Top 100 eBirders in South Africa

Complete checklists Species (% of total)

Most recent addition

1.

Adriaan Meintjes

4,942

585

68.42%

Pel's Fishing-Owl (Oct 26, 2024)

2.

Karin Coetzer

4,712

685

80.12%

Senegal Coucal (Jan 27, 2024)

3.

Niall D Perrins

4,069

793

92.75%

Collared Palm-Thrush (Oct 30, 2024)

4.

Clive Curson

3,094

550

64.33%

Flappet Lark (Oct 22, 2023)

5.

Martin Benadie

2,761

750

87.72%

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Nov 9, 2024)

6.

Steve James

2,683

629

73.57%

Broad-billed Roller (Nov 17, 2024)

7.

Shane Dollman

2,488

439

51.35%

Green-capped Eremomela (Apr 7, 2024)

8.

Sue Oertli

2,370

733

85.73%

Racket-tailed Roller (Feb 19, 2022)

9.

Clayton Burne

2,338

732

85.61%

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Nov 9, 2024)

10.

Shaun Long

2,189

268

31.35%

Pectoral Sandpiper (Nov 14, 2021)

11.

Bruce Ward-Smith

2,104

693

81.05%

Drakensberg Rockjumper (Apr 12, 2023)

12.

Colin Summersgill

2,056

636

74.39%

Mascarene Martin (Jun 15, 2024)

13.

Pieter Vrey

1,807

711

83.16%

Black-rumped Buttonquail (Sep 26, 2021)

14.

Garret Skead

1,781

766

89.59%

Brown Booby (Mar 3, 2024)

15.

Shane Sumasgutner

1,749

598

69.94%

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon (Dec 30, 2022)

16.

Joshua Olszewski - Birding Ecotours

1,626

740

86.55%

House Crow (Nov 8, 2024)

17.

Gareth Bain

1,601

492

57.54%

Pygmy Falcon (Nov 11, 2024)

18.

Ethan Kistler | WINGS

1,559

701

81.99%

Icterine Warbler (Nov 19, 2024)

19.

Cassie Carstens

1,517

590

69.01%

African Yellow-Warbler (Nov 15, 2024)

20.

Dave Rimmer

1,489

677

79.18%

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Nov 7, 2024)

21.

Vincent Ward - Birding Africa

1,465

795

92.98%

Freckled Nightjar (Apr 25, 2024)

22.

Dieter Oschadleus

1,425

500

58.48%

Red-chested Flufftail (Oct 19, 2024)

23.

Shannon Duncan

1,367

340

39.77%

Olive Woodpecker (Jul 22, 2024)

24.

Marjorie Rapp

1,310

519

60.7%

Plain-backed Pipit (May 25, 2024)

25.

Trevor Hardaker

1,309

534

62.46%

Lesser Yellowlegs (Nov 17, 2024)

26.

Anton Pearson

1,282

403

47.13%

Shelley's Francolin (Nov 21, 2024)

27.

Nicholas Fordyce - Birding Africa

1,262

696

81.4%

Bat Hawk (Oct 8, 2024)

28.

Daniel Engelbrecht - Birding Ecotours

1,260

744

87.02%

Collared Palm-Thrush (Jul 12, 2024)

29.

Dylan Vasapolli - Birding Ecotours

1,136

757

88.54%

Red-crested Pochard (Oct 18, 2024)

30.

Zoë Lunau

1,026

502

58.71%

Lesser Yellowlegs (Nov 17, 2024)

31.

Michael Buckham

968

754

88.19%

Green-capped Eremomela (Nov 8, 2024)

32.

Keith Valentine

963

663

77.54%

Lesser Spotted Eagle (Nov 23, 2024)

33.

Gareth Hazell

941

694

81.17%

Broad-billed Sandpiper (Oct 13, 2024)

34.

Johnny Wilson

922

754

88.19%

Thrush Nightingale (Feb 18, 2022)

35.

Gavin Tutt

901

544

63.63%

Subantarctic Shearwater (Sep 6, 2023)

36.

Josh Engel

897

686

80.23%

African Skimmer (Oct 23, 2023)

37.

Grant Leih

890

282

32.98%

Olive Thrush (May 18, 2024)

38.

Elouise Kalmer

863

503

58.83%

Southern Bald Ibis (Oct 25, 2024)

39.

Meg Taylor

854

706

82.57%

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Nov 9, 2024)

40.

Nicola Vrey

811

671

78.48%

House Crow (Oct 2, 2020)

41.

Don Cowan

778

696

81.4%

Whinchat (May 12, 2024)

42.

Charley Hesse

769

625

73.1%

Flappet Lark (Sep 20, 2024)

43.

Regard Van Dyk

755

483

56.49%

Lesser Yellowlegs (Nov 16, 2024)

44.

Douglas Long

737

581

67.95%

Brown Scrub-Robin (Sep 3, 2024)

45.

Kyle Finn

715

550

64.33%

Burnt-neck Eremomela (Apr 21, 2024)

46.

Morten Günther

714

478

55.91%

Common Quail (Aug 8, 2018)

47.

Etienne le Roux

706

528

61.75%

Freckled Nightjar (Nov 18, 2024)

48.

Jonathan Boucher

702

677

79.18%

Garden Warbler (Jan 13, 2012)

49.

Tarun Khumalo

684

387

45.26%

Little Bee-eater (Sep 20, 2024)

50.

David Friend

679

443

51.81%

Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Nov 6, 2024)

51.

Jeremy Dickens

664

594

69.47%

Eurasian Bittern (Jan 8, 2023)

52.

Kelly Gate

662

599

70.06%

Cinnamon-breasted Warbler (Oct 17, 2024)

53.

Brad Arthur

658

687

80.35%

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Nov 9, 2024)

54.

Joshua Gaunt

631

307

35.91%

Kori Bustard (Dec 4, 2023)

55.

Lloyd Nelson

617

562

65.73%

Peregrine Falcon (Nov 12, 2024)

56.

Duncan McKenzie

616

731

85.5%

Wood Warbler (Jul 11, 2022)

57.

Nick Hudson

614

672

78.6%

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (Nov 13, 2024)

58.

Paul Pieters

613

374

43.74%

Greater Honeyguide (Oct 31, 2024)

59.

Billi Krochuk

610

643

75.2%

Dusky Lark (Mar 3, 2022)

60.

Peter Bijlmakers

585

684

80.0%

Striped Flufftail (Dec 12, 2023)

61.

Dominic Rollinson - Birding Ecotours

580

793

92.75%

Mascarene Martin (Jun 15, 2024)

62.

Tristan Silver

568

615

71.93%

Burchell's Courser (Nov 13, 2024)

63.

Tarry Butcher

559

562

65.73%

Green Sandpiper (Oct 26, 2024)

64.

Marco Gagiano

557

612

71.58%

Red-capped Lark (Sep 25, 2024)

65.

Jody de Bruyn

544

709

82.92%

Broad-billed Sandpiper (Oct 20, 2024)

66.

Ian Rijsdijk

543

549

64.21%

Lesser Yellowlegs (Nov 17, 2024)

67.

Luke Goddard

542

676

79.06%

Brown Booby (Jan 20, 2024)

68.

Justin Rhys Nicolau - Unearth Safaris

538

675

78.95%

African Penduline-Tit (Mar 2, 2024)

69.

Marc Cronje- Nature Travel Birding

531

674

78.83%

Rose-ringed Parakeet (Mar 16, 2024)

70.

Gabriel Jamie

509

530

61.99%

Purple Gallinule (Jul 6, 2023)

71.

Gabriel Foley

502

440

51.46%

Red-headed Weaver (May 19, 2018)

72.

Dalton Gibbs

498

652

76.26%

Bat Hawk (Oct 8, 2024)

73.

Andreas Günther

494

364

42.57%

Forest Canary (Aug 9, 2018)

74.

Pieter du Plessis

490

592

69.24%

African Crake (Jan 7, 2024)

74.

Helmut Kelz

490

307

35.91%

Ruddy Turnstone (Nov 10, 2024)

76.

Jeanette Krige

484

502

58.71%

Tinkling Cisticola (Feb 22, 2024)

77.

Markus Lilje

480

687

80.35%

Marsh Warbler (Nov 7, 2022)

78.

Lesley Starke

471

688

80.47%

Great Reed Warbler (Feb 18, 2022)

79.

Garth Shaw

459

573

67.02%

Baillon's Crake (Nov 10, 2024)

80.

Richard Gray

458

332

38.83%

Verreaux's Eagle (Jan 31, 2023)

81.

Quinton Paul Josop

457

596

69.71%

Namaqua Sandgrouse (Oct 29, 2024)

82.

Jacque Smit

452

443

51.81%

Australasian Gannet (Nov 17, 2024)

83.

Gerhard Lemmer

449

146

17.08%

African Darter (Nov 17, 2024)

84.

Adam Welz

448

376

43.98%

African Crested Flycatcher (Jul 2, 2024)

85.

David Minney

443

542

63.39%

Wattled Crane (Nov 3, 2024)

86.

Ben Gaunt

441

507

59.3%

Rosy-faced Lovebird (Mar 27, 2024)

87.

Geoff Lockwood

436

438

51.23%

Scaly Weaver (Nov 5, 2024)

87.

Simon van Zyl

436

238

27.84%

African Crested Flycatcher (Sep 15, 2024)

89.

Calvin Harris

434

634

74.15%

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Nov 9, 2024)

90.

Andre Meintjes

432

443

51.81%

African Wood-Owl (Mar 23, 2024)

91.

Adam Buckham

423

656

76.73%

Whinchat (May 9, 2024)

92.

Zach V

422

377

44.09%

Little Bittern (Nov 15, 2024)

93.

Roger McNeill

420

667

78.01%

Ruddy Turnstone (Sep 22, 2024)

94.

Jenny Sharland

415

620

72.51%

Greater Sand-Plover (Nov 7, 2024)

95.

Peter Zika

413

501

58.6%

Pale-crowned Cisticola (Oct 6, 2017)

96.

David Eddington

404

376

43.98%

Red-collared Widowbird (Oct 21, 2022)

97.

Kaily Taylor

398

674

78.83%

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Nov 9, 2024)

98.

Kara Eddington

392

473

55.32%

Red-chested Flufftail (Oct 18, 2022)

98.

Coerie Badenhorst

392

380

44.44%

Terrestrial Brownbul (Mar 1, 2023)

100.

Margot Oorebeek

388

455

53.22%

Gray-backed Cisticola (Aug 27, 2019)