| Demography and population ecology of the Hadeda Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) at its expanding range edge in South Africa GD Duckworth, R Altwegg, DM Harebottle Journal of Ornithology 153, 421-430, 2012 | 21 | 2012 |
| Waterbirds at Paarl waste water treatment works, South Africa, 1994–2004: seasonality, trends and conservation importance DM Harebottle, AJ Williams, Y Weiss, GB Tong Ostrich-Journal of African Ornithology 79 (2), 147-163, 2008 | 20 | 2008 |
| Southern African bird atlas project 2: Instruction manual DM Harebottle, N Smith, LG Underhill, M Brooks Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 2007 | 17 | 2007 |
| Does seasonality drive spatial patterns in demography? Variation in survival in African reed warblers Acrocephalus baeticatus across southern Africa does not … DYM Jansen, F Abadi, D Harebottle, R Altwegg Ecology and evolution 4 (7), 889-898, 2014 | 15 | 2014 |
| Timing and location of reproduction in African waterfowl: an overview of> 100 years of nest records GS Cumming, DM Harebottle, J Mundava, N Otieno, SJ Tyler Ecology and Evolution 6 (3), 631-646, 2016 | 13 | 2016 |
| The Arctic connection: monitoring coastal waders in South Africa-a case study DM Harebottle, LG Underhill GC Boere, CA Galbraith & Stroud DA (ds.). Waterbirds around the world. The …, 2006 | 10 | 2006 |
| The value of citizen science projects to African ornithology DM Harebottle Ostrich 91 (2), 139-140, 2020 | 9 | 2020 |
| Assessing the conservation value of wetlands and waterbirds with a focus on the winter rainfall region of South Africa DM Harebottle | 9 | 2012 |
| Assessing the value of wetlands to waterbirds: exploring a population-based index at flyway and regional levels DM Harebottle, LG Underhill Ostrich 87 (1), 7-21, 2016 | 8 | 2016 |
| Trends in numbers of migrant waders (Charadrii) at Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa, 1975–2003 DM Harebottle, RA Navarro, LG Underhill, M Waltner Waterbirds around the world, 376-378, 2006 | 7 | 2006 |
| HeronryMAP: Africa-Mapping the distribution and status of breeding sites of Ardeids and other colonial waterbirds in Africa DM Harebottle Journal of Heron Biology and Conservation 4 (1), 2, 2019 | 6 | 2019 |
| Waterbirds at the Theewaterskloof Dam, Western Cape, South Africa, 1993–2005 D Swanepoel, LG Underhill, DM Harebottle, MJ Wheeler, AJ Williams Ostrich-Journal of African Ornithology 77 (3-4), 170-174, 2006 | 6 | 2006 |
| Wader ringing in coastal Kenya: results and overview from the first AFRING waterbird ringing course DM Harebottle, C Jackson, HD Oschadleus Wader Study Group Bulletin 106, 55-57, 2005 | 5 | 2005 |
| Conservation biology of the spotted thrush Zoothera guttata guttata in Southern Africa DM Harebottle University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1994 | 4 | 1994 |
| A conceptual approach to developing biodiversity informatics as a field of science in South Africa F Parker-Allie, MJ Gibbons, DM Harebottle Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11, 1107212, 2023 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roadside densities and variations in nest size and structure of Sociable Weavers colonies near Prieska, Northern Cape, South Africa DM Harebottle, HD Oschadleus Biodiversity Observations, 304-309, 2014 | 3 | 2014 |
| Southern African bird atlas project 2 DM Harebottle, N Smith, LG Underhill, M Brooks Instruction Manual, Updated, 2008 | 3 | 2008 |
| BIRDIE: A data pipeline to inform wetland and waterbird conservation at multiple scales F Cervantes, R Altwegg, F Strobbe, A Skowno, V Visser, M Brooks, ... Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11, 1131120, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hybridisation between White-faced and Fulvous Ducks in the wild: further evidence from South Africa D Harebottle, B Vanderwalt Biodiversity Observations, 17-21, 2014 | 2 | 2014 |
| Birds in a changing environment: Report on the 13th Pan-African Ornithological Congress in Arusha, Tanzania C Downs, D Harebottle, T Dodman, A Ndiaye, P Barnard, B Huntley, ... Ostrich 85 (1), iii-vi, 2014 | 2 | 2014 |
