Tanzania May/June 2016 (1 Viewer)

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Dragonspeed

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• Jun 27, 2016

• #1

I am still in the process of curating all my photos, but, up to day 2, I have seen the following species:

Day 1: https://flic.kr/s/aHskBQKhKA (includes all the other stuff too)

Pied Crow
Grey Heron
Ashy Starling
Red-billed Firefinch
Lesser Striped Swallow
Yellow-Collared Lovebird
African Grey Flycatcher
Lilac-breasted Roller
African Jacana
Wattled Starling
African Crake
Red-billed Hornbill
D'Arnaud's Barbet
White-Headed Buffalo Weaver
Crowned Lapwing
Masai Ostrich
Double-banded Courser
Water Thicknee
African Fish Eagle

Day 2: https://flic.kr/s/aHskCHfWQQ (includes all the other stuff too)

Marabou Stork
Yellow-billed Stork
Beautiful sunbird
Baglafecht Weaver
Yellow-bellied Sunbird
Superb Starling
Secretary Bird
Kori Bustard
Yellow-Throated Sandgrouse

 

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Dragonspeed

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• Jun 30, 2016

• #2

Day 3 - https://flic.kr/s/aHskz8fQgo

An incredible variety - AGAIN!

White-backed Vulture
Silverbird
Pygmy Falcon
White-Bellied Bustard
Lilac-breasted Roller
White-browed Coucal
Bateleur
Northern White-crowned shrike
Dark Chanting Goshawk
Tawny Eagle (light and dark morphs)
Hooded Vulture
Masai Ostrich
Cape Teal
Blacksmith Plover
Secretary Bird (again - because they are super cool!)
Helmeted Guineafowl

 

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Dragonspeed

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• Jul 11, 2016

• #3

Day 4 - much smaller list of birds. The day was dominated by mammals.

Egyptian Goose
Juvenile Blacksmith Plover
Black Crake
Dark Chanting Goshawk
Juvenile (?) Magpie Shrike
Rattling Cisticola
Helmeted Guineafowl
Goliath Heron
Ruppell's long-tailed glossy starling

These birds and other pictures from the day can be seen at: https://flic.kr/s/aHskCVmwpC

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Jul 11, 2016

• #4

Great pics. I see you've also got Yellow-billed Oxpeckers in a couple of shots, sitting on top of buffalo. Also a Grey-backed Fiscal labelled as a Northern White-crowned Shrike, and a Black-headed Heron labelled as a Grey Heron. Not sure what the scruffy male weaver is (maybe Vitelline Masked?), but it's not Baglafecht. Hope that helps.

 

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Dragonspeed

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• Jul 11, 2016

• #5

Larry Sweetland said:

Great pics. I see you've also got Yellow-billed Oxpeckers in a couple of shots, sitting on top of buffalo. Also a Grey-backed Fiscal labelled as a Northern White-crowned Shrike, and a Black-headed Heron labelled as a Grey Heron. Not sure what the scruffy male weaver is (maybe Vitelline Masked?), but it's not Baglafecht. Hope that helps.

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Fiscal: https://flic.kr/p/JDzGcV ?
This is the shrike, though, right? https://flic.kr/p/JDzpQr

Black-headed Heron: https://flic.kr/p/HTWwzL ?

Weaver fixed - I see now, that I compare him to one I took 7 years ago... Indeed.

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Jul 11, 2016

• #6

Dragonspeed said:

Fiscal: https://flic.kr/p/JDzGcV ?
This is the shrike, though, right? https://flic.kr/p/JDzpQr

Black-headed Heron: https://flic.kr/p/HTWwzL ?

Weaver fixed - I see now, that I compare him to one I took 7 years ago... Indeed.

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yes, yes and yes :t:

 

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Dragonspeed

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• Jul 17, 2016

• #7

Day 5 - the number of NEW birds is getting pretty thin so there aren't as many pictures (how many do you need of a superb starling? )... It was a big day for VULTURES! https://flic.kr/s/aHskEfuhdN

White Backed Vulture (dozens)
Lappet-faced Vulture (many)
Sooty Chat? https://flic.kr/p/JdDWvp
Marabou Stork
Northern White-Crowned Shrike

 

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Dragonspeed

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• Jul 26, 2016

• #8

Day 6 - Ngorongoro Crater and Highlands https://flic.kr/s/aHskF2rzU4

Black-Chested Snake Eagle
Lesser Flamingo
Grey Crowned Crane
Sacred Ibis (never got a good shot, though )
Egyptian Goose on a Hippo
Oxpeckers (as usual)
Kori Bustard
Capped Wheatear
Rosy Flamingo
Whiskered Tern
Wattled Starling
Rufous-naped Lark
Common Fiscal
Superb Starling
Augur Buzzard
Speckled Mousebird
Baglafecht Weaver
African Pied Wagtail
Dark-capped Bulbul
Taita Fiscal
Hottentot Teal

A pretty good day, I'd say - interspersed with all kinds of amazing animals, too!

 

Last edited: Jul 27, 2016

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Jul 27, 2016

• #9

Dragonspeed said:

Day 6 - Ngorongoro Crater and Highlands https://flic.kr/s/aHskF2rzU4


Oxpeckers (as usual)

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those look to be Red-billed Oxpeckers, not the same as the ones in your earlier pics

 

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Dragonspeed

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• Jul 27, 2016

• #10

Larry Sweetland said:

those look to be Red-billed Oxpeckers, not the same as the ones in your earlier pics

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Indeed - but they were more of a by-product, rather than a primary subject.

 

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Dragonspeed

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• Aug 2, 2016

• #11

Day 7 - Lake Manyara National Park

Day 7 - Lake Manyara National Park

Slow park for most wildlife, but a huge variety of new birds!

The whole day's photos are here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskEmfT7x

1. Hamerkop
2. Grey-headed Kingfisher
3. Speckled Pigeon
4. Black-winged stilt
5. Yellow-billed Stork
6. Little Egret
7. Egyptian Goose
8. Glossy Ibis
9. Hottentot Teal
10. Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
11. African Spoonbill
12. Lesser Flamingo
13. Spur-winged Plover
14. Hadada Ibis
15. Woodland Kingfisher
16. Red and Yellow Barbet
17. Tawny Eagle (?) https://flic.kr/p/KiR1Yj
18. Little Bee-Eater
19. Black-winged Red Bishop
20. Hildebrandt's Francolin

An amazing 7 day Safari with African Wildcats Expeditions Ltd, out of Arusha, Tanzania

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Aug 2, 2016

• #12

I'd go for Brown Snake Eagle for #17

 

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Dragonspeed

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• Aug 26, 2016

• #13

Larry Sweetland said:

I'd go for Brown Snake Eagle for #17

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Noted - and agreed. Thanks!