iNaturalist · Weekly photo catalogue

Week of 4 Oct 2026

Net changes from 30 Sept 2026 → 4 Oct 2026, with observations uploaded 27 Sept 2026 – 3 Oct 2026 first seen at Research Grade.

Published capture (inat-20261004)

Previous· 30 Sept

All weeks

Observations added

+2,361

First seen at Research Grade

Net change

+1,689

Total: 653,728

Species net change

+39

Total: 14,999

Growth since baseline

+1,689

Baseline: 30 Sept 2026

National catalogue distribution (9)

8 of 9 countries gained observations this week

Country	Added	Net change	Photo observations	Species
KEKenya	+1,107	+789	266,082	7,712+14
TZTanzania	+1,043	+679	218,376	7,908+19
UGUganda	+71	+86	88,178	4,062-1
ETEthiopia	+45	+42	39,727	2,740+5
RWRwanda	+44	+50	20,679	2,054+3
CDDemocratic Republic of the Congo	+43	+33	16,127	3,695+20
SSSouth Sudan	+6	+3	1,676	584
SOSomalia	+2	+5	1,349	580+4
BIBurundi	—	+2	1,539	569+3

Added counts observations first seen at Research Grade this week. Net change compares Sunday totals and can be negative. A dash means there was nothing to compare with.

Weekly contributors (20)

Observers behind this week's additions

Contributor	Countries	Observations added
David Graham94 species	KE TZ	+180
speedytiger133 species	KE TZ	+160
craigjhowe108 species	TZ	+142
Timothy E Myer73 species	KE	+139
Oscar Wainwright62 species	KE	+94
loustiboom51 species	TZ	+84
Ewout Knoester27 species	KE	+78
roger_e_n_smith67 species	KE	+73
Jarosław Krogulec50 species	KE	+64
calfirecap39 species	TZ	+56
dickcannings51 species	TZ	+55
lydl191039 species	TZ	+49
rekursiv36 species	TZ UG	+47
xwtmark36 species	KE	+39
Tobias Geiler32 species	TZ	+39
Lionel CASSET36 species	KE	+37
jerryzy29 species	TZ	+30
Susan Elser26 species	TZ	+30
benjocoral17 species	KE TZ	+30
tadiehl2226 species	TZ	+29

The twenty observers with the most additions. Additions are a subset of the week's net change, which also counts older uploads identified since.

Species added this week (20)

Taxa among observations first seen at Research Grade

Species	Added	Observers
Equus quaggaPlains Zebra · KE RW TZ	39	25
Loxodonta africanaAfrican Savanna Elephant · KE RW TZ UG	36	23
Panthera leoLion · KE TZ UG	35	23
Giraffa tippelskirchiMaasai Giraffe · KE RW TZ	34	22
Hippopotamus amphibiusCommon Hippopotamus · KE RW TZ UG	32	24
Crocuta crocutaSpotted Hyena · ET KE TZ	26	18
Syncerus cafferAfrican Buffalo · ET KE RW TZ	25	22
Kobus ellipsiprymnusWaterbuck · KE RW TZ	24	15
Papio anubisOlive Baboon · ET KE RW TZ UG	24	15
Aepyceros melampusImpala · KE RW TZ	23	15
Leptoptilos crumeniferMarabou Stork · ET KE TZ UG	23	14
Bostrychia hagedashHadada Ibis · ET KE RW TZ	23	13
Coracias caudatusLilac-breasted Roller · KE TZ	22	18
Lamprotornis superbusSuperb Starling · KE TZ	22	14
Cercopithecus mitisBlue Monkey · KE TZ	20	15
Chlorocebus pygerythrusVervet Monkey · KE RW TZ	20	15
Pycnonotus barbatusCommon Bulbul · KE TZ	19	10
Phacochoerus africanusCommon Warthog · KE RW TZ	18	17
Nanger grantiGrant's Gazelle · KE TZ	18	14
Crocodylus niloticusNile Crocodile · KE TZ UG	18	13

The twenty most-added species. A country first is marked where the species was also verified as new to that country this week.

Capture provenance

Publication dates and scope

Capture: inat-20261004
Captured: 4 Oct 2026
Uploads covered: 27 Sept 2026 – 3 Oct 2026
Compared with: 30 Sept 2026

Research Grade observations with photos, from iNaturalist.org. Counts describe documentation, not wildlife abundance, and an iNaturalist taxon rename never adds an observation twice. Captures are immutable, so a figure can always be traced back to its week.