# BirdLife South Africa: Giving Conservation Wings > We're working for a South Africa where birds, people, and landscapes thrive as South Africa's only dedicated bird conservation organisation\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.2, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Team](https://birdlife.org.za/about/team/) - [Passive Giving](https://birdlife.org.za/support-us/passive-giving/) - [Home](https://birdlife.org.za/) - [Become a member](https://birdlife.org.za/support-us/become-a-member/) - [Conservation League Donors](https://birdlife.org.za/support-us/conservation-league-donors/) ## Posts - [Vote for the 2027 Bird of the Year\!](https://birdlife.org.za/bird-of-the-year/vote-for-the-2027-bird-of-the-year/) - [Support the declaration of a Nature Reserve](https://birdlife.org.za/newsletter/support-the-declaration-of-a-nature-reserve/): In just a minute, you can help safeguard our natural heritage by signing a Letter of Support - [Taking flight at the Global Birdfair](https://birdlife.org.za/newsletter/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…](https://birdlife.org.za/newsletter/1761-days-and-counting/): 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\. - [A week to go: Join us at the South African Bird Fair\!](https://birdlife.org.za/newsletter/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\! ## Donation Forms - [Conservation League Donation](https://birdlife.org.za/donations/clddonation/) - [Donation Form](https://birdlife.org.za/donations/donate-2/) ## Clients - [ESRI](https://birdlife.org.za/client/esri/) - [Duram](https://birdlife.org.za/client/duram/) - [Forestry, fisheries \& the environment](https://birdlife.org.za/client/forestry-fisheries-the-environment/) - [Birdlasser](https://birdlife.org.za/client/birdlasser/) - [Airlink Connecting Africa](https://birdlife.org.za/client/airlink-connecting-africa/) ## Conservation Conversations - [Panel Discussion \- Grasslands Conservation and Botha's Lark](https://birdlife.org.za/conservation-convers/panel-discussion-grasslands-conservation-and-bothas-lark/) - [Rion Lerm \- Bird Community Seasonality](https://birdlife.org.za/conservation-convers/albatross-task-force-20-years-of-conservation-andrea-angel-and-reason-nyengera/) ## Events - [South African Bird Fair](https://birdlife.org.za/event/south-african-bird-fair/) - [Birding Big Day 2026](https://birdlife.org.za/event/birding-big-day-2026/): The Birding Big Day \(BBD\) is an annual, nation\-wide citizen science event where teams compete to identify and log the highest number of bird species within a 24\-hour period, aiming to promote conservation and gather data on South Africa's avian biodiversity\. - [Who gets to see urban birds and why does it matter? \- Chevonne Reynolds](https://birdlife.org.za/event/who-gets-to-see-urban-birds-and-why-does-it-matter-chevonne-reynolds/) - [Screaming, shouting, and flirting: notes on bird vocalisations \- Cassie Carstens](https://birdlife.org.za/event/screaming-shouting-and-flirting-notes-on-bird-vocalisations-cassie-carstens/) - [European Roller Migration Update for World Migratory Bird Day \- Jessica Wilmot](https://birdlife.org.za/event/european-roller-migration-update-for-world-migratory-bird-day-jessica-wilmot/) ## Project downloads - [Formalising and Advancing Contributions to South Africa’s Conservation Estate using OECMs](https://birdlife.org.za/project-download/formalising-and-advancing-contributions-to-south-africas-conservation-estate-using-oecms/) - [OECM Legal Review \- South Africa](https://birdlife.org.za/project-download/oecm-legal-review-south-africa/) - [DRAFT National Norms and Standards for the Recognition of OECMs](https://birdlife.org.za/project-download/draft-national-norms-and-standards-for-the-recognition-of-oecms/) - [Our Chemical Footprint](https://birdlife.org.za/project-download/our-chemical-footprint/) - [Farmland Birds and Agrochemicals](https://birdlife.org.za/project-download/farmland-birds-and-agrochemicals/) ## Projects - [Science](https://birdlife.org.za/project/science/) - [Sustainable Management of Forage Fish](https://birdlife.org.za/project/advocating-for-an-ecosystem-based-approach-to-fisheries-management/) - [Botha's Lark](https://birdlife.org.za/project/bothas-lark-project/) - [BirdLife South Africa List and Rarities Committee](https://birdlife.org.za/project/birdlife-south-africa-national-list-and-rarities-committee/) - [Citizen Science Support](https://birdlife.org.za/project/citizen-science-support/) ## Resources - [Report a ringed shorebird](https://birdlife.org.za/resource/report-a-ringed-shorebird/) - [Checklist of Birds in South Africa](https://birdlife.org.za/resource/birdlife-south-africa-checklist-of-birds-in-south-africa/) - [Annual Report 2023](https://birdlife.org.za/resource/annual-report-2023/) - [Annual Report 2022](https://birdlife.org.za/resource/annual-report-2022/) - [Annual Report 2021](https://birdlife.org.za/resource/annual-report-2021/) ## Team - [Dr Alistair McInnes](https://birdlife.org.za/member/dr-alistair-mcinnes/) - [Fanie du Plessis](https://birdlife.org.za/member/fanie-du-plessis/) - [Galeboe Modisapodi](https://birdlife.org.za/member/galeboe-modisapodi-2/) - [Zoleka Mkhize](https://birdlife.org.za/member/zoleka-mkhize-2/) - [Jemimah Morgan](https://birdlife.org.za/member/jemimah-morgan/) ## Popups - [Welcome](https://birdlife.org.za/?post_type=popup&p=12962) ## Popup Themes - [Default Theme](https://birdlife.org.za/?post_type=popup_theme&p=12953) - [Light Box](https://birdlife.org.za/?post_type=popup_theme&p=12954) - [Enterprise Blue](https://birdlife.org.za/?post_type=popup_theme&p=12955) - [Hello Box](https://birdlife.org.za/?post_type=popup_theme&p=12956) - [Cutting Edge](https://birdlife.org.za/?post_type=popup_theme&p=12957) ## Categories - [Media Releases](https://birdlife.org.za/category/media-releases/) - [Newsletter\-Archive](https://birdlife.org.za/category/newsletter/) - [Position Statements](https://birdlife.org.za/category/position-statements/) - [Birdlife Articles](https://birdlife.org.za/category/birdlife-articles/) - [Best Practice Guidelines](https://birdlife.org.za/category/best-practice-guidelines/) ## Event types - [Event](https://birdlife.org.za/event-type/event/) - [Conservation conversations](https://birdlife.org.za/event-type/conservation-conversations/) ## Newsletter Editions - [August 2026](https://birdlife.org.za/?taxonomy=newsletter-edition&term=august-2026) - [February 2023](https://birdlife.org.za/?taxonomy=newsletter-edition&term=february-2023) - [March 2023](https://birdlife.org.za/?taxonomy=newsletter-edition&term=march-2023) - [April 2023](https://birdlife.org.za/?taxonomy=newsletter-edition&term=april-2023) - [May 2023](https://birdlife.org.za/?taxonomy=newsletter-edition&term=may-2023) ## Programmes - [Landscape Conservation](https://birdlife.org.za/programme/landscape-conservation/) - [Empowering People](https://birdlife.org.za/programme/empowering-people/) - [Regional Conservation](https://birdlife.org.za/programme/regional-conservation/) - [Seabird Conservation](https://birdlife.org.za/programme/seabird-conservation/) - [Species Conservation](https://birdlife.org.za/programme/species-conservation/) ## Resource Categories - [External Scientific Publications](https://birdlife.org.za/resource-category/external-scientific-publications/) - [Position Statements](https://birdlife.org.za/resource-category/position-statements/) - [BirdLife Resources](https://birdlife.org.za/resource-category/birdlife-resources/) - [Annual reports](https://birdlife.org.za/resource-category/annual-reports/) ## Team categories - [Conservation Division](https://birdlife.org.za/team-category/conservation-division/) - [Board of Directors](https://birdlife.org.za/team-category/board-of-directors/) - [Business Division](https://birdlife.org.za/team-category/business-division/) - [Mouse\-Free Marion Team](https://birdlife.org.za/team-category/mouse-free-marion-team/) - [National Trust](https://birdlife.org.za/team-category/national-trust/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://birdlife.org.za/sitemap_index.xml)