Michael´s Fifth Year

[Soukous]

6 minutes ago, michael-ibk said:

A life for me one hour after landing, right in the garden of Pioneer Camp

 

The garden at Pioneer is excellent for birding

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474/ZA33.) Chinspot Batis (Batis molitor) /Weißflankenschnäpper

 

A bird family I particularly like. One at Pioneer Camp, the chick in the Kafue.

 

 

Edited November 25, 2020 by michael-ibk

[Soukous]

You're making me very jealous Michael

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475/ZA34.) Retz´s Helmetshrike / Dreifarben-Brillenvanga

 

Only seen once before in Mana Pools (fleetingly), so another species I was quite happy about. Pioneer garden.

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, Soukous said:

You're making me very jealous Michael

 

Sorry about that Martin!

 

Actually ... not really!

 

476/ZA35.) Tropical Boubou (Laniarius major) / Flötenwürger

 

Common in both parks, heard all the time especially. Another one from Pioneer garden.

 

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477/ZA36.) Southern Black Tit (Melaniparus niger) / Sambesi-Rußmeise

 

Another photo really nobody needs to be jealous about. Pioneer Garden.

 

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478/ZA37.) Long-Billed Crombec (Sylvietta rufescens) / Langschnabelsylvietta

 

One at Pioneer garden, one at Musekese.

 

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479/ZA38.) Brown-Throated Martin (Riparia paludicola) / Braunkehl-Uferschwalbe

 

A few distant birds along the Luangwa.

 

 

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480/ZA39.) Yellow-Bellied Greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris) / Gelbbauchbülbül

 

Luangwa House.

 

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481/ZA40.) Terrestrial Brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) / Laubbülbül

 

A bird I only ever see in camps. Pioneer garden here, also at Musekese.

 

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482/ZA41.) Southern Yellow White-Eye (Zosterops anderssoni) / Senegalbrillenvogel

 

Another one from Pioneer Camp.

 

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483/ZA42.) Meve´s Starling (Lamprotornis mevesii) / Mevesglanzstar

 

Common in South Luangwa.

 

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484/ZA43.) Kurrichane Thrush (Turdus libonyana) / Rotschnabeldrossel

 

Posing nicely at Pioneer Camp.

 

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485/ZA44.) Pale Flycatcher (Melaenornis pallidus) / Fahlschnäpper

 

One at Pioneer, one in the Kafue.

 

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486/ZA45.) Ashy Flycatcher (Muscicapa caerulescens) / Hartlaubschnäpper

 

Resident at Musekese Camp.

 

 

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487/ZA46.) Souther Black Flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina) / Glanzdrongoschnäpper

 

Pioneer Garden again. Always tricky to tell apart from Drongos (which were present as well) but this one looks ok to me.

 

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488/ZA47.) African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) / Afrikanisches Schwarzkehlchen

 

One distant bird in the Kafue.

 

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489/ZA48.) Arnot´s Chat (Myrmecocichla arnotti) / Arnotschmätzer

 

Two pairs in the Kafue.

 

 

 

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490/ZA49.) White-Bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala) / Weißbauch-Nektarvogel

 

A nicely posing individual in Pioneer´s garden.

 

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491/ZA50.) Copper Sunbird (Cinnyris cupreus) / Kupfernektarvogel

 

A somewhat unexpected sighting at Tafika camp which had me go over the books for quite a while. Copper was my conclusion but I´m not 100 % certain.

 

 

 

 

 

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492/ZA51.) Variable Sunbird (Cinnyris venustus) / Ziernektarvogel

 

One bird in the neighbour´s vegetabel garden at Pioneer Camp.

 

Edited November 25, 2020 by michael-ibk

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493/ZA52.) Red-Headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubricep) / Scharlachweber

 

One nice breeding male in the Kafue.

 

 

 

Edited November 25, 2020 by michael-ibk

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494/ZA53.) Yellow-Mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura) / Gelbschulterweber

 

Occassionally seen in the Kafue but this bird is from Pioneer.

 

Edited November 25, 2020 by michael-ibk

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495/ZA54.) Red-Throated Twinspot (Hypargos niveoguttatus) / Tropfenastrild

 

Residents at Musekese Camp. More elusive than last time, had to look for them for quite a while.

 

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496/ZA55.) Jameson´s Firefinch (Lagonosticta rhodopareia) / Rosenamarant

 

Another glorious ebc from Pioneer. A good lesson for me that it´s always worth giving those ubiquitious Red Firefinches a second look.