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Business Birding Basics – part II

10,000 Birds

His collection was impressive and overwhelmingly illegal so he will remain unnamed too. This is a fantastic initiative by BirdLife South Africa. I have been guided by David Letsoale and Paul Nkhumane for Cape Parrot and other difficult forest species.

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Top 10 from Home

10,000 Birds

I must be home-sick because last weekend I found myself browsing through my “SASOL Birds of Southern Africa&#. This was tough because this excluded species that occur in two countries within South Africa’s geographical area, Lesotho and Swaziland. The korhaans are a group of small bustards and South Africa has 7 species.

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GHANA – Upper Guinea Forest Birding at its best!

10,000 Birds

Next, came small flocks of Red-fronted Parrots screeching overhead with the odd African Grey thrown in for good measure. Sadly, though much of the Upper Guinea Forest remains at threat from illegal logging and clearing areas for farming.

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