david.wood
New member
Hello,
Just back from a trip around Namibia and have a couple of birds that i could use some help with ID. Had a great time, amazing landscapes, great wildlife and a really easy country to travel in. Much greener and wetter than usual, made for some interesting driving conditions and etosha game viewing a bit more difficult, but great nonetheless.
1 and 2, seen at Sossusvlei - i guess chestnut vented tit babbler but doesn't look much like the image in Sasol guide. Much greyer/whiter in guide, this was blue/grey and white on undertail seems wrong.
3, seen at etosha - i thought this was a wheatear at the time but couldn't ID it. Now wondering if its a chat flycatcher (very worrying when you can't tell wheatears from flycatchers!!)
4 - this is just for interest, its a leucustic double banded courser in etosha.
Many thanks, david
Just back from a trip around Namibia and have a couple of birds that i could use some help with ID. Had a great time, amazing landscapes, great wildlife and a really easy country to travel in. Much greener and wetter than usual, made for some interesting driving conditions and etosha game viewing a bit more difficult, but great nonetheless.
1 and 2, seen at Sossusvlei - i guess chestnut vented tit babbler but doesn't look much like the image in Sasol guide. Much greyer/whiter in guide, this was blue/grey and white on undertail seems wrong.
3, seen at etosha - i thought this was a wheatear at the time but couldn't ID it. Now wondering if its a chat flycatcher (very worrying when you can't tell wheatears from flycatchers!!)
4 - this is just for interest, its a leucustic double banded courser in etosha.
Many thanks, david
