FROM DESERT TO DELTA

April 11–22, 2017

SOUTH AFRICA: WESTERN CAPE EXTENSION

April 21–27, 2017

Pel’s Fishing-Owl © Geoff Lockwood LEADER: GEOFF LOCKWOOD LIST COMPILED BY: GEOFF LOCKWOOD

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ITINERARY

Botswana: From Desert to Delta

April 12 Flight from Johannesburg to Maun, small plane charter to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. April 13 Early morning game drive; birding around camp; afternoon game drive – Kalahari Plains camp. April 14 Early morning game drive; birding around camp; afternoon game drive – Kalahari Plains camp. April 15 Early morning game drive; flight to Maun and onwards to Vumbura; game drive and boat trip to Little Vumbura camp, Okavango Delta. April 16 Early morning game drive; birding around camp; afternoon game drive – Little Vumbura camp. April 17 Early morning game drive; birding around camp; afternoon game drive – Little Vumbura camp. April 18 Early breakfast, long game drive to the airstrip; flight to Jao airstrip and drive/ boat trip to Jacana Camp, Okavango Delta. April 19 Early morning boat trip/game drive on the Jao concession; birding around camp; afternoon mekoro (dug-out canoe) trip on the Jacana Camp lagoon. April 20 Early morning boat trip; birding around camp; afternoon boat trip – Jacana Camp. April 21 Early birding around camp; breakfast; boat trip/ game drive to the airstrip; charter flight to Maun and then onward to Cape Town for the Western Cape post-tour extension.

Western Cape post-tour extension

April 21 Evening arrival in Cape Town, drive to the Alphen Hotel in Constantia. April 22 Cape Peninsular – Constantia Neck, Hout Bay, Chapman’s Peak Drive, Cape Point and Boulders Penguin Colony. April 23 Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (am) and False Bay Wetland Park/ Strandfontein (pm). April 24 West Coast National Park and Langebaan Lagoon. April 25 False Bay – Rooi Els, Stoney Point Penguin Reserve, Harold Porter Botanical Gardens, Reveirsonderend (Overberg), return to Cape Town via Sir Lowry’s Pass April 26 Morning at the hotel, transfer to Cape Town International for flight to Johannesburg and flights home.

BOTSWANA: FROM DESERT TO DELTA April 11 –22, 2017 By Geoff Lockwood

The three camps used on this itinerary were specifically chosen to provide an insight into the spectacular variety of habitats and wildlife that Botswana offers. Each offered a different facet of this amazing country — from the semi-desert of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve to the mixed woodland, floodplains, and seasonal channels in the Vumbura Concession. We wrapped up the tour in the Jao Concession, located in the northwest of the permanently flowing section of the Okavango Delta system.

Our stay in the Kalahari Plains camp in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve produced wonderful sightings of a variety of larks, pipits, and cisticolas, along with great sightings of a variety of raptors —Secretary-, Pale Chanting Goshawks, Tawny Eagles, Lanner Falcon, Greater Kestrel, and both White-backed and Lappet-faced vultures. Birding color came in the form of the striking Crimson-breasted Shrike (or Gonolek), plus a succession of brightly-colored small finches, waxbills, and whydahs. Our first night in camp brought incredible views of a pair of Barn Owls almost touching us as they flew around outside the dining area. However, the mammals, and particularly the carnivores, made for the most memorable viewing during our stay!

Who will forget sitting quietly next to a coalition of three young male Cheetahs lolling in the grass? . . . or the incredible, vehicle-vibrating power of a pride of 11 Lions roaring right next to our vehicle?

Sightings of smaller, less common predators were also a highlight, with an African Wild Cat facing down three Black-backed Jackals, followed only minutes later by a stunning Caracal (or lynx) standing up out of the grass next to our vehicle before bounding gracefully away, making for special sightings of two small felids in a few minutes! A family of delightful Bat-eared Foxes industriously digging for beetles in the track in front of our vehicle provided yet another indelible memory of our stay.

On our last night, we were treated to a spectacular thunderstorm, with lightning and crashes of thunder continuing long after we had retired to bed. Unfortunately, the strong winds had forced opened the canvas screen above the desk where I had been charging the phone I use for calls, thoroughly soaking the instrument —and leaving us without this useful aid for the rest of the main tour!

Our flight to our next camp was via Maun and, with a fairly long wait until our onward flight to Vumbura, we were taken across the road to the Wilderness Safaris offices where we enjoyed the equivalent of “First Class Lounge” treatment. Relaxing in air-conditioned comfort and enjoying an ice-cold beer until it was time for our flight to Vumbura certainly was an unexpected pleasure!

Our transfer from the air field to camp took the form of a slow game drive over flooded tracks through patches of woodland surrounded by grassy clearings, thickets, and open floodplains. It brought a variety of brightly- colored kingfishers and bee-eaters, as well as our first stunningly beautiful Lilac-breasted Roller! A short boat trip brought us to Little Vumbura camp —our home for the next 3 nights.

Over the next two days we explored the mosaic of wetland and dry-land habitats in the concession, recording both new bird and mammal species. Highlights were amazing sightings of two different Leopards on game drives; the first was a mature, well-fed female that we found draped along a branch of a large Jackalberry tree. The remains of her kill —a Red Lechwe —were hidden in a bush below, but something in the grass nearby caught her attention…and she “flowed down out of the tree, moving like poured honey” and walked past only yards from our vehicle. She appeared to be stalking something, so our guide moved the vehicle to opposite where she had disappeared into the long grass. After stopping, we suddenly spotted her target, a young Common Reedbuck, lying hidden in the grass… right next to our vehicle! Tensions grew as we tracked the Leopard through the grass but, fortunately for the Reedbuck, our vehicle was parked upwind from the Leopard and was masking the scent of her intended prey. Confused, the Leopard sat up out of the grass —looking in the wrong direction —and the antelope bolted!

On the game drive that evening we encountered her daughter sitting in the fork of a small tree and scanning the surrounding area for threats, or prey. As we watched, she came down and walked past less than 10 yards from the vehicle. We turned and followed, watching as she scent-sprayed bushes and clumps of grass on her route! Sightings of these gorgeous cats are always special, but we had been treated to a unique insight into their behavior on this tour!

The Vumbura concession is one of the best places in the Delta to find the majestic Sable Antelope, and our sighting of a small herd of these striking rust-black and white bovids with their long, curving scimitar-shaped horns provided yet another mammal highlight of the tour.

Birding was also great, with sightings of Wattled Cranes and Woolly-necked, Saddle-billed, and Marabou storks, as well as a variety of bush and water birds. A sighting of juvenile Lesser Moorhens and a juvenile Dwarf Bittern feeding together in a small rain-filled depression was an unexpected bonus, while a party of three Southern Ground Hornbills encountered on our way to the airstrip added to the growing list of birds seen. Perhaps the birding highlight —in terms of noise, behaviour, and colour —was provided by a group of three Lilac-breasted Rollers interacting and performing their amazing stall-climbs and rocking display flights while we were having morning tea.

Our short flight to the Jao concession Jacana Camp gave us an aerial view of the permanent delta and the habitats we would be exploring during our stay. Most of our travel around Jacana Camp was either by boat, or in mekoro —the dug-out canoes traditionally used by locals to move about in the swamps. This proved to be a quintessential “Delta experience”—gliding quietly through the water with just the rustling-murmur of the bow wave…and getting close-up views of jewel-like Angolan and Long Reed frogs. Our mekoro trip also provided great, close views of a tiny and beautifully marked Lesser Jacana, and distant views of a Pel’s Fishing-Owl —flushed by a herd of elephants feeding around her nest tree!

Other birding highlights included awesome extended scope-viewing of a pair of majestic Martial Eagles mating, and then working on their nest; numerous sightings of Dickenson’s Kestrels; several close-up views of Slaty Egrets; and some breathtaking, full-frame scope views of yet another Pel’s Fishing-Owl that allowed repeat views for the whole group —one of the best sightings ever of this Okavango icon!

WESTERN CAPE EXTENSION April 21 –27, 2017

Our extension to the Western Cape seemed to have been blessed, as the places we visited either experienced gale-force winds the day before, or the day after our visit, this while we experienced near-perfect birding conditions. On our first full day in the Cape we drove around the Peninsular, starting in Hout Bay and then heading around via the scenic Chapman’s Peak drive to Cape Point. Birding was great, with amazing views of Cape Siskin, Jackal Buzzard, and Cape Sugarbird just the start of a series of endemics. Orange- breasted Sunbirds, Crowned Cormorants, and African Penguins wrapped up a perfect introduction to the Cape’s unique birdlife, while sightings of Klipspringer, Eland, Bontebok, and Cape Mountain Zebra added four new mammals.

Our next day started in the world-renowned Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, with Forest Buzzard, Cape Francolin, Cape Batis, Forest Canary, and Swee Waxbills added to the growing bird list, along with Small (or Cape) Gray Mongoose —another endemic mammal. We spent the afternoon exploring the Strandfontein Waste Water Treatment ponds, rattling up an impressive array of duck species, as well as flamingos, Great White Pelicans, a variety of gulls and terns, and a few late-staying shorebirds.

The following day we headed up the west coast towards Langebaan and the West Coast National Park. The area was in the grip of a severe drought, but we managed some exceptional sightings of African Rail, a small flock of Southern (Cape) Penduline Tits, Gray Tits, Bokmakierie (a bush shrike), several Southern Black Korhaans (Black Bustards), and an unfortunately distant Black Harrier. A visit to one of the hides brought great scope views of a single Curlew, Common Whimbrel, and a large flock of Sanderlings —many sporting full breeding plumage. A visit to a quarry on the edge of town to search for the resident Verreaux’s Eagles finally bore fruit when the birds returned —as we were driving off!

Our last full day in the Cape saw us heading around False Bay towards the coast hamlet of Rooi Els. We stopped at a look-out over the bay to investigate a disturbance in the water and were treated to wonderful repeat scope views of a school of around 100 Common Dolphins charging through the sea in search of prey. On reaching Rooi Els, it was clear that the area had experienced a severe brush fire just before our visit. The area looked like a moonscape —with white rocks, white sand, and only blackened stumps remaining, but in spite of this we managed great views of Cape Rock-Thrush, more Cape Siskins, and stunning views of an extremely relaxed pair of Ground Woodpeckers. Finally our persistence paid off…and we had a pair of Cape Rockjumpers feeding only yards from the group. This was my best sighting ever of these striking endemics, and an incredible experience for the group! We headed on to Stoney Point for a closer look at African Penguins and great views of all four marine cormorants, adding Bank Cormorant to the trip list, along with much-improved views of Cape and Crowned cormorants. After lunch and a walk around the Harold Porter Botanical Gardens, we continued southwards around the coast in search of Blue Cranes and hopefully some new larks. First to show was a distant group of Blue Cranes, which slowly disappeared over the crest of a hill. Shortly afterwards, however, we were enjoying scope views of another pair…plus three striking Denham’s Bustards. A great way to wrap up our birding in the Cape.

Although numbers alone could not possibly encapsulate all the incredible experiences on the two tours, they add up to an impressive total:

Birds recorded on the combined tour: 334 species, 38 endemics, 21 near-endemics + 2 breeding-endemics Mammals recorded on the combined tour: 47 species, 4 endemics + 1 near-endemic Reptiles and amphibians recorded on the combined tour: 15 species, 5 endemics

Jacana Camp - Jao Concession, Okavango Delta

© Geoff Lockwood

Coming home!

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1 BOTSWANA 2017 The following classifications are based on the status of a species within the southern African sub- region - i.e. the area to the south of the Cunene and Zambezi Rivers (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, , Botswana, and south of the Zambezi River), and not to 2 Botswana only. 3 4 E Endemic species 5 NE Near-Endemic species 6 BE Breeding Endemic 7 h Heard only 8 L Leader only 9 10 BIRDS 11

12 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 13 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME 14 Ostrich Struthionidae 15 Ostrich Struthio camelus o o o o 16 Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae 17 White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata o 18 (White-faced Duck) 19 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos o 20 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca o o 21 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis o o o o o o 22 African Pygmy-Goose Nettapus auritus o o o o o o # Amazing, ultra-close views of a pair of these usually skittish ducks swimming close to our boat - 23 Vumbura boat trip 24 Pheasants, Grouse & Allies Phasianidae 25 Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena o 26 NE Red-billed Francolin Francolinus adspersus o o o o o o o o 27 Swainson's Francolin (Spurfowl) Francolinus swainsonii o o o 28 Storks Ciconiidae 29 African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus o 30 Wooly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus o 31 # An unusual sighting of at least 5 birds flushed from a drying pool in fairly thick bush - Vumbura 32 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis o o o o o o # Numerous great sightings of these spectacular storks feeding close to our vehicle, and also in flight 33 during boat trips - Vumbura and Jacana Camps 34 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer o o o 35 Cormorants & Shags Phalacrocoracidae 36 Long-tailed (Reed) Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus o o o 37 Anhingas Anhingidae 38 African Darter Anhinga rufa o o o 39 Hamerkop Scopidae 40 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta o o o o o o

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41 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 42 Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae 43 Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii o # Great views of a juvenile bird feeding in a small, rain-filled depression along with a juvenile Striated 44 Heron and two juvenile Lesser Moorhens - Vumbura 45 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea o 46 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath o 47 Great Egret Ardea (Egretta) alba o 48 Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia o 49 Little Egret Egretta garzetta o 50 Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula o o o o o 51 # Great views of three adults in breeding plumage feeding close to our vehicle - Jacana game drive 52 Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca o # A single bird, along with several Intermediate Egrets; numbers of Cattle Egrets and a Little Egret were at the airstrip - this after a spectacular storm in the area the night before in the Central Kalahari Game 53 Reserve. 54 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis o 55 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides o o o o 56 Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris o o 57 Striated (Little) Heron Butorides striata o o o o o 58 Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae 59 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus o 60 Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash h o o o 61 Secretary-bird Sagittariidae 62 Secretary-bird Sagittarius serpentarius o o o 63 Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae 64 Black-shouldered(-winged) Kite Elanus caeruleus o o o 65 African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus o o o 66 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos o o o 67 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus o o o o 68 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus o o o o o 69 Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis o 70 Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus o 71 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus o # Superb sightings of a pair copulating near a nest - after which the female snapped off a small twig and flew to the nest where she spent several minutes trying to get the placing just right. Shortly thereafter the male arrived with a massive branch at least 2 yards long and managed to lodge it on the lip of the nest. Great behaviour, and some of the best sightings ever of this magnificent eagle - Jacana Camp 72 game drive 73 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax o o o 74 African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster o 75 NE (Southern) Pale Chanting-Goshawk Melierax canorus o o o 76 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar o o o o 77 African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus o 78 Shikra Accipiter badius o

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79 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 80 Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae (cont.) 81 African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer o o o o o o 82 Bustards Otididae 83 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori o o o 84 NE Red-crested Bustard (Korhaan) Eupodotis ruficrista o o 85 White-quilled Bustard Eupodotis afraoides 86 E (Northern Black Korhaan) o o o 87 Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae 88 African Crake Crecropsis egregia o 89 # Great views of an adult walking slowly through the grass next to our vehicle - Vumbura game drive 90 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra o o o o o 91 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio o 92 Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata o 93 Cranes Gruidae 94 Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus o o o o o 95 Thick-knees Burhinidae 96 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus o 97 Stilts & Avocets Recurvirostridae 98 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus o 99 Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae 100 Long-toed Lapwing (Plover) Vanellus crassirostris o o o 101 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus o o o o o o o 102 Crowned Lapwing (Plover) Vanellus coronatus o o o o o o 103 Jacanas 104 Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis o o # Superb, extended close viewing of an adult bird feeding on floating vegetation close to our mekoros 105 (dugout canoes) - Jacana Camp 106 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus o o o o o 107 Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae 108 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia o 109 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola o o o 110 Ruff Philomachus pugnax o 111 Buttonquail Turnicidae 112 Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus o o 113 Pratincoles & Coursers Glareolidae 114 Double-banded Courser Smutsornis africanus o 115 Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae 116 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus o 117 Sandgrouse Pteroclidae 118 Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus o o 119 NE Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli o o 120 Pigeons & Doves Columbidae 121 Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens o o o o o o 122 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata o o o o o o

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123 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 124 Pigeons & Doves Columbidae (cont.) 125 Ring-necked (Cape Turtle) Dove Streptopelia capicola o o o o o o o o o 126 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis o o o o o o o 127 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos o o o h h 128 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis o o o 129 African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus o o o o o o 130 Turacos Musophagidae 131 Gray Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor o o o o o o 132 Cuckoos Cuculidae 133 Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus o o o o o o 134 White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus o h 135 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius o 136 Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii o o 137 Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius o 138 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus o 139 Barn-Owls Tytonidae 140 Barn Owl Tyto alba o # Incredible, ultra-close views of a pair flying around the dining area on our first night in camp. At one 141 point, a bird flew within a foot of Robin's head! - Kalahari Plains, CKGR. 142 Owls Strigidae 143 African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis h h h h 144 Southern White-faced (Scops-)Owl Ptilopsis granti h 145 Pel's Fishing-Owl Scotopelia peli o o o # Stunning, repeat, full-frame scope views of an adult female sitting watching us from a large Jackalberry tree. Some of the best views ever of the spectacular orange-colored owl! - Jacana Camp 146 boat trip 147 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum h 148 Marsh Owl Asio capensis o 149 Nightjars & Allies Caprimulgidae 150 Square-tailed () Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii o 151 Swifts Apodidae 152 African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus o o o o 153 Mousebirds Coliidae 154 Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus o o o 155 Kingfishers Alcedinidae 156 Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus o o o o o o 157 Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala o o o # Several great views of several late-staying intra-African migrant kingfishers - Kalahari Plains and 158 Vumbura game drives 159 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis o o o o o 160 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti o o o h o # Great views of a family of these kingfishers sunning themselves only yards from the vehicle on our 161 drive into camp - Vumbura 162 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis o o o o o o

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163 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 164 Bee-eaters Meropidae 165 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides o o 166 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus o o o o o o 167 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus o o o o 168 Rollers Coraciidae 169 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus o o o o 170 # Wonderful, extended views of three birds interacting and displaying - Vumbura game drive 171 Hoopoes Upupidae 172 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 173 (African Hoopoe) (Upupa (e.) africana) o o o o o o 174 Woodhoopoes & Scimitar-bills Phoeniculidae 175 Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus o o o o o o 176 Common Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas o o o 177 Hornbills Bucerotidae 178 Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri o 179 # Great, close views of a party of 3 adults foraging close to the vehicle - Vumbura game drive 180 Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus rufirostris o o o 181 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas o 182 African Gray Hornbill Tockus nasutus o o o o o 183 African Barbets Lybiidae 184 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii o o o o o 185 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus h o h 186 NE Pied (Acacia Pied) Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas o o 187 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus o o o o o o o 188 Honeyguides Indicatoridae 189 Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator o o o # Great scope views of a male giving his chattering guiding call - early morning walk around camp - 190 Jacana Camp 191 Woodpeckers Picidae 192 Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii o o o o o o 193 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni L h h 194 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens o o 195 Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus o o o 196 Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae 197 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides o o o 198 Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni o o o 199 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus o 200 # Great fly-by views of an adult female - Kalahari Plains game drive 201 New World and African Parrots Psittacidae 202 Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri o o o o o o 203 # Superb, full-frame scope views of a bird feeding on the fruit of a Sausage Tree - Vumbura Camp 204 Wattle-eyes & Batises Platysteiridae 205 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor o o 206 Pririt Batis Batis pririt o o

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207 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 208 Bushshrikes & Allies Malaconotidae 209 Brubru Nilaus afer o h h o 210 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla o o o o o 211 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus o o 212 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis o o 213 (Swamp) Gabon Boubou Laniarius bicolor o o o o o o 214 Crimson-breasted Gonolek (Shrike) Laniarius atrococcineus o o o 215 Shrikes Laniidae 216 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio o o 217 # Several sightings of a late-staying male in freshly moulted plumage - Kalahari Plains game drives 218 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor o 219 # At least two late-staying individuals in striking fresh plumage - Kalahari Plains game drives 220 Magpie Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca o o o 221 Old World Orioles Oriolidae 222 African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus o 223 African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus o o 224 Drongos Dicruridae 225 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis o o o o o o o o 226 Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae 227 Cape Crow (Cape Rook) Corvus capensis o o 228 Pied Crow Corvus albus o o o 229 Larks Alaudidae 230 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana o o 231 Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota o o o 232 NE Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides o o o o o o 233 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea o o o o 234 Swallows Hirundinidae 235 Plain (Brown-throated) Martin Riparia paludicola o o 236 Banded Martin Riparia cincta o o o 237 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica o o o o o 238 White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis o o 239 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii o o 240 Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata o o o o 241 Lesser Striped-Swallow Cecropis (Hirundo) abyssinica o o o o o 242 Gray-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga o 243 (Hirundo griseopyga) 244 Tits, Chickadees & Titmice Paridae 245 Southern Black-Tit Melaniparus h h 246 Bulbuls Pycnonotidae 247 Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris o o o 248 Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus 249 (Dark-capped Bulbul) (Pycnonotus (b.) tricolor) o o o o o o 250 Black-fronted Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans 251 (African Red-eyed Bulbul) o o o

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252 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 253 African Warblers Macrosphenidae 254 Cape (Long-billed) Crombec Sylvietta rufescens o o o o o 255 Reed-Warblers & Allies 256 Lesser Swamp-Warbler gracilirostris h 257 Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens h 258 Little Rush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala o h h 259 (African Bush-Warbler) 260 Cisticolas & Allies Cisticolidae 261 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida o o 262 Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura 263 (Gray-backed Camaroptera) (Camaroptera (b.) brevicaudata) o o o 264 Barred Wren-Warbler ( Camaroptera ) Calamonastes fasciolatus h h 265 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana o o 266 Winding (Luapula) Cisticola Cisticola galactotes o o o o # Several great, close views of this striking cisticola during our boat trips at Jacana camp finally 267 coverted Robin to these awesome birds! 268 Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens h o o o o 269 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis o o o o o o 270 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus o o o 271 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava o o o o o 272 Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans o o 273 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis o 274 Greencap Eremomela Eremomela scotops o # A small party of these elusive warblers feeding next to the dining area in Little Vumbura camp was a 275 pleasant surprise! 276 Sylviids Sylviidae 277 Rufous-vented Warbler Sylvia subcaeruleum 278 (Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler) o o 279 White-eyes, Yuhinas & Allies Zosteropidae 280 African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis L 281 Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae 282 Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii o o o o o o 283 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii o o o 284 Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae 285 NE Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus o o o 286 NE Mariqua Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis o o o 287 Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens L o 288 NE Kalahari Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas paena o o o 289 Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys 290 (White-browed Scrub Robin) h o 291 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini o o o o o o 292 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus o o o 293 E Southern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora o o o 294 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata o

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295 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 296 Thrushes & Allies Turdidae 297 Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana L 298 Starlings Sturnidae 299 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea o o 300 Cape Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis nitens o o 301 Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus L o o o 302 Meves's Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis mevesii o o o 303 Burchell's Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis australis o o o o o o 304 Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster o o o o 305 Oxpeckers Buphagidae 306 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus o o o 307 Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus o o o 308 Sunbirds & Spiderhunters Nectariniidae 309 Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris o o o o 310 Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis o o o o 311 Wagtails & Pipits Motacillidae 312 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis o 313 African (Grassland) Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus o o 314 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys 315 Finches, Euphonias & Allies Fringillidae 316 Black-throated Canary Serinus atrogularis o o o 317 NE Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris o o 318 Old World Sparrows Passeridae 319 NE Great Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis o o o 320 Southern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus o o o o o 321 Yellow-throated Petronia Petronia superciliaris o o o 322 Weavers & Allies Ploceidae 323 Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger o o 324 Scaly Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons 325 NE (Scaly-feathered Finch) o o o o 326 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps o o 327 Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis L 328 Holub's Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops o o o o o o 329 Southern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus o # A small colonony of these uncommon and localised weavers gave stunning views of several males 330 actively building nests in the Phragmites reeds just above our heads - Jacana boat trip 331 Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius o 332 Southern Masked-Weaver Ploceus velatus o o o 333 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea o o o o 334 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix o o 335 # Great views of a displaying male during our boat trip into camp - Jacana camp 336 Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris o o o 337 Grosbeak (Thick-billed) Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons o o o

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338 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 339 Waxbills & Allies Estrildidae 340 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild o o 341 Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos o o 342 Southern Cordonbleu Uraeginthus angolensis 343 (Blue Waxbill) o o o 344 Violet-eared Waxbill Granatina granatina L o 345 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba o 346 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala o o o 347 Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula o 348 NE Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala o o 349 Indigobirds Viduidae 350 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura o o o 351 NE Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia o o 352 Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata L o o 353 354 Total number of bird species recorded on the main tour - 224 species 355 Number of endemic bird species recorded on the main tour - 2 species 356 Number of near-endemic bird species recorded on the main tour - 14 species 357 358 MAMMALS

359 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 360 Cheek-Pouch Monkeys Cercopithecidae 361 Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus o o o o o 362 Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus pygerythrus o o o o o 363 Old World Fruit Bats Pteropodidae 364 Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophus crypturus o 365 Hares & Rabbits Leporidae 366 Scrub Hare Lepus saxatilis o o o 367 Squirrels Sciuridae 368 South African Ground Squirrel Geosciurus inauris o o o 369 Congo Rope (Tree) Squirrel Paraxerus cepapi o o o 370 Cats Felidae 371 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus o # Great close views of a coalition of three males that allowed us to within 30 yards after a carefully- 372 judged approach by our guide - Kalahari Plains game drive. 373 African Wild Cat Felis sylvestris o # Amazing, ultra-close views of a large tom facing off against three Black-backed Jackals. The cat refused to back down, arching its back threateningly till the jackals moved off - Kalahari Plains game 374 drive.

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375 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 376 Caracal Caracal caracal o

# Brief but wonderful views of this striking small cat as it stood up in the grass right next to the vehicle 377 before bounding away - our second small cat species within minutes! Kalahari Plains game drive. 378 Leopard Panthera pardus o

# Incredible prolonged sightings of a well-fed female draped over a branch of a large Jackalberry tree. She eventually came down to the ground - flowing like golden honey, and then moved right past our vehicle. She seemed to be stalking something so we pulled up alongside where she had disappeared into the long grass - only to find that we had stopped right next to her intended prey - a young Common Reedbuck. Tension grew as we tracked the approach of the leopard through the grass - but our vehicle had stopped upwind from her target and we were masking its scent. Confused, she sat up in the grass looking in the wrong direction - and the reedbuck bolted! During the game drive that evening we came across her daughter - sitting in a tree and scanning the area for possible threats or prey. She dropped to the ground and unconcernedly walked past only yards from our vehicle. We followed as she ambled of down the track, stopping repeatedly to scent-spray the vegetation along her path. Two amazing sightings of these gorgeous cats in less than 7 hours! - 379 Vumbura game drives. 380 Lion Panthera leo o o

# Sightings of lions during daylight are often pretty boring affairs, but our encounter with a pride of 11 lions during an afternoon game drive at Kalahari Plains must rank as one of the most incredible - ever! We came across the group of two magnificent males, three females and six hyperactive cubs around a shallow rain-filled depression and stopped right next to one of the dozing males. We watched entrance as the cubs ambushed each other; pounced on sticks and other objects, and even came up to our vehicle to try and figure out what we were. The pride had away been patrolling the western part of their territory, and it was time to advertise that they were back! A lioness started roaring . . . and then the two males lying next our vehicle joined in, followed by the other lionesses and even some of the cubs. The resulting sound came as a physical sensation, the vibrations reaching us through our seats 381 and the floor of the vehicle, as much as through our ears. WOW - a truely unforgettable experience! 382 Dogs & Allies Canidae 383 Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas o o o 384 Bat-eared Fox Octocyon megalotis o o o # Superb views of a family of these delightful searching for insects and other invertebrates in 385 the track in front of our vehicle - Kalahari Plains game drive 386 Mustelids Mustelidae 387 Spot-necked Otter Lutra maculicollis o o 388 Mongooses Herpestridae 389 Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo o o o 390 Elephants Elephantidae 391 African Elephant Loxodonta africana o o o o o o 392 Horses Equidae 393 Common (Plains/Burchell's) Zebra Equus burchelli o o o 394 Hippopotamuses Hippopotamidae 395 Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius o o o o o

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396 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 397 Pigs Suidae 398 Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus o o o 399 Giraffes Giraffidae 400 Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis o 401 Bovids & Horned Ungulates Bovidae 402 Brindled Gnu (Blue Wildebeest) Connochaetes taurinus o o o o 403 African (Cape) Buffalo Syncerus caffer o o o 404 Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus o o 405 Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros o o o o 406 Bush (Common/Gray) Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia o 407 NE Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis o o o 408 Steinbuck Raphicerus campestris o o o o 409 Southern (Common) Reedbuck Redunca arundinum o o 410 Defassa Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus o o 411 Red Lechwe Kobus leche o o o o o o 412 Impala Aepyceros melampus o o o 413 Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger o # Wonderful close views of small, relaxed herd of these stately antelope. The herd was accompanied by 414 a superb male with spectacular, scimitar-shaped horns - Vumbura game drive. 415 E Southern Oryx (Gemsbok) Oryx gazella o o o 416 Topi (Tsessebe) Damaliscus lunatus o o o 417 Kongoni (Red Hartebeest) Alcelaphus buselaphus o 418 419 Total number of mammal species recorded on the main tour - 35 species 420 Number of endemic mammal species recorded on the main tour - 1 species 421 Number of near-endemic mammal species recorded on the main tour - 1 species 422 423 424 REPTILES

425 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 426 Puff Adder Bitis arietans o # Although we saw several snake tracks in camp, the only snake seen was a large, beautifully-marked 427 male - evening game drive, Kalahari Plains 428 Ground Agama Agama aculeata o o 429 Nile (Water) Monitor Varanus niloticus o 430 E Bushveld Lizard Heliobolus lugubris o 431 Rainbow Skink Trachylepis margaritifer o o o o o 432 Wahlberg's Striped Skink Trachylepis wahlbergii. 433 Cape Dwarf Day Gecko Lygodactylus capensis

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434 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 435 E Common Barking Gecko Ptenopus garrulus o o o 436 Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus o o 437 438 Total number of reptile species recorded on the main tour - 9 species 439 Total number of endemic reptile species recorded on the main tour - 2 species 440 441 AMPHIBIANS

442 Central Kalahari Vumbura Jacana Camp 443 Long Reed Frog Hyperolius nasutus 444 Angolan Reed Frog Hyperolius parllelus angolensis o o o o 445 446 Total number of amphibian species recorded on the main tour - 2 species 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473

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A B CDEFGHIJKLM 13 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME 474 476475 South Africa: Western Cape Post-Tour Extension 477 BIRDS Cape Penninsular 478 Kirstenbosch/ Strandfontein NP Coast West Rooi Els/ Stoney Point/Overberg 479 Ostrich Struthionidae 480 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus o o 481 Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae 482 White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata o 483 White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus o 484 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca o o o o 485 E South African Shelduck Tadorna cana o o 486 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis o o o 487 African Black Duck Anas sparsa o 488 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata o o 489 E Cape Shoveler Anas smithii o o 490 Red-billed Duck (Teal) Anas erythrorhyncha o o 491 Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota o 492 Cape Teal Anas capensis o o o 493 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma o 494 Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa o 495 Guineafowl Numididae 496 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris o o o 497 Pheasants, Grouse & Allies Phasianidae 498 E Cape Francolin Pternistis capensis o o o o 499 Grebes Podicipedidae 500 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis o o 501 Flamingos Phoenicopteridae 502 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus o o o 503 Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor o o 504 Penguins Spheniscidae 505 E Jackass Penguin Spheniscus demersus o o 506 Boobies & Gannets Sulidae 507 BE Cape Gannet Morus capensis o 508 Cormorants & Shags Phalacrocoracidae 509 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo o o o o 510 BE Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis o o 511 E Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus o 512 # Stunning full-frame scope views of several birds on nests - Stoney Point, Betty's Bay 513 Long-tailed (Reed) Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus o o

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A B CDEFGHIJKLM 13 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME 514 E Crowned Cormorant Phalacrocorax coronatus o o 515 Anhingas Anhingidae 516 African Darter Anhinga rufa o 517 Pelicans Pelecanidae 518 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus o o 519 Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae 520 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea o o o 521 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala o o o o 522 Little Egret Egretta garzetta o o o 523 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis o o o o 524 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax o 525 Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae 526 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus o 527 Sacred (African Sacred) Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus o o o o 528 Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash o o o o 529 African Spoonbill Platalea alba o 530 Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae 531 Black-shouldered(-winged) Kite Elanus caeruleus o o o o 532 African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus o 533 Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii o o

# After waiting for over a half-an-hour near the nest site, the pair finally appeared as we were driving off. 534 After brief flight views, we had scope views of the pair - Lagebaan. One of Lindsay's target birds! 535 African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus o 536 E Black Harrier Circus maurus o 537 African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro o 538 African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer o o o 539 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo o 540 Common (Steppe) Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus) 541 E Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus o 542 E Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus o o o 543 Bustards Otididae 544 Black Bustard Eupodotis afra 545 E Southern Black Korhaan o 546 # Superb, close views of a male next to the vehicle - Langebaan 547 Denham's Bustard Neotis denhamii o # Great extended scope views of three birds that flew in while we were watching a pair of Blue Cranes - 548 Reviersonderend, Overberg. 549 Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae 550 African Rail Rallus caerulescens o 551 # Great, repeat views of an adult feeding in front of the hide - West Coast National Park 552 Black Crake Zapornia (Amaurornis) flavirostra o 553 African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis o o 554 Eurasian (Common) Moorhen Gallinula chloropus o o 555 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata o o 556 Cranes Gruidae 557 E Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus o 558 # Great scope views of a pair feeding in wheat stubble - Overberg 559 Thick-knees Burhinidae

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A B CDEFGHIJKLM 13 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME 560 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus o 561 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis o 562 Stilts & Avocets Recurvirostridae 563 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus o o o 564 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta o 565 Oystercatchers Haematopodidae 566 E African (Black) Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini o o o 567 Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae 568 Black-bellied (Gray) Plover Pluvialis squatarola o 569 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus o o o 570 Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius o 571 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris o o 572 White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus o o 573 Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae 574 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus o 575 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata o 576 Ruff Calidris pugnax o 577 Sanderling Calidris alba o 578 Little Stint Calidris minuta o 579 Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae 580 Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus o 581 E Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii o o o o 582 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus o o o o 583 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia o 584 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus o 585 Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii o o o 586 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis o o 587 Pigeons & Doves Columbidae 588 Rock Pigeon (I) Columba livia o o o o 589 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea o o o o 590 Rameron (African Olive) Pigeon Columba arquatrix o 591 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata o o o 592 Ring-necked (Cape Turtle) Dove Streptopelia capicola o o 593 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis o o 594 Swifts Apodidae 595 Alpine Swift Apus melba o 596 African Swift Apus barbatus 597 (African Black Swift) o 598 Little Swift Apus affinis o 599 Mousebirds Coliidae 600 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus L 601 E White-backed Mousebird Colius colius o 602 Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus o 603 Kingfishers Alcedinidae 604 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis o o 605 African Barbets Lybiidae 606 NE Pied (Acacia Pied) Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas o 607 Woodpeckers Picidae 608 E Ground Woodpecker Geoclaptes olivaceous o

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A B CDEFGHIJKLM 13 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME 609 Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae 610 Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolis o o o o 611 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus o o 612 Wattle-eyes & Batises Platysteiridae 613 E Cape Batis Batis capensis o 614 Bushshrikes & Allies Malaconotidae 615 E Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus o o 616 NE Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus o o 617 Shrikes Laniidae 618 Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris o o o 619 Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae 620 Cape Crow Corvus capensis o 621 Pied Crow Corvus albus o o o o 622 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis o o 623 Rockjumpers Chaetopidae 624 E Cape Rockjumper Chaetops frenatus o 625 Larks Alaudidae 626 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea o 627 Swallows Hirundinidae 628 Plain (Brown-throated) Martin Riparia paludicola o o 629 Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne (Hirundo) fuligula o o 630 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica o 631 Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera o 632 Tits, Chickadees & Titmice Paridae 633 E Gray Tit Melaniparus afer o 634 # Stunning views of a pair which came in right next to our vehicle - West Coast National Park 635 Penduline-Tits Remizidae 636 NE Southern (Cape) Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus minutus o # Best-ever views of a party of three of these tiny birds only yards from our vehicle - West Coast 637 National Park 638 Bulbuls Pycnonotidae 639 Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus o o 640 E Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis o o o o 641 African Warblers Macrosphenidae 642 Cape (Long-billed) Crombec Sylvietta rufescens o 643 E Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer L o 644 Reed-Warblers & Allies Acrocephalidae 645 Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris o 646 Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae 647 Little Rush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala h h 648 (African Bush-Warbler) 649 Cisticolas & Allies Cisticolidae 650 Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica o 651 Red-headed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla o o 652 NE Grey-Backed Cisicola 653 Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens o 654 Piping Cisticola (Neddicky) Cisticola fulvicapilla o 655 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis o 656 E Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa o o o o

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A B CDEFGHIJKLM 13 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME 657 Sylviids Sylviidae 658 Rufous-vented Warbler Sylvia subcaeruleum 659 NE Chestnut-vented Titbabbler o 660 White-eyes, Yuhinas & Allies Zosteropidae 661 E Cape White-eye Zosterops capensis o o o o 662 Sugarbirds Promeropidae o o 663 E Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer 664 Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae 665 E Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens o o 666 Dusky-brown Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta 667 (African Dusky Flycatcher) o o 668 E Karoo Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas coryphaeus o 669 Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra o o o o 670 E Cape Rock-Thrush Monticola rupestris o 671 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus o 672 E Southern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora L 673 Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris o o 674 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata o 675 Thrushes & Allies Turdidae 676 Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus o o 677 Starlings Sturnidae 678 European Starling (I) Sturnus vulgaris o o o 679 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio o o o 680 E African Pied Starling Lamprotornis bicolor o 681 Sunbirds & Spiderhunters Nectariniidae 682 E Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea o o o 683 Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa o 684 E Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus o o o o 685 Wagtails & Pipits Motacillidae 686 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis o o o o 687 African (Grassland) Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus o o 688 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys o 689 E Orange-throated (Cape) Longclaw Macronyx capensis o 690 Buntings & New World Sparrows Emberizidae 691 NE Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis o o o 692 Finches, Euphonias & Allies Fringillidae 693 E Cape Siskin Pseudochloroptila totta o o 694 # Exceptional, ultra-close views of a male feeding at our feet - look-out over Hout Bay 695 E Cape Canary Serinus canicollis o 696 E Forest Canary Serinus scotops o 697 NE Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris o 698 NE White-throated Canary Serinus albogularis o 699 Old World Sparrows Passeridae 700 House Sparrow (I) Passer domesticus o o 701 Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus o o 702 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus o o 703 Weavers & Allies Ploceidae 704 E Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis o o o 705 Southern Masked-Weaver Ploceus velatus o

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A B CDEFGHIJKLM 13 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME 706 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix o 707 Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis o L 708 Waxbills & Allies Estrildidae 709 E Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis o o 710 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild o 711 712 Total number of bird species recorded on the post-tour extension - 159 species 713 Total number of endemic bird species recorded on the post-tour extension - 37 species 714 Total number of near-endemic bird species recorded on the post-tour extension - 7 species 715 Total number of breeding-endemic bird species recorded on the post-tour extension - 2 species 716 717 MAMMALS 718 Dolphins 719 Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis o # Wonderful scope views of a school of around 100 "porpoising" through the water in pusuit of prey - 720 False Bay 721 Cheek-Pouch Monkeys Cercopithecidae 722 Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus o o # An amusing incident when two baboons hopped into a car left open by some careless tourists. The ensuing chaos only abated once the baboons found there was no food in the car - and calmly left. 723 Thankfully no one was hurt!- Cape of Good Hope lookout 724 Squirrels Sciuridae 725 Gray Squirrel (I) Sciurus carolinensis o o o o 726 Rats & Mice Muridae 727 Four-striped Grass Mouse Rhabdomys pumilio L o 728 Eared Seals & Sealions Otariidae 729 Cape Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus o o 730 Mongooses Herpestridae 731 E Small (Cape) Gray Mongoose Galerela pulverulenta o 732 Hyraxes Procavidae 733 Cape Rock Hyrax (Dassie) Procavia capensis o o 734 Horses Equidae 735 E Cape Mountain Zebra Equus zebra zebra o 736 Bovids & Horned Ungulates Bovidae 737 Eland Taurotragus oryx o 738 # Super, close up views of a magnificent bull feeding below the lookout - Cape Point 739 NE Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis o 740 Steinbuck Raphicerus campestris o 741 E Gray Rhebok Pelea capreolus o 742 E Bontebok Damaliscus d. dorcas o 743 Klipsringer Oreotragus oreotragus o 744 Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros o 745 746 Total number of mammal species recorded on the post-tour extension - 15 species 747 Total number of endemic mammal species recorded on the post-tour extension - 4 species 748 Total number of near-endemic mammal species recorded on the post-tour extension - 1 species 749 750 Reptiles 751 E Cape Girdled Lizard Cordylus cordylus o 752 E Southern Rock Agama Agama atra o

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A B CDEFGHIJKLM 13 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME 753 E Cape Crag Lizard Pseudocordylus microlepidotus o 754 755 Total number of mammal species recorded on the post-tour extension - 3 species 756 Total number of endemic mammal species recorded on the post-tour extension - 3 species 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764

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