10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2012

He discovered Rudd’s Lark at Wakkerstroom and in Southern Mozambique he collected the first specimens of Rudd’s Apalis , Neergaard’s Sunbird and rediscovered Pink-throated Twinspot (which had been “missing” since the 1820’s when the Verreauxs erroneously claimed to have collected it in Cape Town.) Image by Hugh Chittenden.

Mozambique 223

Mozambique South Africa Africa Collecting 223

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Ndumo Game Reserve lies in the Easternmost part of South Africa, close to the border of Mozambique and Eswatini. Greater Flamingos are considered cooperative breeders as fledglings are raised in a creche, in which large numbers of young are watched by multiple non-breeding adult greater flamingos.

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Fish 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2024

However, it’s not until the end of the first week of May that the majority of the breeding birds return to our village. Young, non-breeding Swifts investigating nest sites. There are a number of reasons put forward for this, of which the most likely seems to be loss of suitable breeding sites.

Liberia 245

Liberia Africa Breeding Mozambique 245