TBL Podcast - Season 13 Episode 6 - Southern African Rare Bird Round Up 2025

About this episode

This episode explores rare bird sightings in Southern Africa in 2025 and provides practical tips for birders.

In this episode we dive into the fascinating world of rare birds in Southern Africa. There is really only one person who could join me for this conversation, Trevor Hardaker. Together, we look back at some of the best rare bird sightings from Southern Africa in 2025, as well as the birders who found them. But this episode goes beyond the highlights. We get practical and unpack how to improve your chances of finding rare birds in the field, how to submit sightings, how records are assessed, and how it is decided which birds make it onto the Southern African Rare Bird News report. This episode will bring back memories of some unforgettable Southern African sightings from 2025, while also giving you the tools and confidence to add a few rare birds of your own in the year ahead. If you would like to sign up for the SA Rare Bird News Report, email Trevor at hardaker@mweb.co.za and he will add you to the list. Visit our online store to get your birding related merchandise at great prices https://www.thebirdinglife.com/online-store Intro and outro music by Tony ZA https://soundcloud.com/tonyofficialza

People in this episode

Host: The Birding Life Podcast Network

Guest: Trevor Hardaker

Topics covered

• rare birds
• birding
• Southern Africa
• bird sightings
• birding tips

Keywords

• rare birds
• Southern Africa
• bird sightings
• birding tips
• Trevor Hardaker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Southern African Rare Bird News, The Birding Life

Places: Southern Africa

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