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Unknown birds in Botswana and South Africa in June (1 Viewer)

Hello everyone
Can anyone help ID 3 birds for me?
The first 2 were taken on the 2 June (2014) in the Tuli block in Botswana.

The 3 was taken in the Waterberg area of South Africa on the 27 June(2012)

Thanks in advance (and sorry for the poor quality on photo3)

Taragon
 

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Hi everyone,

Thanks for the information CARERY
Once you point out the diagnostic white rump it made sense. I guess I was looking so hard at the front I forgot about the back.

Valéry Schollaert. Yes the Waterbery is an area in the Limpopo province of South African. I assume you meant White-throated Bee-eater. That is a very rare migrant in South Africa but the photo is so poor it could almost be an Elephant ;)

Thank you all for looking

Taragon
 
If in NE South Africa, it is rather Streaky-headed Seedeater (Crithagra gularis)

Agree

Waterberg is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa.

EDIT: I missed that the op gave the location already, sorry Taragon the Dragon and Raphael
 
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I´ll blame Google for that: Waterberg Plateau National Park, Namibia
I'll crawl under my stone now 8-P:flyaway:

Once you have seen it in Namibia, you will never forget it! We havefriends that live below it too. There is a lovely walk that climbs up the Waterberg. A troop of baboons, moving faster than we were, over took us and at one point were all around us. An incredible experience, especially when one of the large male's called his troop together just a few meters away. They say the living on it is a constant battle to keep them from opening bins, or keeping them out of the accomodation. Windows shut at all times!
 
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