10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

After one 3 year stint, they left with 131,405 specimens including birds, mammals, reptiles, plants and even human remains (which were only recently repatriated for burial in Africa!) The beautiful Pink-throated Twinspot is another highly range-restricted species occurring along the Zululand coastal plain and into southern Mozambique.

Mozambique 182

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 182

10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2015

As noted in their entry the Handbook of the Birds of the World, they are unusual in their close association with palms (hence the name) and in building mud nests (in palms or human buildings). They are also found in patches of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and also north through Zambia, the Congo and Tanzania (just poking into Kenya).

Mozambique 161

Mozambique Zambia Zimbabwe Namibia 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2015

How many copies of Sasol does one human need? In particular the GPS function didn’t seem to work in Botswana and Zimbabwe (I am, I have to confess, guessing there was a GPS function as it seemed to work in South Africa in areas with no signal. With one exception the cisticolas I recorded were picked out by call or a human guide.

Africa 152

Africa South Africa Zimbabwe Penguins 152