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Business Birding Basics – part II

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The first time could be forgiven but he kept doing it despite our protests. His collection was impressive and overwhelmingly illegal so he will remain unnamed too. I have been guided by David Letsoale and Paul Nkhumane for Cape Parrot and other difficult forest species. Without them I would still be searching.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

It lies adjacent to Nechisar National Park, where the lone wing of the mysterious Nechisar Nightjar was collected in 1990. Early morning is of course birding prime time and a pre-breakfast stroll around our lodge produced sightings of the lovely Orange-bellied Parrot , which we tracked down to a nesting hole right next to the restaurant.

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