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Trip list from Namibia and Botswana last week, plus 41 species of mammal and 4 unidentified (as yet) birds…..
It wasn’t really a birding trip, more chilling out, photography and mammals but we still saw a fair bit……..
Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
Namibia – Several on lake in Daan Viljoen reserve.
African darter (Anhinga rufa).
Botswana – Common by rivers and lakes.
Reed cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus).
Botswana – Common by rivers and lakes.
Hammerkop (Scopus umretta).
Botswana – Single bird on Okavango river.
Purple heron (Ardea purpurea).
Botswana – Several on Chobe river. Common on Okavango.
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Black-headed heron (Ardea cinerea).
Namibia – Juvenile at Okokeujo water hole in Etosha NP.
Yellow-billed egret (Egretta intermedia).
Namibia – One in Etosha NP.
Great white egret (Egretta alba).
Botswana – Common water bird.
Little egret (Egretta garzetta).
Botswana – Common water bird.
Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis).
Botswana – Common.
Slaty egret (Egretta vinaceigula).
Botswana – Two in Okavango delta near Maun.
Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides).
Botswana – Fairly common by rivers and lakes.
Green-backed heron (Butorides striata).
Botswana – Common by rivers and lakes.
Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus).
Botswana – One on Okavango river at Shakawe.
Lesser flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor).
Namibia – Flock of about 200, Etosha NP.
African spoonbill (Platalea alba).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Great white pelican (Pelacanus onocrotalus).
Botswana – Flock of 15 on waterfront in Chobe NP.
Namibia – Single bird at water hole in Etosha NP.
Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis).
Botswana – Pair in Chobe NP.
Open-billed stork (Anastomus lamelligerus).
Botswana – One on Chobe riverfront.
Yellow billed stork (Mycteria ibis).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Fulvous duck (Dendrocygna bicolor).
Botswana – Several on waterfront in Chobe NP.
White-faced duck (Dendrocygna viduata).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca).
Botswana – Common by rivers, lakes and water holes.
Namibia – Common by water holes in Etosha NP.
Cape teal (Anas capensis).
Namibia – Seen at Daan Viljoen reserve and in Etosha NP.
Spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus).
Botswana – One over Okavango delta near Maun.
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus).
Botswana – One quartering marshes on Okavango river at Shakawe.
African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer).
Botswana – Fairly common by rivers and lakes, usually adults. One sub-adult in Chobe NP.
Lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotus).
Namibia – Several individual birds in Etosha NP.
White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus).
Botswana – Fairly common. Flock of twelve seen at zebra kill in Makgadikgadi pan.
Namibia – Common. Flock of 30 seen at kill in Etosha NP.
Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus).
Botswana – Several over Okavango delta near Maun.
Namibia – Several in Etosha NP.
African marsh harrier (Circus ranivorus).
Botswana – Juvenile over Okavango delta near Maun. Adult over Okavango river at Shakawe.
Pale-chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus).
Botswana – Fairly common roadside bird.
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP.
African goshawk (Accipiter tachiro).
Botswana – One on waterfront in Chobe NP.
Lesser-spotted eagle (Aquila pomorina).
Namibia – Single bird in Etosha NP.
Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax).
Botswana – One over Thamalakane river, Maun. Two in roadside tree on road to Makgadikgadi pan.
African hawk-eagle (Aquila spilogaster).
Botswana – One in Chobe NP.
Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris).
Botswana – Very common.
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP.
Red-billed francolin (Pternistes adspersus).
Botswana – Locally common esp. Chobe NP.
Black crake (Amaurornis flavirostris).
Botswana – One on island in Chobe river. Several at Shakawe fishing lodge.
Red-knobbeb coot (Fulica cristata).
Namibia – Several on lake in Daan Viljoen reserve.
Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori).
Botswana – Common in Makgadikgadi pan.
Northern black korhaan (Eupodotis afraoides).
Botswana – Common by roadside and Makgadikgadi pan.
African jacarna (Actophilornis africanus).
Botswana – Common water bird.
Water dikkop (Actophilornis africanus).
Botswana – Fairly common waterside bird.
Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola).
Botswana – Flock of about 100 on island in Chobe river.
Double-banded courser (Rhinoptilus africanus).
Namibia – One in Etosha NP.
Three-banded plover (Charadrius tricollaris).
Namibia – One in Etosha NP.
Long-toed plover (Vanellus crassirostris).
Botswana – Singles on Chobe riverfront and Okavango river.
Blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus).
Botswana – Common waterside bird.
Namibia – Common.
African wattled plover (Vanellus senegallus).
Botswana – One on Okavango river at Shakawe..
Crowned plover (Vanellus coronatus).
Botswana – Common roadside bird.
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia).
Botswana – Single birds on waterfront in Chobe National Park and Okavango river. An early migrant species.
Grey-headed gull (Larus cirrocephalus).
Botswana – Common on Chobe river.
African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris).
Botswana – Flock of five on island in Chobe river. Pair on sand spit in Okavango river at Shakawe.
Whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida).
Botswana – Common on Chobe river.
Double-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus).
Botswana – Several in Chobe NP.
Namibia – Common at waterholes in Etosha NP.
Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua).
Namibia – Common at waterholes in Etosha NP.
Feral pigeon (Columba liva).
Botswana – Common in towns.
Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata).
Botswana – Common.
Laughing dove (Streptopelia senegalensis).
Botswana – Common and widespread.
African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens).
Botswana – Several at Shakawe fishing lodge nesting in reeds.
Cape turtle dove (Streptopelia capicola).
Botswana – Common.
African green pigeon (Treron calvus).
Botswana – Five seen by Thamalakane river, Maun. Three in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Emerald-spotted wood-dove (Turtur chalcospilos).
Botswana – Common in rural areas.
Namaqua dove (Oena capensis).
Botswana – Common in rural areas.
Ruppell’s parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii).
Namibia – Single of this endemic in Etosha NP.
Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis).
Namibia – Two in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
Grey lourie (Corythaixoides concolor).
Botswana – Common.
Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis).
Botswana – One in Chobe NP.
Coppery-tailed coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus).
Botswana – One at Shakawe fishing lodge.
Barn owl (Tito alba).
Namibia – One at dusk over the Okavango river at Mawango lodge.
Pel’s fishing-owl (Scotopelia peli).
Botswana – The highlight of the trip, a huge (60 cm) ginger owl we found one perched on a riverside branch in Shakawe after dark.
Spotted eagle-owl (Bubo africanus).
Namibia – Two nesting over Okokuejo water hole in Etosha NP. One road kill on road from Anderson gate.
African scops owl (Otus senegalensis).
Botswana – One in daylight at Kubu lodge, Kasane.
African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus).
Botswana – Locally common.
Namibia – Locally common.
Red-faced mousebird (Urocolius indicus).
Botswana – Common at Shakawe fishing lodge.
African hoopoe (Upupa africanus).
Namibia – One at Daan Viljoen game park.
Common scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas).
Botswana – Pair in Chobe NP. One in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Namibia – Pair in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata).
Botswana – Common on Okavango river.
Brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris).
Botswana – One on Chobe river, Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Giant kingfisher (Megacertyle maximus).
Botswana – Common on the Okavango river.
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis).
Botswana – Common by water.
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus).
Botswana – Very common.
Purple roller (Coracias naevius).
Namibia – Several single birds in Etosha NP.
Swallow-tailed bee-eater (Merops hirundinius).
Namibia – Two in Etosha NP.
Little bee-eater (Merops pusillus).
Botswana – Fairly common.
White-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis).
Botswana – Fairly common. Nesting colony in bank at Shakawe fishing lodge.
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus).
Botswana – Common in singles and pairs by road to Ghantzi from Namibian border. Common in Makgadikgadi pan.
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP.
Secretary bird (Sagitarrius serpentarius).
Namibia – One’s and two’s in Etosha NP.
Southern ground-hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri).
Botswana – Several by roadside outside Maun. Heard at Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Monteiro’s hornbill (Tockus monteiri).
Namibia – SA Endemic. Two in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
African grey hornbill (Tockus nasutus).
Botswana – Fairly common.
Trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator).
Zimbabwe – Four at Victoria falls.
Black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus).
Botswana – One in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Crested barbet (Trachyphonus darnaudii).
Botswana – Single birds on several occasions.
Cardinal woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens).
Botswana – One in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Brown-throated martin (Riparia paludicola).
Botswana – Common on Okavango river at Shakawe.
Banded martin (Riparia cincta).
Botswana – Two on Okavango river at Shakawe.
Rock martin (Riparia fuligula).
Namibia – Common around rest camps in Etosha NP.
Wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii).
Botswana – Very common on Chobe and Okavango rivers.
Lesser striped swallow (Hirundo abyssinica).
Botswana – Common on Okavango river at Shakawe, nesting in several places.
African pied wagtail (Motacilla aguimp).
Botswana – Fairly common.
Yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava).
Namibia – Two in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus).
Namibia – Common in reserves.
Fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis).
Botswana – Very common.
Cape crow (Corvus capensis).
Namibia – Several in Etosha NP.
Pied crow (Corvus albus).
Botswana – Common.
Dark-capped bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor).
Botswana – Common.
Namibia – Common.
Yellow-bellied greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima).
Botswana – Common.
Short-toed rock-thrush (Monticola brevipes).
Namibia – Common in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
Groundscraper thrush (Psophocichla litsipsirupa).
Namibia – Common at rest camps and in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
Kurrichane thrush (Turdus libonyanus).
Botswana – One fighting own reflection in car mirror at Shakawe fishing lodge.
White-browed robin-chat (Cossypha heuglini).
Botswana – Singles in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane and Shakawe fishing lodge.
Southern ant-eating chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora).
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP. .
Chestnut-vented tit-babbler (Parisoma subcaeruleum).
Namibia – Two in Etosha NP. At Okukuejo camp.
Chirping cisticola (Cisticola pipiens).
Botswana – Several on Okavango river.
Tawny-flanked prinia (Prinia subflava).
Botswana – Several on Okavango river.
Marico flycatcher (Bradornis mariquensis).
Botswana – Common in Chobe NP.
Namibia – Very common in Etosha NP.
Chat flycatcher (Bradornis infuscatus).
Namibia – Common in Daan Viljoen game park.
Long-tailed shrike (Corvinella melanoleuca).
Botswana – Fairly common.
Southern white-crowned shrike (Eurocephalus anguitimens).
Namibia – Single bird in Etosha NP.
Black-backed puff-back (Dryoscopus cubla).
Botswana – One in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Swamp boubou (Laniarius bicolor).
Botswana – Fairly common in vicinity of water.
Crimson-breasted shrike (Laniarius altrococcineus).
Namibia – Several in Etosha National Park and Daan Viljoen reserve.
White helmet-shrike (Prionops plumatus).
Botswana – Fairly common in small flocks.
Namibia – Fairly common.
Burchell’s starling (Lamprotornis australis).
Botswana – Common.
Meves’s starling (Lamprotornis mevesii).
Botswana – Common around Audi camp site, Maun.
Marico sunbird (Cinnyris Mariquensis ).
Botswana – Common around Shakawe lodge on the Okavango river..
House sparrow (Passer domesticus).
Botswana – Common.
Namibia – Common in urban areas.
Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea).
Botswana – Fairly common. Flock first seen along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus).
Botswana –Several on cattle along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus).
Botswana –Several on cattle along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Southern grey-headed sparrow (Passer diffusus).
Botswana – Fairly common, first seen along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Red-billed buffalo-weaver (Bubalornis niger).
Botswana – Several along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Scaly-feathered finch (Sporopipes squamifrons).
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP.
Sociable weaver (Philitairus socius ).
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP.
White-browed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali).
Namibia – Common in Daan Viljoen game park.
Golden weaver (Ploceus xanthops ).
Botswana – Common nesting bird around Shakawe lodge on the Okavango river.
Southern masked-weaver (Ploceus velatus).
Botswana – Several along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea).
Botswana – One in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Melba finch (Pytilia melba).
Botswana – Several along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Brown fire- finch (Lagonosticta nitidula).
Botswana – Two in riverside bushes at Shakawe on the Okavango river..
Blue waxbill (Pytilia melba).
Botswana – Several along Thamalakane river, Maun. Common on Okavango river in Shakawe.
Violet-eared waxbill (Granatina granatina).
Namibia – Two in Daan Viljoen game park.
Red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala).
Botswana – Fairly common particularly along Thamalakane river, Maun and Okavango river.
Village indigobird (Vidua chalybeata).
Botswana – Single male by Thamalakane river, Maun.
Eastern paradise-whydah (Vidua paradisaea).
Botswana – Large post breeding flocks several breeding plumage males still.
It wasn’t really a birding trip, more chilling out, photography and mammals but we still saw a fair bit……..
Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
Namibia – Several on lake in Daan Viljoen reserve.
African darter (Anhinga rufa).
Botswana – Common by rivers and lakes.
Reed cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus).
Botswana – Common by rivers and lakes.
Hammerkop (Scopus umretta).
Botswana – Single bird on Okavango river.
Purple heron (Ardea purpurea).
Botswana – Several on Chobe river. Common on Okavango.
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Black-headed heron (Ardea cinerea).
Namibia – Juvenile at Okokeujo water hole in Etosha NP.
Yellow-billed egret (Egretta intermedia).
Namibia – One in Etosha NP.
Great white egret (Egretta alba).
Botswana – Common water bird.
Little egret (Egretta garzetta).
Botswana – Common water bird.
Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis).
Botswana – Common.
Slaty egret (Egretta vinaceigula).
Botswana – Two in Okavango delta near Maun.
Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides).
Botswana – Fairly common by rivers and lakes.
Green-backed heron (Butorides striata).
Botswana – Common by rivers and lakes.
Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus).
Botswana – One on Okavango river at Shakawe.
Lesser flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor).
Namibia – Flock of about 200, Etosha NP.
African spoonbill (Platalea alba).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Great white pelican (Pelacanus onocrotalus).
Botswana – Flock of 15 on waterfront in Chobe NP.
Namibia – Single bird at water hole in Etosha NP.
Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis).
Botswana – Pair in Chobe NP.
Open-billed stork (Anastomus lamelligerus).
Botswana – One on Chobe riverfront.
Yellow billed stork (Mycteria ibis).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Fulvous duck (Dendrocygna bicolor).
Botswana – Several on waterfront in Chobe NP.
White-faced duck (Dendrocygna viduata).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca).
Botswana – Common by rivers, lakes and water holes.
Namibia – Common by water holes in Etosha NP.
Cape teal (Anas capensis).
Namibia – Seen at Daan Viljoen reserve and in Etosha NP.
Spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus).
Botswana – One over Okavango delta near Maun.
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus).
Botswana – One quartering marshes on Okavango river at Shakawe.
African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer).
Botswana – Fairly common by rivers and lakes, usually adults. One sub-adult in Chobe NP.
Lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotus).
Namibia – Several individual birds in Etosha NP.
White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus).
Botswana – Fairly common. Flock of twelve seen at zebra kill in Makgadikgadi pan.
Namibia – Common. Flock of 30 seen at kill in Etosha NP.
Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus).
Botswana – Several over Okavango delta near Maun.
Namibia – Several in Etosha NP.
African marsh harrier (Circus ranivorus).
Botswana – Juvenile over Okavango delta near Maun. Adult over Okavango river at Shakawe.
Pale-chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus).
Botswana – Fairly common roadside bird.
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP.
African goshawk (Accipiter tachiro).
Botswana – One on waterfront in Chobe NP.
Lesser-spotted eagle (Aquila pomorina).
Namibia – Single bird in Etosha NP.
Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax).
Botswana – One over Thamalakane river, Maun. Two in roadside tree on road to Makgadikgadi pan.
African hawk-eagle (Aquila spilogaster).
Botswana – One in Chobe NP.
Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris).
Botswana – Very common.
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP.
Red-billed francolin (Pternistes adspersus).
Botswana – Locally common esp. Chobe NP.
Black crake (Amaurornis flavirostris).
Botswana – One on island in Chobe river. Several at Shakawe fishing lodge.
Red-knobbeb coot (Fulica cristata).
Namibia – Several on lake in Daan Viljoen reserve.
Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori).
Botswana – Common in Makgadikgadi pan.
Northern black korhaan (Eupodotis afraoides).
Botswana – Common by roadside and Makgadikgadi pan.
African jacarna (Actophilornis africanus).
Botswana – Common water bird.
Water dikkop (Actophilornis africanus).
Botswana – Fairly common waterside bird.
Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola).
Botswana – Flock of about 100 on island in Chobe river.
Double-banded courser (Rhinoptilus africanus).
Namibia – One in Etosha NP.
Three-banded plover (Charadrius tricollaris).
Namibia – One in Etosha NP.
Long-toed plover (Vanellus crassirostris).
Botswana – Singles on Chobe riverfront and Okavango river.
Blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus).
Botswana – Common waterside bird.
Namibia – Common.
African wattled plover (Vanellus senegallus).
Botswana – One on Okavango river at Shakawe..
Crowned plover (Vanellus coronatus).
Botswana – Common roadside bird.
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus).
Botswana – Common along waterfront in Chobe NP.
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia).
Botswana – Single birds on waterfront in Chobe National Park and Okavango river. An early migrant species.
Grey-headed gull (Larus cirrocephalus).
Botswana – Common on Chobe river.
African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris).
Botswana – Flock of five on island in Chobe river. Pair on sand spit in Okavango river at Shakawe.
Whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida).
Botswana – Common on Chobe river.
Double-banded sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus).
Botswana – Several in Chobe NP.
Namibia – Common at waterholes in Etosha NP.
Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua).
Namibia – Common at waterholes in Etosha NP.
Feral pigeon (Columba liva).
Botswana – Common in towns.
Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata).
Botswana – Common.
Laughing dove (Streptopelia senegalensis).
Botswana – Common and widespread.
African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens).
Botswana – Several at Shakawe fishing lodge nesting in reeds.
Cape turtle dove (Streptopelia capicola).
Botswana – Common.
African green pigeon (Treron calvus).
Botswana – Five seen by Thamalakane river, Maun. Three in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Emerald-spotted wood-dove (Turtur chalcospilos).
Botswana – Common in rural areas.
Namaqua dove (Oena capensis).
Botswana – Common in rural areas.
Ruppell’s parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii).
Namibia – Single of this endemic in Etosha NP.
Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis).
Namibia – Two in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
Grey lourie (Corythaixoides concolor).
Botswana – Common.
Senegal coucal (Centropus senegalensis).
Botswana – One in Chobe NP.
Coppery-tailed coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus).
Botswana – One at Shakawe fishing lodge.
Barn owl (Tito alba).
Namibia – One at dusk over the Okavango river at Mawango lodge.
Pel’s fishing-owl (Scotopelia peli).
Botswana – The highlight of the trip, a huge (60 cm) ginger owl we found one perched on a riverside branch in Shakawe after dark.
Spotted eagle-owl (Bubo africanus).
Namibia – Two nesting over Okokuejo water hole in Etosha NP. One road kill on road from Anderson gate.
African scops owl (Otus senegalensis).
Botswana – One in daylight at Kubu lodge, Kasane.
African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus).
Botswana – Locally common.
Namibia – Locally common.
Red-faced mousebird (Urocolius indicus).
Botswana – Common at Shakawe fishing lodge.
African hoopoe (Upupa africanus).
Namibia – One at Daan Viljoen game park.
Common scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas).
Botswana – Pair in Chobe NP. One in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Namibia – Pair in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata).
Botswana – Common on Okavango river.
Brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris).
Botswana – One on Chobe river, Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Giant kingfisher (Megacertyle maximus).
Botswana – Common on the Okavango river.
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis).
Botswana – Common by water.
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus).
Botswana – Very common.
Purple roller (Coracias naevius).
Namibia – Several single birds in Etosha NP.
Swallow-tailed bee-eater (Merops hirundinius).
Namibia – Two in Etosha NP.
Little bee-eater (Merops pusillus).
Botswana – Fairly common.
White-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis).
Botswana – Fairly common. Nesting colony in bank at Shakawe fishing lodge.
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus).
Botswana – Common in singles and pairs by road to Ghantzi from Namibian border. Common in Makgadikgadi pan.
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP.
Secretary bird (Sagitarrius serpentarius).
Namibia – One’s and two’s in Etosha NP.
Southern ground-hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri).
Botswana – Several by roadside outside Maun. Heard at Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Monteiro’s hornbill (Tockus monteiri).
Namibia – SA Endemic. Two in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
African grey hornbill (Tockus nasutus).
Botswana – Fairly common.
Trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator).
Zimbabwe – Four at Victoria falls.
Black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus).
Botswana – One in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Crested barbet (Trachyphonus darnaudii).
Botswana – Single birds on several occasions.
Cardinal woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens).
Botswana – One in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Brown-throated martin (Riparia paludicola).
Botswana – Common on Okavango river at Shakawe.
Banded martin (Riparia cincta).
Botswana – Two on Okavango river at Shakawe.
Rock martin (Riparia fuligula).
Namibia – Common around rest camps in Etosha NP.
Wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii).
Botswana – Very common on Chobe and Okavango rivers.
Lesser striped swallow (Hirundo abyssinica).
Botswana – Common on Okavango river at Shakawe, nesting in several places.
African pied wagtail (Motacilla aguimp).
Botswana – Fairly common.
Yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava).
Namibia – Two in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus).
Namibia – Common in reserves.
Fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis).
Botswana – Very common.
Cape crow (Corvus capensis).
Namibia – Several in Etosha NP.
Pied crow (Corvus albus).
Botswana – Common.
Dark-capped bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor).
Botswana – Common.
Namibia – Common.
Yellow-bellied greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima).
Botswana – Common.
Short-toed rock-thrush (Monticola brevipes).
Namibia – Common in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
Groundscraper thrush (Psophocichla litsipsirupa).
Namibia – Common at rest camps and in Daan Viljoen game reserve.
Kurrichane thrush (Turdus libonyanus).
Botswana – One fighting own reflection in car mirror at Shakawe fishing lodge.
White-browed robin-chat (Cossypha heuglini).
Botswana – Singles in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane and Shakawe fishing lodge.
Southern ant-eating chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora).
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP. .
Chestnut-vented tit-babbler (Parisoma subcaeruleum).
Namibia – Two in Etosha NP. At Okukuejo camp.
Chirping cisticola (Cisticola pipiens).
Botswana – Several on Okavango river.
Tawny-flanked prinia (Prinia subflava).
Botswana – Several on Okavango river.
Marico flycatcher (Bradornis mariquensis).
Botswana – Common in Chobe NP.
Namibia – Very common in Etosha NP.
Chat flycatcher (Bradornis infuscatus).
Namibia – Common in Daan Viljoen game park.
Long-tailed shrike (Corvinella melanoleuca).
Botswana – Fairly common.
Southern white-crowned shrike (Eurocephalus anguitimens).
Namibia – Single bird in Etosha NP.
Black-backed puff-back (Dryoscopus cubla).
Botswana – One in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Swamp boubou (Laniarius bicolor).
Botswana – Fairly common in vicinity of water.
Crimson-breasted shrike (Laniarius altrococcineus).
Namibia – Several in Etosha National Park and Daan Viljoen reserve.
White helmet-shrike (Prionops plumatus).
Botswana – Fairly common in small flocks.
Namibia – Fairly common.
Burchell’s starling (Lamprotornis australis).
Botswana – Common.
Meves’s starling (Lamprotornis mevesii).
Botswana – Common around Audi camp site, Maun.
Marico sunbird (Cinnyris Mariquensis ).
Botswana – Common around Shakawe lodge on the Okavango river..
House sparrow (Passer domesticus).
Botswana – Common.
Namibia – Common in urban areas.
Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea).
Botswana – Fairly common. Flock first seen along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus).
Botswana –Several on cattle along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus).
Botswana –Several on cattle along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Southern grey-headed sparrow (Passer diffusus).
Botswana – Fairly common, first seen along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Red-billed buffalo-weaver (Bubalornis niger).
Botswana – Several along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Scaly-feathered finch (Sporopipes squamifrons).
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP.
Sociable weaver (Philitairus socius ).
Namibia – Common in Etosha NP.
White-browed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali).
Namibia – Common in Daan Viljoen game park.
Golden weaver (Ploceus xanthops ).
Botswana – Common nesting bird around Shakawe lodge on the Okavango river.
Southern masked-weaver (Ploceus velatus).
Botswana – Several along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea).
Botswana – One in grounds of Kubu lodge, Kasane.
Melba finch (Pytilia melba).
Botswana – Several along Thamalakane river, Maun.
Brown fire- finch (Lagonosticta nitidula).
Botswana – Two in riverside bushes at Shakawe on the Okavango river..
Blue waxbill (Pytilia melba).
Botswana – Several along Thamalakane river, Maun. Common on Okavango river in Shakawe.
Violet-eared waxbill (Granatina granatina).
Namibia – Two in Daan Viljoen game park.
Red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala).
Botswana – Fairly common particularly along Thamalakane river, Maun and Okavango river.
Village indigobird (Vidua chalybeata).
Botswana – Single male by Thamalakane river, Maun.
Eastern paradise-whydah (Vidua paradisaea).
Botswana – Large post breeding flocks several breeding plumage males still.
