Birding Spots: Locality Guides and Checklists (always under construction !)

This page links you to information on some of the best birding places in Southern Africa. Some places are described on pages on ZABIRDSTUFF, and these are complemented by links to other good sites which provide good on-line information on birding places.

The places below are covered in one way or another. Those without active links are still under construction. I am putting about 140 trip lists together, as well as collecting lists from other people. All of this information will appear on this section of the site.

1. BIRDING in and around GAUTENG

Gauteng is close to a number of excellent localities for bushveld and water birds. Localities for which information is available are:

BUSHVELD

• Borakolalo Game Reserve.
• Vaalkop Dam
• Doorndraai Dam Nature Reserve
• Nylsvlei Area - now with map !
• Marakele National Park

HIGHVELD

• Suikerbosrand

PRETORIA

• Moreleta Kloof (Faansie Peacock's Guide)

2. NORTH-EASTERN LOWVELD AND KRUGER PARK

• Kruger Park (Northern & Central)

3 NORTHERN PROVINCE & TRANSVAAL ESCARPMENT

• Magoebaskloof Area

4. WESTERN CAPE REGION

• Regional introduction
• Checklist of endemics to be seen in the Western Cape Region

5. MPUMULANGA

• Wakkerstroom
• New Birding Venue: Mahushe Shongwe

6. KWAZULU - NATAL

• Mkusi & Lake Sibaya (trip list)
• Sani Pass

7. NORTHERN CAPE (BUSHMANLAND/NAMAQUALAND)

• Introduction to Bushmanland/Namaqualand
• Trip Report - September '97
• Triplist - September '97

8. BOTSWANA

• Gaborone Area

9. NAMIBIA

• Definitive guide to birding in the Caprivi Strip
• Waterberg
• Namib Naukluft Park
• Daan Viljoen Game Reserve

10. ZIMBABWE

• Overview of birds in Zimbabwe
• Birding Southern Zimbabwe by air! Trip report: 277 species, Save Valley Conservancy, Matopos and Limpopo Valley.
• Birding the South-Eastern Lowveld of Zimbabwe -Trip report: 249 species in 4 days !

11. SOUTHERN AFRICAN TRIP REPORTS

These are reports of trips conducted to the region be birders from other countries

• David Fischer (Australia) 1 - 15 March 1997   Detailed report covering Highveld Birding (Witbank & Wakkerstoom), Kruger National Park, Magoebaskloof, Ben Lavin and Nylsvlei Nature Reserve (360 species recorded)