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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Padraig" data-source="post: 3190401" data-attributes="member: 2093">20.3.15The 2 birders, Phil Zappala and Tim decided to take to take me to the Puku Flats, a grassy area by the river in Chobe National Park.We started off at 5.45 and soon were queuing up at the entrance to the National Park with about 5 safari vehicles.The first bird on Puku flats was a Luapala (Blackbacked) Cisticola.Another new species for me was Rufous Naped Lark, which we saw a few times.We were driving through grass that was up to a metre high. There were lots of African Stonechats. A Crake species flew up but it was impossible to say what it was (maybe Corn Crake or Spotted Crake).Then a Small (Kurricane) Buttonquail flew up, a very small bird indeed.We went on foot and saw a few Rosy- Throated Longclaw flying up with their pink throats lit up by the sun.In the distance we could make out Black Coucal flying, but unfortunately couldn't get close.Two African Wattled Lapwings flew away from a pool and later flew back in our direction. I didn't get to see them on the ground unfortunately.A Lesser Kestrel was another new species,flying and later as we were leaving the Puku Flats a Black Kite circled overhead.</blockquote>