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ANGOLA
Tuesday 22nd November - Wednesday 14th December 2005
Nik Borrow
Perhaps one of the most amazing ornithological opportunities of recent times has got to be the opening up of the war-ravaged country of Angola. At last birders are trickling into the country to gather up the ornithological gems that are scattered over this huge country. We undertook our first exploratory visit with the assistance of Pedro Vaz Pinto, the man behind the rediscovery of many of the ‘lost’ endemics (including recently the Giant Sable in Cangandala National Park unfortunately outside the scope of this tour) and during our visit we recorded 469 species of birds of which 458 were seen. This total included sightings of all but one of the endemics – the elusive Swierstra’s Francolin. For the African enthusiast Angola harbours some marvellous rewards and the top three birds of the trip were White-headed Robin Chat, Angola Cave Chat and the stunning Braun’s Bush-shrike. Other specialties seen were Grey-striped Francolin, Red-crested Turaco, Red-backed Mousebird, Pale Olive Greenbul, Gabela Akalat, Lepe and Bubbling Cisticolas, Hartert’s Camaroptera, Pulitzer’s Longbill, Angola Slaty Flycatcher, White-fronted Wattle-eye, Bocage’s Sunbird, Monteiro’s and Gabela Bush-shrikes, Gabela Helmet-shrike and Pale-billed Firefinch. Also during our travels we encountered other highly desirable species such as Finsch’s Francolin, Rüppell’s Parrot, Rosy-faced Lovebird, Gabon Coucal, Damara Red-billed and Monteiro’s Hornbills, Anchieta’s and Black-backed Barbets, Benguela Long-billed, Stark’s and Angola Larks, Red-throated Cliff Swallow, Fülleborn’s Longclaw, Falkenstein’s and Black-collared Greenbuls, Yellow-throated Nicator, Bocage’s Akalat, Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush, Forest and Miombo Scrub Robins, Tinkling (or Grey) Cisticola, Salvadori’s Eremomela, Margaret’s and Angola Batises, White-tailed Shrike, Rockrunner, Carp’s Tit, Anchieta’s, Ludwig’s Double-collared, Oustalet’s and Bannerman’s Sunbirds, Perrin’s Bush-shrike, Sharp-tailed Starling, Golden-backed Bishop, Dusky Twinspot and Black-faced Canary.
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