Ethiopian Endemics

Naturetrek Tour Report 8 - 21 November 2013

Abyssinian Ground Thrush

Abyssinian Owl

Report compiled by Cliff Waller Images courtesy of Alex Pemberton

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Tour Report Ethiopian Endemics

Tour Leader: Cliff Waller Naturetrek Leader Mehiret Ewnetu Local Guide Main Tour Girum Tewlde Extension Guide

Tour Participants: Juha Autio John Brannan Catherine Chatham Simon Cross Graham Dennis Alex Pemberton Phil Pemberton Karen Pickles

Day 1 Friday 8th November

London to Addis Ababa Everyone arrived at Heathrow in good time for our Ethiopian Airlines overnight flight to Addis.

Day 2 Saturday 9th November

Addis Ababa – Gerfersa Reservoir We arrived in Addis at 6:50 a.m. It took some time to get visas and proceed through security and it was after 10 a.m. before we reached the Ghion Hotel, where we caught up with the two ladies in the group who had preceded us. A few birds were seen around the hotel garden including African Goshawk, Taccaze Sunbird, Speckled Mousebird and both Brown-rumped and Streaky Seedeaters.

At 11.15am we set off with packed lunches for the Gerfersa Reservoir, where we found the water level extremely high providing little in the way of shallow edges, but we still found a few birds mainly on the water or short grassland around the bay; these included a Little Grebe, Little Egret, Wattled Ibis, Tawny Eagle , Blue-winged Goose, Egyptian Goose, Shoveler and Pintail, while the few waders here included Ruff and Wood, Common and Green Sandpipers. More terrestrial species present included Barn Swallow, Abyssinian Long Claw, Ortolan Bunting, Red-breasted (Botta’s) Wheatear, Whinchat, African Stonechat, Ground Scraper Thrush and Yellow- bellied Waxbill.

After lunching on the roadside grassy bank we drove down the road towards the stream, before getting out to walk along the line of Eucalypts trees. The highlight here was fine views of a Half-collared Kingfisher, while other species included White Pelican, Reed Cormorant, Montane White-eye, Tree Pipit, Hill Chat, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, and Abyssinian Slaty and Dusky Flycatchers.

Driving back into Addis, we visited the rapidly diminishing area of rough ground opposite the Imperial Hotel, where in spite of considerable disturbance we still saw several Rouget’s Rail as well as Abyssinian Cisticola and our first Pied Wheatear, while more Cattle Egret and Botta’s Wheatear were seen. We then returned to our hotel for an early dinner to allow the group the option of an early night to catch up on some sleep.

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Day 3 Sunday 10th November

Addis Ababa – Sululta Plain - Debre Libanos We got away on time and crossed Addis to visit the airport to successfully track down some luggage, but we did see our first Grey-backed Fiscal and Southern Citril Finch while waiting in the car park. Once away we made only one brief stop where we found an Abyssinian Woodpecker and had distant views of Lanner Falcon.

Arriving at Debre Libanos we headed straight down towards the monastery, first stopping for some Gelada Baboons and then at the bridge over the stream, where we found Rueppell’s Chat and White-cheeked Turaco, as well as our first Brown Parasoma, Mountain Wagtail, Grey Wagtail and African Firefinch, as well as Yellow- bellied Waxbill. Next we went for a short walk in the adjacent forest, finding our first Lemon Dove, Hemprick’s Hornbill, Little Rock Thrush and Banded Barbet, as well as an African Goshawk. We then moved to the Ethio- German lodge to arrange lunch. We sat with drinks overlooking the gorge, seeing little at first but eventually Fan- tailed Ravens and some Ruppell’s Griffons appeared.

Later on we followed the cliff track to the Portuguese Bridge finding Verreaux’s Eagle, Lammergeier and White- billed Starling, while also getting distant views of Erckel’s Francolin, while around the bridge Common Sandpiper and White-rumped Babbler were seen. After which we walked back to the road, only stopping to photograph some close Gelada Baboons.

We made a few stops as we crossed the Salulta Plain on our way back to Addis. First at the regular stream and marsh, which was much quieter than usual, but we did see Blue-winged Goose, Blue -headed and Black- headed Wagtails, Red-throated Pipit and a few common waders. Further stops provided us with Plain and Banded Martins, Yellow Bishop and White Wagtail. Our final stop at some pools produced our first Little Stint, Three- banded Plover and Greenshank, plus a large flock of Ethiopian Siskin, as well as Yellow-billed Duck, Shoveler, Pintail, Spur-winged Plover and Ruff.

Day 4 Monday 11th November

Addis Ababa to Wondo Genet Leaving the Ghion at 6:45 a.m. we picked up our local guide, before heading south through Addis, we made only one brief stop to observe two Mocking Cliff Chats. On reaching Debre Zeit we diverted to Lake Cheleleka, which we found to have the lowest water levels we had ever seen here, certainly due to the increased agricultural irrigation, but we still found a number of new birds such as Africa Jacana, Knob-billed Coot, Lesser Flamingo, White-faced Whistling Duck, Southern Pochard, Garganey, Africa Quail Finch and Northern Red Bishop, as well as some Common Cranes and about 300 Marabou Storks.

Moving on we did not stop again until Koka Bridge, where we found the water levels to be extremely high, in fact the highest we had ever seen here, providing little in the way of edge, but we still saw a few birds such as Senegal Thick-knee, Spur-winged Goose, Gull -billed Tern, Black-billed Barbet, Bruce’s Green Pigeon, Grey- headed Woodpecker, Woodland Kingfisher and a migrant Golden Oriole. Stopping once again at the next wet area, there was a small fringe area of mud which provided our first Kittlitz’s Plover and Marsh Sandpiper, as well as Ruff, Ringed Plover, Little Stint, and Black-winged Stilt, while Ruppell’s Weaver, and Blue-naped Mousebird were seen in the adjacent scrub.

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We had lunch at the Bekele Mola hotel in Ziway, the hotel garden as usual provided us with a few new birds, including Red-faced Crombec, Cardinal Woodpecker and Black-headed Batis. Later we visited the causeway at Lake Ziway, which for the first time we were unable to walk due to the unusually high water levels, but there were good numbers of close White Pelican, Sacred Ibis, Hamerkop and Marabou Storks to photograph, as well as our first African Darter, Black Heron, Black Crake, Whiskered Tern, Grey-headed Gull, Carmine Bee-eater, Spectacle Weaver and Little Weaver, as well as a good variety of other waders and water birds. Moving on our next stop was for some much search for Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, we located three birds, while a further three were seen in the distance, our first European Hoopoe was also seen here.

Having a small amount of time in hand allowed us to make a very brief visit to the river end of Lake Abiata, where we found a group of seven Wattled Cranes, as well as several hundred Common Cranes, while along the distant edge of the lake vast numbers of Shoveler and Ruff were seen along with a number of Avocet, while other new species included Lilac-breasted Roller and some very distant Bright’s Gazelle. It was after dark, 7:20 p.m. before we reached Wondo Genet, where later a White-tailed Mongoose was seen in this hotel grounds.

Day 5 Tuesday 12th November

Wondo Genet A short walk at around 7am in the garden and down to the hot pools with our local guide Mekonem produced our first Grivet Monkey and new birds included Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Ethiopian Oriole, Double-toothed Barbet, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird as well as excellent close views of another Half-collared Kingfisher.

At 8.30am, after breakfast we headed for the forestry school only stopping on the way to view some Blue- breasted Bee-eaters, while waiting at the gate we got good views of Silvery-cheeked Hornbill and Scarlet – breasted Sunbird in a dead tree. We climbed right through to the edge of the forest, with new birds appearing occasionally as we walked, these included Tambourine Dove, Olive Pigeon and Hill Babbler, while other species included Lemon Dove, White-cheeked Trogon, Ethiopian Oriole, White-rumped Babbler and Common Bulbul.

As we neared the upper forest edge we saw both Common and African Cuckoo as well as Broad-billed Roller, while mammals recorded included Olive Baboon and Gambian Sun Squirrel. Little was seen on the walk down until we almost reached the vehicle, where we encountered both Grey and Red-shouldered Cuckoo Shrikes, Green-backed Honey Guide and Slender-billed Starling, as well as Nubian Woodpecker.

During our lunch a Greater Honey Guide was seen, while later on an Abyssinian Ground Thrush was located in the garden. Our afternoon walk was up to the Old Quarry before cutting across the hillside to follow the valley back down. On our way we found our first White-winged Cliff Chat, as well as Red-headed Weaver, Blue Spotted Wood Dove and Common Waxbill.

At the quarry itself, we got excellent views of a Paradise Flycatcher. The valley was fairly quiet, but we did find our first Black Stork, Lesser Honey Guide, Beautiful Sunbird and African Citril Finch, while an immature White- headed Vulture was seen by a few of the group. Other species included Grey-backed Camaroptera and Red- winged Starling

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Day 6 Wednesday 13th November

Wondo Genet We managed to get away for our long drive to Goba by 7.45am, stopping in Shashameme for water and some bananas, and as we travelled on a party of eight Yellow-fronted Parrots flew across the road in front of the bus. We also stopped at a small stream and dam, where we saw our only Black Duck of the trip, plus Plain Martin, Hill Chat and a few other common species. Travelling on we made a few brief stops for some Lanner Falcon and both Montagu’s and Pallid Harriers, while our next halt for Cape Eagle Owl was also successful, partly due to the local village children, as we got excellent views of a fine adult which allowed a close approach.

Our next stop at Dinsho Pools was where we saw our first Purple Heron and several Sacred Ibis, along with Red-knobbed Coot, Blue-winged Goose and Wood Sandpiper. As we continued across the Dinsho Plain we had several groups of close Warthog as well as more distant views of a few Mountain Nyala, Bohor Reedbuck and Menelik’s Bushbuck, while birds included several Rouget’s Rail, Thekla Lark, Ethiopian Cisticola and Black- headed Siskin.

Driving on to the park headquarters at Dinsho we lunched before being taken for a walk by one of the local guides, who had several stakeouts lined up for us, enabling us to see Abyssinian Long-eared Owl and Wood Owl, while we also saw a Mountain Buzzard and several Brown Woodland Warblers and mammals included Mountain Nyala,and Menelik’s Bushbuck, although we failed to find any White-backed Tits. We had an unsuccessful search for Somali Crow on our drive onwards, and arrived just after 5pm at the Goba Waba Shebele hotel.

Day 7 Thursday 14th November

Goba and Bale Mountains We made a start for the Bale Mountains, leaving at 7.30 am, by which time heavy rain had started, but we progressed quickly, seeing Chestnut-naped Francolin and getting brief views of a Cinnamon Bracken Warbler as we travelled. Our first stop as we reached the tree line, where the Giant St John’s-wort started, was for Bale Parasoma, which we quickly located and got good views of. Continuing towards the plateau we saw several Rouget Rail and Chestnut-naped Francolin, as well as a Cape Eagle Owl.

Once on the plateau we soon found some Ruddy Shelduck and five Moorland Francolins were also seen, by now the weather had cleared and as we slowly progressed we located several Ethiopian Wolves, one of which we watched digging out two Blick’s Grass Rats, which it completely crunched up before swallowing.

Two Wattled Cranes were seen in flight and we also saw numerous Giant Mole Rats, as well as the smaller Blick’s Grass Rats and Abyssinian (Black-clawed Brush-Furred Rat), which have longer ears. These are also both endemic and occur in even greater numbers, but the other endemic, the Yellow-spotted was not identified, as they are difficult to separate in the field. Other birds included several Augur Buzzard and Short-crested Lark, as well as plentiful Ethiopian Siskin, a number of Chough, a few Red-throated Pipit and a couple of Lammergeier. Driving slowly back we made several stops for waders, a pair of Wattled Cranes, while new birds included two Steppe Eagles.

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We stopped again to eat lunch on a grassy knoll just as we reached the tree line, before progressing a little further and walking into the forest to search for White-backed Tit, which we soon located and got excellent views of. We then made several further stops with short walks finding our first viewable Ethiopian Buobuo and Bush Duiker, as well as plentiful Ruppell’s Robin Chat, Mountain White-eye and numerous other species. Our final halt on the way down was to look for Abyssinian Ground Thrush, which we found to be quite elusive before eventually getting splendid views of two birds.

Due to our earlier return, we stopped at the hotel to make use of the facilities and here found two roosting African Goshawks and saw a Lammergeier and several other species. We then headed off to search for Somali Crow in the nearby town of Robe, eventually finding five birds, some of which were prominently perched, enabling us to scope them.

Day 8 Friday 15th November

Goba, Bale Mountains to Negele We left Goba at 6:30 am, accompanied by heavy rain, but it eased a little as we drove up onto the plateau, where we saw many of the birds species we had seen yesterday such as Rouget’s Rail, Chestnut-naped Francolin, Spot- breasted Plover, Ruddy Shelduck and Mountain Buzzard, as well as close views of Lanner Falcons and Blick’s Grass Rats. As we started to drop down the other side, two Kilpspringer were seen and we also got very close views of one of the endemic Abyssinian Hares, as well as another Common Duiker.

When we reached the magnificent lower areas of the forest we stopped for a short walk, and saw good numbers of Yellow-bellied Waxbill and Variable Sunbird, while a little further along we halted for some Abyssinian Crimsonwing and Abyssinian Ground Thrush. We carried on and saw a number of new birds, including White- winged Widowbird, European Bee-eater, Emerald Spotted Wood Dove, Northern Black Flycatcher, Red and Yellow Barbet and Spotted Palm Thrush, as well as a Lesser Spotted Eagle.

At our lunch stop a Great Sparrow Hawk was seen. After which we still had a long drive to the Ruspoli’s site, so had to push on, but we still saw good new birds such as Red-billed and Von der Decken’s Hornbills, Bare-faced Go-away-bird, Golden-breasted Starling and Steel-blue Whydah. It was almost 4 p.m. before we reached Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco area and our jeep, which was behind, saw two fly into a tree, while shortly after we located another one in the village, so on catching up with the other vehicle, we turned back and almost immediately located yet another pair, which provided excellent views. Travelling on, new birds continued to appear, with White-bellied Go-away-bird, Black-crowned Tchagra, Northern White-crowned Shrike, White-headed Buffalo Weaver and both Lesser Blue-eared and Shelley’s Starlings, while during a brief halt at a river bridge for an African Harrier Hawk, we also saw a Shikra and a Grey-headed Kingfisher.

Day 9 Saturday 16th November

Negele, Liben Plain Leaving at a 5:30 a.m, we headed out to visit the Liben Plain, seeing a White-tailed Mongoose just outside the town, while a little further on we stopped for a Kori Bustard, where we also found three more. Other species included our first White-crowned Starling, while good numbers of Ethiopian Swallows also seen.

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Turning onto the track to the plain we found Reichenow’s Seedeater and Shelley’s Rufous Sparrow. Once on the plain we soon found our first Black-winged Plover and Plain-backed Pipit. After driving along the track which crosses the plain, we stopped to walk out across the grassland with the mist limiting visibility, but it was not long before we located our first Somali Short-toed Larks, which was quickly followed by a Liben Lark, which allowed good close views and several more of this endemic species were soon found, more easily than on last year visit, while other new species included Pectoral-patch Cisticola and Northern Wheatear.

Returning to the vehicle we found an excellent scrambled egg breakfast with fresh coffee waiting for us, which we thoroughly appreciated after our walk through the mist and wet grassland. We then drove to a nearby reservoir, where we found our first Collared Pratincole, Black-headed Heron, African Spoonbill, Egyptian Vulture, Kentish Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Grey Plover. Other species included ninety plus Black Stork, White Stork, Marsh Sandpiper and Little Stint.

As we drove on to reach an area of acacia scrub, we saw several more new birds as we travelled including Temmink’s Courser, African Pipit and Cut-throat. On reaching the scrub area we walked out for quite a while, eventually we started to find a few birds, the highlight of which was a White-tailed Swallow, which is rare in this area. Other new species included Yellow-bellied Eremomela and Speak’s Weaver, Grey-headed Social Weaver, Red-billed Buffalo Weaver, Common Whitethroat, while on our journey back to town we saw our first Grey Kestrel, Isabelline Shrike and two Bristle-crowned Starlings in exactly the same spot that we had seen them last year.

After lunch we left again at around 3:30 a.m. to visit one of the red soiled areas of Negele where we found several other new species including Pygmy Falcon, Pallid Flycatcher, Red-fronted Barbet and Abyssinian White- eye, while other species included Martial Eagle and Cut-throat Finch. Crossing the road we found that most of the area had been recently ploughed up, but we still saw a few birds including Rosy-patched Bush-shrike and Rattling Cisticola. On our journey back we halted for some White-crested Helmetshrikes, where we also found our first Black-headed Oriole and Rufous Chatterer, and our final new bird of the day was a Yellow-throated Spurfowl.

Day 10 Sunday 17th November

Negele to Yabello We left Negele at 5:30 a.m. retracing our steps to the Liben Plain, seeing again some of the species seen yesterday, while a little further on we located our first White-bellied Bustard, which was soon followed by some Kori Bustards. As we continued we started to find a good number of new species including Guenther’s Dik-dik, Gabar Goshawk, Grey Kestrel, White-browed Coucal, Abyssinian Scimitarbill, Chestnut Weaver and White- winged Widowbird. Stopping for breakfast by the roadside cooked by our drivers, provided us with time for a short wander in the scrub, which produced our first Banded Mongoose, Grey-headed Bush-shrike, Slate- coloured Buobuo and Eastern Paradise Whydah.

As we neared the Dawa River, we stopped in the village to search for the very local White-winged Dove, finding two cosying up to one another in an Acacia tree. Other new species here included d’Arnaud’s Barbet and Black- cheeked Waxbill.

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After crossing the river we drove along bank-side before parking in the shade, to begin our walk into the scrub to look for our target bird, Juba Weaver, but it was incredibly hot and virtually no birds were moving and we saw only White-browed Scrub Robin and Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird. After about one and a half hours we gave up the search. An Italian group, which had arrived before we did were also unsuccessful and eventually had to move on.

As we travelled towards the main road, several more new species were located including four Lesser Kudu, Black-faced Sandgrouse, Vulturine Guineafowl, Buff-crested Bustard, Red-bellied Parrot, Striped Kingfisher, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Purple Grenadier, Black-capped Social Weaver and both Somali and Taita Fiscal Shrikes, while we also saw some Bright’s Gazelle and a number of other species. We then set off on the 100 km drive and arrived at the hotel at around 7:30 p.m.

Day 11 Monday 18th November

Yabello Area After breakfasting at the hotel, we departed at 6.30am heading south along the main road to Kenya, where after about an hour we stopped to search an area of scrub, a known site for Red-naped Bush-shrike. We spent a couple of hours here and it provided us with a host of new birds, such as Heuglin’s Courser, Banded Parasoma, Masked Shrike, Pygmy Batis, Brubru, White-bellied Canary, Straw-tailed Whydah, Acacia Tit, Stripe-breasted Seedeater, Northern Grosbeak Weaver and Somali Bunting, while other species found here, included Buff- crested Bustard and both Black-capped and Grey-capped Social Weavers. We also found a small Leopard Tortoise here.

Moving on we stopped briefly to view a Black-chested Snake Eagle and then saw a couple of Abyssinian Grass Rats. Once on the open grassland it proved to be excellent as we soon found our target bird Foxy Lark. Other new species included Rock Thrush and Pale Prinia, while additional species included three more Three-banded Coursers and Acacia Tit. Later on several other species were found, including White-tailed Swallow, Stresemann’s Bush Crow and our first Tiny Cisticola, as well as Gerenuk and Rosy-patched Bush-shrike. On reaching the track we came along yesterday from Negele, we continued to find new birds including Brown Snake Eagle and Boran Cisticola, while mammals included Gerenuk and Thomson’s Gazelle. After reaching the new road again it was still 90 km back to Yabello, with the highlight of the drive being an African Wildcat, which strolled across the road, right in front of us.

Our afternoon drive was a short distance along the road to Awassa, where we stopped for a short walk in the scrub, here we found only three new birds Shining Sunbird, Lesser Masked Weaver and other species included Orange-bellied Parrot, Pygmy Falcon, Nubian Woodpecker and a Emerald Spotted Wood Dove. After returning to the hotel for a short period, we then headed off for a night drive, seeing fourteen Gunther’s Dikdik, a couple of White-tailed Mongoose, eight Scrub Hares and a Heuglin’s Courser, while we also found a roosting Martial Eagle.

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Day 12 Tuesday 19th November

Yabello to Awassa We left Yabello at 6.45am, seeing a few interesting birds as we travelled, such as Bare-faced Go-away-bird, Rufous Chatterer, White-crowned Starling, Africa Stonechat and Pin-tailed Whydah. We made only one birding stop at a small marsh, where we found several new birds including Steppe Buzzard, Red-collared Widowbird, Crimson-rumped Waxbill and both Bronze and Black-and-white Mannikins. We then travelled some distance, before breaking for a good lunch in Dilla, after which we continued along a poor section of road, that had deteriorated considerably since last year.

Arriving in Awassa we went straight our hotel to check-in, before driving to the fish market area, to search for Spotted Creeper. It was still warm and the woodland was very quiet, but we did see our first Moorhen, White - winged Black Tern and Lesser Swamp Warbler along the lake side, where other species such as Black Crake, African Jacana and Whiskered Tern were also present. The woodland was still quiet as we worked our way back towards the entrance gate, but suddenly birds started to move and it was not long before our first Spotted Creeper was located, while other new birds included our first Common Redstart along with a few other species such as Northern Puffback and Buff-bellied Warbler.

After returning to the hotel we went for a walk along the lake shore seeing many of the species we had already seen at the fish market, as well as a few new ones such as Pygmy Goose, Blue-headed Coucal, Abyssinian Waxbill, Grosbeak Weaver, while other species included Eastern Grey Woodpecker, Black Crake, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Swamp Warbler, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Spectacled Weaver, Cut-throat Finch and another Spotted Creeper.

Day 13 Wednesday 20th November

Awassa to Addis Ababa Quite a few birds were seen in the garden early in the morning, including new ones such as Pygmy Kingfisher, while during breakfast a Green-backed Honeybird and a Eurasian Wryneck were found.

Once away we soon stopped at the Black Water Bridge end of the lake, were new species included Goliath Heron and Saddle-billed Stork, while other species included Whiskered and White-winged Black Terns, Grey and Woodland Kingfishers. We then drove directly to Abiata, where we drove out to the view point looking out over lakes Abiata and Shalla, mainly to search for Abyssinian Wheatear, which we failed to find, but another group had just left the site and may have disturbed them. Our first Cinnamon-breasted Bunting and Bush Petronia were seen here, as well as Yellow-bellied Eremomela, Northern Wheatear and a few other species, while as we drove back we located a pair of Gillett’s Larks.

After leaving the park we crossed the main road and drove to the Bekele Mola hotel on the shore of Lake Langano, which is closed and being refurbished and on the way down we found our first White-winged Black Tit and Black Scimitarbill. The hotel grounds proved excellent as usual, especially with a leaking water pipe attracting birds in the increasing heat, which included Banded and Red-fronted Barbets and Greater Honeyguide. The wooded gardens also provided many species including our first Red-throated Wryneck, while other species

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included Little Rock Thrush, Mocking Cliff Chat, Spectacled Weaver and Black-billed Barbet. A walk up to the cliff face eventually provided us with an Abyssinian Wheatear.

Moving on to our lunch stop at the Wabe Shebelle Hotel, we had cold drinks while ordering lunch, before venturing out into the garden with the local guide, to be shown a roosting Greyish Eagle Owl and a Slender- tailed Nightjar. During lunch we saw our first Lesser Black-backed Gulls, including a 1st winter bird easily separated from Heuglin’s by the much darker plumage, while two Gull-billed Terns were also seen.

Our next stop was just before Koka Bridge, where we saw a few waders and ducks, including our first Temmink’s Stint. While a further halt at the bridge produced our last new birds of the trip, some White-rumped Swifts and two magnificent Black Crowned Cranes. We then continued the long y drive back to Addis and after making quick detour to buy some local coffee, we found ourselves back at the Ghion Hotel by 7 p.m.

Day 14 Thursday 21st November

Addis to London With a morning flight to catch we had little time for birding, but a few species were seen around the hotel and airport, although nothing new was found. Our flight was comfortable and the time passed quickly and on arrival at Heathrow farewells were conducted around the luggage carousel, before we all headed off for our various destinations, so ending an exceptionally interesting tour.

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Species List

Birds (H = heard only; C = circa) November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 12 4 8 1 3 1 2 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 5 2 3 Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum 100+ 4 Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena 2 1 1 5 Moorland Francolin Francolinus psilolaemus 5 2 6 Yellow-necked Spurfowl Francolinus leucoscepus 1 30c 6 1 7 Chestnut-naped Francolin Pternistes castaneicollis 2 15 40+ 8 Erckel's Francolin Pternistes erckelii 1 + h 9 Scaly Francolin Pternistes squamatus h 10 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 1 150c 2 4 2 1 20c 8 11 Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens 1 12 White-bellied Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus 8 3 10 6 13 Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 3 1 12 1 2 14 Darter Anhinga rufa 6 1 15 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 10 4 8 16 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 40+ 40+ 40c 100+ 20c 4 20+ 17 Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 1 18 Great White Egret Egretta alba 3 3 19 Yellow-billed Egret Egretta intermedia 2 20 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 1 1 6 6 4 21 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 3 1 5 1 1 1 22 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 4 1 5 23 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 2 24 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1 25 Hammerkop Scopus umbretta 1 50c 2 4 2 1 20c 8 26 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 7 27 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 1 1 1 90c 28 Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii 5 29 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 2 1

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 30 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 1 31 Marabou Leptoptilos crumeniferus 20+ 300+ 10 1 32 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 1 30c 10 1 33 Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopica 2 5 150+ 80c 60+ 7 20+ 34 Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata 30c 30+ 1 1 2 15 30+ 2 35 Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 3 1 20c 2 3 36 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 20+ 4 80+ 37 African Spoonbill Platalea alba 1 1 38 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 100+ 20c 39 Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor 6000+ 2000c 40 Fulvous Tree Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 150+ 41 White-faced Tree Duck Dendrocygna viduata 10 50+ 42 Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera 20c 20c 8 20+ 43 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus 12 6 30+ 6 20+ 20c 30+ 2 20c 30+ 44 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 7 1 20+ 45 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferrugina 8 2 46 Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus 10 47 African Black Duck Anas sparsa 3 48 Common Teal Anas crecca 5 49 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata 4 20+ 5 50 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 4 51 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhynchos 1 52 Garganey Anas querquedula 5 53 Shoveler Anas clypeata 12 2 1000+ 54 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 2 55 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 10 56 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 2 1 1 2 2 2 57 Black Kite Milvus migrans 2 58 Yellow-billed Kite Milvus (migrans ) aegyptus 600+ 50+ 40+ 3 20+ 30+ 5 8 10 10 50c 20+ 59 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 1 12 1 10 20c 60 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 1 4 61 Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus 1 1 3

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 62 Hooded Vulture Neophron monachus 15 6 8 12 20+ 8 12 20c 6 10 20+ 8 63 African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus 8 4 3 64 Rüppell's Griffon Gyps rueppellii 12 3 10 65 White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis 1 1 66 Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis 1 67 Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus 1 68 Short-toed Eagle Circaaetus gallicus 1 69 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus 1 1 2 70 African Harrier Hawk Polyboroides typus 1 1 71 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 2 1 1 72 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 2 3 1 73 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 1 1 74 Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates 2 75 Eastern Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus 5 2 1 76 Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar 1 1 1 77 Great Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus 1 78 African Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus 1 79 African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro 1 1 2 80 Shikra Accipiter badius 1 3 81 Western Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 1 82 African Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus 1 1 83 Augur Buzzard Buteo augur 3 6 2 4 20c 6 1 3 2 84 Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina 1 1 1 85 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 1 5 2 4 1 1 5 1 86 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 1 2 2 2 87 Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii 2 88 African Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster 1 89 Long-crested Eagle Lophoaetus occipitalis 1 1 90 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus 1 1 91 African Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus 2 1 1 92 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 3 3 1 1 6 93 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 2 1 3 1 20c 1

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 94 Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus 1 95 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 1 1 2 2 96 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori 4 4 2 97 Buff Crested Bustard Lophotis grindiana 3 1 98 White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis ruficrista 3 1 99 Rouget's Rail Rallus rougetii 4 5 14 15 100 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra 2 3 1 101 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 10 2 2 102 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 30+ 4 2 103 Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina 2 104 Wattled Crane Grus carunculata 7 2 2 105 Common Crane Grus grus 9 250c 106 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 7 20c 5 107 Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus 4 3 100+ 40+ 12 15 108 Black-winged Plover Vanellus melanopterus 30+ 5 11 7 109 Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus 12 12 10 8 110 Wattled Plover Vanellus senegallus 6 2 111 Spot-breasted Plover Vanellus melanocephalus 20c 20c 112 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1 113 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1 3 10 2 114 Kittlitz's Sandplover Charadrius pecuarius 2 115 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 1 116 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 3 117 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1 118 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1 1 1 1 119 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 1 5 3 120 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 4 8 20+ 2 15 1 3 5 121 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 122 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 123 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 124 Little Stint Calidris minuta 7 5 30c 7 125 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 1

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 126 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1 127 Ruff Philomachus pugnax 3 12 1000+ 50+ 128 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 3 2 10 2 14 129 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1000c 130 Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis 12 2 131 Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii 10 132 Heuglin's Courser Cursorius cinctus 6 133 Common Pratincole Glareola pratincola 40c 134 Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrhocephalus 20+ 8 6 135 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2 136 Gull-billed Tern Geochelidon nilotica 1 2 137 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 30+ 6 20c 138 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 4 7 139 Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus 4 140 White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques 80_ 100+ 2 40c 30+ 30+ 10 3 141 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea 30+ 70+ 20c 1 50c 20c 20+ 15 5 6 10 30c 142 Feral Pigeon Columba livia ' feral' 1 12 4 143 Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix 2 144 Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens 10 10 8 6 8 12 3 145 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 2 2 15 4 10 30+ 146 African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens 12 4 6 147 Ringed-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola 2 2 15 30+ 3 4 12 30c 148 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 12 2 10 12 6 50+ 149 African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea 2 150 White-winged Collared Dove Streptopelia reichenowi 2 151 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 8 6 7 152 Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria 3 153 Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer 1 154 Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos 1 1 1 155 Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata 2 1 156 Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia 5 2 157 Yellow-fronted Parrot Poicephalus flavifrons 5 8

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 158 Orange-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris 5 4 2 159 Black-winged Lovebird Agapornis taranta 1 7 2 3 160 White-cheeked Turaco Tauraco leucotis 2 12 1 15 161 Prince Ruspoli's Turaco Tauraco ruspoli 5 162 Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personata 1 2 163 White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster 6 8 2 8 164 Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1 165 Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius 2 166 Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus 2 167 White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus 1 2 1 168 Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii 1 169 Cape Eagle Owl Bubo capensis 1 1 170 Greyish Eagle Owl Bubo cinerascens 1 171 African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis h 172 African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii 1 173 Abyssinian Owl Asio abyssinicus 1 174 Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus 2 175 Nyanza Swift Apus niansae 15 10 176 Horus Swift Apus horus 1 1 177 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer 2 178 Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus 2 179 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus 6 8 6 20+ 2 4 6 4 30+ 20c 180 Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus 4 3 6 181 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 8 12 10 182 Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata 1 1 183 Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata 2 4 3 184 Pygmy Kingfisher Ceyx picta 1 185 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis 1 1 1 2 186 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti 2 1 187 Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala 1 1 188 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 7 189 Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus 6 3 5

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 190 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 2 7 1 3 6 6 3 6 191 Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus 10 1 9 5 192 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata 2 5 4 20+ 6 3 3 193 Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevia 1 6 1 3 194 European Roller Coracias garrulus 2 1 195 Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus 1 196 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 11 1 1 3 3 197 Black Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus aterrimus 4 1 198 Black-billed Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus somaliensis 3 1 1 1 4 199 Abyssinian Scimitarbill Phoeniculus minor 4 2 200 Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus 2 4 2 201 N. Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus 2 6 30c 3 20+ 202 Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni 19 40+ 1 203 E. Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris 10 3 204 Hemprich's Hornbill Tockus hemprichii 3 1 205 Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis 20+ 4 1 20+ 5 206 Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus 6 1 2 2 207 Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus 2 1 208 Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito 1 1 3 209 Banded Barbet Lybius undatus 1 1 210 Red-fronted Barbet Lybius diadematus 1 211 Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala 1 2 1 1 212 Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus 1 213 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus 1 214 Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus 15 6 2 215 D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii 2 1 216 Green-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus 1 1 217 Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator 2 1 218 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor 2 1 219 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1 220 Red-breasted Wryneck Jynx ruficollis 1 221 Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica 1 1 1 h 2

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 222 Golden-backed Woodpecker Dendropicos abyssinicus 2 1 223 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens 1 224 Eastern Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos spondocephalus 2 1 1 2 225 Bearded Woodpecker Thripias namaquus 1 1 226 Foxy Lark Mirafra alopex 1 227 Gillett's Lark Mirafra gilletti 2 228 Liben Lark Heteromirafra sidamoensis 4 229 Erlanger's Lark Calandrella erlangeri 2 230 Somali Short-toed Lark Calandrella somalica 8 231 Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucotis 1 232 Thekla Lark Galerida theklae malabarica 1 4 12 2 233 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1 20c 4 3 234 Banded Martin Riparia cincta 1 4 235 Brown Throated Martin Riparia paludicola 10 8 20c 236 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 10 18 3 10 15 10 8 10 15 237 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii 6 4 2 4 2 238 White-tailed Swallow Hirundo megaensis 2 4 239 Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica 1 40+ 20 240 Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica 8 2 2 241 Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica 2 2 242 African Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula 3 8 8 3 243 Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta 4 244 House Martin Delichon urbica 1 1 1 245 Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera 30c 2 246 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava lutea 6 247 Black-headed Wagtail Motacilla feldegg 9 3 248 Blue-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava flava 6 100+ 200+ 10 10 6 10 20+ 249 Grey-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava thunbergi 1 250 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1 1 251 Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara 3 1 1 252 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 3 2 1 1 1 253 African Pipit Anthus cinammoneus 1 3

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 254 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys 2 1 12 255 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1 1 256 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 3 5 6 15 1 8 257 Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx flavicollis 3 258 Grey Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caesia 1 259 Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga phoenicea 1 260 Dark Capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor 1 5 2 10 3 261 Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus 2 10 10 30+ 2 6 4 8 262 N. White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli 20c 50c 30+ 10 3 263 White Helmet-shrike Prionops plumata 3 6 2 264 Brubru Nilaus afer 1+h 3 265 Slate-coloured Boubou Laniarius funebris 4 2 266 Northern Puff-back Dryoscopus gambensis 2 1 1 1 1 267 Red-naped Bushshirke Laniarius ruficeps 1 268 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus 1 1 3 269 Rosy-patched Shrike Rhodophoneus cruentus 3 1 270 Ethiopian Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus 3 1 2 271 Grey-headed Bush-shrike Malaconotus blanchoti 2 2 272 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 2 4 1 273 Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides 3 5 4 1 4 274 Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsallis 1 1 275 Somali Fiscal Lanius somalicus 6 8 276 Fiscal Lanius collaris 4 6 2 2 6 4 2 2 2 277 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1 278 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 1 1 279 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 2 1 280 African Stonechat Saxicola torquata 1 1 1 1 1 6 281 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1 2 282 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 1 40+ 30+ 4 4 30+ 30+ 12 2 4 283 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 40+ 20+ 8 1 2 20+ 10 7 6 20c 284 Abyssinian Black Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris 1 285 Botta's Wheatear Oenanthe bottae 12 20+ 2 4

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 286 Hill Chat ( Moorland ) Cercomela sordida 8 2 10 100c 5 287 Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris 3 6 288 White-winged Cliff Chat Thamnolaea semirufa 1 289 Ruppelli's Black Chat Myrmecocichla melaena 4 290 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 1 291 Little Rock Thrush Monticola rufocinerea 3 292 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1 3 293 White-browed Scrub-robin Cercotrichas leucophrys 1 5 294 Spotted Palm-Thrush Cichadusa guttata 1 295 Rüppell's Robin-chat Cossypha semirufa 1 4 1 8 296 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini 2 1 297 African Thrush Turdus pelios 2 1 3 2 298 Mountain Thrush Turdus abyssinicus 2 5 2 20+ 12 30+ 2 299 Ground-scraper Thrush Psophocichia litsipsirupa 6 8 4 1 3 5 3 300 Abyssinian Ground Thrush Zoothera piaggiae 2 2 2 301 Abyssinian Catbird Parophasma galinieri 2 4 302 African Hill Babbler Pseudoalcippe anyssinica 1 h 303 White-rumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygia 5 8 3 304 Rufous Chatterer Turdoides rubiginosus 4 6 1 1 1 305 Cinnamon Bracken Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus 1 4 306 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 2 307 Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris 3 1 308 Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida 1 1 309 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 310 Whitethroat Sylvia communis 1 1 3 4 1 1 311 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia corruca 1 1 1 312 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 1 313 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 314 Brown Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens 4 5 315 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana 3 1 316 Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa 1 317 Ethiopian Cisticola Cisticola lugubris 6 2 3 5

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 318 Tiny Cisticola Cisticola nana 3 319 Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens 2 1 320 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava 1 3 5 2 1 2 2 321 Pale Prinia Prinia somalica 1 322 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida 1 2 323 Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella 4 2 5 324 Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata 2 1 4+h 2 h 2 1 2 325 Red-fronted Warbler Urorhipis rufifrons 1 326 Grey Wren-warbler Calamonaster simplex 2 327 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis 1 1 1 3 328 Yellow-vented Eromomala Eremomela flavicrissalis 1 8 329 Green-backed Eromomala Eremomela canescens 1 2 330 Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii 1 1 331 Brown Parisoma Parisoma lugens 1 332 Bale Parisoma Parisoma griseaventris 3 333 Banded Parisoma Parisoma boehmi 2 334 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1 335 Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta 3 5 10 2 4 3 336 Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatina 4 2 1 1 8 5 337 Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides 6 4 6 2 2 3 338 Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus 3 339 Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus 3 12 12 1 340 Grey-headed Batis Batis orientalis 1 341 Black-headed Batis Batis erlangeri 2 2 1 4 3 342 Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea 1 4 343 White-tailed Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis 4 1 2 344 Acacia Tit Parus thruppi 1 3 345 White-winged Black Tit Parus leucomelas 3 346 White-backed Tit Parus leuconotus 3 347 Mouse-coloured Penduline Tit Remiz musculus 2 348 Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonota 2 349 E. Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis 1

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 350 Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris 1 1 2 351 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis 20+ 3 352 Hunter's Sunbird Nectarinia hunteri 2 4 353 Variable Sunbird Cynniris venusta 2 4 4 2 4 3 354 Mariqua Sunbird Cynniris mariquensis 1 1 1 355 Shining Sunbird Cynniris habessinica 1 356 Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze 20c 10 1 2 5 3 1 357 Beautiful Sunbird Nectarinia pulchellus 6 10 1 1 6 358 Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus 2 359 Montane White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus 2 4 6 5 20+ 6 360 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 1 361 Somali Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza poliopleura 3 362 Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting Emberiza tahapisi 3 2 363 White-bellied Canary Serinus dorsostriatus 3 364 Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex 5 365 African Citril Serinus citrinelloides 1 2 2 366 Southern Citril Serinus hypostictus 5 2 1 367 Black-headed Siskin Serinus nigriceps 10 50+ 130+ 80+ 600+ 368 Streaky Seed-eater Serinus striolatus 20+ 2 2 2 4 30c 10 8 2 369 Stripe-breasted Seedeater Serinus reichardi 1 370 Reichard’s Seed-eater Serinus reichenowi 2 371 Brown-rumped Seed-eater Serinus tristriatus 10 4 1 20c 372 Northern Grosbeak Canary Crithagra donaldsoni 1 373 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 1 1 2 1 2 1 374 E. Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea 1 375 Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri 1 376 Village Indigo-bird Vidua chalybeata 6 1 2 377 Cut-throat Amadina fasciata 14 2 7 378 Abyssinian Waxbill Estrildida ochrogaster 6 379 Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia 2 30c 1 2 20c 2 380 Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga 1 6 381 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 1

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 382 Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda charmosyna 2 2 1 383 Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster 4 8 384 Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus 1 12 4 1 6 4 8 20+ 385 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala 2 1 8 10 386 African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata 3 387 Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptopiza salvadorii 3 388 African Silverbill Euodice cantans 30c 389 Quail Finch Ortygospiza fuscocrissa 4 390 Black-and-white Mannikin Spermetes bicolor 6 391 Bronze Mannikin Spermetes cucullata 20c 392 Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons 6 393 Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht 20c 6 5 1 1 6 1 394 Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus 7 395 Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula 20c 12 20+ 396 Northern Masked Weaver Ploceus taeniopterus 20c 8 397 Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius 3 398 Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus 8 399 Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei 12 10 400 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus 1 4 401 Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis 1 1 402 Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus 15 1 403 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps 3 4 6 404 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea 10 30+ 4 405 Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franaciscanus 6 406 Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis 20+ 10 1 407 Red-collared Widow-bird Euplecta ardens 6 408 White-winged Widow-bird Euplecta albonotatus 1 409 Red-billed Buffalo-weaver Bubalornis niger 30c 30c 6 410 White-headed Buffalo-weaver Dinemellia dinemelli 4 4 30c 12 8 411 White-browed Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser mahali 40+ 12 50+ 412 Black-capped Social Weaver Pseudonigrita cabanis 40+ 20c 413 Grey-capper Social Weaver Pseudonigrita amaudi 20c 12

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 414 Shelley's Sparrow Passer shelleyi 80+ 12 5 415 Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii 30c 20c 20+ 2 8 2 8 6 2 12 15 416 Yellow-spotted Petronia Petronia pyrgita 2 30+ 30c 417 Bush Petronia Petronia dentata 1 418 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio 6 12 12 8 419 White-billed Starling Onychognathus albirostris 20c 420 Bristle-crowned Starling Onychognathus salvadorii 2 1 421 Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris 8 422 Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus 2 30+ 50c 4 40c 5 30+ 30c 50c 10 30+ 40+ 423 Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus 10 12 424 Rüppell's Long-tailed Starling Lamprotornis purpuropterus 30+ 1 2 20+ 50+ 425 Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius 5 60+ 6 426 Shelley's Starling Lamprotornis shelleyi 10 20c 30c 12 427 White-crowned Starling Lamprotornis albicapillus 100c 30+ 30+ 2 428 Superb Starling Spreo superbus 20c 4 200c 12 100c 429 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea 8 1 4 6 430 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus 5 1 5 1 431 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 1 432 Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus 3 1 433 Ethiopian Forest Oriole Oriolus monacha 40+ 2 2 4 434 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 1 1 4 2 20c 10 1 30+ 6 6 10 435 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 4 436 Pied Crow Corvus albus 20c 100+ 20c 6 6 6 20c 20+ 437 Cape Rook Corvus capensis 10 50+ 20c 4 6 4 438 Dwarf Raven Corvus edithae 5 439 Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipiduris 20+ 4 2 4 2 4 6 6 440 Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris 8 2 1 4 30+ 3 10 4

Mammals 1 Warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus 30+ 2 Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius 1 3 Common (Red) Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia 1 1 1

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November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 Salt's Dik-dik Madoqua saltiana 3 10 5 Gunther's Dik-dik Madoqua guentheri 80c 20c 6 Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbis 4 7 Mountain Nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni 30c 2 8 Menelik's Bushbuck Tragelaphus scirptus meneliki 5 9 Bohor Reedbuck Redunca redunca 5 10 Grant's ( Bright's ) Gazelle Nanger granti notala 10 10 6 11 Gerenuk Litocranius walleri 4 7 12 Ethiopian Highland Klipspringer Oreotragus saltatrixoides 2 13 Ethiopian Rock Hyrax Procavia habessinica 2 10 14 Bush Yellow-spotted Hyrax Heterohyrax brucei 8 6 15 Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus 3 16 Unstriped Ground Squirrel Xerus rutilus 8 8 17 Striped Ground Squirrel Euxerus erythropus 3 18 Abyssinian Hare Lepus habessinicus 1 1 19 Scrub Hare Lepus saxatilis 8 20 Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas 1 21 Ethiopian Wolf Canis simensis 4 22 Burchell's Zebra Equs burchellii 4 23 African Wild Cat Felis silvestris 1 24 Gelada Baboon Papio gelada 70c 25 Olive Baboon Papio cynocephalus 15 30+ 9 4 26 Girvet Monkey Cercopithecus aethiops 4 20c 10 20c 27 Guereza Colobus Colobus guereza 20+ 2 2 4 8 28 Egyptian Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon 1 29 White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda 1 1 30 Banded Mongoose Mungo mungo 2 31 Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula 1 32 African Grass Rat Aruvicanthus niloticus 2 33 Bick's Grass Rat Aruvicanthus bicki 300+ 30c 34 Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat Lopuromys melanonyx 20c 6 35 Brown Rat Rattus norveqicus 1 2

Ethiopian Endemics Tour Report

November November Common Name Scientific Name 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 36 Giant Mole Rat Cryptomys mechowi 40+ 2

Reptiles & Amphibians 1 Snake sp. 1 2 Red-headed Rock Agama Agama agama 1 1 3 Eritrean Rock Agama Acanthocerus annectans 1 4 African Striped Skink Mabuya striata trachylepi 1 5 Uniformed Scaled Gecko Hemidactylus isolepis 1 6 White-throated Savana Monitor Varanus albigularis 2 7 Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus 1 8 Leopard Tortoise Geochelone pardalis 1