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An afternoon in the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

10,000 Birds

The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. Historical poaching (this population was restocked from Zimbabwe) has clearly left its mark on the gene pool. Barn Owl on a dry tree trunk and a… traffic jam! The biggest bulls of Madikwe reach only 3.5

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Birding – An Extreme Sport

10,000 Birds

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. I ended up scoring four lifers: African Dusky Flycatcher , Village Weaver , Whyte Barbet and Zebra Waxbill. There were still no tracks to be seen (I double-checked).

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Duncan’s 2015 List

10,000 Birds

Bateleur ( Terathopius ecaudatus ); Botswana/Zimbabwe Border, Zimbabwe, 3 January. Zebra Dove ( Geopelia striata ); Paser Ris, Singapore, 26 February. Schalow’s Turaco ( Tauraco schalowi ); Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 3 January. STRIGIDAE (OWLS). Musophagidae (Turacos). Caprimulgidae (Nightjars).

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Shadows of Africa

10,000 Birds

The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. Historical poaching (this population was restocked from Zimbabwe) has clearly left its mark on the gene pool. Barn Owl on a dry tree trunk and a… traffic jam! The biggest bulls of Madikwe reach only 3.5

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