SABirdNet - The original Southern African birders forum, SABirdNet is an open, non-moderated listserver with some bird chat, rarities reports, trip reports and a place for the birding community to argue about really important (and some very mundane) issues. An excellent place to source advice on birding spots across the Southern African region.

BirdLife SA: Forums - Online forums run by BirdLife SA, as well as links to other birding forums.

BirdLife SA: Sightings - Online facilities for submitting sightings, making rare bird alert reports, and viewing regional sightings and migrant passage records.

ADU: Bird Sightings - The Avian Demography Unit's online facility for posting interesting bird sightings in southern Africa (Africa south of the Kunene and Zambezi Rivers). Birds seen outside their range, out of season, or any other interesting observations. Posted information is sorted and archived weekly on the ADU website. The ADU notes that national rarities should be reported to BirdLife SA's Rarities Committee. "What we want to capture here are the 'second-tier' rarities!"

SARareBirdAlert - A moderated list which distributes the latest rarity reports and status reports on rarities which have been monitored for some time. To subscribe, visit the SARareBirdAlert home page. Also see BirdLife SA's Rarity Reports Page

Zululand birding - Birdlife Zululand and the Zululand Birding Route have established a new e-mail based forum, as well as an online threaded discussion board, covering all Zululand birding topics. Find out more.