10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2021

Serengeti NP protects a huge swathe of almost 15,000 km2 / 6000 mi2 in north-west Tanzania. With the Wildebeest migration (calving season is January to February), this park is considered to offer one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in the world.

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Africa Kenya Uganda Tanzania 200

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

This country boasts over 1,000 bird species, vast wildernesses, a superb network of protected areas, the greatest concentration of large game and predators on the planet, excellent lodges and friendly people. A question I am frequently asked by birders and wildlife enthusiasts is: “ if I only visit Africa once, where should I go ?”

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Tanzania Africa Stud Leopards 217

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Nineteen days later we had racked up an amazing list of 436 species, including some of Africa’s least known birds such as Congo Serpent Eagle , Yellow-footed Honeyguide , Tessmann’s Flycatcher , Yellow-bearded Greenbul , Black-collared Lovebird and much besides. We also knew we had discovered Africa’s next hot birding destination.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 192

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Their nests are also a messy structure due to protective thorns on the outside, but the interior is constructed of softer grasses. White-headed Buffalo Weavers are only found in East Africa and are strikingly different from the black buffalo weavers, sporting a white head and underparts, black back and red rump.

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Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 222