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Zambia Comprehensive Birding Tour 21St August to 5Th September 2018 (16 Days) Zambia Comprehensive Birding Tour 21st August to 5th September 2018 (16 days) Fülleborn's Longclaw by Lars Petersson This exciting tour concentrates on the highlights of one of Africa’s most remarkable countries, offering vast areas of pristine wilderness and a great diversity of habitat. The tour visits a number of incredible sites within the country, from the breath-taking Victoria Falls, aptly named by the locals as “the smoke that thunders”, to the rich miombo woodlands, mushitus (riverine forest) and dambos (seasonally inundated wetlands) around Mwinilunga, Mutinondo and various areas in- between. Key sites include the fabulous Choma region where we can expect to enjoy a wonderful RBL Zambia Comprehensive Itinerary 2 selection of birds such as the endemic Chaplin’s Barbet together with Racket-tailed Roller, Red- capped Crombec and Fülleborn's Longclaw. The Kafue area features the country’s second endemic bird species, the delightful Black-cheeked Lovebird, and we stand excellent chances at finding this gorgeous species. Further north towards Mutanda and beyond the extensive miombo woodlands and bridge crossings give us ample opportunity to find Sharp-tailed Starling, Miombo Pied Barbet, Red-throated Cliff Swallow and the rare Bamboo Warbler. One of the ultimate sites on the route is sure to be the remote north-west of the country which holds an incredible variety of localised specialities. Grimwood’s Longclaw, Bocage’s Weaver, Black-collared Bulbul, Angola Lark, Forbes’s Plover, Bannerman’s Sunbird, Black-and-rufous Swallow, Black-necked Eremomela, Laura’s Woodland Warbler and Margaret’s Batis will all feature prominently. Our final site on this fabulous tour will be the vast Mutinondo Wilderness where we stand excellent chances of finding Bar-winged Weaver, Anchieta’s Barbet, Anchieta’s Sunbird, Bocage’s Akalat, Böhm's Flycatcher and Souza’s Shrike. We invite you to join us on this incredible adventure through one of Africa’s most beautiful countries! THE TOUR AT A GLANCE… THE ITINERARY Day 1 Arrival in Livingstone and Victoria Falls Day 2 Livingstone to Choma Day 3 Choma area Day 4 Choma to Kafue National Park (South) Days 5 & 6 Kafue National Park (South, Central & Northern Zones) Day 7 Kafue (North) to Mutanda Day 8 Mutanda to Hillwood Days 9 to 11 Hillwood & Mwinilunga area Day 12 Mwinilunga to Chingola Day 13 Chingola to Forest Inn Day 14 Forest Inn to Mutinondo Wilderness Day 15 Mutinondo Wilderness Day 16 Mutinondo Wilderness to Chisamba and depart RBL Zambia Comprehensive Itinerary 3 TOUR MAP THE TOUR IN DETAIL… Day 1: Arrival in Livingstone and Victoria Falls. On arrival you will be met by your Rockjumper leader. After settling in at our localhotel, we will take a short drive to the view site for Victoria Falls. The Victoria Falls have rightly been considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and we will spend some time appreciating the immense spectacle of the Zambezi River plunging 300ft into the gorge below. The spray from the falls has created a verdant rainforest and we will undoubtedly find some interesting birds including Natal Spurfowl, Trumpeter Hornbill, Schalow’s Turaco, the attractive African Emerald Cuckoo, Tropical Boubou, Bearded Scrub Robin and Red-winged Starling. We will also visit a site further upstream of the falls where we will search for Half- collared Kingfisher, Red-faced Cisticola and Collared Palm Thrush. Above the falls we will scan rocky areas and sandbanks for Rock Pratincole, White- crowned Lapwing, lazing Nile Crocodile Victoria Falls by Glen Valentine and pods of noisy Hippopotamus. RBL Zambia Comprehensive Itinerary 4 In the afternoon if time allows we will visit the nearby waste treatment ponds where a variety of waterbirds are regularly on show. The marshy areas are often a good place to locate African Rail while Marsh Owl can occasionally be seen in the late evening as it leaves its roost area to begin hunting. Black Crake, Common Moorhen and Glossy Ibis are commonly seen and we may be lucky and pick up a Lesser Jacana or Lesser Moorhen if conditions are favourable. Livingstone is also one of the mecca’s for purchasing traditional African art and crafts and we will have time to browse through the markets, which offer a wide range Bearded Scrub Robin by Keith Valentine of carvings and basket ware. Day 2: Livingstone to Choma. After breakfast this morning we will we make our way north to the town of Choma for a two night stay. The Choma region is famous in birding circles for two prime reasons, firstly because it is the most accessible place to search for the exceptionally localized Chaplin’s Barbet and secondly for once being the holder of the 24 hour world record for the most species seen. There is superb birding to be had here and the reason for the large birdlist is directly linked to the habitat being extremely varied. We should have some time to do a little exploring this afternoon and with luck we may well find a few of the areas specials. Day 3: Choma area. This morning we will be out early in order to make the most of our time in this exciting area. Top of the list will be finding the endemic Chaplin’s Barbet, one of only two endemic bird species to Zambia. Chaplin’s Barbet favours a unique habitat of fairly open grassland and low bush, dotted with large fig trees. Other specials of the grasslands include Sooty Chat, Rufous-naped and Flappet Larks and Croaking Cisticola while the wetter grassy areas are home to Fülleborn's Longclaw. Nearby dense thickets and riverine vegetation are where we will search for the beautiful Red-throated Twinspot, Bearded Scrub Robin, Jameson’s and Brown Firefinches and Green-winged Pytilia. A good deal of our time will also be spent birding the miombo woodlands, which Zambia is so famous for. These beautiful broad-leaved forests hold an exceptional number of unique and highly desirable species, although bird densities are usually extremely low and much patience and persistence is required to locate the targets. Highlights of the miombo woodland in this area include the difficult Miombo Pied Barbet, Racket-tailed Roller, Bennett's Woodpecker, Southern Hyliota, Grey Penduline Tit, White-winged Black and Miombo Tit, Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah, Orange-winged Pytilia, Black- eared Seedeater and Cabanis’s Bunting. Our birding will also take us to various wetlands which can be rather productive depending on water levels. Species on show can often include the likes of Saddle-billed Stork, Glossy Ibis, Little Bittern, White-backed, Knob-billed and African Black Duck, African Pygmy Goose, Collared Pratincole, Lesser Racket-tailed Roller by Rainer Summers Moorhen, African Wattled Lapwing, RBL Zambia Comprehensive Itinerary 5 African Snipe and Malachite Kingfisher. If we are very fortunate we may even find the scarce Lesser Jacana. We will also embark on a night excursion in the area in the hope of tracking down the remarkable Pennant-winged Nightjar, African Scops Owl and if we are fortunate Bronze- winged Courser. Days 4: Choma to Kafue National Park (South). The birding in the morning around our lodge can often be excellent and a short spell before breakfast could easily produce Narina Trogon, Diederik Cuckoo, Senegal Coucal, Trumpeter Hornbill, Red-breasted Swallow, Arnott's Chat, Miombo Blue-eared Starling and Yellow-mantled Widowbird. We will then depart the fabulous Choma area for Kafue National Park. Kafue is Zambia’s oldest and largest National Park, covering an incredible 14000 sq miles (22500 sq kms). The gently undulating terrain here is dominated by a miombo-dambo mosaic, while in the south there are patches of mopane and mutemwa (notably the Ngoma forest). The Busanga Plains are located in the north- west corner of the park and consist primarily of swamps and their surrounding flood-plains, with riparian forest growing along the major rivers. Days 5 & 6: Kafue National Park. We have two full days to explore Kafue National Park and its diverse habitats for a African Spotted Creeper wide variety of exciting species. Top of the list will be the by Matthew Matthiessen gorgeous Black-cheeked Lovebird, an endemic to Zambia, which is almost exclusively associated with large stands of mopane woodland. Here we are also likely to encounter species such as Meves’s Starling, White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, Southern Red-billed Hornbill, Arnott’s Chat and if we are fortunate Three-banded Courser. The large stands of miombo throughout the park will give us our first significant chance at finding uncommon species from Böhm’s Flycatcher, Miombo Rock Thrush and Yellow-bellied Hyliota to Pale-billed Hornbill, Souza’s Shrike and the inexplicably scarce Shelley’s Sunbird. Fabulous belts of riverine forest can also be found along the various watercourses that punctuate the landscape. These areas are often frequented by a wide variety of species including many frugivores and insectivores and during the winter months can be particularly productive. We will keep a lookout for the gaudy Ross’s Turaco that often gives its presence away through its loud call while other species like Grey-olive Greenbul and Black-throated Wattle-eye tend to be a little more skulking. These riverine areas are also home to the incredible Pel’s Fishing Owl, Bradfield’s Hornbill, Black-backed Barbet, Böhm’s Bee-eater, White-browed Robin-Chat, Olive and Green-backed Woodpecker, scarce White-backed Night Heron and shy African Finfoot. Raptors are also fairly frequently seen in the reserve and we will keep a special lookout in particular for Dickinson’s Kestrel. Miombo Rock Thrush by Keith Valentine Kafue also harbours a great diversity of wildlife RBL Zambia Comprehensive Itinerary 6 with over 55 mammal species having been recorded.
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