10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Prime destinations for seeing African Elephant in the wild include Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda. Black Rhinos are best sought in South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania. Lions are most easily found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Buffalo 204

Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 204

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

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.

2015 179

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 179

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2024

For number three we need to travel to Mahango Park in Namibia. This is a small and very interesting park in northern Namibia. I ended up scoring four lifers: African Dusky Flycatcher , Village Weaver , Whyte Barbet and Zebra Waxbill. Here’s my Top 3, with another incident already covered in a previous post.

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Mozambique Birds Ghana Namibia 221