10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2018

There are direct flights from London to Kigali by, among others, RwandAir, Etihad and Qatar Airways. Best timing here is the dry season, June to September, when most birds are breeding (3). Get a copy of the Birds of East Africa (2004) by Stevenson and Fanshawe – definitely the best guide for the region.

Rwanda 240

Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 240

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2019

The birds are now breeding in the area, but are quite happy to keep coming to the daily feeding station in groups of over 100 birds. Our time in Doha, Qatar was quite short, and even then hampered by 25-50 MPH winds on a day where the thermometer showed 119 degrees F, but we doggedly pursued whatever we could find.

2018 200

2018 Costa Rica South Africa New Zealand 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

And I hugged a woman who was lucky enough to hold a Spix’s Macaw at the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation in Qatar while on vacation in the Middle East some years ago. Not to mention, its brilliantly bulbous crimson throat, bloated during breeding season must be a sight! The Magnificent Frigatebird is the bird I would want to see.

Brazil 244

Brazil 2011 Birds Penguins 244