Harriet Kemigisha
Harriet has successfully guided many Birding trips on a freelance basis in Uganda and Rwanda and has worked for Avian vocalization Center (Project Avocet) recording sounds of rare species that have not been recorded to science and are now available on their website.
Washington Wachira
Washington is one of the top birders in East Africa; having led hundreds of birding expeditions, field courses and safaris across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. He studied his BSc on the feeding habits of sunbirds; and an MSc working on birds of prey ecology in Nairobi forests. He has co-authored several books and checklists […]
Themba Mthembu
Themba Mthembu is a successful birding guide and tour operator based in Northern Zululand, South Africa. He is a pioneering birder who is always looking for new birding locations. He tells a fascinating story about his origin from a poor background in the Nibela Peninsula area and his evolution from hunter to birding guide. He […]
Dr Derek W. Keats
Derek was biology professor for over 20 years, and discovered several species new to science (not birds, alas), and even has a species named after him. His studies have encompassed ecology, systematics and phylogeny.
Etienne Marais
Etienne Marais has been birding for half a century and thinks deeply about the experience of improving ones birding skills and how to empower people at all levels to be better birders. Etienne has been involved with the addition of 4 species onto the Southern African regional list – two of which no-one else has […]
Ernest Porter
Ernest is a professional wildlife photographer (specializing in action photography) and a FGASA qualified safari guide with a burning passion for raptors. Ernest has been a photographic guide for Eagle Eye Safaris since 2016, with experience in the field of teaching advanced photographic courses including Lightroom and Photoshop workshops.