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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Ndumo Game Reserve lies in the Easternmost part of South Africa, close to the border of Mozambique and Eswatini. Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? On this trip, this forced me to participate in a side trip to the nearby Tembe Elephant Park. Mostly just oversized grey mammals there, not too many birds.

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Duncan’s 2015 List

10,000 Birds

Crested Guineafowl, ( Guttera pucherani ); Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa, 7 January. Crested Francolin ( Dendroperdix sephaena ); Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa, 7 January. Wooly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus ); Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa, 7 January. PHASIANIDAE (PHEASANTS AND ALLIES). Ciconiidae (Storks).

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Bradt travel guide to Sri Lanka by Philip Briggs – review

10,000 Birds

Yala National Park is brimming with wildlife and there are good chances of seeing Leopard , Sloth Bear and Asian Elephant , while it is also excellent for dry-zone birds, while the nearby Bundala coastal marshes and Palatupana ponds are good spots for shorebirds.

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