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Birding the Drakensberg, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Races gabonensis and inornatus intergrade in Nigeria; proposed races nigeriae (S Nigeria) and goodi (N Cameroon) not satisfactorily distinguishable from former and latter, respectively. Another website – apparently one for kids – claims that they get their name from the way they scurry along like mice.

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Birding the Kruger Park (6): Pafuri area part 2

10,000 Birds

For some reason, the only version of the old English folk tune “Three Blind Mice” that I know is a reggae version by Max Romeo (I had a weed-smoking, reggae-loving friend at high school). Very likely you know other versions. I am not actually sure whether this is a male or a female. 300 birds (HBW).