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BY 256  /  NA 025    

Southern Anteater-Chat  -  Myrmecocichla formicivora    

 

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Etosha NP    31-May-2024
 

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Early starters got the birds ... or something in that line. Although I am not an early riser (out of the bed), I do like to start the year with its first day, weather permitting. This New Year day was

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The balcony is indeed a great place for birding! After receiving the Olympus lens from repair, I put it through the paces. These are the (satisfactory) results.     Ljubljansko Barje  

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Only one sunny day was forecasted for this week, and I used it to visit the coastal birding location. It is always easy to came back with several new additions to Big Year at the beginning of the year

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BY 257  /  NA 026    

Desert Cisticola  -  Cisticola aridulus    

 

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Etosha NP    3-Jun-2024
 

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Wonderful collection of Namibia birds, Alex,with great photos both by the Nikon and the OM shooter. There would have been some lifers for me, too in this batch. 

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Wonderful collection of Namibia birds, Alex,with great photos both by the Nikon and the OM shooter. There would have been some lifers for me, too in this batch. 

 

Thanks Peter! We are still as excited to get a good photo of a Familiar Chat as we are excited to be able to photograph Tractrac Chat for the first time. But it is time for us to start reporting on first-time birds.

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BY 258  /  NA 027    

Southern Cordonbleu  /  Uraeginthus angolensis    

 

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Windhoek--Avis Dam    19-May-2024
 

 

BY 259  /  NA 028    

Red-knobbed Coot  -  Fulica cristata    

 

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Windhoek--Avis Dam    19-May-2024
 

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BY 260  /  NA 029    

Cape Cormorant  -  Phalacrocorax capensis   

 

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Swakopmund    22-May-2024

 

 

BY 261  /  NA 030    

Crowned Cormorant  -  Microcarbo coronatus    

 

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Swakopmund   22-May-2024

 

 

BY 262  /  NA 031    

Long-tailed Cormorant  -  Microcarbo africanus    

 

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Windhoek--Avis Dam    19-May-2024
 

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BY 263  /  NA 032    

Black Crake  -  Zapornia flavirostra    

 

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Etosha NP    4-Jun-2024
 

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BY 264  /  NA 033    

Double-banded Courser  -  Smutsornis africanus    

 

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Etosha NP    3-Jun-2024
 

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BY 265  /  NA 034    

Cape Crombec  -  Sylvietta rufescens    

 

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Khowarib Lodge    28-May-2024   
 

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BY 266  /  NA 035    

Cape Crow  -  Corvus capensis    

 

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Etosha NP    3-Jun-2024

 

 

BY 267  /  NA 036    

Pied Crow  -  Corvus albus    

 

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Etosha NP    31-May-2024
 

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BY 268  /  NA 037    

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove  -  Turtur chalcospilos    

 

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Mundulea Nature Reserve    5-Jun-2024

 

 

BY 269  /  NA 038    

Ring-necked Dove  -  Streptopelia capicola    

 

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Mundulea Nature Reserve    5-Jun-2024

 

 

BY 270  /  NA 039    

Fork-tailed Drongo  -  Dicrurus adsimilis    

 

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Etosha NP    1-Jun-2024
 

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BY 271  /  NA 040    

Maccoa Duck  -  Oxyura maccoa    

 

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Windhoek--Avis Dam    7-Jun-2024

 

 

BY 272  /  NA 041    

Red-billed Duck  -  Anas erythrorhyncha    

 

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Etosha NP    2-Jun-2024
 

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BY 273  /  NA 042    

Black-chested Snake-Eagle  -  Circaetus pectoralis    

 

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Ai Aiba Rock Painting Lodge    25-May-2024

 

 

BY 274  /  NA 043    

Martial Eagle  -  Polemaetus bellicosus    

 

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Etosha NP    29-May-2024

 

 

BY 275  /  NA 044    

Tawny Eagle  -  Aquila rapax    

 

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Etosha NP    30-May-2024
 

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BY 276  /  NA 045    

Yellow-bellied Eremomela  -  Eremomela icteropygialis    (lifer)

 

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Etosha NP    29-May-2024

 

 

BY 277  /  NA 046    

Burnt-neck Eremomela  -  Eremomela usticollis    

 

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Mundulea Nature Reserve    6-Jun-2024
 

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lovely additions from you and Zvezda - awesome shot of the snake eagle in flight!

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Thanks, @Kitsafari! New gear allows for some decent BIF shots.

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BY 278  /  NA 047    

Pygmy Falcon  -  Polihierax semitorquatus    (lifer)

 

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Road D1261, Hardap Region    19-May-2024

 

 

BY 279  /  NA 048    

Red-necked Falcon  -  Falco chicquera    

 

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Etosha NP    4-Jun-2024
 

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BY 280  /  NA 049    

Red-headed Finch  -  Amadina erythrocephala    

 

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Ai Aiba Rock Painting Lodge    25-May-2024

 

 

BY 281  /  NA 050    

Red-billed Firefinch  -  Lagonosticta senegala    

 

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Windhoek--Avis Dam    19-May-2024
 

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BY 282  /  NA 051    

Southern Fiscal  -  Lanius collaris    

 

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Etosha NP    30-May-2024
 

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BY 283  /  NA 052    

Lesser Flamingo  -  Phoeniconaias minor    

 

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Swakopmund    22-May-2024
 

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BY 284  /  NA 053    

Chat Flycatcher  -  Agricola infuscatus    

 

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Etosha NP    31-May-2024

 

 

BY 285  /  NA 054    

Marico Flycatcher  -  Bradornis mariquensis    

 

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Etosha NP    2-Jun-2024
 

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BY 286  /  NA 055    

Crested Francolin  -  Ortygornis sephaena    

 

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Mundulea Nature Reserve    5-Jun-2024
 

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Great batch again Alex with even a Chat in flight!

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Some really lovely photos and birds Alex and Zvezda!

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Thirded! I really like the Lesser Flamingo portrait.

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