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12 June 2019: Birding with Junior Gabela
Sunrise saw me heading out of Mtunzini with Junior Gabela, a local guide with years of birding experience in northern Kwazulu-Natal. We...
Jun 12, 20192 min read
10 June 2019: On the (Wrong) Road Again
Never trust a GPS, especially if it has a sexy female voice enticing you down an unknown road. How was I to know that there are two...
Jun 10, 20192 min read
24-25 May 2019: Reflections
Hindsight is much clearer than foresight The Vagrant Twitcher Six months of my African Big Year has been completed, and it is time to do...
May 25, 20192 min read
20-23 May 2019: A Long Way Home
It took five days of relentless, hard driving to reach home, as I was not willing to risk driving at night. As sunset approached I would...
May 23, 20192 min read
19 May 2019: Turning South
Not everyone will understand your journey That’s fine It’s not their journey to make sense of It’s yours Be patient, breathe, and live in...
May 19, 20191 min read
18 May 2019: Sybrand’s Pondering Pronouncement on Prolific Potholes
Heading north in the direction of Muxima and the DRC, I had ample time and reason to construct “Sybrand’s Pondering Pronouncement on...
May 18, 20192 min read
16-17 May 2019: Kissama National Park
Kissama National Park, some 10 000 km² in extent, is situated about 70 km south of Luanda. Mostly covered in arid grasslands, gnarly...
May 17, 20191 min read
14-16 May 2019: Kumbira Forest
The calls of numerous Yellow-throated Nicators greeted me as I ventured on the forest paths surrounding my campsite. Birding in the...
May 16, 20192 min read
14 May 2019: Fools Jump In…
Fools jump in where angels fear to tread Kumbira Forest, high on western flank of Njelo Mountain, south-west from the town of Conda, is...
May 14, 20191 min read
13-14 May 2019: Mount Moco to Kumbira Forest
This day underlined the statement that: ”Africa is a tough country”. The 15 km of 4x4 track from Mount Moco to the main road went...
May 14, 20192 min read
10-13 May 2019: Mount Moco
Mount Moco is Angola’s highest mountain at 2620 m. It offers a wide range of habitats, from grasslands to miombo woodlands and small...
May 13, 20192 min read
9 May 2019: Bush-camp in the Middle of Nowhere
After Tundavala I travelled north-west, in the direction of Benguela and Lobito. Rob had sent me a GPS waypoint where most birding groups...
May 9, 20191 min read
8 May 2019: Tundavala
Rob de Rover, who had previously birded Angola with Michael Mills, had sent me a birding route to follow in Angola. My GPS took me...
May 8, 20192 min read
7 May 2019: Into Angola
If you get a chance, take it If it changes your life, let it Nobody said it will be easy, They just promised it would be worth it I must...
May 7, 20192 min read
5-6 May 2019: The Caprivi, Kavango and Ovamboland
Traversing Namibia; this time from east to west, was a hard slog. I was a month behind my planned schedule and I needed to get to grips...
May 6, 20191 min read
4 May 2019: Chobe River Camp, Namibia
Chobe River Camp lies just across the border in Namibia, and is a splendid birding destination. The beer is cold, the view over the river...
May 4, 20191 min read
2-3 May 2019: Kasane
The border crossing into Botswana was slow and tedious, due to a shortage of personnel on the Botswana side. It actually reminded me of...
May 3, 20191 min read
29 April - 1 May 2019: Katima Mulilo
I arrived at the Caprivi Houseboat Safari Lodge in high hopes of ticking the Yellow-throated Leavelove while having sundowners on the...
May 1, 20192 min read
28-29 Apr 2019: Drosky’s Camp, Botswana
The day started well when I found the Dark Chanting Goshawk sitting on a powerline just outside the Mahango Game Reserve. A few...
Apr 28, 20191 min read
27 Apr 2019: Ngepi Camp
The best way to overcome the birding blues is to find new birds. This happened at Ngepi Camp near Bagani in the Caprivi. As I arrived at...
Apr 27, 20191 min read
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