2003 (Center on Map)

Sand Dunes, Namibia

This 19 week trip started with a flight from San Francisco via Amsterdam to Dar Es Salaam. We traveled mostly by local transport to Johannesburg, South Africa where I picked up a rental for the next 6 weeks. Then we returned to Dar Es Salaam with a couple of spur journeys.

Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (11/13/2002)
Mikumi National Park, Tanzania (11/16/2002)
Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania (11/18/2002)
Iringa - Isimila Stone Age Site, Tanzania (11/20/2002)
Tukuyu, Tanzania (11/23/2002)
Kundalila, Zambia (11/26/2002)
Mpika, Zambia (11/26/2002)
Samfya, Zambia (11/27/2002)
Victoria Falls, Zambia (12/1/2002)
Chobe National Park - Kasane, Botswana (12/2/2002)
Chobe National Park - Suvuti, Botswana (12/6/2002)
Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana (12/8/2002)
Moremi Game Reserve - Chief's Island, Botswana (12/10/2002)
Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana (12/12/2002)
Nata, Botswana (12/13/2002)
Augrabies Falls, South Africa (12/21/2002)
Cape Point, South Africa (12/29/2002)
West Coast National Park, South Africa (1/5/2003)
Fish River Canyon, Namibia (1/6/2003)
Lambertsbai - Bird Island, South Africa (1/6/2003)
Sossusvlei, Namibia (1/7/2003)
Swakopmund, Namibia (1/9/2003)
Walvis Bay, Namibia (1/11/2003)
Ganab, Namibia (1/12/2003)
Cape Cross, Namibia (1/13/2003)
Brandenberg, Namibia (1/14/2003)
Etosha National Park, Namibia (1/15/2003)
Tsumeb, Namibia (1/17/2003)
Hoba Meteorite, Namibia (1/18/2003)
Hardap Dam, Namibia (1/19/2003)
Waterberg, Namibia (1/19/2003)
Cedarberg, South Africa (1/21/2003)
Suicide Gorge, South Africa (1/22/2003)
Ceres, South Africa (1/23/2003)
Bredasdorp, South Africa (1/24/2003)
Gaansbai, South Africa (1/25/2003)
Wilderness National Park, South Africa (1/27/2003)
Drakensburg - Hogsback, South Africa (1/29/2003)
Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa (1/31/2003)
Port St. Johns - Wild Coast, South Africa (2/1/2003)
Sani Pass, Lesotho (2/10/2003)
Scottburgh, South Africa (2/11/2003)
St. Lucia National Park, South Africa (2/12/2003)
Hluhluwe - Umfolazi Rhino Preserve, South Africa (2/14/2003)
Bazaruto Islands National Park, Mozambique (2/17/2003)
Liwonde - Shire River, Malawi (2/20/2003)
Monkey Bay, Malawi (2/24/2003)
Tangire National Park, Tanzania (3/5/2003)
Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania (3/6/2003)
Serengeti, Tanzania (3/7/2003)
Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania (3/9/2003)
Kibale National Park, Uganda (3/13/2003)
Bigombe Swamp, Uganda (3/15/2003)
Mgahinga National Park, Uganda (3/17/2003)
Kampala, Uganda (3/19/2003)
Zanzibar, Tanzania (3/22/2003)

Species Recorded (356)

Birds ( 292 )

Ostriches ( Struthionidae )
Ostrich - Struthio camelus

Penguins ( Spheniscidae )
Jackass Penguin - Spheniscus demersus

Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis
Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis

Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
White-chinned Petrel - Procellaria aequinoctialis

Boobies and Gannets ( Sulidae )
Cape Gannet - Morus capensis

Pelicans ( Pelecanidae )
Great White Pelican - Pelecanus onocrotalus

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Long-tailed Cormorant - Phalacrocorax africanus
Cape Cormorant - Phalacrocorax capensis
Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo
Bank Cormorant - Phalacrocorax neglectus

Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
African Darter - Anhinga rufa

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Gray Heron - Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron - Ardea melanocephala
Squacco Heron - Ardeola ralloides
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis

Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Hadada Ibis - Bostrychia hagedash
Bald Ibis - Geronticus calvus
Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
Sacred Ibis - Threskiornis aethiopicus

Storks ( Ciconiidae )
African Openbill - Anastomus lamelligerus
Abdim's Stork - Ciconia abdimii
Woolly-necked Stork - Ciconia episcopus
Black Stork - Ciconia nigra
Saddle-billed Stork - Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork - Leptoptilos crumeniferus

Flamingos ( Phoenicopteridae )
Lesser Flamingo - Phoenicopterus minor
Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Egyptian Goose - Alopochen aegyptiaca
Cape Teal - Anas capensis
Red-billed Duck - Anas erythrorhyncha
Cape Shoveler - Anas smithii
Yellow-billed Duck - Anas undulata
Southern Pochard - Netta erythrophthalma
Spur-winged Goose - Plectropterus gambensis
Comb Duck - Sarkidiornis melanotos
South African Shelduck - Tadorna cana

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Black Goshawk - Accipiter melanoleucus
Tawny Eagle - Aquila rapax
Verreaux's Eagle - Aquila verreauxii
Jackal Buzzard - Buteo rufofuscus
Brown Snake-Eagle - Circaetus cinereus
Black-Breasted Snake-Eagle - Circaetus pectoralis
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier - Circus aeruginosus
Pallid Harrier - Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier - Circus pygargus
Lammergeier - Gypaetus barbatus
Palm-nut Vulture - Gypohierax angolensis
African Fish-Eagle - Haliaeetus vocifer
Long-crested Eagle - Lophaetus occipitalis
Pale Chanting-Goshawk - Melierax canorus
Black Kite - Milvus migrans
Red Kite - Milvus milvus
Martial Eagle - Polemaetus bellicosus
Lappet-faced Vulture - Torgos tracheliotus
White-headed Vulture - Trigonoceps occipitalis

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Amur Falcon - Falco amurensis
Lanner Falcon - Falco biarmicus
Dickinson's Kestrel - Falco dickinsoni
Lesser Kestrel - Falco naumanni
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus
Greater Kestrel - Falco rupicoloides
Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo

Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Red-billed Francolin - Francolinus adspersus
Cape Francolin - Francolinus capensis
Crested Francolin - Francolinus sephaena

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Black Crake - Amaurornis flavirostra
Purple Swamphen - Porphyrio porphyrio

Secretarybirds ( Sagittariidae )
Secretary-Bird - Sagittarius serpentarius

Bustards ( Otididae )
Kori Bustard - Ardeotis kori
Black Bustard - Eupodotis afra
Rueppell's Bustard - Eupodotis rueppellii
Karoo Bustard - Eupodotis vigorsii

Guineafowl ( Numididae )
Crested Guineafowl - Guttera pucherani

Cranes ( Gruidae )
Blue Crane - Anthropoides paradiseus
Wattled Crane - Bugeranus carunculatus

Thick-knees ( Burhinidae )
Water Thick-knee - Burhinus vermiculatus

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Common Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula
White-fronted Plover - Charadrius marginatus
Kittlitz's Plover - Charadrius pecuarius
Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola
Pied Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta
Blacksmith Plover - Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing - Vanellus coronatus

Coursers ( Glareolidae )
Temminck's Courser - Cursorius temminckii

Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
African Oystercatcher - Haematopus moquini

Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus

Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
African Jacana - Actophilornis africanus
Lesser Jacana - Microparra capensis

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres
Sanderling - Calidris alba
Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea
Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica
Eurasian Curlew - Numenius arquata
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
Ruff - Philomachus pugnax
Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia
Terek Sandpiper - Xenus cinereus

Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Parasitic Jaeger - Stercorarius parasiticus

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Brown Noddy - Anous stolidus
Gray-hooded Gull - Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Hartlaub's Gull - Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica
Kelp Gull - Larus dominicanus
Common Tern - Sterna hirundo
Little Tern - Sternula albifrons
Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis

Sandgrouse ( Pteroclidae )
Double-banded Sandgrouse - Pterocles bicinctus

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Speckled Pigeon - Columba guinea
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Red-eyed Dove - Streptopelia semitorquata
African Green-Pigeon - Treron calvus
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove - Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove - Turtur tympanistria

New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Fischer's Lovebird - Agapornis fischeri
Rosy-faced Lovebird - Agapornis roseicollis
Brown-necked Parrot - Poicephalus robustus
Rueppell's Parrot - Poicephalus rueppellii

Turacos ( Musophagidae )
Great Blue Turaco - Corythaeola cristata
Gray Go-away-bird - Corythaixoides concolor
Bare-faced Go-away-bird - Corythaixoides personatus
Ross's Turaco - Musophaga rossae
Knysna Turaco - Tauraco corythaix
Livingstone's Turaco - Tauraco livingstonii
Black-billed Turaco - Tauraco schuettii

Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Yellowbill - Ceuthmochares aereus
Dideric Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx caprius

Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Marsh Owl - Asio capensis
Pearl-spotted Owlet - Glaucidium perlatum
African Scops-owl - Otus senegalensis
Southern White-faced Owl - Ptilopsis granti

Swifts ( Apodidae )
Little Swift - Apus affinis
White-rumped Swift - Apus caffer

Mousebirds ( Coliidae )
White-backed Mousebird - Colius colius
Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus
Red-faced Mousebird - Urocolius indicus

Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Orange-breasted Sunbird - Anthobaphes violacea
Amethyst Sunbird - Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird - Chalcomitra senegalensis
Greater Double-collared Sunbird - Cinnyris afra
Southern Double-collared Sunbird - Cinnyris chalybea
Dusky Sunbird - Cinnyris fusca
Mariqua Sunbird - Cinnyris mariquensis
Green-headed Sunbird - Cyanomitra verticalis
Collared Sunbird - Hedydipna collaris
Blue-headed Sunbird - Nectarinia alinae
Malachite Sunbird - Nectarinia famosa
Cape Sugarbird - Promerops cafer

Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Shining-blue Kingfisher - Alcedo quadribrachys
Malachite Kingfisher - Corythornis cristatus
Woodland Kingfisher - Halcyon senegalensis
Mangrove Kingfisher - Halcyon senegaloides
Giant Kingfisher - Megaceryle maximus

Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster
Boehm's Bee-eater - Merops boehmi
White-fronted Bee-eater - Merops bullockoides
Black Bee-eater - Merops gularis
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater - Merops hirundineus
Southern Carmine Bee-eater - Merops nubicoides
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater - Merops persicus
Little Bee-eater - Merops pusillus
Madagascar Bee-eater - Merops superciliosus

Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Lilac-breasted Roller - Coracias caudatus
Rufous-crowned Roller - Coracias naevius
Blue-throated Roller - Eurystomus gularis

Hornbills ( Bucerotidae )
Trumpeter Hornbill - Ceratogymna bucinator
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill - Ceratogymna subcylindrica
Crowned Hornbill - Tockus alboterminatus
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill - Tockus leucomelas
Monteiro's Hornbill - Tockus monteiri
Southern Red-billed Hornbill - Tockus rufirostris

Barbets ( Lybiidae )
Black-collared Barbet - Lybius torquatus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus chrysoconus
White-eared Barbet - Stactolaema leucotis
Red-and-yellow Barbet - Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Pied Barbet - Tricholaema leucomelas

Honeyguides ( Indicatoridae )
Lesser Honeyguide - Indicator minor

Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Cardinal Woodpecker - Dendropicos fuscescens
Olive Woodpecker - Dendropicos griseocephalus

Paradise-flycatcher ( Monarchidae )
African Paradise-Flycatcher - Terpsiphone viridis

Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephagidae )
Gray Cuckoo-Shrike - Coracina caesia

Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Fork-tailed Drongo - Dicrurus adsimilis

Larks ( Alaudidae )
Large-billed Lark - Galerida magnirostris

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Lesser Striped-Swallow - Cecropis abyssinica
Greater Striped-Swallow - Cecropis cucullata
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow - Hirundo smithii
Black Sawwing - Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Rock Martin - Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Plain Martin - Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia

Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus
Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis

Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Yellow-breasted Apalis - Apalis flavida
Bar-throated Apalis - Apalis thoracica
Green-backed Camaroptera - Camaroptera brachyura
White-chinned Prinia - Schistolais leucopogon

White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
African Yellow White-eye - Zosterops senegalensis

Shrike-flycatchers ( Platysteiridae )
Cape Batis - Batis capensis
Pririt Batis - Batis pririt
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher - Bias musicus
Chestnut Wattle-eye - Platysteira castanea

Blue-flycatcher ( Stenostiridae )
African Blue-Flycatcher - Elminia longicauda

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
White-necked Raven - Corvus albicollis
Cape Crow - Corvus capensis
House Crow - Corvus splendens

Orioles ( Oriolidae )
African Black-headed Oriole - Oriolus larvatus

Gonoleks ( Malaconotidae )
Crimson-breasted Gonolek - Laniarius atrococcineus
Brubru - Nilaus afer

Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Ashy Tit - Melaniparus cinerascens
Southern Black Tit - Melaniparus niger

Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Rockrunner - Achaetops pycnopygius
Rufous-vented Warbler - Parisoma subcaeruleum
Hartlaub's Babbler - Turdoides hartlaubii
Arrow-marked Babbler - Turdoides jardineii
White-rumped Babbler - Turdoides leucopygia

Wheatears ( Muscicapidae )
Mountain Wheatear - Oenanthe monticola
Capped Wheatear - Oenanthe pileata

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Mariqua Flycatcher - Bradornis mariquensis
Familiar Chat - Cercomela familiaris
Sicklewing Chat - Cercomela sinuata
Tractrac Chat - Cercomela tractrac
Chorister Robin-Chat - Cossypha dichroa
White-browed Robin-Chat - Cossypha heuglini
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat - Cossypha niveicapilla
Sentinel Rock-Thrush - Monticola explorator
Dusky-brown Flycatcher - Muscicapa adusta
Southern Anteater-Chat - Myrmecocichla formicivora
Sooty Chat - Myrmecocichla nigra
White-starred Robin - Pogonocichla stellata
Groundscraper Thrush - Psophocichla litsipsirupa
African Stonechat - Saxicola torquatus
Olive Thrush - Turdus olivaceus
African Thrush - Turdus pelios

Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
African Pied Wagtail - Motacilla aguimp
Cape Wagtail - Motacilla capensis

Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Drakensberg Rock-jumper - Chaetops aurantius

Shrikes ( Laniidae )
White-rumped Shrike - Eurocephalus rueppelli
Long-tailed Fiscal - Lanius cabanisi
Red-backed Shrike - Lanius collurio
Gray-backed Fiscal - Lanius excubitoroides
Lesser Gray Shrike - Lanius minor

Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Wattled Starling - Creatophora cinerea
Burchell's Glossy-Starling - Lamprotornis australis
Black-bellied Glossy-Starling - Lamprotornis corruscus
Hildebrandt's Starling - Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Cape Glossy-Starling - Lamprotornis nitens
Splendid Glossy-Starling - Lamprotornis splendidus
Superb Starling - Lamprotornis superbus
Red-winged Starling - Onychognathus morio
Pale-winged Starling - Onychognathus nabouroup
African Pied Starling - Spreo bicolor
Ashy Starling - Spreo unicolor

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Cape Bunting - Emberiza capensis
Lark-like Bunting - Emberiza impetuani
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting - Emberiza tahapisi

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Drakensberg Siskin - Pseudochloroptila symonsi
White-throated Canary - Serinus albogularis
Cape Canary - Serinus canicollis
Yellow Canary - Serinus flaviventris
Forest Canary - Serinus scotops

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Red-headed Finch - Amadina erythrocephala
Grosbeak Weaver - Amblyospiza albifrons
Common Waxbill - Estrilda astrild
Black-cheeked Waxbill - Estrilda erythronotos
Black-crowned Waxbill - Estrilda nonnula
Red-collared Widowbird - Euplectes ardens
Fan-tailed Widowbird - Euplectes axillaris
Red Bishop - Euplectes orix
Red-headed Malimbe - Malimbus rubricollis
Southern Gray-Headed Sparrow - Passer diffusus
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow - Passer griseus
Great Rufous-Sparrow - Passer motitensis
Social Weaver - Philetairus socius
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - Plocepasser mahali
Forest Weaver - Ploceus bicolor
Cape Weaver - Ploceus capensis
Lesser Masked-Weaver - Ploceus intermedius
Black-headed Weaver - Ploceus melanocephalus
Vieillot's Weaver - Ploceus nigerrimus
Spectacled Weaver - Ploceus ocularis
African Golden-Weaver - Ploceus subaureus
Red-billed Quelea - Quelea quelea
Bronze Mannikin - Spermestes cucullatus
Scaly Weaver - Sporopipes squamifrons
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu - Uraeginthus bengalus
Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah - Vidua obtusa
Eastern Paradise-Whydah - Vidua paradisaea
Shaft-tailed Whydah - Vidua regia