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One interesting Viduidae which I saw once or twice in Kenya but this time a lot and in different outfits !! 

 

112/ Pin-tailed Whydah ( Vidua macroura - Dominicanerwida ) Akagera NP Ruzizi Area 11th & 12th and Magashi Conservancy 14th of December 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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And a lifer again spotted a few minutes before the White-headed Barbet of the Macrosphenidae family : 

 

113/348 Moustached Grass Warbler ( Melocichla mentalis - Baardgrasvogel ) Akagera NP Far North 16th of December 2023 : 

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Building up your collection nicely.

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The birds are adding up nicely!

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Not the easiest of Families now , the Cisticolidae : 

 

114/349 Grey Apalis ( Apalis cinerea - Grijze Apalis ) Akagera NP Ruzizi Area 9th of December 2023 : 

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115/350 Grey-capped Warbler ( Eminia lepida - Eminiazanger ) Akagera NP Magashi Camp 16th of December 2023 : 

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Common breeding resident occurring through Rwanda 

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116/351 Croaking Cisticola ( Cisticola natalensis - Natalgraszanger ) Akagera NP Magashi Concession 13th of December 2023 :

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117/ 352 Trilling Cisticola ( Cisticola woosnami - Miombograszanger ) Akagera NP Ruzizi Area 11th of December 2023 : 

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The Estrildidae are next : 

 

118/353 Bronze Mannikin ( Spermestes cucullatus - Gewoon ekstertje ) Akagera NP Magashi Concession 13th & 15th of december 2023 : 

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Again a lifer for me at least since I am into birds ... 

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119/ Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ( Uraeginthus bengalus - Blauwfazantje ) Akagera NP Ruzizi Area 9th & 11th of December 2023 : 

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Always nice to see them ; we saw a lot sometimes mixed with the next bird ... 

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120/ Red-billed Firefinch ( Lagonosticta senegala - Vuurvinkje ) Akagera NP Magashi Concession & Ruzizi Lake Ihema 14th & 10th of December 2023 : 

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121/354  Green-winged pytilia ( Pytilia melba - Melba-astrild ) Akagera NP Ruzizi Area 11th Of December 2023 : 

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Also new for this BY ; saw in in Gonarezhou Zimbabwe last year 

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122/355 Yellow-throated Leaflove ( Atimastillas flavicollis - Geelkraagbuulbuul ) Akagera NP Ruzizi Tented Lodge 11th & 12th of December 2023 : 

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One of the Pycnonotidae again a new one for me this year ; daily in camp .... 

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The honeyguide is amazing! Lovely set of bee-eaters and your count is moving along nicely. 

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123/ Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus - Grauwe Buulbuul ) Akagera NP 10th & 11th Ruzizi area & Kigali The Retreat 16th of December 2023 : 

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I will not go into the discussion about the three races , tricolor or dark-capped , Dodson's and layardi though dark-capped is the common in Rwanda 

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Now some birds seen before in Kenya ( or even at home ) to complete my Rwanda Safari : 

 

124/ Barn swallow ( Hirundo rustica - Boerenzwaluw ) Akagera NP Mihindi Campsite 10th of December 2023 :

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125/ Lesser striped swallow ( Cecropis abyssinica - savannezwaluw ) Akagera NP Far North 16th of December 2023 : 

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126/ Western Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flavia - Gele kwikstaart ) Akagera NP Ruzizi & Magashi Concession 10th & 13th of December 2023 : 

 

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127/ African pied wagtail ( Motacilla aguimp - Afrikaanse bonte kwikstaart ) Akagera NP Ruzizi Area 11th of December 2023 : 

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128/ Yellow- throated Longclaw ( Macronyx croceus- Geelkeellangklauw ) Akagera NP Magashi Concession 12th of December 2023 : 

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129/ Fork-tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis - Treurdrongo) Akagera NP Ruzizi Area 9th of December2023 :

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130/ Grey crowned Crane ( Balearica regolorum - Grijze Kroonkraanvogel ) Akagera NP Lake Ihema 10th of December 2023 : 

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131/ Grey-backed fiscal ( Lanius excubitoroides - Grijsrugklapekster ) Akagera NP Lake Ihema  12th of December 2023 : 

 

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132/ Violet-backed starling ( Cinnyricinclus leucogaster - Amethistspreeuw ) Akagera NP Lake Ihema 12th of December 2023 : 

 

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133/ Rüpppell's Starling  (Lamprotornis purpuroptera - Blauwe langstaartglansspreeuw ) Akagera NP Ruzizi Area 9th of December 2023 : 489D754A-7DEF-446D-8DAA-E5B737FD1E92_1_201_a.jpeg.d22b48b1f0b4b5ac9d5989e07f88e8c2.jpeg

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