10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
It feels good to start a post with some truly attractive birds – such as two species of broadbills. Strangely, there do not seem to be many papers on this species. In one paper , you can find fascinating sentences such as “The new species is most similar to D. My cats refuse to even try Fiery Minivets.
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2022
We were still able to camp in our usual spot by the river, which is high enough to protect ourselves from the resident crocodiles. We soon had a decent list in our notebook and there were a few bird species that we had not yet seen this year. On our last visit in October last year we had 70 bird species for our visit.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2021
After spending Christmas Day birding around Broome and observing 92 species we spent the week making a mental note of what bird species were where. We managed to not observe Straw-necked Ibis or Glossy Ibis all day, but had seen both species a week ago! Regardless of the weather they were well protected!
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2011
Nowhere else in Africa do the preconceived ideas of the continent really exist in such living detail; tall, red-robed Maasai herding their skinny cattle, endless grasslands studded with flat-topped Acacia trees and grazed by herds of zebras and wildebeest, and dramatic volcanic calderas brimming with big game and fierce predators!
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 28, 2016
Following on from last week’s post about Langi Crossing and some of the larger birds species that you can expect to find I will now let you know of some of the smaller species you may encounter along the Fitzroy River at this location. Zebra Finch and Double-barred Finch drinking and bathing.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 20, 2013
There were 12 Red-necked Avocet feeding in the ponds and along the fenceline there were Zebra Finch, Peaceful Doves and Diamond Doves nipping back and forth for water. We also soon realised that it would be advisable to go to bed when the birdlife went quiet, because the bird species we had seen so far would be up with first light!
10,000 Birds
JULY 30, 2014
But my long wait to see antelope, zebras and everything in between is finally over. You may not get the species counts that the race delivers, but you’ll have memories burned into your skull. As has been the case every time I’ve been to Africa before, I won’t be there just for play.
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