Checklist of the Birds of the South Western Cape

This checklist with a delightful sugarbird cover drawing by bird artist John Perry, was compiled from contributions by seversl members and completed and edited in 1955 by Dr Jack Winterbottom, who also produced the revised and updated version in 1963.

A Guide to the Birds of Kirstenbosch

This checklist was compiled on behalf of the Club by Derek Longrigg at the request of the Botanical Society, and published in March 1978. It was on sale at Kirstenbosch as well as through the Club.

A Guide to the Birds of the S.W.Cape

This was an expanded, revised and updated version of the earlier checklists, agian edited by Dr Jack Winterbottom. It was published in March 1979 and reprinted in May 1981.

Wild Birds and the Law

This booklet was compiled by Jo Hobbs as an attempt to provide an answer to those who felt that "something should be done about it" but werent sure of the legal position. The initial print run of 1000 copies in July 1983 was exhausted within a month. After publicity in several local newspapers there was a demand for a further 1000 copies from the public in August. An Afrikaans translation of 1200 copies was distributed in February 1985. A further run of 500 English copies was done in May 1985. The costs were covered by the CBC Concervation Fund and the Christopher Norgarb Memorial Fund.

The Atlas of the Birds of the South Western Cape

This was published in 1989. It consisted of 270 pages in A4 format with 900 distribution maps and 153 black and white photographs and represented the culmination of 5 years of data gathering by the CBC members and close collaboration between professionals and amateurs. Compiled by Phil Hockey, Les Underhill, Miriam Neatherway and Peter Ryan.

Birds of South Western Cape and where to watch them.

This attractively presented paperback guide was compiled by Wally Petersen and Mel Tripp. Published jointly by the SAOS and CBC in 1995. It is on sale in local bookshops and is also from the Club at a special price to members.