South Africa Big Year 2025

🐦 Log 75 species

Join the South Africa Big Year 2025, enhance your birdwatching skills, and contribute to wildlife research across the country's diverse landscapes. Explore the rich variety of bird species found throughout South Africa's parks and natural reserves. Set your goal to identify and record 75 different bird species by the end of the year and see if you can spot the 2025 Bird of the Year - the beautiful Bateluer!

This challenge is for anyone with a Birda account. This challenge is for tickable species only. You can read more about tickable species here.

This challenge starts and ends based on the SAST time zone. All individual species logged in South Africa (Inc islands & EEZ) will count towards this challenge and will be included in any leaderboard placement. All sightings must be logged before midnight on the day the challenge ends.

The challage boundary includes South Africa, the Prince Edward Islands as well as South Africa's exclusive economic zone which extends 200 nautical miles from the coast.

Be honest with yourself and other birders, but above all, respectful of them and any other outdoor users, everywhere – especially online. If you didn’t see it (or hear it), please don’t put it on Birda.