Back yesterday from Moz - a week-long trip which included three main localities- Gorongosa Mountain, Mphingwe and Rio Savane. We had almost a full-house of specials including great views of Alethe, Akalat, Pitta, Bee-eater, Snipe and Oriole. Also managed to see a host of great birds including Rufous-bellied Heron, many Palm-nut Vultures, Bat Hawk, African Cuckoo-Hawk, Ayres Hawk-Eagle, Western and Southern Banded Snake-eagles, Honey-Buzzard, Peregrine (subsp calidus?), Lesser Spotted and African Crowned Eagles, Dickinsons Kestrel, African Pygmy-Goose, Lesser Jacana, Red-chested Flufftail, Black-rumped Buttonquail, Bronze-naped Pigeon, Blue-spotted Wood-dove, Grey-headed Parrot, Green Malkoha, Pennant-winged Nightjar, Mottled and Bohms Spinetail, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Green-backed and Speckle-throated Woodpeckers, African Broadbill, African golden-Oriole, Tiny Greenbul, Stripe-cheeked Greenbul, Collared Palm-thrush, Chirinda Apalis, Singing and Short-winged Cisticola, Moustached and Broad-tailed Warblers, Livingstones Flycatcher, Vanga Flycatcher, Chestnut-fronted Helmet-Shrike, Western VIolet-backed and Copper Sunbird, Red-headed Quelea, Black-winged Bishop, Brown-throated Golden-weaver, Green Twinspot, Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah, Cabaniss Bunting and of course Locust Finch. Not much luck yet with the special cuckoos. Wishing Errol Birding, Jason Boyce, Robert Wienand, Faansie Peacock, Matthew Axelrod, Trevor Hardaker, Margaret Hardaker, Reach Africa Birding, Niall Perrins, Dewald Swanepoel & Birding Weto and their respective groups all success with your upcoming trips to this fantastic birding area....Hoping to bump into a few of you as well on our next (longer) trip which heads through Beit Bridge on Tuesday!
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 07:46:23 +0000
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