Life list
Every species I've photographed in the wild, numbered in the order I first saw it through the lens.
- Species
- 29
- Groups
- 27
- Photographs
- 50
- Threatened
- 5
- New in 2026
- 4
The Big Five
2 of 5
Latest additions
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#29
Cape Vulture VU
3 Oct 2026 · Giants Castle Reserve
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#28
Black Backed Jackel
3 Oct 2026 · Giants Castle Reserve
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#27
Bearded Vulture NT
3 Oct 2026 · Giants Castle Reserve
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#26
African Stonechat
3 Oct 2026 · Giants Castle Reserve
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#25
Cape White-Eye
28 Jun 2024
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#24
Red-chested cuckoo & Cape robin-chat
8 Jan 2023
New species each year
152006
42021
22022
32023
12024
42026
The full list
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1
African bush elephantLoxodonta africana
Elephants
EN
1 Jan 2006
1 photo
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2
African Fish EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
Eagles (Snake & Hawk)
LC
1 Jan 2006
2 photos
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3
African LionPanthera leo
Lions
VU
1 Jan 2006
3 photos
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4
BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
Eagles (Snake & Hawk)
EN
1 Jan 2006
1 photo
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5
Brown-hooded kingfisherHalcyon albiventris
Kingfishers
LC
1 Jan 2006
1 photo
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6
Impala LilyAdenium multiflorum
Lilies & Bulbs
LC
1 Jan 2006
1 photo
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7
Lilac-breasted rollerCoracias caudatus
Rollers
LC
1 Jan 2006
2 photos
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8
Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescens
Crombecs
LC
1 Jan 2006
1 photo
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9
Magpie shrikeUrolestes melanoleucus
Shrikes (& Puffbacks)
LC
1 Jan 2006
1 photo
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10
Red-billed oxpecker on a ImpalaBuphagus erythrorynchus & Aepyceros melampus
Oxpeckers
LC
1 Jan 2006
1 photo
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11
Saddle-billed storkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
Storks
NT
1 Jan 2006
1 photo
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12
Three-banded ploverCharadrius tricollaris
Waders (Godwits, Pipers, Plovers, Shanks, Snipes, Stilts, Stints)
LC
1 Jan 2006
1 photo
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13
WaterbuckKobus ellipsiprymnus
Antelope
LC
1 Jan 2006
1 photo
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14
Yellow-billed kiteMilvus aegyptius
Kites
LC
1 Jan 2006
4 photos
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15
Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
Canaries & Seedeaters
LC
1 Jan 2006
1 photo
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16
Little bee-eaterMerops pusillus
Bee-eaters
LC
1 Oct 2021
1 photo
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17
Nile crocodileCrocodylus niloticus
Crocodiles
LC
1 Oct 2021
2 photos
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18
Southern ground hornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
Hornbills
VU
1 Oct 2021
2 photos
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19
Striated heronButorides striata
Herons
LC
1 Oct 2021
1 photo
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20
Nile monitor or likkewaanVaranus niloticus
Monitor Lizards
LC
17 Apr 2022Cumberland Nature Reserve
1 photo
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21
Marigold FlowerTagetes
Flowers
6 May 2022Hilton
1 photo
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22
Greater double-collared sunbirdCinnyris afer)
Sunbirds
LC
4 Jan 2023
1 photo
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23
Red Chested CuckooCuculus solitariusCuculus solitarius
Cuckoos & Cuckoo-shrikes
8 Jan 2023
1 photo
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24
Red-chested cuckoo & Cape robin-chatCuculus solitarius & Cossypha caffra
Robin-Chat
LC
8 Jan 2023
3 photos
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25
Cape White-EyeZosteropidae
White-eyes
28 Jun 2024
1 photo
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26
African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
Stonechats & Whinchats
LC
3 Oct 2026Giants Castle Reserve
1 photo
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27
Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
Vultures
NT
3 Oct 2026Giants Castle Reserve
6 photos
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28
Black Backed JackelLupulella mesomelas
Jackals & Foxes
LC
3 Oct 2026Giants Castle Reserve
4 photos
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29
Cape VultureGyps coprotheres
Vultures
VU
3 Oct 2026Giants Castle Reserve
3 photos
Conservation status from the IUCN Red List. A species is counted once, however many photographs I have of it.