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A week to go: Join us at the South African Bird Fair!

Just over a week to go! Join us at the South African Bird Fair on 5 September for expert talks, guided nature walks, children’s activities, exhibitors, optics, photography and plenty of birding fun. Tickets for special events are selling out fast!

Taking flight at the Global Birdfair

From Rutland Water’s Ospreys to fynbos trails at dawn, global avitourism runs on one kind of magic: birders who travel, search for new species and, in turn, fund the reserves and communities that protect them. We took the story of our avitourism industry to the 2026 Global Birdfair.

1761 days and counting…

A young Secretarybird about to be fitted with a GPS tracker.

After almost five years of transmitting his movements across the landscape, Nico has become our longest-tracked Secretarybird. His record marks another milestone for a tracking project that has now accumulated more than 12 600 days of movement data.

Wild Coast Courtroom Victory Benefits Seabirds

The Constitutional Court has denied Shell the right to explore for oil and gas off the Wild Coast.

The Constitutional Court has effectively halted Shell’s plans to conduct seismic surveys off South Africa’s east coast. We welcome this decision and its potential benefits for seabirds, given growing concerns about the impacts of underwater noise on our marine environment.

Reminder: join MyDifference by 30 September!

There’s still time to support BirdLife South Africa through Woolworths MyDifference at no extra cost to you! Choose us as your beneficiary by 30 September and help grow our supporter base, boosting our chances of winning additional support for bird conservation.

Could the Philippines be your next birding adventure?

Azure-breasted (Steere's) Pitta

Enter BirdLife South Africa’s Jackpot Birding Raffle for the chance to win a R150,000 birding trip for two to the Visayan Islands. See spectacular endemic birds, including the Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove and Azure-breasted Pitta, while supporting local bird conservation.

Save the date: Plett Bitou Birding Festival

Discover the Garden Route through its birds at the Plett Bitou Birding Festival, 23–30 October 2026. From forest and fynbos to estuaries and open ocean, explore spectacular habitats, seek iconic species and connect with fellow birders in beautiful Plettenberg Bay.

Migrations: Following Invisible Threads

Wembere's arrival back in Sudan after spending a few weeks in the Arctic Tundra to breed.

From South Africa’s west coast to the Arctic and back, our first shorebird-tracking project is revealing the remarkable journeys of Curlew Sandpipers. By uncovering the sites these tiny travellers depend on, the project highlights why protecting habitats across the length of entire flyways matters.