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186° Striated heron ( Butorides striata - Mangrovereiger ) Mara Naboisho Conservancy 10th & Mara North Conservancy 16th of August 2023 : 

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Another day and a first walk this year in the " Wolfsputten" in Dilbeek ; glorious sunshine for once ..   22° Great spotted Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos major- Grote Bonte Specht ) Wol

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A cold morning in Dilbeek with some hazy sunshine and a biting wind ; on my own in the Wolfsputten but not quite ...     A far better view of the Great spotted Woodpecker

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Wednesday is market day in Dilbeek and also the day when I do the shopping for the week and prepare a curry for dinner , but still some time to do my walk and this time in glorious sunshine :

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187° Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis - Koereiger ) Mara North Conservancy 14th of August 2023 : 

 

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188° Great White Pelican ( Pelecanus onocrotalus - Roze pelikaan ) Laikipia Kicheche Camp Ol Pejeta Conservancy 6 & 7th of August 2023 : 

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189° Yellow-billed Duck ( Anas undulata- Geelsnaveleend ) Laikipia Ol Pejeta Conservancy 8th of August 2023 : 

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190° Spotted Thick-Knee ( Burhinus capensis - Kaapse griel ) Laikipia Ol Pejeta Conservancy 7th of August 2023 : 

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191° Water Thick-Knee ( Burhinus vermiculatus - Watergriel ) Mara North Conservancy Mara River 15th of August 2023 : 

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192° Black-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus melanopterus - Zwartvleugelkievit ) Laikipia Ol Pejeta Conservancy 6th & Mara Naboisho Conservancy

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193° Blacksmith Lapwing ( Vanellus armatus - Smidsplevier ) Laikipia Ol Pejeta Conservancy 7th of august 2023 : 

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194° Crowned Lapwing ( Vanellus coronatus- Diadeemkievit ) Laikipia Ol Pejeta Conservancy 6 & 7th of August 2023 : 

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195° African Wattled Lapwing ( Vanellus senegallus - Lelkievit ) Mara Naboisho & Mara North Conservancies 12th & 14th of August 2023 : 

 

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196° Spur-winged Lapwing ( Vanellus spinosus - Sporenkievit ) Mara Naboisho Conservancy 11th of August 2023: 

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197° Kittlit'z Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius - Herdersplevier ) Laikipia Ol Pejeta Conservancy 6 & 7th of August 2023 : 

 

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198° Three-banded plover ( Charadrius tricollaris - Driebandplevier ) Mara Naboisho Conservancy 11th of august 2023 :

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I can sense your excitement as your 2nd Century approaches..

Another nice bunch of birds.

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Thanks Fred and I am still thinking which bird will be the chosen one tomorrow ;)

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The Chosen One ... must be named Jose :lol:.

 

That is a fantastic collection of excellent photos of birds from Mara! Congratulations on tomorrow's Second Century!

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199° Pied Crow ( Corvus allus - Schildraaf ) Laikipia Ol Pejeta Conservancy 7th & Mara North Conservancy 15th of August 2023 : 

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Looking back to the end of May and my intense joy to finally have a " distant " shot of the Eurasian Golden Oriole ( 108 ) when I didn't expect it anymore , the next one I found in Kicheche Camp Laikipia , much easier to capture to be fair , is my chosen one for the second century :  juvenile and adult ...

 

200° African Black-headed Oriole ( Oriolus larvatus - Maskerwielewaal ) Laikipia Ol Pejeta Conservancy Kicheche Camp 6 & 8th of August 2023 : 

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Well done on reaching 200, and a beautiful bird to achieve that.

You did very well in the Mara area and inLaikipia

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 101° Bank swallow ( Riparia riparia - Oeverzwaluw ) Mara North Conservancy 16th of August 2023 : 

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Last year in Gonarezhou we saw them in great numbers and better conditions than the next one very early on our last morning :

102° Lesser Striped Swallow ( Cecropis abyssinica - Savannezwaluw ) Mara North Conservancy 16th of August 2023: 

 

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But the Wire-tailed was the house swallow of our Camp in Laikipia and we saw the young first in their nest but then learn to fly with the parents :

103° Wire-tailed swallow ( Hirundo smithii - Roodkruinzwaluw ) Laikipia Ol Pejeta Conservancy  Kicheche Camp 6 & 9th of August 2023 :

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I should learn to count correctly :lol:: 201- 202 -203 and now ...

 

204° Black Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne pristoptera - Blauwzwarte kamzwaluw ) Mara Naboisho Conservancy 11th of August 2023 : 

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205° White-headed Saw-wing ( Psalidoprocne albiceps - Witkopkamzwaluw ) Mara Naboisho Conservancy 12th of August 2023 : 

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