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Duncan’s 2015 List

10,000 Birds

African Pygmy-goose ( Nettapus auritus ); Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 1 January. Long-tailed Cormorant, or Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus ); Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 2 January. African Darter ( Anhinga rufa ); Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 2 January. Hamerkop ( Scopus umbretta ); Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 1 January.

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What is a Palm-thrush?

10,000 Birds

Mum, Dad, I’m sorry I described my childhood as feral. They are also found in patches of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and also north through Zambia, the Congo and Tanzania (just poking into Kenya). Across the Chobe River from Kasane, overlooking the Caprivi Strip of Namibia. They seem to like the building and are pretty tame.