10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

And so, back to political entities, this field guide covers Namibia , Botswana , Zimbabwe , the southern half of Mozambique (south of the Zambezi River), South Africa , Lesotho and Eswatini ( Swaziland ). I particularly like the albatrosses and owls, shrikes and boubous.

Africa 264

Africa South Africa Swaziland Lesotho 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

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? It is not particularly big but has a reported 430 bird species including migrants, though during my short stay it seems I missed most of the key attractions among them.

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Research 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2012

Situated slap-bang on the Zim/Mozambique border, this used to be one of the most productive birding sites in the country. And, if you plan to bird the Mozambique side beware of old landmines, souvenirs from the brutal civil wars.

Zimbabwe 203

Zimbabwe Buffalo Mozambique Birds 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

STRIGIDAE (OWLS). Spotted Eagle-owl ( Bubo africanus ); Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa, 14 January. Verreaux’s Eagle-owl, or Giant Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus ); Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa, 16 January. Buffy Fish-owl ( Bubo ketupu ); Singapore Botanical Gardens, Singapore, 25 February.

2015 185

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 185

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2024

And then I realized: he had waded through the river… On another occasion I found myself in the Chimanimani Mountains on the border between Mozambique and Zimbabwe. My Mozambique project concerned Lake Chicamba Real – a big reservoir behind a dam in the River Revué. There were still no tracks to be seen (I double-checked).

Mozambique 231

Mozambique Birds Ghana Namibia 231

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2022

These include the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Mozambique and Rwanda, among others, all of which are regularly updated for new editions. In recent years he authored the first English-language guidebook to Suriname and an overhauled 600-page guidebook to Sri Lanka, both published by Bradt.

Sri Lanka 147

Sri Lanka Ghana Uganda Eagles 147