Sodwana and Kosi Bay
Species list over 350. By far the best places to see birds of coastal grasslands and marshes, and dune forest.
Black Heron
Rufous-bellied Heron
Woolly-necked and Saddle-billed Storks
African Pygmy-goose
Black-chested Snake-Eagle
Palm-nut Vulture
African Marsh-Harrier
Hottentot Buttonquail
Denham’s Bustard
Lesser Jacana
Long-toed Lapwing
Livingstone’s Turaco
Black Coucal
African Barred Owlet and Pel’s Fishing Owl
Swamp Nightjar
Half-collared Kingfisher
White-eared Barbet
African Broadbill
Grey-rumped Swallow
Eastern Nicator
Brown Scrub-Robin
Rudd’s Apalis
Woodwards’ Batis
Black-throated Wattle-eyed
Short-tailed Pipit
Pink-throated Longclaw
Lemon-breasted Canary

Mkhuze and Ndumo
Both reserves boast about 420 species. They specialise in tropical species, many at the extremity of their range, and water-birds.
Great White and Pinkbacked Pelicans
Yellow-billed and Open-billed Storks
African Spoonbill
Greater and Lesser Flamingos
African Pygmy-goose
Comb Duck
Southern Banded Snake-Eagle
Avocet
Brown-headed Parrot
Green Malkoha
Pel’s Fishing Owl
Broad-billed Roller
White-eared Barbet
African Broadbill
Eastern Nicator
White-browed Robin-Chat
Rudd’s Apalis
Black-throated Wattle-eye
Neergaard’s Sunbird
Pink-throated Twinspot

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park:
Species list 400. The main habitats are woodlands and scarp forest, with a great abundance of mammals. So this is the best place to see most large raptors.
Secretarybird
White-backed, Lappet-faced and White-headed Vultures
Tawny, Martial and African Crowned Eagles
Brown Snake-Eagle
Bateleur
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Red-billed Oxpecker

Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park:
Bird list over 300. Main habitat is montane grassland, with rock faces and low shrublands at highest altitudes. Lower down are evergreen montane forests, protea woodlands and fast-flowing streams.
Black Stork
Southern Bald Ibis
Bearded and Cape Vultures
Verreaux`s Eagle
Jackal Buzzard
Black Harrier
Grey-wing Francolin
Ground Woodpecker
Thick-billed Lark
Bush Blackcap
Cape and Sentinel Rock-Thrushes
Buff-streaked and Sickle-winged Chats
Drakensberg Rockjumper
Cape Grassbird
Fairy Flycatcher
Yellow-breasted Pipit
Greater Doublecollared Sunbird
Forest Canary
Drakensberg Siskin

Umlalazi:
Bird list over 300. The habitat is a mosaic of reedbeds, saltflats, mangrove swamps, estuary and dune forest.
Woolly-necked Stork
Palm-nut Vulture
African Finfoot
Mangrove Kingfisher
White-eared Barbet
Spotted Ground-Thrush
Black-throated Wattle-eye

Ithala:
Bird list over 320. Habitat ranges from grassy upland plateau, through steep rocky woodlands, to tropical vegetation in the lowlands alongside the Pongola River.
Ostrich
White-backed Night-Heron
Black Stork
Southern Bald Ibis
African Hawk-Eagle
African Finfoot
Half-collared Kingfisher

Oribi Gorge:
Bird list 250. Habitats include wooded grassland, rocky cliffs, and evergreen scarp forest fringing fast-flowing streams.
Cape Vulture
African Crowned Eagle
African Finfoot
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Knysna Woodpecker
African Broadbill
Southern Double-collared Sunbird

Impendle:
Bird list 150. The main habitats are mistbelt forest and mid-altitude grasslands, with some protea woodland.
Blue and Crowned Cranes
Denham’s Bustard
Long-billed Lark
Blue Swallow
Gurney’s Sugarbird

Umgeni Vlei:
Bird list 100. The reserve consists of a large marsh surrounded by montane grassland and rock outcrops.
Bearded and Cape Vultures
African Marsh-Harrier
Blue, Crowned and Wattled Cranes
Ground Woodpecker
Cape and Sentinel Rock-Thrushes
Buff-streaked Chat
Drakensberg Rockjumper
Yellow-breasted Pipit