South Africa Birding Resources
March 26, 2008
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A few quick pointers for great birding information, specialty guides, bird tour information and the like:
BirdLife South Africa is the first and best stop for the sophisticated amateur or the dedicated pro.
Cape Bird Club is the Cape Town branch of BirdLife SA, and they have a mailing list that’s free to join.
There is a listserv for SA Birding, as well as a rare bird alert via e-mail that you can subscribe to.
For African birding in general, rather join the African birding mailing list.
If your destination is the Kruger Park, there is birding information and downloadable checklists available.
For any and all of the SA National Parks, there is a special section of the official website for birders, including a birding forum where you can ask any and all your questions and get the latest info on upcoming events, etc.
If your interest is in sea birds, then the the only serious choice for pelagic trips and advice is Zest for Birds. You’ll go to sea with some of the best birders in Africa. Their website is a wealth of other birding information.
Top flight Cape Town area endemic birding guides can also be found (pun intended), with several great day outing itineraries.
The Avian Demography Unit at the University of Cape Town is another good one for the serious twitcher or professional ornithologist.
When you’re back from your trip, you can post your trip report to the South African section of the Travelling Birder website. Another option is Bird Forum, but it is more widely used as a resource for birders than for trip reports.
In South Africa, the most common field guide is referred to as “The SASOL Guide” as SASOL sponsors a portion of the publishing costs. This is sold elsewhere in the world as by other names, but is the Sinclair, Hockey, Tarboton book, currently in its third edition.
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