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Madagascar 2017 Tour Report the Africa Specialists Africa the Birding Africa Collared Nightjarcollared Birding Africa The Africa specialists Madagascar INFORMATION - TOUR ANGOLA 2017 Tour Report Collared Nightjar Text by tour leaders Michael Mills and Gabriel Jamie Photos by tour participant Mick Dryden Our comprehensive 2017 Madagascar Tour once again showcased REPORT Madagascar’s best birds and wildlife in just 15 days, with an optional week Deservedly called the eighth continent, Madagascar our first forest walk. The overcast conditions meant spent at Masoala at the start. During this time we enjoyed good views of is among the most unusual and spectacular wildlife that things happened slowly during our entire visit, almost all available endemic birds. Among the 189 species logged were all hotspots on the globe. With more than 120 endemics but our first walk produced some excellent views of five species of ground roller, all three mesites, all species of vanga and all bird species, several endemic bird families and a Red-ruffed Lemur and Helmet Vanga. Fortunately ten couas. great diversity of unique mammals and habitats, it Bernier’s Vanga was not too tricky this year, and we Birding Africa Tour Report Tour Africa Birding is quite simply a must-visit destination for birders spent some time watching a pair foraging in some Report Tour Africa Birding and wildlife enthusiasts alike. Pandanus palms at the end of our first full day. This Blue Vanga The early arrivals for the trip met up at our meant there was plenty of time to look for other comfortable hotel-base in Antananarivo, exhilarated specials and we also found Short-legged Ground Short-legged Ground Roller at what the coming weeks held in store for us. The Roller, Brown Mesite, Madagascar Crested Ibis remote rainforests of Masoala in the north-east of (perched in a tree for good views), Madagascar the country provided the first stop on our route. A The most enjoyed birds and birding experiences Pygmy Kingfisher, White-throated Rail, Velvet Starling, Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (well short stint of birding in our hotel gardens produced of the trip were close-up views of the impressive Asity, Long-tailed Ground Roller, Pitta-like Ground done Lynne!), Madagascar Spinetail, Madagascar Madagascar Nightjar on its day roost and tickled Henst's Goshawk in tenth, prolonged and Roller, Short-legged Ground Roller, Rufous-headed Pratincole, Blue Vanga, White-headed Vanga, our taste buds before we enjoyed our first of many unobstructed views of a lovely male Madagascar Ground Roller, White-breasted Mesite, Grey Crossley's Vanga and Rufous Vanga. Mammals scrumptious meals together. As is now becoming Flufftail in ninth, a flock of fourteen Crab Plovers Emutail, Madagascar Blue Pigeon, Madagascar were represented by Lowland Streaked Tenrec routine, Air Madagascar let us down right from the on Nosy Ve in eighth, unbeatable views of a pair of Hoopoe, Torotoroka Scops Owl, Brown Emutail, and White-fronted Brown Lemur. The return boat start and cancelled our flight to Maroansetra, so we Madagascar Yellowbrow in seventh and closer-and- Cuckoo Roller, Nuthatch Vanga, Madagascar trip to Maroansetra was much smoother, but Air instead chartered a small plane and arrived well in closer views of the delightful White-browed Owl in Nightjar, Verreaux's Coua, Madagascar Cuckoo- Madagascar deserted us again, this time in Sambava time for a stint of afternoon birding at Maroansetra, sixth. The top five were a less-than-impressed Giant Hawk and the endemic subspecies of Little Bittern. for 24 hours, requiring yet another charter flight to which included several waders and herons, the only Coua in fifth, incredible views of Crossley's Vanga Unbelievably Helmet Vanga, seen on day two, didn't get us back on schedule! and the intricately-marked Scaly Ground Roller in a get a single nomination despite the excellent views Reed Cormorant | Long-tailed Cormorant of tie for third, exceptional views of two gorgeous male – how quickly it was forgotten! We also recorded 27 the trip and a hunting Peregrine Falcon. The next In Mahajanga we met up with the rest of the group Schlegel's Asity in second, and the incomparable lemur species, two tenrecs, four leaf-tailed geckos, morning the stormy weather had only subsided very that had arrived for the main tour, starting off with Collared Nightjar in top spot. Other favourites more than ten chameleons, several different day slightly so it was a rather bumpy boat ride across a boat trip to the Betsiboka Delta. Although the nominated included Red-tailed Tropicbird, geckos, a beautiful painted frog, giraffe-necked to Masoala. We were more than relieved to set foot tides were not ideal and temperatures has soared Madagascar Cuckoo, Baillon's Crake, Madagascar weevil and lots of other great critters. on the beach below the Lahatrousa trailhead for before the first mudflats were exposed, several 2 | Madagascar 2017 Madagascar 2017 | 3 Madagascar Sacred Ibis were seen feeding at close White-throated Rail Before leaving 'Tana the next day a short visit to Blue Coua, Madagascar Starling, Madagascar range. We found our only Sooty Falcon of the trip, Lac Alarobia was in order. The numbers of ducks Spinetail, another a pair of Madagascar Grebe and which perched for excellent views, plus Greater and herons were impressive, with hundreds of Red- lovely male Madagascar Flufftail. The rain came Sand Plover and Terek Sandpiper among the more billed Teal, Dimorphic Egret, Squacco Heron and even earlier that afternoon, and we were driven back common waders and a young Madagascar Harrier- Western Cattle Egret creating quite a spectacle. to our lodge without having the chance to look for Hawk on a nest, nearly ready to fledge, while its We took our time to pick out Meller’s Duck and Madagascar Rail. Our second full day was spent at parents circled nearby. Madagascar Little Grebe for a detailed study, saw Andasibe where, after some effort, we tracked down another Madagascar Pond Heron, enjoyed our a lovely Red-breasted Coua, Madagascar Wood Birding Africa Tour Report Tour Africa Birding Back on shore we wasted no time in heading for Report Tour Africa Birding best views of the trip of Black Heron, and found Rail, Crossley’s Vanga and male Velvet Asity. In the dry forests of Ampijoroa in Ankarafantsika Hottentot Teal and White-throated Rail before the late afternoon we returned to the entrance of National Park. As the afternoon cooled we spent making our way to Andasibe for our eastern Mantadia, this time finding a lovely Madagascar some time along the shores of Lac Ravelobe rainforest introduction. During lunch we watched Rail that scurried back and forth and found a bonus watching Madagascar Jacana, and found a few Chabert Vanga, Ward's Vanga and Madagascar Little Bittern. noteworthy birds in the car park, including Sickle- Starling, followed by a short but productive walk billed Vanga. The following morning we struck Continuing our exploration of the eastern rainforests, in the reserve to admire Collared Nightjar on out early into the forest, our first walk producing we made the long drive south to Ranomafana its day roost, plus Nuthatch Vanga, Indri and the goods in record time; perched Madagascar National Park, broken with an overnight stay at a Eastern Woolly Lemur. After gate closing we found Green Pigeons, fantastic views of White-breasted very comfortable hotel in Antsirabe. Early the next Madagascar Long-eared Owl and Rainforest Mesite and two incredible male Schlegel’s Asities morning a stint of birding near Antsirabe produced Scops Owl on their day roosts before the rain set in at eye level. We enjoyed great views of Coquerel’s several Madagascar Partridge and excellent views and we headed for our lodge. Coua and Madagascar Hoopoe before making our of Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo, Peregrine Falcon, way to search the best area for Van Dam's Vanga. Our first full day in the eastern rainforest was Madagascar Black Swift and Marsh Owl on the En route we paused to admire Red-capped Coua spent at Mantadia, for which me made a very early ground. Later that day, our lunch spot brought good and Rufous Vanga, before being led to a raptor nest start. Not long after arriving we were rewarded flight views of a pair of Madagascar Snipe, whilst a which we were told belonged to Banded Kestrel. with excellent views of a pair of Short-legged Baillon’s Crake was lured from the dense reed beds All that could be seen of the incubating bird was a Returning to the raptor nest, the bird had now Ground Rollers, followed by Madagascar Pygmy for great views. Energised by the day’s sightings banded tail, although a Banded Kestrel did briefly changed position and after some manoeuvring we Kingfisher and Scaly Ground Roller. With all the we rolled on to Ranomafana, arriving in the late pass overhead above the forest canopy and was managed to get the head of the bird in the scope biggies in the bag we could now focus our attention afternoon. seen briefly by some. We continued on to look for – it was a Madagascar Sparrowhawk and not the on other birds. These includedRed-fronted Coua, With three full days at Ranomafana National Park the aforementioned vanga. By now it was heating hoped for kestrel. Back at the park headquarters we had plenty of time to track down all the tricky up and activity was dropping rapidly, and we'd we paused to admire some Mongoose Lemurs and understorey skulkers for which this reserve is so well not heard a peep from the vanga. So, it was with Western Woolly Lemurs, and also found Coquerel's known. A pair of Brown Mesite was ushered into some relief that a male Van Dam's Vanga suddenly Sifaka and Common Brown Lemur.
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