Bee-eater, Carmine

Name: Bee-eater, Carmine
Classification:
Place first seen: Savuti, Botswana
Date spotted: February 2012
Description:

We sat on the top of the car as they swooped around the Landrover, diving for crickets that were jumping out of the way of the car. Lisa’s favourite bird (and Bea and Mila’s)

Weaver, masked

Name: Weaver, masked
Classification:
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Date spotted: January 2012
Description:

Lovely nests. Lot’s of them in tree above our camp at Lower Sabie. Babies dropped down into our camp and died. Were they pushed out or was it the storm? Babies had tiny blue feathers on their wings. Male builds the nest. If female doesn’t like it, she cuts it off the branch and it falls to the ground.

Stork, Yellow billed

Name: Stork, Yellow billed
Classification:
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Date spotted: January 2012
Description:

Kingfisher, Woodland

Name: Kingfisher, Woodland
Classification:
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Date spotted: January 2012
Description:

Spotted by mom.

Lourie, Grey

Name: Lourie, Grey
Classification:
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Date spotted: January 2012
Description:

Go Way bird. Shouts “Go Way” when you come near it. They are said to warn animals when bushmen in the Kalahari are stalking them.

Stork, saddle-bill

Name: Stork, saddle-bill
Classification:
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Date spotted: January 2012
Description:

Incredibly beautiful and huge

Guinea Fowl, Helmeted

Name: Guinea Fowl, Helmeted
Classification:
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Date spotted: January 2012
Description:

They actually look like they’re from the Roman times with those racing helmets on.

Dikkop, Spotted

Name: Dikkop, Spotted
Classification:
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Date spotted: January 2012
Description:

Looks like a small Korhaan

Eagle, African Fish

Name: Eagle, African Fish
Classification:
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Date spotted: January 2012
Description:

Very grand. Beautiful cry.

Francolin, Swainson’s

Name: Francolin, Swainson’s
Classification:
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Date spotted: January 2012
Description:

Very red marking around face.