorgue's Pigeon (Dec 30, 2022)

14.

Gareth Bain

1,466

480

56.34%

Whinchat (May 12, 2024)

15.

Ethan Kistler

1,451

697

81.81%

Whinchat (Nov 12, 2023)

16.

Cassie Carstens

1,437

587

68.9%

Mascarene Martin (Jun 15, 2024)

17.

Shannon Duncan

1,358

340

39.91%

Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk (Jan 3, 2024)

18.

Garret Skead

1,352

765

89.79%

Brown Booby (Mar 3, 2024)

19.

Marjorie Rapp

1,303

519

60.92%

Plain-backed Pipit (May 25, 2024)

20.

Dave Rimmer

1,281

667

78.29%

Mascarene Martin (Jun 10, 2024)

21.

Dieter Oschadleus

1,252

494

57.98%

European Honey-buzzard (Jan 22, 2024)

22.

Joshua Olszewski - Birding Ecotours

1,197

706

82.86%

Whinchat (May 11, 2024)

23.

Trevor Hardaker

1,135

531

62.32%

Southern Fulmar (Jun 8, 2024)

24.

Nicholas Fordyce - Birding Africa

1,105

693

81.34%

Whinchat (May 9, 2024)

25.

Anton Pearson

1,059

391

45.89%

Marico Sunbird (Jun 26, 2024)

26.

Vincent Ward - Birding Africa

1,030

795

93.31%

Freckled Nightjar (Apr 25, 2024)

27.

Dylan Vasapolli - Birding Ecotours

1,016

756

88.73%

Rufous-bellied Heron (Oct 20, 2023)

28.

Johnny Wilson

922

754

88.5%

Thrush Nightingale (Feb 18, 2022)

29.

Daniel Engelbrecht - Birding Ecotours

914

741

86.97%

Whinchat (May 9, 2024)

30.

Josh Engel

897

687

80.63%

African Skimmer (Oct 23, 2023)

31.

Gareth Hazell

879

689

80.87%

Knysna Woodpecker (Dec 22, 2023)

32.

Michael Buckham

851

749

87.91%

Australasian Gannet (Jan 13, 2024)

33.

Gavin Tutt

829

545

63.97%

Subantarctic Shearwater (Sep 6, 2023)

34.

Grant Leih

825

282

33.1%

Olive Thrush (May 18, 2024)

35.

Nicola Vrey

811

672

78.87%

House Crow (Oct 2, 2020)

36.

Meg Taylor

808

705

82.75%

Mascarene Martin (Jun 15, 2024)

37.

Don Cowan

769

697

81.81%

Whinchat (May 12, 2024)

38.

Zoë Lunau

763

490

57.51%

Southern Fulmar (Jun 17, 2024)

39.

Keith Valentine

724

629

73.83%

Karoo Long-billed Lark (Jun 30, 2024)

40.

Morten Günther

714

478

56.1%

Common Quail (Aug 8, 2018)

41.

Regard Van Dyk

700

478

56.1%

Spectacled Petrel (Jun 15, 2024)

42.

Douglas Long

695

579

67.96%

Chestnut-banded Plover (Oct 12, 2023)

43.

Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING

694

624

73.24%

Northern Giant-Petrel (Nov 14, 2023)

44.

Jeremy Dickens

664

594

69.72%

Great Bittern (Jan 8, 2023)

45.

Brad Arthur

656

686

80.52%

Pel's Fishing-Owl (Dec 1, 2023)

46.

Kyle Finn

650

550

64.55%

Burnt-neck Eremomela (Apr 21, 2024)

47.

Tarun Khumalo

637

369

43.31%

Fairy Flycatcher (Jun 16, 2024)

48.

Joshua Gaunt

623

307

36.03%

Kori Bustard (Dec 4, 2023)

49.

Kelly Gate

619

585

68.66%

Sooty Falcon (Feb 6, 2022)

50.

David Friend

617

437

51.29%

Nicholson's Pipit (Jun 29, 2024)

51.

Duncan McKenzie

616

731

85.8%

Wood Warbler (Jul 11, 2022)

52.

Paul Pieters

611

373

43.78%

African Barred Owlet (Aug 12, 2023)

53.

Billi Krochuk

610

643

75.47%

Dusky Lark (Mar 3, 2022)

54.

Nick Hudson

603

671

78.76%

Steppe Eagle (Apr 1, 2024)

55.

Lloyd Nelson

581

538

63.15%

Senegal Lapwing (Jan 1, 2024)

56.

Marco Gagiano

547

606

71.13%

Sickle-winged Chat (Apr 5, 2024)

57.

Peter Bijlmakers

542

685

80.4%

Striped Flufftail (Dec 12, 2023)

58.

Elouise Kalmer

540

445

52.23%

Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Nov 23, 2022)

59.

Etienne le Roux

537

503

59.04%

Mouse-colored Sunbird (May 19, 2024)

60.

Luke Goddard

535

676

79.34%

Brown Booby (Jan 20, 2024)

61.

Justin Rhys Nicolau - Unearth Safaris

532

675

79.23%

African Penduline-Tit (Mar 2, 2024)

62.

Jody de Bruyn

521

689

80.87%

White-rumped Sandpiper (Dec 10, 2023)

63.

Dominic Rollinson - Birding Ecotours

513

794

93.19%

Mascarene Martin (Jun 15, 2024)

64.

Gabriel Foley

502

440

51.64%

Red-headed Weaver (May 19, 2018)

65.

Jonathan Boucher

497

673

78.99%

Garden Warbler (Jan 13, 2012)

66.

Andreas Günther

494

364

42.72%

Forest Canary (Aug 9, 2018)

67.

Pieter du Plessis

490

592

69.48%

African Crake (Jan 7, 2024)

67.

Ian Rijsdijk

490

540

63.38%

Whinchat (May 11, 2024)

69.

Marc Cronje- Nature Travel Birding

487

676

79.34%

Rose-ringed Parakeet (Mar 16, 2024)

70.

Dalton Gibbs

484

651

76.41%

Whinchat (May 12, 2024)

71.

Jeanette Krige

480

502

58.92%

Tinkling Cisticola (Feb 22, 2024)

72.

Lesley Starke

471

688

80.75%

Great Reed Warbler (Feb 18, 2022)

73.

Markus Lilje

460

687

80.63%

Marsh Warbler (Nov 7, 2022)

74.

Richard Gray

458

332

38.97%

Verreaux's Eagle (Jan 31, 2023)

75.

Gabriel Jamie

455

531

62.32%

Purple Gallinule (Jul 6, 2023)

76.

Garth Shaw

451

571

67.02%

White-rumped Sandpiper (Dec 16, 2023)

77.

Tristan Silver

448

597

70.07%

Karoo Bustard (Jun 12, 2024)

78.

Tarry Butcher

443

526

61.74%

Marsh Warbler (Oct 22, 2023)

79.

Gerhard Lemmer

442

145

17.02%

African Pipit (Mar 12, 2024)

80.

Helmut Kelz

436

273

32.04%

Dideric Cuckoo (Jun 14, 2024)

81.

Andre Meintjes

432

443

52.0%

African Wood-Owl (Mar 23, 2024)

82.

Calvin Harris

429

632

74.18%

Mascarene Martin (Jun 11, 2024)

83.

Simon van Zyl

427

237

27.82%

Sickle-winged Chat (Jun 18, 2024)

84.

David Minney

424

539

63.26%

African Pygmy-Goose (Mar 7, 2024)

85.

Ben Gaunt

421

507

59.51%

Rosy-faced Lovebird (Mar 27, 2024)

85.

Adam Welz

421

375

44.01%

White-bellied Bustard (Jun 30, 2024)

87.

Peter Zika

413

501

58.8%

Pale-crowned Cisticola (Oct 6, 2017)

88.

David Eddington

404

376

44.13%

Red-collared Widowbird (Oct 21, 2022)

89.

Kara Eddington

392

473

55.52%

Red-chested Flufftail (Oct 18, 2022)

90.

Kaily Taylor

391

671

78.76%

Mascarene Martin (Jun 15, 2024)

91.

Jenny Sharland

390

616

72.3%

Green-backed Twinspot (Jun 23, 2024)

92.

Margot Oorebeek

388

455

53.4%

Red-headed Cisticola (Aug 27, 2019)

93.

Adam Buckham

384

656

77.0%

Whinchat (May 9, 2024)

93.

Coerie Badenhorst

384

380

44.6%

Terrestrial Brownbul (Mar 1, 2023)

95.

Ray Turnbull

377

438

51.41%

Red-headed Cisticola (Aug 27, 2019)

96.

Timothy Whitehead

374

245

28.76%

Common Quail (May 6, 2023)

97.

Zach V

370

43.43%

Mountain Wheatear (Apr 14, 2024)

98.

Alastair Kilpin

367

609

71.48%

Fulvous Whistling-Duck (May 13, 2024)

99.

Wian van Zyl - One Day Safaris

360

685

80.4%

Red-footed Falcon (Mar 4, 2024)

99.

Simon Tonge

360

478

56.1%

Bank Swallow (Dec 7, 2019)