Namibia, Botswana & Zambia

Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls!

Naturetrek Tour Report 22 February - 9 March 2019

Lion in Etosha Common Scarlet

Elephants at Chobe Bushman’s Poison

Report and photos compiled by Neil MacLeod

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Tour Report Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls!

Tour participants: Neil MacLeod and Jakes de Jager (leaders) with 15 Naturetrek clients

Day 1 Friday 22nd February

Our overnight flight to Johannesburg departed from Heathrow, arriving in plenty of time for our onward connection to Windhoek in Namibia.

Day 2 Saturday 23rd February

Flight BA6275 from Johannesburg lands at Hosea Kutako International Airport, and is on time at 14:20. We meet, use the facilities and clear up some issues with luggage that had been broken into on the flight from Johannesburg. We leave the airport at 15:30 and head towards Waterberg Plateau Park which is 310 kilometres away. We arrive at the park at 19:20, check into our rooms and go to dinner at 20:00.

We do not do a checklist this evening, but the following birds are worth mentioning: Tawny Eagle, Pale Chanting Goshawk, Steppe Buzzard, White-backed Vulture, Yellow-billed Kite, Purple Roller, Lilac-breasted Roller, European Bee-eater, Swallow-tailed Bee-eater. We also see various mammals including Greater Kudu, Oryx, Springbok, Red Hartebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Steenbok, Chacma Baboon, Warthog and Burchell’s Zebra along the road to Waterberg.

Day 3 Sunday 24th February

We meet in the road in front of our bungalows at 06:00 and do a shortish walk to find some Namibian birds! Some of us hear Hartlaub’s Spurfowl calling pre-dawn before we start with our bird walk. We see a glimpse of a single Rockrunner, get a great view of a pair of Verraux’s Eagles and also find Purple Roller, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, White-bellied Sunbird, Marico Sunbird, Red-backed Shrike, Carp’s Tit, Violet Woodhoopoe, Pririt Batis and Grey-backed Cameroptera before we have breakfast.

We all walk back to our rooms and meet again at 09:00 to load the luggage and depart shortly afterwards. We visit the “ponds” at Otjiwarongo and see a lot of new birds before we continue to the town of Outjo for lunch and arrive at the Etosha gate at 15:30. We have a drive through the park and a visit to a couple of waterholes, arriving at Halali resort at 19:00 and checking into our rooms.

We meet again at 20:00 to have dinner and to do the checklist. Lots of new birds have been seen today including Blue Crane, Secretary Bird, Rufous-eared Warbler, Red-capped Lark, Spike-heeled Lark, Sabota Lark, Temminck’s Courser, Double-banded Courser, Red-crested Korhaan, Northern Black Korhaan. Mammals included Springbok, Black-faced Impala, Blue Wildebeest, Red Hartebeest, Burchell’s Zebra, Chacma Baboon, Warthog, Banded Mongoose, Scrub Hare and Ground Squirrel.

Day 4 Monday 25th February

Some of us meet at the restaurant for coffee/tea before we all depart on our morning game-drive at 06:40. We have a great morning and see Lion, three Black Rhinoceros, Springbok in their thousands, Blue Wildebeest,

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African Elephant, Red Hartebeest, Kori Bustard, Northern Black Korhaan, Red-capped Lark and Greater Kestrel amongst many others

We return for breakfast shortly after 08:30 and meet again at the restaurant to do a short walk to the waterhole and spend time there until lunch, after which we have a short siesta before departing on our afternoon game drive at 15:30. We see Lion, Springbok, Southern Giraffe, Greater Kudu, Red Hartebeest, Black -faced Impala, Tawny Eagle, Bateleur, Steppe Buzzard, South African Shelduck, Red-billed Teal and Painted Snipe. We return to the camp at around 18:00 to have an early dinner and to do our checklist before we all go to the waterhole to do some night viewing. Several Rhinos keep us entertained as well as thousands of Double-banded Sandgrouse which come for a drink at dusk. We drive back to our rooms at 20:30.

Day 5 Tuesday 26th February

We pack, have breakfast and hit the road at around 08:00, heading east towards our next destination, Mokuti Etosha Lodge. Before we depart we see a Honey Badger, Violet Woodhoopoe, Barn Owl, Scops Owl, Black Cuckoo and Southern White-crowned Shrike.

En route we see a herd of 20 plus elephants, we spend quite some time watching and observing a White Rhinoceros and we see five Lionesses at a waterhole. At another waterhole we see more than 10 Giraffe. We arrive at our next destination in time for lunch and have a short siesta before we meet and depart for our afternoon drive into the park at 16:00. Our drive delivers Blue Cranes, Kori Bustard, Northern Black Korhaan, Greater Flamingo, Marsh Sandpiper, Three Banded Plover, Kittlitz’s Plover and African Cuckoo. We return to the lodge just before 19:00 and meet at 20:00 to do the checklist and for dinner.

Day 6 Wednesday 27th February

We have an early breakfast today at 05:30 and we depart the lodge at 07:00 to drive into Etosha National Park. We see Blue Cranes with a small chick, White-backed Vultures, Whiskered Tern, Long-tailed Paradise Wydah, Shaft-tailed Wydah, Violet-eared Waxbill and African Cuckoo. Mammals are well represented by Oryx, Burchell’s Zebra, Springbok, Blue Wildebeest, Southern Giraffe and Black-faced Impala, but the highlight is a group of more than 20 Elephants which come to a waterhole to drink and wallow in the water for more than half an hour. We also stop at Namutoni Resort for a coffee and we see Marico Sunbird, Icterine Warbler, African Golden Oriole and Grey-backed Cameroptera.

We return to the lodge at 12:00 for lunch and a siesta before we meet again at 16:00 for our afternoon game- drive which produces Grey-headed Gull, Woolly-necked Stork, Pied Avocet, Marabou Stork, Tawny Eagle, Burchell’s Sandgrouse and Double-banded Courser. We also see another small herd of Elephants come to a waterhole for a drink, Southern Giraffe, Greater Kudu, Wildebeest, Gemsbok, Black-faced Impala and Springbok.

Day 7 Thursday 28th February

We meet at 06:30 to do a short pre-breakfast bird walk on the property. We have good views of Red-billed Buffalo Weaver, Lesser Masked Weaver, African Paradise Flycatcher, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Black-faced

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Babbler, Crested Francolin, Red-billed Spurfowl and Red-eyed Bulbul. We have breakfast and depart this stunning location at 09:00.

En route to our next destination we visit some ponds where see Painted Snipe, Glossy Ibis, Little and Cattle Egrets, Wood and Common Sandpipers, Ruff, African Jacana etc. We continue our drive and stop for a light lunch at a nice lodge and see Violet-eared Waxbill, Blue Waxbill, Yellow-breasted Apalis, White-bellied Sunbird and Black-faced Babblers. We finally arrive at our destination on the banks of the Okavango River at 17:00. We settle into our rooms and meet again at 18:00 to go for a wildlife drive which continues after dark. We have a wonderful time, seeing many birds to add to our growing list, including Black-crowned Night Heron, Rufous- bellied Heron, Long-toed Lapwing, Little Rush Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Moorhen, Coppery-tailed Coucal, Hottentot Teal, Red Bishop and Purple Swamphen. On our drive back we use our spot lights and manage to see Marsh Owl, and Square Tailed and Freckled Nightjar.

We return at 20:00, do the checklist and have dinner. We all retire to our rooms at 21:15 after a long day.

Day 8 Friday 1st March

We meet on the deck overlooking the river at 06:30 from where we do a short walk on the property and see Barn Owl, Open-billed Stork, Hartlaub’s Babbler, Arrow-marked Babbler, Kurrichane Thrush, Dark-capped Bulbul, Black-headed Oriole, White-browed Robin-chat, Red-eyed Dove, Mourning Dove and Bennett’s Woodpecker. We enjoy breakfast and leave the lodge just after 08:00.

We visit some ponds and see Painted Snipe, African Snipe, Red-billed Teal, Hottentot Teal, African Marsh Harrier, Three-banded Plover, Ruff, Wood Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper, White-faced Duck, Spur-winged Goose, Open-billed Stork, Intermediate and Great Egrets, Little Rush Warbler, Sedge Warbler and Fan-tailed Widowbird. We refuel in town and depart towards our next destination, Mahangu Safari Lodge. En route we see Dark Chanting Goshawk, Owambo Sparrowhawk and Brown Snake Eagles. We arrive for in time for lunch on the wooden deck and see Elephants, Sable Antelope, Impala, Warthog, Greater Kudu, Buffalo and Hippopotamus. We also see Yellow-billed Stork, Purple Heron, Blacksmith Lapwing and African Pied Wagtail.

After lunch we retire to our rooms and meet again for coffee/tea at 16:00, followed by an optional boat cruise at 17:00 during which we see Elephants, Bushbuck, Greater Kudu, Impala, Warthog, Vervet Monkey, Waterbuck and Buffalo. Many species of birds are seen including African Fish Eagle, Ayre’s Hawk Eagle, Little, Blue Cheeked, Carmine and White-fronted Bee Eaters, African Darter, Reed Cormorant, Pied, Woodland, Giant and Malachite Kingfishers, African Pied Wagtail, African Jacana and Wire-tailed Swallow amongst many others.

We return to the lodge at 19:00, do our checklist and have dinner.

Day 9 Saturday 2nd March

We meet on the wooden deck just before breakfast at 07:00. We depart the lodge at 08:00 and drive into Mahangu National Park where we see Buffalo, Red Lechwe, Common Reedbuck, Impala, Warthog, Greater Kudu, Roan Antelope and Blue Wildebeest. Numerous bird species are seen, including Pearl-spotted Owlet, Bateleur, African Fish Eagle, Wattled Crane, Great, Intermediate, Little, Cattle and Slaty Egrets, Wood

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Sandpiper, Ruff, Open-billed Stork, Blacksmith and Long-toed Lapwing, Black-winged Stilt, Collared Pratincole, Jacobin Cuckoo, Grey-backed Cameroptera, Red-billed Woodhoopoe, Red-faced Mousebird, Green-capped Eremomela, Crimson-breasted Shrike, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Woodland Kingfisher, Blue-cheeked, Little, Carmine and Eurasian Bee Eaters.

We return to the lodge at 12:00, meet for lunch on the deck at 13:00 and have a short siesta before we leave on our afternoon drive at 16:00. It is very hot this afternoon - 35 degrees Celsius - but we see Buffalo, Common Reedbuck, Impala, Red Lechwe, Southern Giraffe, Tsessebe, Warthog, Chacma Baboon, Vervet Monkey, Roan Antelope and Burchell’s Zebra. Some of the birds seen include Wattled Crane, Black Crake, Ashy Flycatcher, Pale Flycatcher, African Paradise Flycatcher, Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling, Burchell’s Starling, Meve’s Long-tailed Starling, Golden Weaver, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Woodland Kingfisher and Brown Firefinch to name but a few.

Day 10 Sunday 3rd March

Breakfast is at 07:00 and we depart the lodge and head towards Botswana for our half day excursion at 08:00. At the border post we see Pearl-spotted Owlet, Coppery, White-bellied, Scarlet-chested, Purple Banded and Collared Sunbirds, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Blue Waxbill and Black-collared Barbet. We arrive at the lodge and leave our vehicles to board two small motor boats. We steer upstream and have great views of Pel’s Fishing Owl, African Darter, Saddle-billed and Open-billed Stork, Glossy and Hadeda Ibis, Brown-throated Martin, Little, Carmine, White-fronted and Blue-cheeked Bee Eaters, African Fish Eagle, Osprey, Narina Trogon, Golden Weaver, Brown-throated Weaver, Red Bishop and Fan-tailed Widowbird.

We return to our lodge where we have lunch after which there is time to relax before we set off at 14:30 to re- cross the border to our lodge in Namibia. We arrive just before 16:00 and meet again at 18:00 to do our checklist after which we doan early evening drive to look for some nocturnal stuff. As we leave the lodge we see an African Pygmy Kingfisher, Red-billed Woodhoopoe and Double-banded Sandgrouse. We see some nightjars, but they are very distant and remain silent, so we are unable to identify them. We return to the lodge at 19:30 for dinner.

Day 11 Monday 4th March

We begin the day with a short walk around the property starting on the deck and see African Green Pigeon, Lesser Honeyguide, Bradfield’s Hornbill, Black -collared Barbet, Woodland Kingfisher, Willow Warbler, Purple- banded Sunbird, Yellow-bellied Greenbul, White-browed Robin-chat, Dark-capped Bulbul, Swamp Boubou, Pygmy Goose and Pied Kingfisher.

We do a breakfast cruise on the river from 08:00 and have great views of Buffalo, Bushbuck, Impala, Warthog and Vervet Monkeys. Birds seen include African Harrier Hawk, African Crake, Black Crake, African Stonechat and Pied and Giant Kingfishers. We return to the lodge, pay our bar bills and depart at 10:15. En route to our lunch stop we see African Cuckoo, several Brown Snake Eagles, Blue Waxbill, Burchell’s Starling and Meve’s Long-tailed Starling. We arrive for lunch overlooking the Kwando River.

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After lunch we proceed to drive to our next destination, Katima Mullilo, where our hotel is situated on the banks of the Zambezi River. We arrive just after 17:00 and meet to do the checklist at 19:00. En route we saw Burchell’s Zebra, Chacma Baboons, Vervet Monkeys and Impala.

Day 12 Tuesday 5th March

We meet for a quick cup of coffee/tea and do a short stroll on the property, but it is very quiet this morning. However, we manage to see Brown-hooded Kingfisher, African Golden Oriole, Dark-capped Bulbul, Collared Sunbird, Common Sandpiper, Blue Waxbill and Willow Warbler. Some people in the group manage to see four Schallow’s Turacos as well as Crested Barbet. We pack our bags and leave the hotel before 09:00.

En route we stop for a cup of coffee and search for the elusive Schallow’s Turaco. We depart at 10:00 with the entire group having seen this bird! We continue our journey and cross into Botswana, arriving at our next lodge, Chobe Safari Lodge, for lunch.

After lunch we settle into our rooms and meet again at 16:30 for our afternoon drive that takes us to the “ponds” and some locally known hotspots. We see Buffalo, Chacma Baboon, Vervet Monkey, Impala, Waterbuck, Warthog, African Fish Eagle, Village Indigobird, Village Weaver, Golden Weaver, Crested Barbet, Common Sandpiper, Whiskered Tern, Black-winged Stilt and Woodland, Brown-hooded, Pied, and Grey-headed Kingfisher. We return to our lodge at 18:30 and meet to do the checklist, followed by dinner at 19:30.

Day 13 Wednesday 6th March

We meet at 06:30 for a short pre-breakfast walk round the lodge grounds, followed by breakfast, then our morning boat trip at 08:00. Our morning walk produced Black-crowned Night Heron, Half-collared Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, White-browed Robin-chat and Collared Palm-thrush. Our boat trip produces great views of many Elephants crossing the river and some just swimming and drinking. We also see Buffalo, Red Lechwe, Greater Kudu, Warthog, Impala and Crocodiles. Bird sightings include Red Bishop, Little, Carmine, Blue- cheeked and White-fronted Bee-eaters, Lesser Gallinule, African Jacana, Open-billed Stork, Black Heron, Squacco Heron and Pied, Cape and Yellow Wagtails.

We return to the lodge and meet on the deck for lunch at 12:00. After lunch we have a short siesta and depart on our afternoon activity at 15:30. We have an absolutely splendid afternoon with lots and lots of Elephants plus Buffalo, Puku, Impala, Warthog, Southern Giraffe, Waterbuck and Leopard! We also see a lot of birds and manage to add White-fronted Plover to our list. We return to the lodge at 19:00, meet to do the checklist and have dinner at 20:00.

Day 14 Thursday 7th March

Some people opt to do the extra optional game-drive with the lodge guides and their morning starts at 06:00. The remaining four as well as the two leaders meet at 07:00 and do a walk through the property. This morning proves to be very productive and we see Bushbuck, Warthog, Chacma Baboon, Leopard, Burchell’s Zebra, Hippopotamus, Black-backed Jackal, Impala, Buffalo, Trumpeter Hornbill, Grey-headed Bush Shrike, Red- throated Twinspot, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, Ashy Flycatcher, Black-backed

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Puffback, Blue Waxbill, Yellow-bellied Greenbul and Terrestrial Brownbul. We have a leisurely breakfast at 08:00 but the rest of the group arrive rather late from the optional drive – at 09:35! - but have a quick breakfast before we depart the lodge just after 10:00.

The border crossings take us just over two hours and we arrive in Livingstone after 13:30. We have lunch at a lovely location overlooking the Zambezi River and see Trumpeter Hornbill. After lunch we visit the Victoria Falls and take the 35 minute drive to our lodge which is upstream from the falls. We arrive just before 18:00 and meet on the deck overlooking the Zambezi River at 19:00 Where we do our checklist, seeing and hearing a Barn Owl during this time. Mammals seen include Bushbuck, Warthog and Chacma Baboon. Some of the new birds added to our list include Trumpeter Hornbill, Red-throated Twinspot, Red-winged Starling and Northern Grey- headed Sparrow.

After a succession of early mornings and all the excitement we have dinner and most of us opt for an early night.

Day 15 Friday 8th March

This morning breakfast is available from 07:00 but goes through to 09:00, so is a very leisurely affair. We decided to have a relaxed morning and we leave the lodge at 09:00 and drive to the local ponds followed by a stunning location that is situated on the edge of the gorge where we have lunch. We see Lizard Buzzard, Northern Grey- headed Sparrow, Red-headed Weaver, Black Swift, Rock Martin, Hooded Vulture, White-headed Vulture, Brown Snake Eagle, Bateleur, White-crested Helmet-shrike, Dideric Cuckoo, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, African Marsh Harrier, African Harrier Hawk and Osprey.

We return to our lodge at 14:20 in time to depart on our afternoon boat trip. We see Bushbuck, Elephant, Chacma Baboon, Vervet Monkey, Osprey, African Finfoot, Wattled Lapwing, White-crowned Lapwing, Hooded Vulture, White-browed Coucal, Pied Kingfisher, Giant Kingfisher, Black-crowned Night Heron, Glossy, Hadeda and Sacred Ibis and Open-billed Stork.

We return to the lodge at 19:00 and meet for the checklist and dinner at 20:00.

Day 16 Saturday 9th March

Some people are on the deck at 06:00 but have no luck seeing African Finfoot. We have a cup of coffee/tea and do a short walk in the grounds seeing Open-billed Stork, Little Sparrowhawk, Thick-billed Weaver, Golden Weaver, Village Weaver, African Pied Wagtail, Bearded Scrub Robin, Blue Waxbill, Green-winged Pytilia and Southern Grey-headed Sparrow. We return for breakfast and lounge around on the wooden deck before our departure at 10:00. We manage to add Broad-tailed Paradise Wydah to our list on the way to the airport. We arrive at Livingstone Airport at 11:00 in plenty of time to check in for our flight to Heathrow, via Johannesburg.

Day 17 Sunday 10th March

We arrive back at Heathrow this morning and after collecting our luggage we say our goodbyes after a memorable holiday taking in the wildlife and scenery of three southern African countries.

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Species Lists

Birds (✓=recorded but not counted; H = heard only) February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Ostrich Struthio camelus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 3 Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4 Darter Anhinga rufa ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala ✓ ✓ 7 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath ✓ ✓ 8 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea ✓ 9 Great (White) Egret Egretta alba ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 10 Little Egret Egretta garzetta ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 11 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 12 Black Egret Egretta ardesiaca ✓ ✓ 13 Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula ✓ 14 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 15 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 16 Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 17 Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris ✓ ✓ ✓ 18 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 19 White-backed Night Heron Gorsachius leuconotus ✓ 20 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta ✓ ✓ ✓ 21 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus ✓ 22 Open-billed Stork Anastomus lamelligerus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 23 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis ✓ 24 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 25 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis ✓ 26 Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 27 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 28 Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 29 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber ✓ 2

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February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 31 White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus ✓ 32 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 33 South African Shelduck Tadorna cana ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 34 Cape Teal Anas capensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 35 Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota ✓ ✓ 36 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 37 Cape Shoveller Anas smithii ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 38 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma ✓ 39 Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 40 Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos ✓ ✓ ✓ 41 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 42 Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius ✓ ✓ 43 Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus ✓ 44 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 45 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus ✓ 46 Black Kite Milvus migrans ✓ ✓ 47 Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 48 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 49 Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii 2 50 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 51 African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster ✓ ✓ 52 Ayres' Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii ✓ 53 Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 54 Black-breasted Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis ✓ 55 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 56 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 57 Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 58 Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus ✓ 59 Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis ✓ 60 Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus ✓ ✓ 61 Little Banded Goshawk Accipiter badius ✓

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February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 62 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar ✓ ✓ 63 Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 64 Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates ✓ ✓ ✓ 65 African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 66 Gymnogene Polyboroides typus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 67 Osprey Pandion haliaetus ✓ ✓ ✓ 68 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus ✓ ✓ 69 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus ✓ ✓ ✓ 70 Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera 2 71 Eastern Red-footed Kestrel Falco amurensis ✓ ✓ 72 Rock Kestrel Falco tinnunculus ✓ ✓ 73 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 74 Crested Francolin Peliperdix sephaena ✓ 75 Red-billed Francolin Peliperdix adspersus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 76 Natal Francolin Peliperdix natalensis H 77 Hartlaub's Francolin Pternistes hartlaubi H 78 Swainson's Francolin Peliperdix swainsonii ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 79 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 80 Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani 81 Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica ✓ 82 Wattled Crane Grus carunculatus ✓ 83 Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus 2 ✓ ✓ 84 African Crake Crex egregia ✓ 85 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 86 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio ✓ ✓ ✓ 87 Lesser Gallinule Porphyrula alleni ✓ ✓ ✓ 88 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 89 Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata ✓ 90 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 91 African Finfoot Podica senegalensis ✓ 92 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 93 Red-crested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista ✓ ✓ ✓

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February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 94 Northern Black Korhaan Eupodotis afraoides ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 95 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 96 Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis ✓ 97 Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis ✓ ✓ ✓ 98 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula ✓ 99 White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus ✓ ✓ 100 Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 101 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 102 Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 103 Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 104 White-crowned Plover Vanellus albiceps ✓ ✓ 105 Wattled Plover Vanellus senegallus ✓ ✓ 106 Long-toed Plover Vanellus crassirostris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 107 Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 108 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 109 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus ✓ ✓ 110 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis ✓ ✓ ✓ 111 Greenshank Tringa nebularia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 112 Little Stint Calidris minuta ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 113 Ruff Philomachus pugnax ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 114 Ethiopian Snipe Gallinago nigripennis ✓ 115 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta ✓ ✓ 116 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 117 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis ✓ 118 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 119 Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii ✓ ✓ ✓ 120 Double-banded Courser Smutsornis africanus ✓ ✓ ✓ 121 Red-winged Pratincole Glareola pratincola ✓ 122 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni ✓ 123 Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 124 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 125 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus ✓

Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls! Tour Report

February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 126 Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli ✓ 127 Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus ✓ ✓ ✓ 128 Speckled (Rock) Pigeon Columba guinea ✓ 129 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 130 African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 131 Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 132 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 133 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 134 Green-spotted Dove Turtur chalcospilos ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 135 African Green Pigeon Treron calva ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 136 Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 137 Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii ✓ 138 Rosy-Faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis ✓ 139 Schalow's Turaco Tauraco schalowi ✓ 140 Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 141 African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 142 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus ✓ 143 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius ✓ ✓ 144 Levaillant's (Striped) Cuckoo Oxylophus levaillantii ✓ ✓ 145 Jacobin Cuckoo Oxylophus jacobinus ✓ ✓ ✓ 146 Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius H ✓ 147 Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 148 White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus ✓ ✓ ✓ 149 Barn Owl Tyto alba H ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 150 Marsh Owl Asio capensis ✓ 151 African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis ✓ ✓ 152 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 153 Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli ✓ 154 Mozambique Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii ✓ ✓ 155 Black Swift Apus barbatus ✓ 156 Bradfield's Swift Apus bradfieldi ✓ 157 Little Swift Apus affinis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls! Tour Report

February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 158 Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 159 White-backed Mousebird Colius colius ✓ 160 Red-faced Mousebird Colius indicus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 161 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 162 Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 163 Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata ✓ 164 Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata ✓ ✓ ✓ 165 Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta ✓ 166 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 167 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 168 Grey-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala ✓ ✓ 169 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti ✓ 170 Eurasian Bee-eater Merops apiaster ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 171 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 172 Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 173 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 174 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 175 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 176 Eurasian Roller Coracias garrulus ✓ 177 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 178 Purple Roller Coracias naevius ✓ ✓ ✓ 179 Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus ✓ ✓ ✓ 180 African Hoopoe Upupa africana ✓ 181 Red-billed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 182 Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis ✓ ✓ ✓ 183 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 184 Trumpeter Hornbill Ceratogymna bucinator ✓ 185 Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 186 Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 187 Damara Hornbill Tockus damarensis ✓ 188 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 189 Bradfield's Hornbill Tockus bradfieldi ✓ ✓ ✓

Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls! Tour Report

February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 190 Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri ✓ ✓ ✓ 191 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 192 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus ✓ 193 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii ✓ ✓ 194 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor ✓ 195 Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii ✓ 196 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni ✓ ✓ 197 Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus ✓ 198 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana ✓ ✓ 199 Fawn-coloured Lark Mirafra africanoides ✓ 200 Sabota Lark Mirafra sabota ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 201 Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans ✓ 202 Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata ✓ ✓ 203 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 204 Grey-backed Sparrowlark Eremopterix verticalis ✓ ✓ 205 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 206 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 207 Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata ✓ 208 Red-breasted Swallow Cecropsis semirufa ✓ ✓ ✓ 209 Mosque Swallow Cecropsis senegalensis ✓ ✓ 210 Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 211 Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula ✓ ✓ ✓ 212 Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola ✓ ✓ 213 Banded Martin Riparia cincta ✓ 214 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 215 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus ✓ 216 African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 217 Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus ✓ 218 Black Crow Corvus capensis ✓ ✓ ✓ 219 Pied Crow Corvus albus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 220 Ashy Tit Melaniparus cinerascens ✓ ✓ 221 Southern Black Tit Melaniparus niger ✓

Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls! Tour Report

February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 222 Carp's Tit Melaniparus carpi ✓ ✓ 223 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 224 Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 225 Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor ✓ 226 African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 227 Black-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 228 Terrestrial Bulbul Phyllastrephus terrestris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 229 Yellow-bellied Bulbul Chlorocichla flaviventris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 230 Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus ✓ 231 Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa ✓ ✓ 232 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata ✓ ✓ 233 Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris ✓ ✓ 234 Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora ✓ 235 Stonechat Saxicola torquata ✓ ✓ 236 Heuglin's Robin Cossypha heuglini ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 237 Collared Palm Thrush Cichladusa arquata ✓ 238 White-browed Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 239 Kalahari Robin Cercotrichas paena ✓ 240 Bearded Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata ✓ 241 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 242 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus ✓ ✓ 243 Eurasian Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ✓ ✓ ✓ 244 Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens ✓ 245 African Sedge Warbler Bradypterus baboecala ✓ 246 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 247 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 248 Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens ✓ ✓ ✓ 249 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis ✓ ✓ 250 Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 251 Fan-tailed Cisticola Cisticola juncidis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 252 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus ✓ 253 Tinkling Cisticola Cisticola rufilatus ✓ ✓

Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls! Tour Report

February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 254 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chinianus ✓ ✓ ✓ 255 Black-backed Cisticola Cisticola galactotes ✓ 256 Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens ✓ 257 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 258 Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 259 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 260 Blue-grey Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens ✓ ✓ ✓ 261 Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 262 Pallid Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus ✓ 263 Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus ✓ 264 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor ✓ 265 Pririt Batis Batis pririt ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 266 African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 267 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 268 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis ✓ ✓ ✓ 269 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava ✓ ✓ 270 African (Grassveld) Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 271 Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis ✓ 272 Pink-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae ✓ 273 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 274 Common Fiscal Lanius collaris ✓ 275 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 276 Long-tailed Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca ✓ ✓ ✓ 277 Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus ✓ ✓ 278 Swamp Boubou Laniarius bicolor ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 279 Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 280 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 281 Brubru Nilaus afer ✓ 282 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis H ✓ ✓ ✓ 283 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala ✓ ✓ 284 Orange-breasted Bush Shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus ✓ 285 Grey-headed Bush Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti ✓

Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls! Tour Report

February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 286 White-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus ✓ 287 White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens ✓ ✓ ✓ 288 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea ✓ ✓ 289 Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 290 Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 291 Long-tailed Starling Lamprotornis mevesii ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 292 Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 293 Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus ✓ ✓ ✓ 294 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio ✓ ✓ 295 Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup ✓ 296 Common Myna Acrdotheres trisiis ✓ 297 Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 298 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus ✓ ✓ 299 Coppery Sunbird Nectarinia cuprea ✓ ✓ 300 Marico Sunbird Nectarinia mariquensis ✓ ✓ ✓ 301 Purple-banded Sunbird Nectarinia bifasciata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 302 White-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia talatala ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 303 Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fusca ✓ ✓ 304 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis ✓ ✓ ✓ 305 Black Sunbird Nectarinia amethystina ✓ 306 Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris ✓ ✓ ✓ 307 Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 308 Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 309 White-browed Sparrowweaver Plocepasser mahali ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 310 Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons ✓ 311 Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius ✓ 312 House Sparrow Passer domesticus ✓ ✓ 313 Great Sparrow Passer motitensis ✓ ✓ ✓ 314 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 315 Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus ✓ 316 Scaly-feathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons ✓ ✓ 317 Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis ✓

Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls! Tour Report

February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 318 Spotted-backed Weaver Ploceus cucullatus ✓ 319 Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus ✓ ✓ ✓ 320 Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 321 Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius ✓ ✓ 322 Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 323 Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus ✓ ✓ ✓ 324 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps ✓ 325 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 326 Red Bishop Euplectes orix ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 327 Red-shouldered Widow Euplectes axillaris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 328 White-winged Widow Euplectes albonotatus ✓ ✓ 329 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba ✓ ✓ ✓ 330 Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia ✓ 331 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala ✓ ✓ ✓ 332 Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 333 Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 334 Violet-eared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatinus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 335 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild ✓ 336 Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos ✓ ✓ ✓ 337 Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala ✓ ✓ ✓ 338 Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus ✓ 339 Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 340 Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 341 Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus ✓ 342 Black-throated Canary Serinus atrogularis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 343 Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris ✓ ✓ 344 Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis 345 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 346 Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 347 Rufous eared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis ✓ 348 Twin Spot Red Throat Hypargos niveoguttatus ✓ 349 Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina ✓

Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls! Tour Report

February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Mammals 1 Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2 Vervet Monkey cercopithecus aethiops ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 3 Straw-coloured Fruit Bat Eidolon Helvum ✓ ✓ 4 Peter's Epauleted Fruit Bat Epomophorus gambianus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Scrub Hare Lepus saxatilis ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 S. African Ground Squirrel Geosciurus inauris ✓ ✓ 7 Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 8 Ratal (Honey Badger) Mellivora capensis ✓ ✓ 9 Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 10 Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguineus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 11 Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta ✓ ✓ ✓ 12 Leopard Panthera pardus ✓ ✓ 13 Lion Panthera leo ✓ ✓ ✓ 14 African Elephant Loxodonta Africana ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 15 Burchell's Zebra Equus (quagga) burchelli ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 16 Browse (Black) Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis ✓ ✓ 17 Grass (White) Rhinoceros Cerathotherium simum 1 18 Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 19 Warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 20 Southern Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 21 Cape Buffalo Syncerus caffer ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 22 Bush Buck Tragelaphus scriptus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 23 Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 24 Bush Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia ✓ 25 Steinbuck Raphicerus campestris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 26 Damaraland Dik-dik Rhynchotragus kirki damarensis ✓ ✓ 27 Southern Reedbuck Redunda arundinum ✓ 28 Puku Kobus vardoni ✓ 29 Red Lechwe Kobus leche ✓ ✓ ✓ 30 Common Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls! Tour Report

February/March Common name Scientific name 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 31 Springbuck Antidorcas marsupialis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 32 Impala Aepyceros melampus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 33 Black-faced Impala Aepyceros melampus petersi ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 34 Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 35 Tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus ✓ ✓ 36 Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus ✓ ✓ 37 Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 38 Gemsbok Oryx gazella ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 39 Red Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus caama ✓ ✓ ✓ 40 Tree Squirrel Sciuridae sp ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Reptiles 1 Striped Skink Mabuya striata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2 Ovambo Tree Skink Mabuya binotata ✓ 3 Rainbow Skink Mabuya quinquetaeniata ✓ 4 Western Three Striped Skink Mabuya occidentalis ✓ 5 Water Monitor Varanus niloticus ✓ 6 Ground Agama Agama aculeata ✓ 7 Etosha Agama Agama etoshae ✓ ✓ 8 Button-Scaled Gecko Pachydactylus laevigatus ✓ 9 Marsh Terrapin Pelomedusa subrufa ✓ ✓ ✓ 10 Leopard Tortoise Geochelone pardalis ✓ ✓ 11 Kalahari Tent Tortoise Psammobates oculifer ✓ 12 Flap-Neck Chamaeleon Chamaeleo dilepis ✓ 13 Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 14 Western Barred Spitting Cobra Naja nigricincta ✓ 15 Okavango Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus chobiensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls! Tour Report

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