African Birdlife

African Birdlife is a world-class bi-monthly magazine about birds and birdwatching in Africa. It includes informative articles and stunning photographs of Africa's birds. Features include: The latest news on bird conservation and behaviour; equipment reviews; photographic tips; competitions to win great prizes. It serves as an important mouthpiece for BirdLife South Africa to create awareness about bird research and conservation.May/June 2023
EUROPEAN ROLLER • HAENERTSBURG • KGALAGADI • KNYSNA ESTUARY • UGANDA

March/April 2023
African Pitta • Big Birding Year • Congo • Nomadic birds • Pearl-spotted Owlets

January/February 2023
African Broadbill • Cape Parrot • Martial Eagle • Pondo Trail

November/December 2022
Narina Trogon • Nylsvley • Ostriches • Taita Falcon

September/October 2022
African Finfoot • Black Sparrowhawk • Bubye Valley • Honeyguides • Mozambique

July/August 2022
Black Harriers • Crakes • Secretarybirds • Zambia

May/June 2022
BAT HAWKS • FLOATING HIDEs • LAUGHING GULL • MAPUTO NP • SWARTBERG PASS • TSOLWANA

March/April 2022
Eyes • Harriers • Ndumo • Osprey migration • Peregrine Falcon • Spectacled Petrel

January/February 2022
Forest photography • Namibia • Sandwich Terns • Vulture restaurants

November/December 2021
Arid-zone birding • Chad • Grass Owls • Migration

September/October 2021
European Honey Buzzard • Luangwa • Mbombela • Penguin update • Zaagkuildrift

July/August 2021
Baviaanskloof • Montagu’s Harrier • Predator–Prey interaction • Shelduck • Spotting Scopes

May/June 2021
Crested Honey Buzzard • Cuckoos • Fish traps • Plett birding • Striped Crake • Wahlberg’s Eagle

March/April 2021
iSimangaliso wetland park • Madagascar • Mirrorless cameras • Raptors • Summer rarities

January - February 2021
Brood parasite strategies • Garden birds • Mwinilunga, Zambia • Plovers • Rocherpan

November - December 2020
AMBOSELI • BINOCULARS • Conservation Photography • Ostriches • Rose-ringed Parakeet

September - October 2020
Ethiopia • Hermanus shorebirds • Madagascar Pratincole • The Vumba • Zululand

July - August 2020
Covid-19 lockdown • Peregrine Falcons • Photographing in KNP • Southern Ground-Hornbills

May - June 2020
African and Mountain Pipits • Black Coucal • Jao, Botswana • Prions • South Luangwa

March - April 2020
Augrabies Gorge • Double-banded Courser • Gamebird taxonomy • Honeyguides • Madagascar

January - February 2020
Ayres’s Hawk Eagle • Black-winged Kites • Kgalagadi • Sapphire Birding Route • Uganda

November 2019
BIRD BIOLOGY • BIRDERS’ FAVOURITE SITES • GABON • NGORONGORO • VERREAUX’S EAGLE

September/October 2019
AKAGERA, RWANDA • COASTAL SEABIRDS • GAUTENG BIRDING • PHOTOGRAPH GARDEN BIRDS

July-August 2019
Amur Falcons • Eastern Nicator • Green-breasted Pitta • Mountain Zebra National Park • Tristan Thrush

May/June 2019
Barred Owlet • Gorongosa’s vultures • Kirstenbosch • Red-billed Queleas • White-chinned Petrel

March/April 2019
Accra, Ghana • Cape Rockjumper • Cisticolas • Digital photography • Makgadikgadi • Palm oil

January/February 2019
Desert Birds • Korsman Sanctuary • Ostrich • Gambia • Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl • Vulture Trail

November/December 2018
Garden Route birds • Mafinga, Zambia • Mirrorless cameras • Next gen birders

September/October 2018
FORK-TAILED DRONGOS • GROUND-HORNBILLS • LAKE NAIVASHA • PLASTIC POLLUTION • SWIFT TERNS

July/August 2018
ALLEN’S GALLINULE - CISTICOLAS - DE MOND - DWARF BITTERNS - UGANDA - VULTURES