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WILDWINGS SOUTH AFRICA TOUR

MAMMALS AND BIRDS NOVEMBER 2016

LEADER – RICHARD WEBB

Wildwings Davis House

Lodge Causeway Bristol BS16 3JB

+44 01179 658333 www.wildwings.co.uk

African Wild Dogs (Kenny Ross)

INTRODUCTION After the success of the first Wildwings’ mammal tour to South Africa in July 2016, there were high hopes for another successful trip although I could not have anticipated just how good it would be. Focusing again on many of Southern Africa’s most enigmatic species we saw 56 species of mammal (excluding ‘uncountable’ introductions and bats only detected ultrasonically) compared to 54 in July. On the bird front we saw 250 species (compared to 191 in July) including Blue Crane and some fabulous displaying Long-tailed and Red-collared Widowbirds, and we also identified 14 species of reptiles and amphibians including a superb Puff Adder. ‘Watching a male Red-backed Shrike when an Impala ran out of the bushes with nine Wild Dogs in pursuit’ was unquestionably the defining moment of the trip but there were many more highlights including:

Five Aardvarks, two of which reared up on their back legs and sparred like Mad March Hares.

Multiple sightings of Black-footed Cat including a female with three kittens.

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Two young male Lions chasing off another male plus three lionesses from the carcass of a female elephant that had unfortunately died while giving birth, and then trying to chase off a mature male only for the latter to doublé back to the carcass, before all three lions fed together.

A Black Rhino giving us great close range views from the vehicle having been brilliantly tracked by Benson on foot.

Two Brown Hyaenas one of which gave good views as it came to investigate our ‘bush dinner’!

Some great encounters with large herds of African Savanna Elephants including tiny young at one of the waterholes in Madikwe.

Close views of two Cheetah

Three South African Hedgehogs and a single Zorilla at Marrick. I would like to thank all the group for their good company throughout the trip and for the photographs that accompany this report, and Allan and Kenny for providing details of the bats, butterflies and dragnflies that they recorded during the tour. In particular thanks to the local guides and drivers who supported us during a great trip, Their efforts were really appreciaed by everyone. Roll on the next tour in September 2017. Richard Webb 21st November 2016

DAILY SUMMARIES

9th November Most of the group arrived in Johannesburg mid-morning and after a five-hour stopover in various airport bars or restaurants we were back in the air for the short hop to Kimberley where on arrival we quickly transferred to the Marrick Game Farm. Having settled in to our rooms we were soon out on an afternoon game drive where we saw a selection of game including Black Wildebeest, Gemsbok, Red Hartebeest and South African Springbok. Smaller mammals seen included our first Meerkats, Yellow Mongoose, Bat-eared Fox and South African Ground Squirrels. Two Blue Cranes, Northern Black Korhaan, Double-banded Courser, and a small group of Amur Falcons were the best of the birds. However the main reason for visiting Marrick is the night drives and after dinner back at the lodge we set out on the first of our three drives. It was to be an enjoyable drive with the temperatures being far more pleasant than in July when most of the night drives were at or below freezing.

Cape Porcupine (Cat Rayner)

South African Hedgehog (Kenny Ross)

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After seeing the first of many Spring Hares we quickly found our first Aardvark, one of four seen on the drive, followed shortly afterwards by a female Black-footed Cat with three well-grown kittens and our first South African Hedgehog. Next up was the first of five Cape Porcupines and another larger South African Hedgehog and several Bat-eared Foxes. Continuing onwards we soon found two Aardvarks sparring like Mad March Hares, behaviour that Johnny, our local guide, had only witnessed once before, and the first Aardwolf of the trip. As we returned to the lodge seeing a number of Cape and Scrub Hares two Smith’s Red Rock Hares showed well on the kopjies near the lodge and Johnny glimpsed a Western Rock Sengi but unfortunately none of the group saw it.

Smith’s Red Rock Hare (Kenny Ross)

Black-footed Cats (Cat Rayner) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 10th November Our morning game drive produced a similar range of species to those seen the previous afternoon plus nice views of a Scrub Hare, brief views of a Slender Mongoose, and some impressive Leopard Tortoises. We also saw a wide range of birds including Short-toed Rock Thrush, numerous Spike-heeled Larks, Sabota and Eastern Clapper Larks, and Lark-like, Cape and Golden-breasted Buntings. After breakfast, lunch and some free time for people to bird around the lodge we spent the late afternoon looking for Western Rock Sengi (Elephant-Shrew) around some nearby kopjies before rain stopped play. The sengis proved elusive but we had brief views of a Smith’s Red Rock Hare spotted by Cat and nice views of an adult Spotted Eagle Owl. After dinner back at the lodge we were out again for the second night drive of the trip and once again we were not to be disappointed. We saw a Barn Owl at a nestbox close to the lodge and mammal highlights included a total of five sightings of Black-footed Cat, a South African Hedgehog, two (African) Wildcats plus a larger cat presumed to be a feral cat, and one possibly two Aardwolves. A Ludwig’s Bustard was somewhat unexpected. A comfort and drinks stop was interrupted by the discovery of a fine Puff Adder and shortly afterwards we also saw a Brown House Snake. The drive back towards the lodge produced frustratingly poor views of our first Small-spotted Genet and even more frustrating eye-shine from what was probably a distant Zorilla. A Spotted Eagle Owl looking down at us from a post was rather closer and more obliging and as we approached the lodge we had a further view of a Smith’s Red Rock Hare on the kopjies plus a brief Rufous-cheeked Nightjar.

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Puff Adder (Kenny Ross)

Spotted Eagle Owl (Kenny Ross)

11th November This morning saw us heading north from Kimberley to the town of Warrenton to look for otters. After an early false alarm when a Water Monitor did a very good impression of an otter, Kenny had brief views of an otter which Cat quickly relocated on a small reedy island in the river. Much to our surprise it turned out to be a Spotted-necked Otter and not the expected African Clawless Otter which we normally see here. Although not on view for very long everyone did get reasonable views of the spotted neck through the scopes. We remained in the área for a further six hours with breaks for the picnic lunch and for coffees at a nearby service station, and although Water Monitors did their best to confuse us on a number of occasions we had no further otter sightings although the birding was excellent with a wide range of waterbirds including some obligingly perched Little Bitterns, Goliath and Purple Herons, African Black and Yellow-billed Duck, African Swamphen, Black Crake, Caspian Tern and at the smaller end of the spectrum White-throated Swallow, Lesser Swamp Warbler and Levaillant’s Cisticola. We headed back towards Kimberley mid-afternoon but the plan to stop to look for flamingoes at Kamfers Dam was thwarted by a hailstorm with hailstones the size of large marbles. Fortunately the weather had improved by the time we arrived back at Marrick but another attempt for sengis was unsuccessful although we did find another Spotted Eagle Owl, this time a downy youngster. After dinner we were out for our final night drive at Marrick and soon found our first Steenbok of the trip and an Aardwolf followed shortly afterwards by Aardvark, Black-footed Cat and three Cape Porcupines. We were rewarded further with nice albeit slightly distant views of a Zorilla, a difficult to see species, and also had eye-shine from a presumed Small-spotted Genet. We arrived back at the lodge and thanked our local guide Johnny for his outstanding efforts over the three excellent nights spent spotlighting.

12th July Before breakfast we had another unsuccessful attempt to see sengis but did add a few new birds to the trip list including our first Crimson-breasted Shrike. After breakfast we transferred to Kimberley Airport for our flight back to Johannesburg meeting up again with Tom who had spent the previous two days enjoying the cultural side of Kimberley.

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Arriving in Johannesburg around midday we were met by Jan, our driver for the next three and a half days. We were relieved to find that the storms that had resulted in all flights to Johannesburg being diverted to Pretoria the previous day, and which had also caused flash floods and fatalities with cars being washed away had abated and we quickly transferred to our comfortable guesthouse in Heidelberg via a service station lunch. We then headed out for a late afternoon visit to the nearby wetland reserve at Marievale. Water levels were higher than expected due to the rains of the previous day but we did have a nice Slender Mongoose near the entrance and some good birds including some fabulous displaying Long-tailed Widowbirds and our first Whiskered Terns. As we left the reserve large numbers of waterbirds including egrets, ibis and Ruff were flying in to roost. We returned to the guesthouse passing through another vicious hailstorm on route and after stocking up with supplies for the following two days’ picnic lunches transferred to a nearby Spur Restaurant for dinner.

Long-tailed Widowbird (Cat Rayner)

13th November After breakfast at our guesthouse we set out for a day at Suikerbosrand Game Reserve and were somewhat surprised to find the car park near the visitor centre almost full presumably due to a cycling event taking place in the park. Consequently instead of stopping we set out along the game drive quickly encountering displaying Red-collared and Long-tailed Widowbirds, Mountain Wheatear and a couple of Grey-winged Francolins. We saw our first ungulates Black Wildebeest and Cat spotted a Meerkat, one of three we saw when we stopped the vehicle. Continuing on to the more open plains at our first stop we found a fine selection of ungulates including over 30 Eland, a species not seen here in July, Blesbok, Plains Zebra, Kalahari Springbok, Black Wildebeest and Red Hartebeest plus some distant Chacma Baboons. A second stop for closer views of the ungulates enabled Chris to demonstrate his abilty to spot inter-galactic Rock Hyraxes when he picked up four on an extremely distant cliff face.

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Our next stop was for lunch and a birding break at the picnic site which proved much quieter than on our July visit but we still added a couple of species to the trip list. After lunch we carried on along the game drive with a stop to photgraph Chacma Baboons also producing two Mountain Reedbucks again spotted by Chris, and a further stop to photograph some closer ungulates. Back at the visitor centre we stopped for a brief walk which produced Mocking Cliff Chat and a nice Southern Rock Agama. On our way out of the park we stopped at a number of pools and found White-faced Whistling Duck and African Wattled Lapwing, two welcome additions to the trip list. We headed back to Heidelberg and had a break back at the guesthouse before heading out for dinner this time at the Cappuccinos Restaurant.

Levaillant’s Cisticola (Kenny Ross)

Red-collared Widowbird (Kenny Ross)

14th November After an early breakfast we were back out at Marievale looking for otters but we were unsuccessful probably as a consequence of the high wáter levels which had risen substantially since our previous visit and continued to do so throughout the day. The wáter levels prevented us reaching the northern-most hides and by early afternoon they had risen significantly enough to prevent us visiting the área around Kingfisher Hide and the picnic site where we had found reasonably fresh otter tracks earlier in the day. Consequently with a mammal-free day we had to content ourselves with a good range of waterbirds including a couple of African Rails probably pushed out into the open by the higher than usual wáter levels, a Southern Pochard, Hottentot Teal, a Fulvous Whistling Duck, two White-faced Whistling Ducks, several large flocks of Glossy Ibis, some fabulous Little Bitterns, Black Herons umbrella-feeding along the flooded track, Pied Avocet, Little Stint and Common Ringed Plover. Passerines and near passerines were well-represented with Burchell’s Coucal, Didric Cuckoo, Lesser Swamp and African Reed Warbler and a nice Fan-tailed Widowbird. After a picnic lunch and a trip into nearby Nigel for coffees we checked some recent flooded fields between Nigel and Heidelberg and found our first albeit distant Red-billed Teal, Black-winged Stilts and White-winged (Black) Terns before heading back to Marievale for a final unsuccessful crack at the otters. Even the track to Otter Hide was flooded by this stage and we eventually headed back to Heidelberg where African Olive Pigeon was an unexpected discovery in the grounds of the guesthouse. Dinner was again at Cappuccinos as storms started brewing up around Heidelberg and frustratingly obscured our views of the super moon at its closest point to the earth since 1948. The storms continued well into the night.

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15th November An early start found us heading north for Madikwe Game Reserve on the Botswana border. Interestingly the drive was very different to that on the July trip. Although we started to see good numbers of Grey Go-Away Birds the large numbers of hornbills seen in July were conspicuous by their absence and we only saw our first African Grey Hornbill north of Zeerust. We had a couple of brief comfort and coffee stops and eventually arrived at the reserve around 1230. We then continued on the 35 kilometre drive from the gate to Madikwe River Lodge, arriving around 1330. After Jan left for the drive back to Pretoria, we had a welcome cocktail and lunch and met up with Benson, our guide for our stay in Madikwe. Madikwe is a private game reserve covering roughly 750 km

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stocked as part of Operation Phoenix and the mammals are a mixture of species that still occurred in the área including carnivores such as Leopard, Caracal and Brown Hyaena, and re-introduced species including other members of the Big Five. There are currently 34 lodges in the park but visitor numbers are limited and day visitors actively discouraged so it is not as busy as many other parks in Southern Africa. Pressure on the animals is also kept down as no more than three vehicles are permitted around any animal(s) at any one time. After time to unpack and wander around the lodge grounds, where both Cape Bushbuck and Ellipsen Waterbuck were seen, and afternoon iced coffee and tea, we were out on our open-backed vehicle for the first game drive quickly finding our first Lions, a mature female and her three-year old grandson. We continued on seeing some of the commoner species in the park including African Savanna Elephants (Elephants from here on), White Rhino, South African Giraffe, Plains Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Zambezi Greater Kudu and Common Impala. Heading off across the park we found a Transvaal Klipspringer on a rocky kopjie where David also glimpsed what may have been a Leopard but sadly whatever it was had disappeared by the time we reversed to look for it. With the light fading we moved on to a Spotted Hyaena den where we saw three adults, two well-grown young and some cute small chocolate-brown cubs which were much appreciated by the group despite the difficulty of obtaining unobsured views for photos.

Spotted Hyaenas (Kenny Ross)

Black-backed Jackal (Kenny Ross)

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Very happy with our first afternoon drive and after our first Madikwe sundowner we set off back to the lodge with Benson spotlighting on the way back. A Brown Hyaena was frustratingly distant and brief, and an unexpected Common Large-spotted Genet was equally brief and unfortunately not seen by everyone. African Savanna Hares were somewhat easier to see as were two young Black-backed Jackals and a couple of Spring Hares as we approached the lodge. After dinner back at the lodge a few of the group had a wander around the grounds seeing a couple of Southern Lesser Galagos and several Cape Bushbuck before retiring for the night.

Southern Lesser Galagos (Kenny Ross)

16th November A memorable day found us out at 0500 after the 0430 alarm call. It was worth the early start as we headed out into the scrub near the lodge. A few common mammals including our first Vervet Monkeys which actually proved fairly elusive on this trip, and some nice birds were encountered straight away, but the day exploded into action when, as we watched a male Red-backed Shrike and Spotted Flycatcher from the vehicle, a Common Impala ran into view closely pursued by an African Wild Dog which was quickly joined by eight others. Benson quickly turned the vehicle around and we set off in pursuit driving alongside the dogs as they chased after the Impala. Sadly, at least in some of the group’s opinión, the dogs failed to make a kill, and quickly gave up the chase and were joined by two additional individuals. We were able to follow the dogs for some time before they were eventually joined by three more individuals. We continued on seeing a range of commoner species before having further time with the dogs as they rested in the shade out of the late morning sun, eventually heading back to the lodge for breakfast.

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Hunting African Wild Dogs (Kenny Ross) We spent the middle of the day resting although some of the group spent some time exploring the grounds with a number of new birds and reptiles being seen. After passing on lunch given our late breakfast we had a combined sándwich lunch/afternoon tea before heading out for our afternoon drive at 1530. Our main target for the afternoon was Cheetah but we started off with the first of several White Rhinos before spending a fabulous 30 minutes with a large herd of Elephants (we eventually saw around 200 during the afternoon) at a waterhole. The herd included everything from tiny new-born young to massive bulls and aged matriarchs with several individuals actually swimming and frollicking in the waterhole.

African Savanna Elephant (Kenny Ross)

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Continuing on we found several more rhinos and two Spotted Hyaenas at a waterhole but there was initially considerable confusión as to where the Cheetahs had been seen earlier in the day. Eventually the confusión cleared and we found ourselves watching the two brothers seen on the July tour down to a few feet as they lay in the shade. Not the most active Cheetahs I have ever seen but enjoyable nevertheless.

Spotted Hyaena (Kenny Ross)

Cheetah (Richard Webb) The post-sundowner drive back with the spotlight produced Black-backed Jackal, nice views of a Small-spotted Genet, a hunting (African) Wildcat and numerous African Savanna Hares and Spring Hares.

(African) Wildcat (Kenny Ross)

African Savanna Hare (Kenny Ross) After dinner back at the lodge a walk around the lodge grounds produced another Southern Lesser Galago for some of the group.

17th November Our morning drive saw us heading out to look for Hippo along the river between the lodge and the nearest gate but we were unsuccessful although we did see our only Cape Bushbuck away from the camp, and Woodland Kingfisher and Brown-hooded Kingfisher nearby. Passing the eastern gate we headed back west with Botswana to our north and after

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some rather odd-looking treetop Knob-billed Ducks we encountered our first African Savanna Buffalo in thick scrub and the appropriately-named Monotonous Lark with its repetitive call. Another stop at the waterhole produced more enjoyable encounters with numerous Elephants including a very young animal that appeared so young that rather than drink using its trunk it knelt down to drink directly into the mouth! We also had our only African Spoonbill of the trip.

Common Warthog (Sheelagh Halsey)

Inexperienced Elephant (Sheelagh Halsey) Moving on we waited patiently for our opportunity to view a group of Lions at a zebra kill and while waiting I spotted a slow puncture in one of the tyres on the vehicle. As soon as I had spotted it we got the green light to head off to look for the lions so we set off with Benson keeping a close eye on the tyre as we drove to the área where we were first greeted by a male and three lionesses, then by a further two lionesses with four cubs, and finally a large unrelated male feeding on what remained of a zebra foal. We enjoyed prolonged views of the male, and the lionesses and cubs, including some amusing moments with two of the cubs trying to decide whether they had the courage to approach the male. Fortunately they bottled out as they might not have survived had they done so.

Lions (Kenny Ross/Sheelagh Halsey) After enjoying the lions we headed off and stopped for tea and coffee while Benson changed the tyre.The remainder of the morning was relatively quiet but some sparring South African Ground Squirrels provided some entertainment.

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South African Ground Squirrel (Kenny Ross)

Leopard Tortoise (Kenny Ross) After breakfast, a long siesta and another late lunch/afternoon tea we were back out again briefly looking unsuccessfully for Nile Crocodile along the river near the camp before heading off to look for Brown Hyaenas and Black Rhinos in a nearby valley. Both remained elusive but Chris retained his status as chief hyrax-spotter finding the first four of another six seen, fortunately at much closer range than those in Suikerbosrand. Kenny also found our first Tree Squirrel and there were both Mocking Cliff Chat and White-throated Robin-Chat nearby. Heading back to the main road we found two Transvaal Klipspringer in the appropriately named Klipspringer Valley with our only Yellow-fronted Canary and Cinnamon-breasted Buntings of the trip nearby. The rest of the afternoon was fairly quiet but the sundowner-stop produced some interest when relatively fresh Lion tracks were found nearby.

Sundowners with Benson ever alert for lions or rhinos (Dave Allen)

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The last full evening drive produced another Small-spotted Genet, several White Rhino and a small group of African Savanna Buffalo as we headed back to the lodge with a single Southern White-fronted (Scops) Owl, Square-tailed Nightjar and a pair of Spotted Thicknee with a downy youngster providing further entertainment.

18th November Our last full day in Madikwe and another fabulous day. Having heard of the unfortunate death of a female elephant as she attempted to give birth the previous day and knowing that the carcass would prove attractive to predators we headed straight to the área in the hope that we might find something of interest and sure enough when we arrived there were two young Lions nearby. Both took turns to feed on the carcass with two Black-backed Jackals hanging around nearby in the hope that they would get the opportunity to feed as well. After a while watching the two males, the male lion and three lionnesses seen the day before appeared in the distance and slowly approached the carcass only to turn and make a quick getaway as they were chased off for some distance by the two males who roared their displeasure at the interlopers. Returning to the carcass the two males were then confronted by the mature male seen the day before. The two younger lions followed the older male for some distance without actually challenging it given its greater physical prowess and the older male also showed its greater experience by doubling back to feed on the carcass, The younger males subsequently reappeared and all three males fed on the carcass together.

Lions (Richard Webb/Kenny Ross)

We continued on and stopped for coffee finding a nice Verreaux’s Eagle Owl nearby. Moments after we returned to the vehicle a herd of Elephants walked through the área where we had been stood watching the owl only minutes earlier. As we headed back to the lodge a quick visit to the Spotted Hyaena den produced further views of an adult and two of the smaller cubs.

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After encountering a massive bull Elephant on the bank of the river opposite the chalets our afternoon drive started with another abortive attempt for Nile Crocodile near the camp but some of the group had brief views of a Vervet Monkey and we found our only White-fronted Beeeaters of the trip by the river. Nearby an Ellipsen Waterbuck tried to find some respite from the extreme heat in the shade of a solitary acacia. A bit further on Benson spotted fresh Black Rhino tracks and having positioned the vehicle to give us as much shade as possible from the sun headed off on foot to track the rhinos. After 15 minutes some of the group were already melting in the high temperatures and keen to call Benson back but I resisted doing so and after another 15 minutes Benson returned with fresh Black Rhino dung and the news that he had found one resting nearby having also had a close encounter with two buffalo. With great skill he took the vehicle on a wide route which brought us close to where he had seen the rhino and sure enough there it was. Although it was initially wary and moved away from us into thicker cover its curiosity, in part aroused by Benson trying to call it in, got the better of it and it approached to within a few metres of the vehicle with Benson ready to make a quick getaway in the event that its curosity turned into aggression, Black Rhinos generally being much more aggressive than White Rhinos.

Black Rhino (Kenny Ross) Delighted with Benson’s skill and his courage given that he doesn’t carry a rifle when he is on foot, we continued on our way to another área of cliffs and caves where we hoped to find find the elusive Brown Hyaena but although we found our first vultures in Madikwe, good numbers of Cape and White-backed in trees near the remains of a Zambezi Greater Kudu, with a Lappet-faced Vulture overhead nearby there was no sign of any hyaenas. Good numbers of Chacma Baboon were on the cliffs and Allan also saw a couple of bats when he poked his head into one of the caves during the sundowner-stop. We headed back to the lodge earlier than on previous evenings as we were planning an even earlier start the following morning. In addition the lodge were planning a bush dinner so after dropping off the cameras in our rooms we headed back out on the vehicle for dinner a kilometre or so from camp. Although most of the group would have preferred dinner back at the lodge without the extra protein provided by the proliferation of insects in the bush we all changed our minds at the end of dinner when Benson, yes that man again, spotted a Brown Hyaena only 100 metres from our table and we were able to enjoy much better views than we had on our first evening in Madikwe even if some members for the group were left lamenting that they had left their binoculars in camp! A superb end to our final full day in the field.

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19th November Our last day in South Africa began with the earliest start of the trip, an 0300 alarm call with an 0330 departure in the hope of finding Hippo or one of the missing cats. Unfortunately although we couldn’t locate Hippo, Leopard or Caracal it proved to be an enjoyable morning starting with two Spotted Hyaenas strolling through the bush, our best views of a Small-spotted Genet posing nicely high in a tree (a second was seen briefly later), and two new male Lions one of which gave us a nice display of claw-scratching. As we approached the elephant carcass the large male Lion wandered away feeding with two younger males nearby.

Lion (Kenny Ross)

African Savanna Buffalo (Kenny Ross) Continuing our drive we had brief views of another Southern White-faced (Scops) Owl and as night turned into day we came across a flock of Yellow-throated Sandgrouse drinking at a small waterhole, and a little later a nice herd of around 35 African Savanna Buffalo which allowed us to approach closely for photos. After arriving back at the lodge we packed, had breakfast and as we prepared to leave Madikwe Kenny found 12 Vervet Monkeys around one of the chalets. We said goodbye to Benson and the other lodge staff and headed off with Jan on the long drive back to Johannesburg. We arrived back in Johannesburg around six hours later, bid farewell to Jan and headed off into the airport for our various flights home after another extremely enjoyable and successful tour.

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MAMMALS (excluding Bats) Nomenclature largely follows the six-volume Mammals of Africa except for bovids where it follows the recently published Bovids of the World which in turn follows the taxonomy of the Handbook of Mammals of the World.

- Western Rock Sengi

Elephantulus rupestris Not seen at Marrick despite quite a bit of searching although Johnny our guide did see one briefly on the first night drive.

1 South African Hedgehog Atelerix frontalis

Two on the first night drive at Marrick and one, probably one of the two seen the night before, on the second night drive.

2 Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus

Two groups seen in Suikerbosrand. Seen daily in small numbers in Madikwe including a nice troop roosting on some cliffs on our last evening in the park.

3 Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Surprisingly scarce with two singles seen just outside the grounds of Madikwe River Lodge and about 12 around one of the chalets just before we left the park on our final morning. .

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4 Southern Lesser Galago Galago moholi

Much more difficult to see than in July with two seen in the grounds of Madikwe River Lodge on our first night there and one briefly the following night.

5 Cape Hare Lepus capensis

Up to eight seen on all three night drives at Marrick.

6 Scrub Hare Lepus saxatilis

6+ on the first night drive at Marrick and 3+ on the third night. One also seen during the day.

7 African Savanna Hare Lepus microtis

10+ seen on all four evenings in Madikwe with one seen during the day.

8 Smith's Red Rock Hare Pronolagus rupestris

Two on the first night drive at Marrick, one on the second night drive and another seen briefly during the day.

9 South African Ground Squirrel Xerus inauris

Common at Marrick, one at Kimberley Airport and up to eight seen on three days in Madikwe.

10 Tree Squirrel Paraxerus cepapi

In Madikwe two on the 17th and two more on the 19

th.

11 Spring Hare Pedetes capensis

Abundant at Marrick and up to four each evening in Madikwe.

12 Cape Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis

Nightly counts of five, three and three at Marrick.

13 Large-eared (Gerbil) Mouse Malacothrix typica

One on the first night drive and two on the following night drive at Marrick.

- Highveld Gerbil Tatara brantsii

One identified by Johnny on the first night drive at Marrick but not seen well enough to be sure of the identification.

14 Bushveld Gerbil Gerbilliscus leucogaster

One initially identified as a Highveld Gerbil on the second night drive at Marrick was re-identified from a photo as a Bushveld Gerbil.

15 Bat-eared Fox Otocyon megalotis

Marrick: One during the day and nightly counts of six, four and four.

16 Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas

Just one at Marrick but seen on three days in Madikwe with two juveniles on the 15

th, three adults on the 16

th and two adults near the elephant carcass on the 18

th.

17 African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus

An even better encounter than in July when on our first morning in Madikwe a single animal appeared chasing a Common Impala and was joined by eight other individuals which we were able to drive alongside during a short unsuccessful chase. They were joined by two others, one badly limping, and after a short rest moved off through the bush again. As we followed them, one of the dogs starting calling and three more dogs, the remaining members of the pack came running in to be greeted by the remainder of the pack. A fabulous experience. Later the same morning we saw them again resting up in the shade of some acacias.

18 Spotted-necked Otter Lutra maculicollis

A brief but good sighting of one out of the water and clearly showing its spotted neck at Warrenton. They are rarely seen at this site which is normally a reliable site for African Clawless Otter.

19 Zorilla (Striped Polecat) Ictonyx striatus

A sighting of a single animal on our third night at Marrick although eye-shine from another probable Zorilla had also been seen the night before.

20 Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguineus

Much commoner than in July. One seen briefly at Marrick, another near the entrance to Marievale, one at Suikerbosrand, and singles on three days in Madikwe including a grey individual.

21 Yellow Mongoose Cynictis penicillata

A total of 13 seen during the six-drives at Marrick, seen both during the day and at night, and two singles seen at Madikwe on the 16

th.

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22 Meerkat Suricata suricatta

Three at Marrick on the 12th

in addition to the tame individuals around the lodge. Less expected were three seen along the game drive at Suikerbosrand.

23 Small-spotted Genet Genetta genetta

One at Marrick on the 13th and eye-shine from a probable on the 14th. A probable

in Madikwe on the 15th where singles were also seen on the 16th and 17

th, with two

being seen on the 19th, one of which showed well in a tree.

24 Common Large-spotted Genet Genetta maculata

One seen briefly in Madikwe on the 15th.

25 Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta

In Madikwe at least nine including four small chocolate-coloured cubs and two larger cubs around a den at dusk on the 15

th with an adult and two cubs around the

same den on the 18th. Two including one partially immersed at a waterhole on the

16th and two seen pre-dawn on the 19

th.

26 Brown Hyaena Hyaena brunnea

One seen briefly and distantly on our first evening drive in Madikwe. A far more obliging individual which appeared close to where we were having a ‘bush dinner’ on our final night.

27 Aardwolf Proteles cristata

1-2 seen well but not particularly obligingly on all three night drives at Marrick. They always seemed to be moving away.

28 (African) Wildcat Felis silvestris lybica

Two seen on the second night drive in Marrick with a larger individual, thought to be a feral cat seen the same night. One hunting on our second night in Marrick.

29 Black-footed Cat Felis nigripes

Four, a female plus three kittens, seen well on the first night drive at Marrick, five seen the following night and one on the third night.

30 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus

The two males seen in July were seen at close range again but were extremely lethargic lying in the shade.

31 Lion Panthera leo

An old female and her ‘grandson’ seen on our first drive in Marrick. Eleven, a male with three lionesses, two lionesses with four cubs, and an old male, not connected to the pride, seen near a zebra kill on the 17

th, A fabulous encounter near an

elephant carcass the following day with three males feeding together on the carcass but only after the two younger males had chased off the male and three lionesses from the day before and tried to walk the mature male away from the carcass. On the final morning the three males were seen again around the carcass and two additional males were seen nearby.

32 Aardvark Orycteropus afer

Four on the first night drive at Marrick including two apparently sparring like Mad March Hares. Johnny our guide said this had only been witnessed once before and the reason for it was unknown but in volume 1 of the six-volume Mammals of Africa (Kingdon et al.) it states that ‘On approach they sniff each other vigorously especially around the base of the tail. On contact they occasionally rear up on their hind legs as part of the investigative process. Interactions are short, usually lasting less than 10 minutes’ so it may be commoner than he thought. The second night drive was Aardvark-free but another was seen on the third night drive.

33 African (Bush) Elephant Loxodonta africana

Common in Madikwe where we saw up to 200 in a day and had some fantastic encounters with large herds particularly around one waterhole where elephants of all ages from new-born young to old bulls and matriachs drunk, washed, bathed and generally frollicked in the water.

34 Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis

An amazing pick-up by Chris of four on an extremely distant cliff in Suikerbosrand. Another six, much closer but again found by Chris, in Madikwe.

35 Plains Zebra Equus quagga

Small numbers at Marrick (introduced) and common in Suikerbosrand and Madikwe.

36 White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum

Seen on all five days in Madikwe with counts of one, 10, 10, three and three.

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37 Black Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum

Great close range views of one on our final afternoon in Madikwe.

Black Rhino (Richard Webb)

38 Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus One at Marrick and up to c.20 on four of our five days in Madikwe.

39 South African Giraffe Giraffa giraffe

Two introduced singles at Marrick and up to 15 daily in Madikwe.

40 African Savanna Buffalo Syncerus caffer

In Madikwe a solitary bull on the morning of the 17th and a small herd of at least

eight the same evening. A nice herd of c.35 on our final morning in the park.

41 Zambezi Greater Kudu Tragelaphus zambeziensis

A total of seven at Marrick and up to 10 daily in Madikwe.

42 Eland Taurotragus oryx

A total of 32 in Suikerbosrand were unexpected as we didn’t see them here in July.

- Nyala Tragelaphus angasii

Four introduced animals outside their natural range at Marrick.

43 Cape Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus

Up to six in the grounds of Madikwe River Lodge each day with a single individual seen along the river near the eastern gate.

- Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger

Up to 12 introduced animals outside their natural range at Marrick.

44 Gemsbok Oryx gazella

Small numbers on three of the four days at Marrick.

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Zambezi Greater Kudu (Kenny Ross)

45 Ellipsen Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus 1-2 seen daily at Madikwe, with one seen in the grounds of the lodge on most days.

46 Mountain Reedbuck Redunca arundinum

Two at Suikerbosrand.

47 Black Wildebeest Connochaetes gnou

Up to c.10 each day at Marrick. Common at Suikerbosrand. Farmed animals also seen on route from Johannesburg to Madikwe.

48 Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus

Common in Madikwe. Small numbers (introductions outside their natural range) at Marrick.

49 Blesbok Damaliscus phillipsi

Common in Suikerbosrand. Farmed animals also seen on route from Johannesburg to Madikwe.

- Bontebok Damaliscus pygargus

Up to eight seen daily at Marrick were introduced animals outside their natural range.

50 Red Hartebeest Alcelaphus caama

Up to 18 at Marrick, 16 at Suikerbosrand and four in Madikwe. Farmed animals also seen on route from Johannesburg to Madikwe.

51 Common Impala Aepyceros melampus

Common Madikwe.

52 Kalahari Springbok Antidorcas hofmeyri

Common at Suikerbosrand but only two were seen in Madikwe where they were common in July.

53 South African Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis

Common at Marrick.

54 Transvaal Klipspringer Oreotragus transvaalensis

One on the first afternoon in Madikwe and two in the appropriately named Klipspringer Valley on the 17

th,

55 Steenbok Raphicerus campestris

Three on the second night drive at Marrick and daily counts of 10, three, four and two at Madikwe.

56 Common Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia

Two at Marrick on the 9th and singles on the 10

th and 12

th.

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BATS Allan identified several bats using software he had on his phone although most were only heard and not seen.

Marrick & Warrenton

Heidelberg Madikwe

Cape Serotine Neoromicia capensis X X

Egyptian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida aegyptiaca X X

Natal Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus natalensis X X

African Yellow Bat Scotophilus dinganii X

Hildebrandt’s Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hildebrandtii X

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

Marrick & Warrenton

Heidelberg Madikwe

Brown House Snake Boaedon capensis complex

Cape Centipede-Eater Aparallactus capensis X

Spotted Bush Snake Philothamus semivariegatus X

Puff Adder Bitis arietans X

Striped Skink Trachylepis striata complex X X

Spotted Sand Lizard Pedioplanis lineocellata X

Water Monitor Varanus niloticus X X

Southern Rock Agama Agama atra X X

Wahlberg’s Velvet Gecko Homopholis walbergii X

Bibron’s Gecko Chondrodactylus bibronii X

Cape Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis X

Serrated Hinged Terrapin Pelusios sinuatus X

Cape Marsh Terrapin Pelomedusa galeata X

Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis X X

Additional unidentified frogs and toads were seen at Suikerbosrand.

Southern Rock Agama (Kenny Ross)

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BIRDS Heidelberg includes Suikerbosrand, Marievale and Van Dykhuis Guesthouse.

Madikwe includes species seen on route to and from the reserve.

L = leader only, H = heard only

Kimberley & Warrenton

Heidelberg Madikwe & journey

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis X X X

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus X

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus X

Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus X X

White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus X X X

African Darter Anhinga rufa X

African Spoonbill Platalea alba X

African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus X X X

Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash X X X

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus X

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea X X X

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala X X

Goliath Heron Ardea goliath X X

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea X X X

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis X X X

Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia X

Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca X X

Little Egret Egretta garzetta X X X

Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus X X

Striated Heron Butorides striata X X X

Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides X X

Hamerkop Scopus umbretta X X

White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata X X

Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor X

Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis X X

Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos X

Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca X X X

African Black Duck Anas sparsa X

Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata X X X

Cape Shoveler Anas smithii X

Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha X X

Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota X

Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma X

Cape Vulture Gyps caprotheres X

White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus X X

Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos X

Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi X

Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius X

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Heidelberg Madikwe & journey

Steppe Buzzard Buteo vulpinus X

African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus X

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus X X

Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar X

Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus X X

Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus X

Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides X

Amur Falcon Falco amurensis X

Common Ostrich Struthio camelus X

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris X X X

Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila X

Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena X

Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis X

Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii X X

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus X X

Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata X X

African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis X X

African Rail Rallus caerulescens X

Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra X X

Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus X

Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori X

Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii X

Red-crested Korhaan Lophotis ruficrista X

Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides X

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus X

Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta X

Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis X X

African Jacana Actophilornis africanus X

Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus X

Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus X X X

Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus X X X

African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus X

Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula X

Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris X X X

African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis X

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis X

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia X X

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola X

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos X X

Ruff Philomachus pugnax X X

Little Stint Calidris minuta X X

Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus X

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia X

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Kimberley & Warrenton

Heidelberg Madikwe & journey

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida X

White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus X

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis X

Rock Dove Columba livia X

Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea X X X

African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix X

Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata X X X

Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola X X X

Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis X X X

Namaqua Dove Oena capensis X X

Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri X

Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor X

African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis X

Didric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius X X

Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii X

Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti X

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus X

Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus X X

Barn Owl Tyto alba X

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena X

Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii X

Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba X

Common Swift Apus apus X X

Little Swift Apus affinis X X

Horus Swift Apus horus X

White-rumped Swift Apus caffer X X

African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus X X X

Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus X X

White-backed Mousebird Colius colius X

Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus X X X

Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima X

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis X X X

Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata X X X

Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis X

Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris X X

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster X

White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides X

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus X X

Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus X

Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus X

Purple Roller Coracias naevius X

African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus X

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas X

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Kimberley & Warrenton

Heidelberg Madikwe & journey

Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus rufirostris X

African Hoopoe Upupa africana X X X

Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus X X

Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas X

Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus X

Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii X X X

Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas X

Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni X X

Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus X

Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens X X

Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea X

Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata X

Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota X X

Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina X

Fawn-coloured Lark Calendulauda africanoides X

Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana X

Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata X

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix verticalis X

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica X X X

White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis X X

Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica X

Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata X X X

Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa X

Common House Martin Delichon urbicum X

Banded Martin Riparia cincta X

Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola X

Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula X

Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis X X

Pied Crow Corvus albus X X X

Southern Black Tit Melaniparus niger X

Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii X

Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor X

African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans X X X

Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi X X

Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana X

Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa X

Short-toed Rock Thrush Monticola brevipes X

Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris X X

Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris X X

Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora X X X

Mountain Wheatear Oenanthe monticola X

Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata X X

African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus X

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Kimberley & Warrenton

Heidelberg Madikwe & journey

Kalahari Scrub Robin Cercotrichas paena X X

Karoo Scrub Robin Cercotrichas coryphoeus X

Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra X X

White-throated Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis X

Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens X

Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis X

Burnt-necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis X

Garden Warbler Sylvia borin X

Chestnut-vented Warbler Sylvia subcaerulea X

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus H

Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus X

Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris X X

African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus X

Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix X

Ayres' (Wing-snapping) Cisticola Cisticola ayresii X

Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla X

Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana X

Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens X X

Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais X

Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans X X X

Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava X

Barred Wren-Warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus X

Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata X

Fiscal Flycatcher Melaenornis silens X X

Marico Flycatcher Melaenornis mariquensis X

Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata X

Pririt Batis Batis pririt L

Cape White-eye Smithornis capensis X X

Orange River White-eye Zosterops pallidus X

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava L

Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis X X X

African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp X

Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis X

African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus X

Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis X

Magpie Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca X

Southern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens X

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio X

Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor X

Common Fiscal Lanius collaris X X X

Brubru Nilaus afer L

Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus X X

Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis X X

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Kimberley & Warrenton

Heidelberg Madikwe & journey

Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus X

Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens X X X

Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis X

Pied Starling Lamprotornis bicolor X

Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio X X

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis X X X

Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea X X

Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus X

Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis X

White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala X X

House Sparrow Passer domesticus X X

Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus X X

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus X

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali X X X

Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger X

Scaly-feathered Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons X X

Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis X X

Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus X X X

Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea X X X

Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix X X X

Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris X

Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens X

Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne X X

Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura X X X

Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia X

Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala X

Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis X X

Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild X

Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos X

Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba X X

Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala X

Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia X

Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis X

Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica X

Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis X X X

Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris X X X

Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani X

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi X

Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis X

Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris X

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Verreaux’s Eagle Owl (Sheelagh Halsey)

Liliac-breasted Roller (Sheelagh Halsey)

BUTTERFLIES AND DRAGONFLIES Thanks to Allan Richardson and Kenny Ross for compiling the following lists. Butterflies African Monarch Danaus chrysippus aegyptius Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus demodocus Wandering Donkey Acraea Acraea neobule neobule Marsh Acraea Hyalites rahira rahira African Migrant/Common Vagrant Catopsilia florella African Common White Belenois gidica abyssinica Meadow White Pontia helice helice Zebra White Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Forest White Belenois zochalia zochalia Brown-veined White Belenois aurota Kalahari Orange Tip Colotis lais Smoky Orange Tip Colotis euippe omphale Queen Purple Tip Colotis regina Blue Pansy Junonia oenone oneone Eyed Pansy Junonia orithya madagascariensis Yellow Pansy Junonia hieratic cebrene Common Blue Leptotes pirithous pirithous Dotted Blue Tarucus sybaris Velvet Spotted Blue Azanus ubaldus Topaz Spotted Blue Azanus jesous Small Toothed Blue Leptotes brevidentatus Sooty Blue Zizeeria knysna

Dragonflies Tropical Bluetail Ischnura senegalensis Dancing Jewel Platycypha caligata Red-Veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa Orange-Winged Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi Highland Dropwing Trithemis dorsalis Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta Eastern Blacktail Nesciothemis farinosa Common Tigertail Ictinogomphus ferox Keyhole Glider Tramea basilaris Little Skimmer Orthetrum abbotti Epaulet Skimmer Orthetrum chrysostigma Barbet Percher Diplacodes luminans

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