Youth Africa Birding

Africa’s largest social platform for young birders aged 14-29, providing an opportunity to interact with like minded youngsters across the continent.

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

#GroupPhoto💅🏼 The #AfricanBirdFair was an absolute blast & it was so great seeing so many #YoungBirders either involved with volunteering or birding up an absolute storm! 📷-@mark_vulture @SisuluGarden @BirdLife_SA

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

FAIRY FLYCATCHER- next to the Sasol Bird hide #AfricanBirdFair @BirdLife_SA @SisuluGarden

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MALACHITE SUNBIRD- top of waterfall #AfricanBirdFair @SisuluGarden @BirdLife_SA

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ZITTING CISTICOLA- grassland area, top of waterfall #AfricanBirdFair @SisuluGarden @BirdLife_SA

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

GIANT KINGFISHER- waterfall #AfricanBirdFair @SisuluGarden @BirdLife_SA

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CINNAMON-BREASTED BUNTING- top of waterfall #AfricanBirdFair @BirdLife_SA @SisuluGarden

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

AFRICAN STONECHAT- top of waterfall #AfricanBirdFair @SisuluGarden @BirdLife_SA

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LONG-BILLED PIPIT- top of waterfall #AfricanBirdFair

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

We’ll be #birding up a storm at this year’s #AfricanBirdFair! We hope to see you all out & about in the field & please do come visit us at our stand! Make sure you stay tuned to our twitter page for live updates from YAB members birding the @SisuluGarden’s!

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

Egyptian Plover needs YOUR help! Just on +-40min left to vote in this #TWC_BIRDS poll to help #Africa’s most dapper looking shorebird fight its way back into a lead to claim a victory & move forward into the semi-finals of the event!

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

Here is yet another tough matchup in the #RoundOf32 of the #TWC_BIRDS! We need your help to make sure #Africa’s most highly sought after shorebird makes it through into the #RoundOf16 ...we need YOUR vote!

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

The #TWC_BIRDS matchups are getting more intense by the day! Have a look at this #RoundOf32 matchup between Pied Harrier & Saddle-billed Stork! Help us send SB Stork through by casting your vote in the poll thread below! #AfricanPride

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

Well done to all who participated & a special congratulations to all the youth who made a sterling effort & in so doing making a fantastic contribution! #YouthDomination #GlobalBigDay2018 https://t.co/OLDf08D8k5

[eBird @Team_eBird]

We've done it! A new world record! As a global team, 25,851 birders have reported 6,671 species of birds on #GlobalBigDay (and still climbing!). Thank you.

If you went birding on 5 May, your sightings can still count! Report them on #eBird before 9 May: https://t.co/dzmdBqgsZd

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

#GlobalBigDay is off to a great start & #YoungBirders from across the #African continent are full steam ahead! Here’s CF & Angelique enjoying some rather chilly Karoo birding in #SouthAfrica’s #EasternCape! #KuzukoLodge #YouthUnleashed @Team_eBird

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

The Youth had a great outing a couple of weekends back to our local nature reserve Rietvlei. Ending the day on a total of 85 species. Great birds include-Buffy Pipit, Lanner Falcon, Malachite Kingfisher, Northern Black Korhaan, Levaillant’s Cuckoo and Orange-breasted Waxbill.

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

Ya’ll don’t wanna miss out on this! Hope to see plenty updates coming in from our members in #Uganda (🇺🇬)! #AfricanBirdingExpo https://t.co/HioBDH2jCp

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

We hope to see plenty YAB members out & about at this year’s #FlufftailFestival at the @JoburgParksZoo! John & Toni will be walking around taking pictures & flooding social media so make sure you get snapped as well! https://t.co/BZXVAWDbBl

[John Kinghorn @UntamedBirding]

Toni & myself will be helping out at this year’s #FlufftailFestival at the #JoburgZoo & we’re hoping to see you there! Come swing past & learn about these critically endangered rallids & the importance of protecting their habitat, not only for them, but for other species as well!

[John Kinghorn @UntamedBirding]

Connected with southern Africa's 1st UPCHER'S WARBLER yesterday! Provided us with cracker views! Digiscoped with my #BTX95 @SwarovskiOptik

[John Kinghorn @UntamedBirding]

Doesn't get much better than the two chocolate brown Albatrosses of the southern oceans: Light-mantled Albatross, south Atlantic

[Youth Africa Birding @YABirding]

Always great celebrating years of success alongside likeminded people- join #BirdLifeSandton to celebrate their 30th bday! @BirdLife_SA