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Tanzania Trip Report/Bird Watchers
Tanzania birding trip 2008
01-20 March 2008
Participants :
Olivier & Veerle Dochy-Deconinck (whole period)
Koen Lepla, Filiep T’Jollyn, Wim & Katleen Declercq-Ducatteeuw (until 14.03), all from Belgium.
Two-week customized safari tour with Forsters Safaris (www.forsterssafaris.com), good value for money and very good service ! Very recommendable !
Plus one-week extension to the coast with public transport.
Flight from Brussels-Paris-Addis Abeba-Nairobi-Arusha and back Zanzibar-Dar Es Salaam-Nairobi-Addis Abeba-Paris-Brussels with Ethiopian Airlines, very good.
BIRDING HIGHLIGHTS and mammal list
Abbreviation "c" = common. Only highlights are given unless otherwise stated. As you can see, there were a lot of highlights to us!
Widespread and mostly common species in appropriate habitat
Black-headed Heron, Cattle Egret, Hamerkop, Marabou Stork, Egyptian Goose, Black-shouldered Kite, Black/Yellow-billed Kite, Montagu's Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Steppe Buzzard, Augur Buzzard, African Fish Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Helmeted Guineafowl, Ringed Plover, Blacksmith Lapwing, Crowned Lapwing, Three-banded Plover, Little Stint, Ruff, Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Red-eyed Dove, Ring-necked Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Red-chested Cuckoo, Klaas’s Cuckoo, Diederic Cuckoo, White-browed Coucal, African Palm Swift, Little Swift, Speckled Mousebird, Little Bee-eater, Lilac-breasted Roller, African Hoopoe, Brown-breasted Barbet, Cardinal Woodpecker, Fischer’s Sparrow-lark, Lesser Striped Swallow, Barn Swallow, African Pied Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Common Bulbul, Willow Warbler, Grey-backed Camaroptera, Spotted Flycatcher, African Paradise-flycatcher, Common Fiscal, Northern White-crowned Shrike (in savanne), Tropical Boubou, Fork-tailed Drongo, Superb Starling, Red-billed Oxpecker, White-headed Buffalo-weaver, Rufous-tailed Weaver (savanne), Baglafecht Weaver, Green-winged Pytilia, Rufous-backed Mannikin, Pin-tailed Whydah.
VISITED AREAS WITH BEST SPECIES
ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK (1 day)
Great White Pelican 65, Black Stork 4, Greater and Lesser Flamingo (100 each), White-backed Duck 5, Cape Teal c, Southern Pochard, Macco Duck 10, Crowned Eagle 3, Long-crested Eagle 5, Scaly Francolin 4, Black Crake, Red-knobbed Coot, Spur-winged Lapwing 2, lots of Eurasian waders, African Green Pigeon 2, Mottled Swift, Broad-billed Roller 1, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Singing Bush Lark (park entrance), Black Saw-wing c, Rock Martin, Plain Martin 20, Grassland Pipit, Long-billed Pipit, Cape Robin-Chat (park entrance), African Moustached Warbler 2, Singing and Trilling Cisticola, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Amethyst Sunbird, Taita Fiscal 1, Tropical Boubou, Taveta Golden Weaver 5 (outside park), Village Weaver, Thick-billed Weaver, Yellow Bishop, Fan-tailed Widowbird (outside park), Black-faced Waxbill
Mammals: Giraffe, Buffalo, Zebra, Baboon, Warthog, Sykes's Monkey, Black-and-white Colobus Monkey, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Harvey's Duiker, Hippo
MOIVARO COFFEE HOTEL GARDEN (very good for birds ! and very nice to stay) (3 nights)
Hadada Ibis, Little Sparrowhawk 1m, Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk 1, Ayres's Hawk Eagle 1ad, Lanner Falcon 1, Tambourine Dove 2, African Emerald Cuckoo 1m, African Scops Owl heard, African Wood Owl 1p, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, White-eared Barbet, Brown-breasted Barbet, Lesser Honeyguide, Rüppell's Robin-Chat, Chinspot Batis, Collared Sunbird c, Variable Sunbird c, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Black-backed Puffback, Violet-backed Starling 1f, Red-headed Weaver, Spectacled Weaver, African Firefinch, Bronze Mannikin, Rufous-backed Mannikin, African Citril, Yellow-fronted Canary, Red-winged Starling
Mammals: Sykes's Monkey, squirrel sp.
LARIBORO PLAINS near Arusha (0,5 days)
Secretary Bird 2, Lesser Kestrel 3, Temminck's Courser 1, Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse 2, Spotted Eagle-Owl 2 (acacia belt), White-headed Mousebird 1, Red-billed Hornbill, White-tailed Lark 1, Rufous-naped Lark 2, Beesley's (Spike-heeled) Lark 3 ! (much paler bird than illustrated in field guide), Red-capped Lark 15, Somali Short-toed Lark several, Long-billed Pipit c, White-browed Scrub-Robin 2 (acacia), Pied Wheatear, Capped Wheatear c, Isabelline Wheatear 4, Northern Wheatear 1, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush 1, Banded Parisoma 2, Grey Wren-Warbler 1 (acacia), Taita Fiscal 2, Hildebrandt's Starling 5, Grey-headed Social Weaver 20 (acacia), Black-necked Weaver 1m (acacia), Speke's Weaver 10 (in lone tree along main road), Blue-capped Cordon-Bleu 2,
Mammals: Grant's gazelle, Unstriped Ground Squirrel, Scrub Hare
TARANGIRE (1 day)
Abdim's Stork 5, Saddle-billed Stork 1, African Spoonbill 8, Knob-billed Duck 10, White-headed Vulture 2, Bateleur c, Gabar Goshawk, Wahlberg's Eagle 2, African Hawk Eagle 1, Secretary Bird 2, Pygmy Falcon 2, Grey Kestrel 1, Coqui Francolin, Red-necked Spurfowl, Yellow-necked Spurfowl, White-bellied Bustard 1f, Double-banded Courser, Bronze-winged Courser 4, Senegal Lapwing 3, Black-faced Sandgrouse, Yellow-thoated Sandgrouse 80 (along road to Manyara), African Orange-bellied Parrot 2, Yellow-collared Lovebird c, Great Spotted Cuckoo 2, lots of commoner cuckoo species, Verreaux's Eagle Owl 1, Blue-naped Mousebird 2, most kingfisher species, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 3, European Bee-eater, lots of rollers, Green Wood-hoopoe 4, Abyssinian Scimitarbill 1, Southern Ground Hornbill 3, Red-billed Hornbill c, Red-and-Yellow Barbet 1, Greater Honeyguide (2 heard), Mosque Swallow, Spotted Palm-Thrush c, Olivaceous Warbler 1, Red-faced Crombec 2, Banded Parisoma 1, Rattling Cisticola c, Croaking Cisticola 2, Zitting Cisticola 2, Pectoral-patch Cisticola 1 heard, Tawny-flanked Prinia 1, Yellow-breasted Apalis 1, Silverbird 3, Arrow-marked Babbler 7, Northern Pied Babbler 3, Beautiful Sunbird 1m, Marico Sunbird, lots of different shrikes, Slate-coloured Boubou c, Brubru 1, Ashy Starling c, Rufous-tailed Weaver c,
Mammals: Lion 1m+5f, Serval 1!, Buffalo 200, Giraf 30, Warthog 20, Impala 150, Grant's Gazelle 10, Waterbuck 10, Dwarf Mongoose 8, Vervet Monkey 20, Kirk's Dikdik 20, Elephant only 2! (everything wet and green so fewer mammals to see but lots of birds).
Reptiles: big Monitor Lizard
At night: Zion Camp near Park Entrance: no luxury but allright
LAKE MANYARA (1 day)
Lots of waterfowl, herons and storks of many species but mainly concentrated/visible at hippo pools, Lesser and Greater Flamingo 10000+, European White Stork 300, Palmnut Vulture 1juv, Hooded Vulture 2, Brown Snake Eagle 1, African Harrier-Hawk 1, African Goshawk, Verreaux's Eagle 2ad along cliffs, African Hawk-Eagle 1juv, lots of common waders, Water Thicknee 5, Collared Pratincole 300, Spur-winged Lapwing 6, Long-toed Lapwing 3 (hippo pool), Black-tailed Godwit 5, Spotted Redshank 1, African Skimmer 1, Purple-crested Turaco 1, Blue-naped Mousebird, Grey-headed Kingfisher 5, African Pygmy Kingfisher 2 (groundwater forest), European Bee-eater 50, no trogon unfortunately, Southern Ground Hornbill 13, Crowned Hornbill 6, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill 4, Red-and-yellow Barbet 1, Pallid Honeyguide 1 (park entrance), Greater Honeyguide 1 heard, Plain Martin 1, Wire-tailed Swallow 2, Mountain Wagtail 1 (groundwater forest), Grassland Pipit 2, Red-throated Pipit 1, Pangani Longclaw 1, White-throated Robin (Irania) 1 at campsite, Spotted Palm-Thrush c, Buff-bellied Warbler 4, Northern Crombec 1, Ashy Flycatcher 1, Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird 1m, lots of shrikes, Eastern Black-headed Oriole 1m, Eurasian Golden Oriole 1 heard, Red-winged Starling 2, Yellow-spotted Petronia 1, Thick-billed Weaver 20, Fan-tailed Widowbird 2m, Eastern Paradise Whydah 1 displaying pair along the road from Tarangire to Manyara, Straw-tailed Whydah 1m, Village Indigobird 2m
Mammals: Zebra 100 (along the road from Tarangire to Manyara), Baboon 150, Blue Monkey 20, Vervet Monkey 15, Elephant 15, Giraf 50!, dikdik sp. 4, Warthog 10, Banded Mongoose 10, Buffalo 300 (far away), Impala 120, Leopard 1m crossing the road right in front of us (wow!), Hippo 30.
Reptiles: Chameleon 1 (on the road), Leopard Turtle, Monitor Lizard 1
Campsite: Twiga Camp at centre of Mto wa Mbu: good location, nice little swimming pool, confiding Woodland and Grey-headed Kingfishers on premises.
SERENGETI (2,5 days)
Visited areas: Ndutu (transit only) and Seronera (stay)
Striated Heron 2, Goliath Heron 1, few vultures because of no Wildebeest migration around, Rüppell's Griffon Vulture only 3, Lappet-faced Vulture only 5 in total, Hooded Vulture 2, White-backed Vulture 10s, Pallid Harrier 5m, Gabar Goshawk, Lesser Spotted Eagle 1, Booted Eagle 1 (dark phase), Long-crested Eagle 8, Secretary Bird 4 in total, Pygmy Falcon 3, Lesser and Greater Kestrel 10s, Martial Eagle 1ad & 1juv, Coqui Francolin 3, Grey-breasted Spurfowl c, Red-necked Spurfowl 1, Black Crake, Kori Bustard 17, White-bellied Bustard 7, Spotted Thick-knee 1, Black-winged Lapwing 1, Gull-billed Tern 30, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse 10, African Olive Pigeon 10, Dusky Turtle Dove c, Meyer's Parrot 2, Fischer's Lovebird c, Bare-faced Go-away Bird 3, Jacobin Cuckoo 1m, Great Spotted Cuckoo 2, Woodland Kingfisher 6, Rufous-crowned Roller 1, Green Wood-hoopoe 3, Abyssinian Scimitarbill 1, Red-fronted Barbet 1, Usambiro Barbet 3, Nubian Woodpecker, Flappet Lark 1, Banded Martin 1, Yellow-throated Longclaw 2, Black Cuckoo-Shrike 2, White-browed Scrub-Robin 1, Red-faced Crombec 2, Croaking Cisticola 1, Zitting Cisticola, Chinspot Batis 2, Arrow-marked Babbler, Black-lored Babbler 6, Rufous Chatterer 2, Beautiful Sunbird 2, Grey-backed Fiscal 6, Lesser Grey Shrike 1, Brown-crowned Tchagra 2, Slate-coloured Boubou 1, Brubru 3, Cape Crow 2, Greater Blue-eared Starling 1, Rüppell's Starling c, Hildebrandt's Starling c, Wattled Starling c, Swahili Sparrow, Kenya Rufous Sparrow 2, Grey-headed Social Weaver 20, Lesser Masked Weaver c, White-winged Widowbird 1m, Red-cheeked & Blue-capped Cordon-bleu, Purple Grenadier 4, Cut-throat Finch 3, African Quailfinch 30 at lion's drinking pool, Straw-tailed Whydah 1m, Yellow-fronted Canary c, White-bellied Canary 4.
Mammals: nearly all big animals to be expected, also 1 Leopard with Impala in acacia tree and one evening about 15 to 20 Lions right next to our tent during 1 scary night (the crew will remember this too, they spent all night scaring the animals away). No Cheetah however. Wildebeest migration unfortunately not in 'our' area what should have been the case. This means far less mammals of course but also less attendants such as predators and especially vultures etc. A good reason to return in the future !
The drive from Ndutu to the Park Entrance (Naabi Hill Gate with giant "kopje", worth visiting itself) on the way to Seronera through the short grasslands was way too fast for birding or enjoying the abundant wildlife here because of lack of time. We never saw as many animals anywhere else in the Serengeti. Try to arrange your timing to have more time here to look for steppe birds as well.
Campsite: 2 nights at small campsite at Seronera
NGORONGORO (0,6 days)
We had luck with cristal clear skies. The amazing view from the crater rim, looking down at the crater dotted with thousands of mammals is something we will never forget! We had no time though for proper investigation of the surrounding mountain grassland with the displaying whidowbirds and especially no time for the montane forest. But the crater really lived up to its legendary status. Pretty much palearctic winter visitors too, which is a nice experience.
Abdim's Stork 500, European White Stork 50, Lesser (and a few Greater) Flamingo 10000's!, Pallid Harrier 2m, Crowned Eagle 1 heard, Eurasian Hobby 1, Crested Guineafowl 10, Common Quail (heard), Red-knobbed Coot 3, Grey Crowned Crane 12, Kori Bustard 10, Black-bellied Bustard 4, Pied Avocet 20, lots of waders, Grey-headed Gull 5, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Gull-billed Tern 30, African Green Pigeon 10, Schalow's Turaco 3, Scarce Swift 5, Mottled Swift 3, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater 3, European Bee-eater 5, Flappet Lark 1, Red-capped Lark 1, Banded Martin 3, Mosque Swallow 2, Wire-tailed Swallow 2, Rosy-breasted Longclaw 4, Ashy Flycatcher 2, Chinspot Batis 1f, Malachite Sunbird 4, Golden-winged Sunbird 1, White-necked Raven, Kenya Rufous Sparrow 2, Black-winged Bishop 1m, Red-collared Widowbird 4 displaying (entrance to camping), Jackson's Widowbird 8 displaying (highland grassland with sedge tussocks), Red-billed Firefinch 1m
Mammals: all the animals you can expect, including 2 Black Rhino's (1 distant view from the crater rim, 1 sleeping in the crater itself), no Cheetah however. Very impressive area!
LAKE NYUMBA YA MUNGU (0,5 days = far too short)
Artificial lake south of Moshi (sometimes called Lake Pangani) which is teeming with water- and shorebirds alongs its shores. We only visited the very southern end near the dam itself and overlooked (only) about 2 km of shores, but there must be numerous good watchpoints all around the lake. A search on Google Earth could reveal areas with reedbeds instead of sandy shores as well. There should be a heron colony at it's northern end. Surrounding the lake there is dry forest rich in typical birds not seen elsewhere. Fishermen are abundant on the lake. Hopefully their fishing is sustainable, but if it is, fish reproduction here must be amazingly large. Do explore this place and take your time to explore both the lake shores and the scrub around it! Because of shortage of information about this lake, we give all our observations here.
Little Grebe 1, Great Cormorant 20, Long-tailed Cormorant 30, Great White Pelican 10, Pink-backed Pelican 35, Squacco Heron 1, Cattle Egret, Little Egret 50, Great White Egret 15, Grey Heron 10, Black-headed Heron 15, Hamerkop 3, Yellow-billed Stork 1, European White Stork 2, Marabou Stork 10, Glossy Ibis 2, Sacred Ibis 10, Egyptian Goose 10, Black-shouldered Kite 1, African Fish Eagle 3, Western Marsh Harrier 1, Common Buzzard 1, Augur Buzzard 1, Pygmy Falcon 1f, Lanner Falcon 1ad, Crested Francolin 5, Red-knobbed Coot 3, African Jacana 2, Black-winged Stilt 20, Water Thick-knee 4, Common Ringed Plover 10, Kittlitz's Plover 30, Three-banded Plover 1, Greater/Lesser Sand Plover 3, Blacksmith Lapwing 20, Spur-winged Lapwing 30, Little Stint 100, Curlew Sandpiper 3, Ruff 20, Common Redshank 1, Marsh Sandpiper 3+, Common Greenshank 15, Green Sandpiper 15, Common Sandpiper 10, Grey-headed Gull 200, Common Black-headed Gull 3, Lesser Black-backed Gull 4, Gull-billed Tern 6, Whiskered Tern 30 (some in summer plumage, others not), White-winged Tern at least 1, African Skimmer 800 !! roosting on shore and on some kind of bare bird island close off-shore, Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Namaqua Dove 10, Red-eyed Dove, African Mourning Dove, Ring-necked Dove, White-bellied Go-away Bird 6, Red-chested Cuckoo heard, Klaas's Cuckoo heard, Didric Cuckoo heard, White-browed Coucal 1, Little Swift, Blue-naped Mousebird 1, Speckled Mousebird several, Striped Kingfisher 2, Giant Kingfisher 1, Pied Kingfisher 20!, Little Bee-eater 10, Rufous-crowned Roller 1, European Roller 1, Lilac-breasted Roller 5, Red-billed Hornbill 6, Von der Decken's Hornbill 2, African Grey Hornbill several, Black-throated Barbet 2, Fischer's Sparrow Lark 20, Lesser Striped Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, Wire-tailed Swallow 2, Barn Swallow c, Common House Martin several, Yellow Wagtail 20, African Pied Wagtail 10, Northern Brownbul 1, Common Bulbul c, Spotted Palm-Thrush several, White-browed Scrub-Robin 2, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush 1f, Olivaceous Warbler 10, Yellow-bellied Eremomela 3, Northern Crombec 1, Willow Warbler c, Banded Parisoma 2, Grey-backed Camaroptera 2, Grey Wren-Warbler 1, African Grey Flycatcher several, Spotted Flycatcher 10, Pygmy Batis 1f, Mouse-coloured Penduline Tit 3, Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird 3, Common Fiscal several, Rosy-patched Bush-Shrike 2 (along entrance road to dam), Brown-crowned Tchagra 1, Slate-coloured Boubou 1, Fork-tailed Drongo c, Superb Starling c, Northern Grey-headed Sparrow several, White-headed Buffalo-Weaver 5, Grey-headed Social Weaver 1, Red-headed Quelea several, Green-winged Pytilia 1, Pin-tailed Whydah 1, Somali Bunting 4
Mammals: Hippo 3, ground squirrels sp. 2
Reptiles: Monitor Lizard 1
LAKE JIPE (1 day)
Improvised campsite on a low hill with scrub overlooking lake Jipe and Tsavo West NP in the distance. Superb view and very friendly local people. The lake itself has rather few birds, but this may depend on timing. A visit in the very early morning or evening should be a lot better than our trip in the hot hours of mid-day. The water was green and not transparent because of algae blooming, so no water lillies or other water plants. The lake is rapidly silting up because of erosion and irrigation elsewhere, with a huge Typha vegetation along its shores making access to the lake difficult. The fishing economy recently collapsed, forcing people to move to Nyumba ya Mungu. The area is still worth visiting if you have spare time, especially for the relaxed "off the beaten track" feeling and the nice surroundings. And yes, we did see yet another range of new good species as well. And no other jeeps here!
Because of shortage of information about this lake, we give all our observations here.
Long-tailed and Great Cormorant several, Great White and Pink-backed Pelican a few of each, Squacco Heron 5, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Intermediate Egret 1, Great White Egret, Grey Heron 1, Black-headed Heron several, Goliath Heron 1, Hamerkop 1, Sacred Ibis several, Yellow-billed Kite several, African Fish Eagle 1, Black-chested Snake Eagle 2, Western Marsh Harrier 3, Gabar Goshawk 1, Common Buzzard 1, Booted Eagle 1, Lanner Falcon 1ad, Peregrine Falcon 1ad, African Water Rail 1 heard, Black Crake 1, Common Moorhen 1, Lesser Jacana 1 (seen by birders in first canoe while crossing reedbeds from shore to lake), Great Snipe 1 flushing from wet grassland was most probably this species but not seen good enough, Gull-billed Tern 2, Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Red-eyed Dove, African Mourning Dove?, Ring-necked Dove, African Orange-bellied Parrot 2, White-bellied Go-away Bird 3, Great Spotted Cuckoo 1, Red-chested Cuckoo heard, Klaas's Cuckoo 1m, Didric Cuckoo heard, White-browed Coucal 3, Slender-tailed Nightjar 4 at campsite (only shortly 'singing' in twilight), Square-tailed Nightjar 1 probably this species on daytime roost near camp, Little Swift, Speckled Mousebird, Striped Kingfisher 2, Malachite Kingfisher 1, Pied Kingfisher 2, Little Bee-eater 20, White-throated Bee-eater 5, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 6, Madagascar Bee-eater 10, Rufous-crowned Roller 2, Lilac-breasted Roller 2, African Hoopoe 2, Red-billed Hornbill 5, Von der Decken's Hornbill 4, African Grey Hornbill 10, Trumpeter Hornbill 6, Black-throated Barbet 2, D'Arnaud's Barbet, Nubian Woodpecker 1, Fischer's Sparrow Lark 10, Lesser Striped Swallow, Barn Swallow c, Yellow Wagtail 10, African Pied Wagtail 2, Common Bulbul, Spotted Palm-Thrush, Eurasian Reed Warbler 1 heard, Southern Black Flycatcher 2, Spotted Flycatcher 10, Isabelline Shrike 2, Northern White-crowned Shrike 1, Tropical Boubou heard, Eastern Black-headed Oriole 1m, Fork-tailed Drongo c, Superb Starling several, Red-billed Oxpecker 3 (in bare tree, without animals around), White-headed Buffalo-Weaver 2, White-browed Sparrow Weaver 3 (in village), Taveta Golden Weaver 150 (large colony between the main road (Kifari) and the track to Lake Jipe, where the road is closest to a cliff, at a marshy area with Yellow Fever Trees with lots of bee hives in it), Red-headed Quelea 30 flying over reedbeds, Zanzibar Bishop 10, White-winged Widowbird 1, Common Waxbill 2, African Firefinch 2, Pin-tailed Whydah 3, Village Indigobird 2
Mammals: squirrels only
HOTEL PROTEA GARDEN AND SURROUNDINGS, MACHANGE, KILIMANJARO (evening + 0,5 day)
Lush garden with nice swimming pool. Mountain stream nearby with natural vegetation. Elsewhere densely populated productive agricultural land with fields and orchards and rather few birds. Morning walk to waterfall with lots of big fruit bats is a nice difference from car-birding although not so spectacular as the price for this guided 5 km walk (15 US$).
Common birdlife comparable to Moivaro but less diverse and less special species, probably because surroundings have few good forest. Best birds though:
African Goshawk 1ad sitting at bat cave entrance, African Olive Pigeon 1, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater 6 (in forest canopy), Crowned Hornbill 2, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill 3, White-eared and Brown-breasted Barbet, Mountain Wagtail 1, Rüppell's Robin-Chat 1, White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher 3, African Paradise-Flycatcher 5+, Black-throated Wattle-eye 1m, Eastern Olive Sunbird 1, Amethyst Sunbird, Collared Sunbird, Variable Sunbird, Black-backed Puffback 1, Eurasian Golden Oriole, Red-headed Weaver 1m, Baglafecht Weaver 4, Spectacled Weaver 3, Red-billed Firefinch 1, Rufous-backed Mannikin c, Southern Citril 2
Mammals: Sykes's Monkey 6, Tanganyika Mountain Squirrel 1, bushbaby sp. heard at night (difficult to spot, the stay high in trees and jump off quikly when disturbed)
Olivier and Veerle stayed a little longer, spending 3 days at Peponi Campsite and 2 days on Zanzibar before sadly returning home.
Peponi area, 30 km south of Tanga
This is a quiet coastal area with beaches, clear ocean with sandy islets and coral reefs, mangroves, palm groves and sisal plantations. A bicycle would be perfect for excursions inland here to find some natural vegetation patches (scarce here). At low tide the beach has a lot of wintering waders.
Striated Heron 10, Little Egret, African Openbill Stork 1 on route to Tanga near turnoff to Lushoto (only one during trip), Lizard Buzzard 1, Palmnut Vulture should be here but we didn't see it, Crab Plover 1, White-fronted Plover 4, Greater and Lesser Sand Plover c, Grey Plover 30, Little Stint 3, Sanderling 10, Curlew Sandpiper 40, Whimbrel 20, Eurasian Curlew 1, Marsh Sandpiper 1, Greenshank 10, Terek Sandpiper 150, Common Sandpiper 20, Ruddy Turnstone 1, Sooty Gull 25, Heuglin's Gull 1ad, Gull-billed Tern 6, Greater Crested Tern 3, Lesser Crested Tern 40, Roseate Tern 10, White-cheeked Tern 2, Saunders's Tern 100, Tambourine Dove, Klaas's Cuckoo, African Scops Owl, African Palm Swift, Brown-hooded Kingfisher 2, Mangrove Kingfisher heard, Malachite Kingfisher 1, Pied Kingfisher 5, White-throated Bee-eater 25, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 10, Northern Carmine Bee-eater 10 (splendid birds !), Red-fronted Tinkerbird 1, Yellow-throated Longclaw 1 (sisal plantation), Kurrichane Thrush 2, Scarlet-chested Sunbird c, Pale Batis 1 probably, Black-backed Puffback 4, Eurasian Golden Oriole 5, Square-tailed Drongo 2, Yellow Weaver 4, Village Weaver 30 (colony at camp site)
Mammals: Vervet Monkey, Banded Mongoose, Greater Galago 3 (bushbaby)
Zanzibar Mbweni Ruins hotel garden & Chumbe Island Reserve
Dimorphic Egret 5+?, Crab Plover 15, lots of other waders, Lesser Crested Tern 30, Greater Crested Tern 10, Sombre Greenbul 15, African Reed Warbler 3 (Chumbe), African Pygmy Kingfisher 1, Mangrove Kingfisher 2, Pied Kingfisher 4, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 40, Green-backed Camaroptera 2, , Eastern Olive Sunbird c, Mouse-coloured Sunbird 2 (Chumbe), House Crow 100, House Sparrow 6, Java Sparrow 8
The bird list hereafter includes the Tanga and Zanzibar extension.
Bird List TANZANIA March 2008
1. Ostrich (Struisvogel)
2. Little Grebe (Dodaars)
3. Great Cormorant (Aalscholver)
4. Long-tailed Cormorant
5. Great White Pelican (Roze pelikaan)
6. Pink-backed Pelican (Kleine pelikaan)
7. Black-crowned Night-heron (Kwak)
8. Squacco Heron (Ralreiger)
9. Cattle Egret (Koereiger)
10. Striated Heron (Mangrovereiger)
11. Dimorphic Egret
12. Little Egret (Kleine zilverreiger)
13. Intermediate Egret (Middelste zilverreiger)
14. Great White Egret (Grote zilverreiger)
15. Purple Heron (Purperreiger)
16. Grey Heron (Blauwe reiger)
17. Black-headed Heron
18. Goliath Heron
19. Hamerkop
20. Yellow-billed Stork (Afrikaanse nimmerzat)
21. African Open-billed Stork
22. Black Stork (Zwarte ooievaar)
23. Abdim’s Stork
24. European White Stork (Ooievaar)
25. Saddle-billed Stork (Zadelbekooievaar)
26. Marabou Stork (Maraboe)
27. Glossy Ibis (Zwarte ibis)
28. Hadada Ibis
29. Sacred Ibis (Heilige ibis)
30. African Spoonbill (Afrikaanse lepelaar)
31. Greater flamingo (Flamingo)
32. Lesser flamingo (Kleine flamingo)
33. Fulvous Whistling Duck
34. White-faced Whistling Duck
35. White-backed Duck
36. Egyptian Goose (Nijlgans)
37. Spur-winged Goose (Spoorwiekgans)
38. Knob-billed Duck
39. Cape Teal
40. Red-billed Teal
41. Hottentot Teal
42. Northern Shoveler (Slobeend)
43. Southern Pochard
44. Maccoa Duck
45. European Honey Buzzard (Wespendief)
46. Black-shouldered Kite (Grijze wouw)
47. Black Kite (Zwarte wouw)
48. African Fish Eagle (Afrikaanse zeearend)
49. Palm-nut Vulture (Palmgier)
50. Hooded Vulture (Kapgier)
51. White-backed Vulture (Witruggier)
52. Rüppell’s Griffon Vulture (Rüppells gier)
53. Lappet-faced Vulture (Oorgier)
54. White-headed Vulture
55. Black-chested Snake Eagle
56. Brown Snake Eagle
57. Bateleur
58. African Harrier Hawk
59. Pallid Harrier (Steppekiekendief)
60. Montagu’s Harrier (Grauwe kiekendief)
61. Western Marsh Harrier (Bruine kiekendief)
62. Gabar Goshawk
63. Eastern (Pale) Chanting Goshawk (Bleke zanghavik)
64. African Goshawk
65. Little Sparrowhawk
66. Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
67. Lizard Buzzard
68. Common Buzzard (Steppebuizerd)
69. Augur Buzzard
70. Lesser Spotted Eagle (Schreeuwarend)
71. Tawny Eagle (Savannearend)
72. Steppe Eagle (Steppearend)
73. Verreaux’s Eagle (Zwarte arend)
74. Wahlberg’s Eagle
75. African Hawk Eagle
76. Booted Eagle (Dwergarend)
77. Ayres’s Hawk Eagle
78. Long-crested Eagle (Kuifarend)
79. Crowned Eagle (Afrikaanse kroonarend)
80. Martial Eagle (Vechtarend)
81. Secretary Bird (Secretarisvogel)
82. Pygmy Falcon
83. Lesser Kestrel (Kleine torenvalk)
84. Common Kestrel (Torenvalk)
85. Grey Kestrel
86. Eurasian Hobby (Boomvalk)
87. Lanner Falcon (Lannervalk)
88. Peregrine Falcon (Slechtvalk)
89. Helmeted Guineafowl (Helmparelhoen)
90. Common Quail (Kwartel)
91. Coqui Francolin
92. Crested Francolin
93. Scaly Francolin
94. Red-necked Spurfowl
95. Grey-breasted Spurfowl
96. Yellow-necked Spurfowl
97. African Water Rail
98. Black Crake
99. Common Moorhen (Waterhoen)
100. Red-knobbed Coot (Knobbelmeerkoet)
101. Grey Crowned Crane (Grijze kroonkraanvogel)
102. Kori Bustard (Reuzentrap)
103. White-bellied Bustard
104. Black-bellied Bustard
105. African Jacana (Afrikaanse lelieloper)
106. Lesser Jacana
107. Crab-plover (Krabplevier)
108. Black-winged Stilt (Steltkluut)
109. Pied Avocet (Kluut)
110. Water Thick-knee
111. Spotted Thick-knee
112. Temminck’s Courser
113. Double-banded Courser
114. Bronze-winged Courser
115. Collared Pratincole (Vorkstaartplevier)
116. Little Ringed Plover (Kleine plevier)
117. Common Ringed Plover (Bontbekplevier)
118. Kittlitz’s Plover (Kittlitz plevier)
119. Three-banded Plover
120. White-fronted Plover
121. Lesser Sand Plover (Mongoolse plevier)
122. Greater Sand Plover (Woestijnplevier)
123. Grey Plover (Zilverplevier)
124. Blacksmith Lapwing (Smidsplevier)
125. Spur-winged Lapwing (Sporenkievit)
126. Senegal Lapwing
127. Black-winged Lapwing
128. Crowned Lapwing (Diadeemkievit)
129. Long-toed Lapwing
130. Sanderling (Drieteenstrandloper)
131. Little Stint (Kleine strandloper)
132. Curlew Sandpiper (Krombekstrandloper)
133. Ruff (Kemphaan)
134. Common Snipe (Watersnip)
135. Black-tailed Godwit (Grutto)
136. Whimbrel (Regenwulp)
137. Eurasian Curlew (Wulp)
138. Spotted Redshank (Zwarte ruiter)
139. Common Redshank (Tureluur)
140. Marsh Sandpiper (Poelruiter)
141. Common Greenshank (Groenpootruiter)
142. Green Sandpiper (Witgatje)
143. Wood Sandpiper (Bosruiter)
144. Terek Sandpiper (Terekruiter)
145. Common Sandpiper (Oeverloper)
146. Ruddy Turnstone (Steenloper)
147. Sooty Gull (Hemprichs meeuw)
148. Grey-headed Gull (Grijskopmeeuw)
149. Common Black-headed Gull (Kokmeeuw)
150. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Baltische mantelmeeuw)
151. Heuglin’s Gull (Heuglins meeuw)
152. Gull-billed Tern (Lachstern)
153. Greater Crested Tern (Grote kuifstern)
154. Lesser Crested Tern (Bengaalse stern)
155. Roseate Tern (Dougalls stern)
156. White-cheeked Tern (Arabische stern)
157. Saunder’s Tern (Saunders’ dwergstern)
158. Whiskered Tern (Witwangstern)
159. White-winged Tern (Witvleugelstern)
160. African Skimmer (Afrikaanse schaarbek)
161. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Roodbuikzandhoen)
162. Black-faces Sandgrouse
163. Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
164. African Green Pigeon
165. Tambourine Dove
166. Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
167. Namaqua Dove (Maskerduif)
168. African Olive Pigeon
169. Speckled Pigeon
170. Red-eyed Dove
171. African Mourning Dove
172. Ring-necked Dove
173. Dusky Turtle Dove
174. Laughing Dove (Palmtortel)
175. Brown (= Meyer’s) Parrot
176. African Orange-bellied Parrot
177. Yellow-collared Lovebird
178. Fischer’s Lovebird
179. Schalow’s Turaco
180. Purple-crested Turaco
181. Bare-faced Go-away Bird
182. White-bellied Go-away Bird
183. Black-and-white (= Jacobin) Cuckoo
184. Great Spotted Cuckoo (Kuifkoekoek)
185. Red-chested Cuckoo
186. African Cuckoo
187. African Emerald Cuckoo
188. Klaas’s Cuckoo
189. Didric Cuckoo
190. White-browed Coucal
191. African Scops Owl
192. Spotted Eagle Owl
193. Verreaux’s Eagle Owl
194. African Wood Owl
195. Slender-tailed Nightjar
196. Scarce Swift
197. African Palm Swift
198. Common Swift (Gierzwaluw)
199. White-rumped Swift (Kaffergierzwaluw)
200. Horus Swift
201. Little Swift (Huisgierzwaluw)
202. Mottled Swift
203. Blue-naped Mousebird
204. Speckled Mousebird
205. White-headed Mousebird
206. Brown-hooded Kingfisher
207. Grey-headed Kingfisher
208. Mangrove Kingfisher
209. Striped Kingfisher
210. African Pygmy Kingfisher
211. Malachite Kingfisher
212. Giant Kingfisher
213. Pied Kingfisher
214. Little Bee-eater
215. Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
216. White-fronted Bee-eater
217. White-throated Bee-eater
218. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Groene bijeneter)
219. Madagascar Bee-eater
220. European Bee-eater (Bijeneter)
221. Northern Carmine Bee-eater
222. Rufous-crowned Roller
223. European Roller
224. Lilac-breasted Roller
225. Broad-billed Roller
226. Green Wood-hoopoe
227. Abyssinian Scimitarbill
228. African Hoopoe
229. Southern Ground Hornbill
230. Red-billed Hornbill
231. Von der Decken’s Hornbill
232. Crowned Hornbill
233. African Grey Hornbill
234. Trumpeter Hornbill
235. Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
236. White-eared Barbet
237. Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
238. Red-fronted Tinkerbird
239. Red-fronted Barbet
240. Black-throated Barbet
241. Brown-breasted Barbet
242. Red-and-yellow Barbet
243. D’Arnaud’s Barbet
244. Greater Honeyguide
245. Lesser Honeyguide
246. Pallid Honeyguide
247. Nubian Woodpecker
248. Cardinal Woodpecker
249. Bearded Woodpecker
250. Grey Woodpecker
251. Singing Bush Lark
252. White-tailed Lark
253. Rufous-naped Lark
254. Flappet Lark
255. Beesley’s Lark
256. Red-capped Lark
257. Somali Short-toed Lark
258. Fischer’s Sparrow Lark
259. Black Saw-wing
260. Plain Martin (Vale oeverzwaluw)
261. Banded Martin
262. Mosque Swallow
263. Lesser Striped Swallow
264. Red-rumped Swallow (Roodstuitzwaluw)
265. Rock Martin (Vale Rotszwaluw)
266. Wire-tailed Swallow
267. Barn Swallow (Boerenzwaluw)
268. Common House Martin (Huiszwaluw)
269. Yellow Wagtail (Gele kwikstaart)
270. Mountain Wagtail
271. African Pied Wagtail
272. Grassland Pipit
273. Long-billed Pipit (Langsnavelpieper)
274. Tree Pipit (Boompieper)
275. Red-throated Pipit (Roodkeelpieper)
276. Yellow-throated Longclaw
277. Pangani Longclaw
278. Rosy-breasted Longclaw
279. Black Cuckoo-Shrike
280. Sombre Greenbul
281. Northern Brownbul
282. Common Bulbul (Grauwe buulbuul)
283. White-throated Robin (= Irania) (Perzische roodborst)
284. Cape Robin-Chat
285. Rüppel’s Robin-Chat
286. White-browed Robin-Chat
287. Spotted Palm-Thrush
288. White-browed Scrub-Robin
289. African Stonechat
290. Whinchat (Paapje)
291. Northern Wheatear (Tapuit)
292. Pied Wheatear (Bonte Tapuit)
293. Capped Wheatear
294. Isabelline Wheatear (Isabeltapuit)
295. Northern Anteater-Chat
296. Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Rode rotslijster)
297. Kurrichane Thrush
298. African Moustached Warbler
299. Eurasian Reed Warbler (Kleine karekiet)
300. African Reed Warbler
301. Olivaceous Warbler (Vale spotvogel)
302. Buff-bellied Warbler
303. Northern Crombec
304. Red-faced Crombec
305. Willow Warbler (Fitis)
306. Garden Warbler (Tuinfluiter)
307. Blackcap (Zwartkop)
308. Banded Parisoma
309. Singing Cisticola
310. Trilling Cisticola
311. Hunter’s Cisticola
312. Rattling Cisticola
313. Croaking Cisticola
314. Zitting Cisticola (Graszanger)
315. Pectoral-patch Cisticola
316. Tawny-flanked Prinia
317. Bar-throated Apalis
318. Yellow-breasted Apalis
319. Green-backed Camaroptera
320. Grey-backed Camaroptera
321. Grey Wren-Warbler
322. White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
323. Southern Black Flycatcher
324. African Grey Flycatcher
325. Silverbird
326. Spotted Flycatcher (Grauwe vliegenvanger)
327. Ashy Flycatcher
328. African Paradise-Flycatcher
329. Black-throated Wattle-eye
330. Chinspot Batis
331. Pygmy Batis
332. Arrow-marked Babbler
333. Black-lored Babbler
334. Northern Pied Babbler
335. Rufous Chatterer
336. Mouse-coloured Penduline Tit
337. Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
338. Eastern Olive Sunbird
339. Mouse-coloured Sunbird
340. Amethyst Sunbird
341. Scarlet-chested Sunbird
342. Golden-winged Sunbird
343. Tacazze Sunbird
344. Malachite Sunbird
345. Collared Sunbird
346. Beautiful Sunbird
347. Marico Sunbird
348. Variable Sunbird
349. Common Fiscal
350. Taita Fiscal
351. Long-tailed Fiscal
352. Grey-backed Fiscal
353. Lesser Grey Shrike (Kleine klapekster)
354. Isabelline Shrike (Turkestan Shrike) phoenicuroides
355. Isabelline Shrike (Daurian Shrike) isabellinus
356. Red-backed Shrike (Grauwe klauwier)
357. Magpie Shrike
358. Northern White-crowned Shrike
359. Rosy-patched Bush-Shrike
360. Brown-crowned Tchagra
361. Black-backed Puffback
362. Slate-coloured Boubou
363. Tropical Boubou
364. Brubru
365. Eastern Black-headed Oriole
366. African Golden Oriole
367. Eurasian Golden Oriole
368. Square-tailed Drongo
369. Fork-tailed Drongo
370. Cape Rook
371. Pied Crow
372. White-necked Raven
373. House Crow
374. Red-winged Starling
375. Greater Blue-eared Starling
376. Rüppel’s Long-tailed Starling
377. Ashy Starling
378. Hildebrandt’s Starling
379. Superb Starling
380. Violet-backed Starling
381. Wattled Starling
382. Yellow-billed Oxpecker
383. Red-billed Oxpecker
384. Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
385. Swahili Sparrow
386. Kenya Rufous Sparrow
387. House Sparrow
388. Chestnut Sparrow
389. Yellow-spotted Petronia
390. Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
391. White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
392. White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
393. Rufous-tailed Weaver
394. Speckle-fronted Weaver
395. Grey-headed Social Weaver
396. Red-headed Weaver
397. Baglafecht Weaver
398. Black-necked Weaver
399. Spectacled Weaver
400. Yellow Weaver
401. Taveta Golden Weaver
402. Lesser Masked Weaver
403. Vitelline Weaver
404. Speke’s Weaver
405. Village Weaver
406. Thick-billed Weaver
407. Red-headed Quelea
408. Red-billed Quelea
409. Southern Red Bishop
410. Zanzibar Bishop
411. Black-winged Bishop
412. Yellow Bishop
413. White-winged Widowbird
414. Red-collared Widowbird
415. Fan-tailed Widowbird
416. Jackson’s Widowbird
417. Common Waxbill
418. Black-faced Waxbill
419. Red-cheeked Cordon-Bleu
420. Blue-capped Cordon-Bleu
421. Purple Grenadier
422. Green-winged Pytilia
423. Red-billed Firefinch
424. African Firefinch
425. Cut-throat Finch
426. African Quailfinch
427. Bronze Mannikin
428. Rufous-backed Mannikin
429. Java Sparrow
430. Pin-tailed Whydah
431. Eastern Paradise-Whydah
432. Straw-tailed Whydah
433. Village Indigobird
434. African Citril
435. Yellow-fronted Canary
436. White-bellied Canary
437. Somali Bunting
Not sure:
Square-tailed Nightjar
Pale Batis
African Silverbill
Mammal List TANZANIA March 2008
1. Black Rhino
2. Lion
3. Leopard
4. Serval
5. Hippo
6. African Elephant
7. African Buffalo
8. Masai Giraffe
9. Masai Zebra
10. Wildebeest
11. Olive Baboon
12. Blue Monkey
13. Sykes’s Monkey
14. Vervet Monkey
15. Black-and-white Colobus Monkey
16. Warthog
17. Waterbuck
18. Bushbuck
19. Impala
20. Grant’s Gazelle
21. Thomson’s Gazelle
22. Harvey’s Duiker
23. Kirk’s Dikdik
24. Dwarf Mongoose
25. Striped Mongoose
26. Topi
27. Kongoni
28. Eland
29. Hartebeest
30. Spotted Hyena
31. Bat-eared Fox
32. Golden Jackal
33. Dark-backed Jackal
34. Rock Hyrax
35. Tree Hyrax
36. Tanganyika Mountain Squirrel
37. Unstriped Ground Squirrel
38. Scrub Hare
39. Greater Galago (bush-baby)
40. Fruit-eating bats sp.
01-20 March 2008
Participants :
Olivier & Veerle Dochy-Deconinck (whole period)
Koen Lepla, Filiep T’Jollyn, Wim & Katleen Declercq-Ducatteeuw (until 14.03), all from Belgium.
Two-week customized safari tour with Forsters Safaris (www.forsterssafaris.com), good value for money and very good service ! Very recommendable !
Plus one-week extension to the coast with public transport.
Flight from Brussels-Paris-Addis Abeba-Nairobi-Arusha and back Zanzibar-Dar Es Salaam-Nairobi-Addis Abeba-Paris-Brussels with Ethiopian Airlines, very good.
BIRDING HIGHLIGHTS and mammal list
Abbreviation "c" = common. Only highlights are given unless otherwise stated. As you can see, there were a lot of highlights to us!
Widespread and mostly common species in appropriate habitat
Black-headed Heron, Cattle Egret, Hamerkop, Marabou Stork, Egyptian Goose, Black-shouldered Kite, Black/Yellow-billed Kite, Montagu's Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Steppe Buzzard, Augur Buzzard, African Fish Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Helmeted Guineafowl, Ringed Plover, Blacksmith Lapwing, Crowned Lapwing, Three-banded Plover, Little Stint, Ruff, Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Red-eyed Dove, Ring-necked Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Red-chested Cuckoo, Klaas’s Cuckoo, Diederic Cuckoo, White-browed Coucal, African Palm Swift, Little Swift, Speckled Mousebird, Little Bee-eater, Lilac-breasted Roller, African Hoopoe, Brown-breasted Barbet, Cardinal Woodpecker, Fischer’s Sparrow-lark, Lesser Striped Swallow, Barn Swallow, African Pied Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Common Bulbul, Willow Warbler, Grey-backed Camaroptera, Spotted Flycatcher, African Paradise-flycatcher, Common Fiscal, Northern White-crowned Shrike (in savanne), Tropical Boubou, Fork-tailed Drongo, Superb Starling, Red-billed Oxpecker, White-headed Buffalo-weaver, Rufous-tailed Weaver (savanne), Baglafecht Weaver, Green-winged Pytilia, Rufous-backed Mannikin, Pin-tailed Whydah.
VISITED AREAS WITH BEST SPECIES
ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK (1 day)
Great White Pelican 65, Black Stork 4, Greater and Lesser Flamingo (100 each), White-backed Duck 5, Cape Teal c, Southern Pochard, Macco Duck 10, Crowned Eagle 3, Long-crested Eagle 5, Scaly Francolin 4, Black Crake, Red-knobbed Coot, Spur-winged Lapwing 2, lots of Eurasian waders, African Green Pigeon 2, Mottled Swift, Broad-billed Roller 1, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Singing Bush Lark (park entrance), Black Saw-wing c, Rock Martin, Plain Martin 20, Grassland Pipit, Long-billed Pipit, Cape Robin-Chat (park entrance), African Moustached Warbler 2, Singing and Trilling Cisticola, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Amethyst Sunbird, Taita Fiscal 1, Tropical Boubou, Taveta Golden Weaver 5 (outside park), Village Weaver, Thick-billed Weaver, Yellow Bishop, Fan-tailed Widowbird (outside park), Black-faced Waxbill
Mammals: Giraffe, Buffalo, Zebra, Baboon, Warthog, Sykes's Monkey, Black-and-white Colobus Monkey, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Harvey's Duiker, Hippo
MOIVARO COFFEE HOTEL GARDEN (very good for birds ! and very nice to stay) (3 nights)
Hadada Ibis, Little Sparrowhawk 1m, Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk 1, Ayres's Hawk Eagle 1ad, Lanner Falcon 1, Tambourine Dove 2, African Emerald Cuckoo 1m, African Scops Owl heard, African Wood Owl 1p, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, White-eared Barbet, Brown-breasted Barbet, Lesser Honeyguide, Rüppell's Robin-Chat, Chinspot Batis, Collared Sunbird c, Variable Sunbird c, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Black-backed Puffback, Violet-backed Starling 1f, Red-headed Weaver, Spectacled Weaver, African Firefinch, Bronze Mannikin, Rufous-backed Mannikin, African Citril, Yellow-fronted Canary, Red-winged Starling
Mammals: Sykes's Monkey, squirrel sp.
LARIBORO PLAINS near Arusha (0,5 days)
Secretary Bird 2, Lesser Kestrel 3, Temminck's Courser 1, Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse 2, Spotted Eagle-Owl 2 (acacia belt), White-headed Mousebird 1, Red-billed Hornbill, White-tailed Lark 1, Rufous-naped Lark 2, Beesley's (Spike-heeled) Lark 3 ! (much paler bird than illustrated in field guide), Red-capped Lark 15, Somali Short-toed Lark several, Long-billed Pipit c, White-browed Scrub-Robin 2 (acacia), Pied Wheatear, Capped Wheatear c, Isabelline Wheatear 4, Northern Wheatear 1, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush 1, Banded Parisoma 2, Grey Wren-Warbler 1 (acacia), Taita Fiscal 2, Hildebrandt's Starling 5, Grey-headed Social Weaver 20 (acacia), Black-necked Weaver 1m (acacia), Speke's Weaver 10 (in lone tree along main road), Blue-capped Cordon-Bleu 2,
Mammals: Grant's gazelle, Unstriped Ground Squirrel, Scrub Hare
TARANGIRE (1 day)
Abdim's Stork 5, Saddle-billed Stork 1, African Spoonbill 8, Knob-billed Duck 10, White-headed Vulture 2, Bateleur c, Gabar Goshawk, Wahlberg's Eagle 2, African Hawk Eagle 1, Secretary Bird 2, Pygmy Falcon 2, Grey Kestrel 1, Coqui Francolin, Red-necked Spurfowl, Yellow-necked Spurfowl, White-bellied Bustard 1f, Double-banded Courser, Bronze-winged Courser 4, Senegal Lapwing 3, Black-faced Sandgrouse, Yellow-thoated Sandgrouse 80 (along road to Manyara), African Orange-bellied Parrot 2, Yellow-collared Lovebird c, Great Spotted Cuckoo 2, lots of commoner cuckoo species, Verreaux's Eagle Owl 1, Blue-naped Mousebird 2, most kingfisher species, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 3, European Bee-eater, lots of rollers, Green Wood-hoopoe 4, Abyssinian Scimitarbill 1, Southern Ground Hornbill 3, Red-billed Hornbill c, Red-and-Yellow Barbet 1, Greater Honeyguide (2 heard), Mosque Swallow, Spotted Palm-Thrush c, Olivaceous Warbler 1, Red-faced Crombec 2, Banded Parisoma 1, Rattling Cisticola c, Croaking Cisticola 2, Zitting Cisticola 2, Pectoral-patch Cisticola 1 heard, Tawny-flanked Prinia 1, Yellow-breasted Apalis 1, Silverbird 3, Arrow-marked Babbler 7, Northern Pied Babbler 3, Beautiful Sunbird 1m, Marico Sunbird, lots of different shrikes, Slate-coloured Boubou c, Brubru 1, Ashy Starling c, Rufous-tailed Weaver c,
Mammals: Lion 1m+5f, Serval 1!, Buffalo 200, Giraf 30, Warthog 20, Impala 150, Grant's Gazelle 10, Waterbuck 10, Dwarf Mongoose 8, Vervet Monkey 20, Kirk's Dikdik 20, Elephant only 2! (everything wet and green so fewer mammals to see but lots of birds).
Reptiles: big Monitor Lizard
At night: Zion Camp near Park Entrance: no luxury but allright
LAKE MANYARA (1 day)
Lots of waterfowl, herons and storks of many species but mainly concentrated/visible at hippo pools, Lesser and Greater Flamingo 10000+, European White Stork 300, Palmnut Vulture 1juv, Hooded Vulture 2, Brown Snake Eagle 1, African Harrier-Hawk 1, African Goshawk, Verreaux's Eagle 2ad along cliffs, African Hawk-Eagle 1juv, lots of common waders, Water Thicknee 5, Collared Pratincole 300, Spur-winged Lapwing 6, Long-toed Lapwing 3 (hippo pool), Black-tailed Godwit 5, Spotted Redshank 1, African Skimmer 1, Purple-crested Turaco 1, Blue-naped Mousebird, Grey-headed Kingfisher 5, African Pygmy Kingfisher 2 (groundwater forest), European Bee-eater 50, no trogon unfortunately, Southern Ground Hornbill 13, Crowned Hornbill 6, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill 4, Red-and-yellow Barbet 1, Pallid Honeyguide 1 (park entrance), Greater Honeyguide 1 heard, Plain Martin 1, Wire-tailed Swallow 2, Mountain Wagtail 1 (groundwater forest), Grassland Pipit 2, Red-throated Pipit 1, Pangani Longclaw 1, White-throated Robin (Irania) 1 at campsite, Spotted Palm-Thrush c, Buff-bellied Warbler 4, Northern Crombec 1, Ashy Flycatcher 1, Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird 1m, lots of shrikes, Eastern Black-headed Oriole 1m, Eurasian Golden Oriole 1 heard, Red-winged Starling 2, Yellow-spotted Petronia 1, Thick-billed Weaver 20, Fan-tailed Widowbird 2m, Eastern Paradise Whydah 1 displaying pair along the road from Tarangire to Manyara, Straw-tailed Whydah 1m, Village Indigobird 2m
Mammals: Zebra 100 (along the road from Tarangire to Manyara), Baboon 150, Blue Monkey 20, Vervet Monkey 15, Elephant 15, Giraf 50!, dikdik sp. 4, Warthog 10, Banded Mongoose 10, Buffalo 300 (far away), Impala 120, Leopard 1m crossing the road right in front of us (wow!), Hippo 30.
Reptiles: Chameleon 1 (on the road), Leopard Turtle, Monitor Lizard 1
Campsite: Twiga Camp at centre of Mto wa Mbu: good location, nice little swimming pool, confiding Woodland and Grey-headed Kingfishers on premises.
SERENGETI (2,5 days)
Visited areas: Ndutu (transit only) and Seronera (stay)
Striated Heron 2, Goliath Heron 1, few vultures because of no Wildebeest migration around, Rüppell's Griffon Vulture only 3, Lappet-faced Vulture only 5 in total, Hooded Vulture 2, White-backed Vulture 10s, Pallid Harrier 5m, Gabar Goshawk, Lesser Spotted Eagle 1, Booted Eagle 1 (dark phase), Long-crested Eagle 8, Secretary Bird 4 in total, Pygmy Falcon 3, Lesser and Greater Kestrel 10s, Martial Eagle 1ad & 1juv, Coqui Francolin 3, Grey-breasted Spurfowl c, Red-necked Spurfowl 1, Black Crake, Kori Bustard 17, White-bellied Bustard 7, Spotted Thick-knee 1, Black-winged Lapwing 1, Gull-billed Tern 30, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse 10, African Olive Pigeon 10, Dusky Turtle Dove c, Meyer's Parrot 2, Fischer's Lovebird c, Bare-faced Go-away Bird 3, Jacobin Cuckoo 1m, Great Spotted Cuckoo 2, Woodland Kingfisher 6, Rufous-crowned Roller 1, Green Wood-hoopoe 3, Abyssinian Scimitarbill 1, Red-fronted Barbet 1, Usambiro Barbet 3, Nubian Woodpecker, Flappet Lark 1, Banded Martin 1, Yellow-throated Longclaw 2, Black Cuckoo-Shrike 2, White-browed Scrub-Robin 1, Red-faced Crombec 2, Croaking Cisticola 1, Zitting Cisticola, Chinspot Batis 2, Arrow-marked Babbler, Black-lored Babbler 6, Rufous Chatterer 2, Beautiful Sunbird 2, Grey-backed Fiscal 6, Lesser Grey Shrike 1, Brown-crowned Tchagra 2, Slate-coloured Boubou 1, Brubru 3, Cape Crow 2, Greater Blue-eared Starling 1, Rüppell's Starling c, Hildebrandt's Starling c, Wattled Starling c, Swahili Sparrow, Kenya Rufous Sparrow 2, Grey-headed Social Weaver 20, Lesser Masked Weaver c, White-winged Widowbird 1m, Red-cheeked & Blue-capped Cordon-bleu, Purple Grenadier 4, Cut-throat Finch 3, African Quailfinch 30 at lion's drinking pool, Straw-tailed Whydah 1m, Yellow-fronted Canary c, White-bellied Canary 4.
Mammals: nearly all big animals to be expected, also 1 Leopard with Impala in acacia tree and one evening about 15 to 20 Lions right next to our tent during 1 scary night (the crew will remember this too, they spent all night scaring the animals away). No Cheetah however. Wildebeest migration unfortunately not in 'our' area what should have been the case. This means far less mammals of course but also less attendants such as predators and especially vultures etc. A good reason to return in the future !
The drive from Ndutu to the Park Entrance (Naabi Hill Gate with giant "kopje", worth visiting itself) on the way to Seronera through the short grasslands was way too fast for birding or enjoying the abundant wildlife here because of lack of time. We never saw as many animals anywhere else in the Serengeti. Try to arrange your timing to have more time here to look for steppe birds as well.
Campsite: 2 nights at small campsite at Seronera
NGORONGORO (0,6 days)
We had luck with cristal clear skies. The amazing view from the crater rim, looking down at the crater dotted with thousands of mammals is something we will never forget! We had no time though for proper investigation of the surrounding mountain grassland with the displaying whidowbirds and especially no time for the montane forest. But the crater really lived up to its legendary status. Pretty much palearctic winter visitors too, which is a nice experience.
Abdim's Stork 500, European White Stork 50, Lesser (and a few Greater) Flamingo 10000's!, Pallid Harrier 2m, Crowned Eagle 1 heard, Eurasian Hobby 1, Crested Guineafowl 10, Common Quail (heard), Red-knobbed Coot 3, Grey Crowned Crane 12, Kori Bustard 10, Black-bellied Bustard 4, Pied Avocet 20, lots of waders, Grey-headed Gull 5, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Gull-billed Tern 30, African Green Pigeon 10, Schalow's Turaco 3, Scarce Swift 5, Mottled Swift 3, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater 3, European Bee-eater 5, Flappet Lark 1, Red-capped Lark 1, Banded Martin 3, Mosque Swallow 2, Wire-tailed Swallow 2, Rosy-breasted Longclaw 4, Ashy Flycatcher 2, Chinspot Batis 1f, Malachite Sunbird 4, Golden-winged Sunbird 1, White-necked Raven, Kenya Rufous Sparrow 2, Black-winged Bishop 1m, Red-collared Widowbird 4 displaying (entrance to camping), Jackson's Widowbird 8 displaying (highland grassland with sedge tussocks), Red-billed Firefinch 1m
Mammals: all the animals you can expect, including 2 Black Rhino's (1 distant view from the crater rim, 1 sleeping in the crater itself), no Cheetah however. Very impressive area!
LAKE NYUMBA YA MUNGU (0,5 days = far too short)
Artificial lake south of Moshi (sometimes called Lake Pangani) which is teeming with water- and shorebirds alongs its shores. We only visited the very southern end near the dam itself and overlooked (only) about 2 km of shores, but there must be numerous good watchpoints all around the lake. A search on Google Earth could reveal areas with reedbeds instead of sandy shores as well. There should be a heron colony at it's northern end. Surrounding the lake there is dry forest rich in typical birds not seen elsewhere. Fishermen are abundant on the lake. Hopefully their fishing is sustainable, but if it is, fish reproduction here must be amazingly large. Do explore this place and take your time to explore both the lake shores and the scrub around it! Because of shortage of information about this lake, we give all our observations here.
Little Grebe 1, Great Cormorant 20, Long-tailed Cormorant 30, Great White Pelican 10, Pink-backed Pelican 35, Squacco Heron 1, Cattle Egret, Little Egret 50, Great White Egret 15, Grey Heron 10, Black-headed Heron 15, Hamerkop 3, Yellow-billed Stork 1, European White Stork 2, Marabou Stork 10, Glossy Ibis 2, Sacred Ibis 10, Egyptian Goose 10, Black-shouldered Kite 1, African Fish Eagle 3, Western Marsh Harrier 1, Common Buzzard 1, Augur Buzzard 1, Pygmy Falcon 1f, Lanner Falcon 1ad, Crested Francolin 5, Red-knobbed Coot 3, African Jacana 2, Black-winged Stilt 20, Water Thick-knee 4, Common Ringed Plover 10, Kittlitz's Plover 30, Three-banded Plover 1, Greater/Lesser Sand Plover 3, Blacksmith Lapwing 20, Spur-winged Lapwing 30, Little Stint 100, Curlew Sandpiper 3, Ruff 20, Common Redshank 1, Marsh Sandpiper 3+, Common Greenshank 15, Green Sandpiper 15, Common Sandpiper 10, Grey-headed Gull 200, Common Black-headed Gull 3, Lesser Black-backed Gull 4, Gull-billed Tern 6, Whiskered Tern 30 (some in summer plumage, others not), White-winged Tern at least 1, African Skimmer 800 !! roosting on shore and on some kind of bare bird island close off-shore, Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Namaqua Dove 10, Red-eyed Dove, African Mourning Dove, Ring-necked Dove, White-bellied Go-away Bird 6, Red-chested Cuckoo heard, Klaas's Cuckoo heard, Didric Cuckoo heard, White-browed Coucal 1, Little Swift, Blue-naped Mousebird 1, Speckled Mousebird several, Striped Kingfisher 2, Giant Kingfisher 1, Pied Kingfisher 20!, Little Bee-eater 10, Rufous-crowned Roller 1, European Roller 1, Lilac-breasted Roller 5, Red-billed Hornbill 6, Von der Decken's Hornbill 2, African Grey Hornbill several, Black-throated Barbet 2, Fischer's Sparrow Lark 20, Lesser Striped Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, Wire-tailed Swallow 2, Barn Swallow c, Common House Martin several, Yellow Wagtail 20, African Pied Wagtail 10, Northern Brownbul 1, Common Bulbul c, Spotted Palm-Thrush several, White-browed Scrub-Robin 2, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush 1f, Olivaceous Warbler 10, Yellow-bellied Eremomela 3, Northern Crombec 1, Willow Warbler c, Banded Parisoma 2, Grey-backed Camaroptera 2, Grey Wren-Warbler 1, African Grey Flycatcher several, Spotted Flycatcher 10, Pygmy Batis 1f, Mouse-coloured Penduline Tit 3, Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird 3, Common Fiscal several, Rosy-patched Bush-Shrike 2 (along entrance road to dam), Brown-crowned Tchagra 1, Slate-coloured Boubou 1, Fork-tailed Drongo c, Superb Starling c, Northern Grey-headed Sparrow several, White-headed Buffalo-Weaver 5, Grey-headed Social Weaver 1, Red-headed Quelea several, Green-winged Pytilia 1, Pin-tailed Whydah 1, Somali Bunting 4
Mammals: Hippo 3, ground squirrels sp. 2
Reptiles: Monitor Lizard 1
LAKE JIPE (1 day)
Improvised campsite on a low hill with scrub overlooking lake Jipe and Tsavo West NP in the distance. Superb view and very friendly local people. The lake itself has rather few birds, but this may depend on timing. A visit in the very early morning or evening should be a lot better than our trip in the hot hours of mid-day. The water was green and not transparent because of algae blooming, so no water lillies or other water plants. The lake is rapidly silting up because of erosion and irrigation elsewhere, with a huge Typha vegetation along its shores making access to the lake difficult. The fishing economy recently collapsed, forcing people to move to Nyumba ya Mungu. The area is still worth visiting if you have spare time, especially for the relaxed "off the beaten track" feeling and the nice surroundings. And yes, we did see yet another range of new good species as well. And no other jeeps here!
Because of shortage of information about this lake, we give all our observations here.
Long-tailed and Great Cormorant several, Great White and Pink-backed Pelican a few of each, Squacco Heron 5, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Intermediate Egret 1, Great White Egret, Grey Heron 1, Black-headed Heron several, Goliath Heron 1, Hamerkop 1, Sacred Ibis several, Yellow-billed Kite several, African Fish Eagle 1, Black-chested Snake Eagle 2, Western Marsh Harrier 3, Gabar Goshawk 1, Common Buzzard 1, Booted Eagle 1, Lanner Falcon 1ad, Peregrine Falcon 1ad, African Water Rail 1 heard, Black Crake 1, Common Moorhen 1, Lesser Jacana 1 (seen by birders in first canoe while crossing reedbeds from shore to lake), Great Snipe 1 flushing from wet grassland was most probably this species but not seen good enough, Gull-billed Tern 2, Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Red-eyed Dove, African Mourning Dove?, Ring-necked Dove, African Orange-bellied Parrot 2, White-bellied Go-away Bird 3, Great Spotted Cuckoo 1, Red-chested Cuckoo heard, Klaas's Cuckoo 1m, Didric Cuckoo heard, White-browed Coucal 3, Slender-tailed Nightjar 4 at campsite (only shortly 'singing' in twilight), Square-tailed Nightjar 1 probably this species on daytime roost near camp, Little Swift, Speckled Mousebird, Striped Kingfisher 2, Malachite Kingfisher 1, Pied Kingfisher 2, Little Bee-eater 20, White-throated Bee-eater 5, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 6, Madagascar Bee-eater 10, Rufous-crowned Roller 2, Lilac-breasted Roller 2, African Hoopoe 2, Red-billed Hornbill 5, Von der Decken's Hornbill 4, African Grey Hornbill 10, Trumpeter Hornbill 6, Black-throated Barbet 2, D'Arnaud's Barbet, Nubian Woodpecker 1, Fischer's Sparrow Lark 10, Lesser Striped Swallow, Barn Swallow c, Yellow Wagtail 10, African Pied Wagtail 2, Common Bulbul, Spotted Palm-Thrush, Eurasian Reed Warbler 1 heard, Southern Black Flycatcher 2, Spotted Flycatcher 10, Isabelline Shrike 2, Northern White-crowned Shrike 1, Tropical Boubou heard, Eastern Black-headed Oriole 1m, Fork-tailed Drongo c, Superb Starling several, Red-billed Oxpecker 3 (in bare tree, without animals around), White-headed Buffalo-Weaver 2, White-browed Sparrow Weaver 3 (in village), Taveta Golden Weaver 150 (large colony between the main road (Kifari) and the track to Lake Jipe, where the road is closest to a cliff, at a marshy area with Yellow Fever Trees with lots of bee hives in it), Red-headed Quelea 30 flying over reedbeds, Zanzibar Bishop 10, White-winged Widowbird 1, Common Waxbill 2, African Firefinch 2, Pin-tailed Whydah 3, Village Indigobird 2
Mammals: squirrels only
HOTEL PROTEA GARDEN AND SURROUNDINGS, MACHANGE, KILIMANJARO (evening + 0,5 day)
Lush garden with nice swimming pool. Mountain stream nearby with natural vegetation. Elsewhere densely populated productive agricultural land with fields and orchards and rather few birds. Morning walk to waterfall with lots of big fruit bats is a nice difference from car-birding although not so spectacular as the price for this guided 5 km walk (15 US$).
Common birdlife comparable to Moivaro but less diverse and less special species, probably because surroundings have few good forest. Best birds though:
African Goshawk 1ad sitting at bat cave entrance, African Olive Pigeon 1, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater 6 (in forest canopy), Crowned Hornbill 2, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill 3, White-eared and Brown-breasted Barbet, Mountain Wagtail 1, Rüppell's Robin-Chat 1, White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher 3, African Paradise-Flycatcher 5+, Black-throated Wattle-eye 1m, Eastern Olive Sunbird 1, Amethyst Sunbird, Collared Sunbird, Variable Sunbird, Black-backed Puffback 1, Eurasian Golden Oriole, Red-headed Weaver 1m, Baglafecht Weaver 4, Spectacled Weaver 3, Red-billed Firefinch 1, Rufous-backed Mannikin c, Southern Citril 2
Mammals: Sykes's Monkey 6, Tanganyika Mountain Squirrel 1, bushbaby sp. heard at night (difficult to spot, the stay high in trees and jump off quikly when disturbed)
Olivier and Veerle stayed a little longer, spending 3 days at Peponi Campsite and 2 days on Zanzibar before sadly returning home.
Peponi area, 30 km south of Tanga
This is a quiet coastal area with beaches, clear ocean with sandy islets and coral reefs, mangroves, palm groves and sisal plantations. A bicycle would be perfect for excursions inland here to find some natural vegetation patches (scarce here). At low tide the beach has a lot of wintering waders.
Striated Heron 10, Little Egret, African Openbill Stork 1 on route to Tanga near turnoff to Lushoto (only one during trip), Lizard Buzzard 1, Palmnut Vulture should be here but we didn't see it, Crab Plover 1, White-fronted Plover 4, Greater and Lesser Sand Plover c, Grey Plover 30, Little Stint 3, Sanderling 10, Curlew Sandpiper 40, Whimbrel 20, Eurasian Curlew 1, Marsh Sandpiper 1, Greenshank 10, Terek Sandpiper 150, Common Sandpiper 20, Ruddy Turnstone 1, Sooty Gull 25, Heuglin's Gull 1ad, Gull-billed Tern 6, Greater Crested Tern 3, Lesser Crested Tern 40, Roseate Tern 10, White-cheeked Tern 2, Saunders's Tern 100, Tambourine Dove, Klaas's Cuckoo, African Scops Owl, African Palm Swift, Brown-hooded Kingfisher 2, Mangrove Kingfisher heard, Malachite Kingfisher 1, Pied Kingfisher 5, White-throated Bee-eater 25, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 10, Northern Carmine Bee-eater 10 (splendid birds !), Red-fronted Tinkerbird 1, Yellow-throated Longclaw 1 (sisal plantation), Kurrichane Thrush 2, Scarlet-chested Sunbird c, Pale Batis 1 probably, Black-backed Puffback 4, Eurasian Golden Oriole 5, Square-tailed Drongo 2, Yellow Weaver 4, Village Weaver 30 (colony at camp site)
Mammals: Vervet Monkey, Banded Mongoose, Greater Galago 3 (bushbaby)
Zanzibar Mbweni Ruins hotel garden & Chumbe Island Reserve
Dimorphic Egret 5+?, Crab Plover 15, lots of other waders, Lesser Crested Tern 30, Greater Crested Tern 10, Sombre Greenbul 15, African Reed Warbler 3 (Chumbe), African Pygmy Kingfisher 1, Mangrove Kingfisher 2, Pied Kingfisher 4, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 40, Green-backed Camaroptera 2, , Eastern Olive Sunbird c, Mouse-coloured Sunbird 2 (Chumbe), House Crow 100, House Sparrow 6, Java Sparrow 8
The bird list hereafter includes the Tanga and Zanzibar extension.
Bird List TANZANIA March 2008
1. Ostrich (Struisvogel)
2. Little Grebe (Dodaars)
3. Great Cormorant (Aalscholver)
4. Long-tailed Cormorant
5. Great White Pelican (Roze pelikaan)
6. Pink-backed Pelican (Kleine pelikaan)
7. Black-crowned Night-heron (Kwak)
8. Squacco Heron (Ralreiger)
9. Cattle Egret (Koereiger)
10. Striated Heron (Mangrovereiger)
11. Dimorphic Egret
12. Little Egret (Kleine zilverreiger)
13. Intermediate Egret (Middelste zilverreiger)
14. Great White Egret (Grote zilverreiger)
15. Purple Heron (Purperreiger)
16. Grey Heron (Blauwe reiger)
17. Black-headed Heron
18. Goliath Heron
19. Hamerkop
20. Yellow-billed Stork (Afrikaanse nimmerzat)
21. African Open-billed Stork
22. Black Stork (Zwarte ooievaar)
23. Abdim’s Stork
24. European White Stork (Ooievaar)
25. Saddle-billed Stork (Zadelbekooievaar)
26. Marabou Stork (Maraboe)
27. Glossy Ibis (Zwarte ibis)
28. Hadada Ibis
29. Sacred Ibis (Heilige ibis)
30. African Spoonbill (Afrikaanse lepelaar)
31. Greater flamingo (Flamingo)
32. Lesser flamingo (Kleine flamingo)
33. Fulvous Whistling Duck
34. White-faced Whistling Duck
35. White-backed Duck
36. Egyptian Goose (Nijlgans)
37. Spur-winged Goose (Spoorwiekgans)
38. Knob-billed Duck
39. Cape Teal
40. Red-billed Teal
41. Hottentot Teal
42. Northern Shoveler (Slobeend)
43. Southern Pochard
44. Maccoa Duck
45. European Honey Buzzard (Wespendief)
46. Black-shouldered Kite (Grijze wouw)
47. Black Kite (Zwarte wouw)
48. African Fish Eagle (Afrikaanse zeearend)
49. Palm-nut Vulture (Palmgier)
50. Hooded Vulture (Kapgier)
51. White-backed Vulture (Witruggier)
52. Rüppell’s Griffon Vulture (Rüppells gier)
53. Lappet-faced Vulture (Oorgier)
54. White-headed Vulture
55. Black-chested Snake Eagle
56. Brown Snake Eagle
57. Bateleur
58. African Harrier Hawk
59. Pallid Harrier (Steppekiekendief)
60. Montagu’s Harrier (Grauwe kiekendief)
61. Western Marsh Harrier (Bruine kiekendief)
62. Gabar Goshawk
63. Eastern (Pale) Chanting Goshawk (Bleke zanghavik)
64. African Goshawk
65. Little Sparrowhawk
66. Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
67. Lizard Buzzard
68. Common Buzzard (Steppebuizerd)
69. Augur Buzzard
70. Lesser Spotted Eagle (Schreeuwarend)
71. Tawny Eagle (Savannearend)
72. Steppe Eagle (Steppearend)
73. Verreaux’s Eagle (Zwarte arend)
74. Wahlberg’s Eagle
75. African Hawk Eagle
76. Booted Eagle (Dwergarend)
77. Ayres’s Hawk Eagle
78. Long-crested Eagle (Kuifarend)
79. Crowned Eagle (Afrikaanse kroonarend)
80. Martial Eagle (Vechtarend)
81. Secretary Bird (Secretarisvogel)
82. Pygmy Falcon
83. Lesser Kestrel (Kleine torenvalk)
84. Common Kestrel (Torenvalk)
85. Grey Kestrel
86. Eurasian Hobby (Boomvalk)
87. Lanner Falcon (Lannervalk)
88. Peregrine Falcon (Slechtvalk)
89. Helmeted Guineafowl (Helmparelhoen)
90. Common Quail (Kwartel)
91. Coqui Francolin
92. Crested Francolin
93. Scaly Francolin
94. Red-necked Spurfowl
95. Grey-breasted Spurfowl
96. Yellow-necked Spurfowl
97. African Water Rail
98. Black Crake
99. Common Moorhen (Waterhoen)
100. Red-knobbed Coot (Knobbelmeerkoet)
101. Grey Crowned Crane (Grijze kroonkraanvogel)
102. Kori Bustard (Reuzentrap)
103. White-bellied Bustard
104. Black-bellied Bustard
105. African Jacana (Afrikaanse lelieloper)
106. Lesser Jacana
107. Crab-plover (Krabplevier)
108. Black-winged Stilt (Steltkluut)
109. Pied Avocet (Kluut)
110. Water Thick-knee
111. Spotted Thick-knee
112. Temminck’s Courser
113. Double-banded Courser
114. Bronze-winged Courser
115. Collared Pratincole (Vorkstaartplevier)
116. Little Ringed Plover (Kleine plevier)
117. Common Ringed Plover (Bontbekplevier)
118. Kittlitz’s Plover (Kittlitz plevier)
119. Three-banded Plover
120. White-fronted Plover
121. Lesser Sand Plover (Mongoolse plevier)
122. Greater Sand Plover (Woestijnplevier)
123. Grey Plover (Zilverplevier)
124. Blacksmith Lapwing (Smidsplevier)
125. Spur-winged Lapwing (Sporenkievit)
126. Senegal Lapwing
127. Black-winged Lapwing
128. Crowned Lapwing (Diadeemkievit)
129. Long-toed Lapwing
130. Sanderling (Drieteenstrandloper)
131. Little Stint (Kleine strandloper)
132. Curlew Sandpiper (Krombekstrandloper)
133. Ruff (Kemphaan)
134. Common Snipe (Watersnip)
135. Black-tailed Godwit (Grutto)
136. Whimbrel (Regenwulp)
137. Eurasian Curlew (Wulp)
138. Spotted Redshank (Zwarte ruiter)
139. Common Redshank (Tureluur)
140. Marsh Sandpiper (Poelruiter)
141. Common Greenshank (Groenpootruiter)
142. Green Sandpiper (Witgatje)
143. Wood Sandpiper (Bosruiter)
144. Terek Sandpiper (Terekruiter)
145. Common Sandpiper (Oeverloper)
146. Ruddy Turnstone (Steenloper)
147. Sooty Gull (Hemprichs meeuw)
148. Grey-headed Gull (Grijskopmeeuw)
149. Common Black-headed Gull (Kokmeeuw)
150. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Baltische mantelmeeuw)
151. Heuglin’s Gull (Heuglins meeuw)
152. Gull-billed Tern (Lachstern)
153. Greater Crested Tern (Grote kuifstern)
154. Lesser Crested Tern (Bengaalse stern)
155. Roseate Tern (Dougalls stern)
156. White-cheeked Tern (Arabische stern)
157. Saunder’s Tern (Saunders’ dwergstern)
158. Whiskered Tern (Witwangstern)
159. White-winged Tern (Witvleugelstern)
160. African Skimmer (Afrikaanse schaarbek)
161. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Roodbuikzandhoen)
162. Black-faces Sandgrouse
163. Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
164. African Green Pigeon
165. Tambourine Dove
166. Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
167. Namaqua Dove (Maskerduif)
168. African Olive Pigeon
169. Speckled Pigeon
170. Red-eyed Dove
171. African Mourning Dove
172. Ring-necked Dove
173. Dusky Turtle Dove
174. Laughing Dove (Palmtortel)
175. Brown (= Meyer’s) Parrot
176. African Orange-bellied Parrot
177. Yellow-collared Lovebird
178. Fischer’s Lovebird
179. Schalow’s Turaco
180. Purple-crested Turaco
181. Bare-faced Go-away Bird
182. White-bellied Go-away Bird
183. Black-and-white (= Jacobin) Cuckoo
184. Great Spotted Cuckoo (Kuifkoekoek)
185. Red-chested Cuckoo
186. African Cuckoo
187. African Emerald Cuckoo
188. Klaas’s Cuckoo
189. Didric Cuckoo
190. White-browed Coucal
191. African Scops Owl
192. Spotted Eagle Owl
193. Verreaux’s Eagle Owl
194. African Wood Owl
195. Slender-tailed Nightjar
196. Scarce Swift
197. African Palm Swift
198. Common Swift (Gierzwaluw)
199. White-rumped Swift (Kaffergierzwaluw)
200. Horus Swift
201. Little Swift (Huisgierzwaluw)
202. Mottled Swift
203. Blue-naped Mousebird
204. Speckled Mousebird
205. White-headed Mousebird
206. Brown-hooded Kingfisher
207. Grey-headed Kingfisher
208. Mangrove Kingfisher
209. Striped Kingfisher
210. African Pygmy Kingfisher
211. Malachite Kingfisher
212. Giant Kingfisher
213. Pied Kingfisher
214. Little Bee-eater
215. Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
216. White-fronted Bee-eater
217. White-throated Bee-eater
218. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Groene bijeneter)
219. Madagascar Bee-eater
220. European Bee-eater (Bijeneter)
221. Northern Carmine Bee-eater
222. Rufous-crowned Roller
223. European Roller
224. Lilac-breasted Roller
225. Broad-billed Roller
226. Green Wood-hoopoe
227. Abyssinian Scimitarbill
228. African Hoopoe
229. Southern Ground Hornbill
230. Red-billed Hornbill
231. Von der Decken’s Hornbill
232. Crowned Hornbill
233. African Grey Hornbill
234. Trumpeter Hornbill
235. Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
236. White-eared Barbet
237. Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
238. Red-fronted Tinkerbird
239. Red-fronted Barbet
240. Black-throated Barbet
241. Brown-breasted Barbet
242. Red-and-yellow Barbet
243. D’Arnaud’s Barbet
244. Greater Honeyguide
245. Lesser Honeyguide
246. Pallid Honeyguide
247. Nubian Woodpecker
248. Cardinal Woodpecker
249. Bearded Woodpecker
250. Grey Woodpecker
251. Singing Bush Lark
252. White-tailed Lark
253. Rufous-naped Lark
254. Flappet Lark
255. Beesley’s Lark
256. Red-capped Lark
257. Somali Short-toed Lark
258. Fischer’s Sparrow Lark
259. Black Saw-wing
260. Plain Martin (Vale oeverzwaluw)
261. Banded Martin
262. Mosque Swallow
263. Lesser Striped Swallow
264. Red-rumped Swallow (Roodstuitzwaluw)
265. Rock Martin (Vale Rotszwaluw)
266. Wire-tailed Swallow
267. Barn Swallow (Boerenzwaluw)
268. Common House Martin (Huiszwaluw)
269. Yellow Wagtail (Gele kwikstaart)
270. Mountain Wagtail
271. African Pied Wagtail
272. Grassland Pipit
273. Long-billed Pipit (Langsnavelpieper)
274. Tree Pipit (Boompieper)
275. Red-throated Pipit (Roodkeelpieper)
276. Yellow-throated Longclaw
277. Pangani Longclaw
278. Rosy-breasted Longclaw
279. Black Cuckoo-Shrike
280. Sombre Greenbul
281. Northern Brownbul
282. Common Bulbul (Grauwe buulbuul)
283. White-throated Robin (= Irania) (Perzische roodborst)
284. Cape Robin-Chat
285. Rüppel’s Robin-Chat
286. White-browed Robin-Chat
287. Spotted Palm-Thrush
288. White-browed Scrub-Robin
289. African Stonechat
290. Whinchat (Paapje)
291. Northern Wheatear (Tapuit)
292. Pied Wheatear (Bonte Tapuit)
293. Capped Wheatear
294. Isabelline Wheatear (Isabeltapuit)
295. Northern Anteater-Chat
296. Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Rode rotslijster)
297. Kurrichane Thrush
298. African Moustached Warbler
299. Eurasian Reed Warbler (Kleine karekiet)
300. African Reed Warbler
301. Olivaceous Warbler (Vale spotvogel)
302. Buff-bellied Warbler
303. Northern Crombec
304. Red-faced Crombec
305. Willow Warbler (Fitis)
306. Garden Warbler (Tuinfluiter)
307. Blackcap (Zwartkop)
308. Banded Parisoma
309. Singing Cisticola
310. Trilling Cisticola
311. Hunter’s Cisticola
312. Rattling Cisticola
313. Croaking Cisticola
314. Zitting Cisticola (Graszanger)
315. Pectoral-patch Cisticola
316. Tawny-flanked Prinia
317. Bar-throated Apalis
318. Yellow-breasted Apalis
319. Green-backed Camaroptera
320. Grey-backed Camaroptera
321. Grey Wren-Warbler
322. White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
323. Southern Black Flycatcher
324. African Grey Flycatcher
325. Silverbird
326. Spotted Flycatcher (Grauwe vliegenvanger)
327. Ashy Flycatcher
328. African Paradise-Flycatcher
329. Black-throated Wattle-eye
330. Chinspot Batis
331. Pygmy Batis
332. Arrow-marked Babbler
333. Black-lored Babbler
334. Northern Pied Babbler
335. Rufous Chatterer
336. Mouse-coloured Penduline Tit
337. Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
338. Eastern Olive Sunbird
339. Mouse-coloured Sunbird
340. Amethyst Sunbird
341. Scarlet-chested Sunbird
342. Golden-winged Sunbird
343. Tacazze Sunbird
344. Malachite Sunbird
345. Collared Sunbird
346. Beautiful Sunbird
347. Marico Sunbird
348. Variable Sunbird
349. Common Fiscal
350. Taita Fiscal
351. Long-tailed Fiscal
352. Grey-backed Fiscal
353. Lesser Grey Shrike (Kleine klapekster)
354. Isabelline Shrike (Turkestan Shrike) phoenicuroides
355. Isabelline Shrike (Daurian Shrike) isabellinus
356. Red-backed Shrike (Grauwe klauwier)
357. Magpie Shrike
358. Northern White-crowned Shrike
359. Rosy-patched Bush-Shrike
360. Brown-crowned Tchagra
361. Black-backed Puffback
362. Slate-coloured Boubou
363. Tropical Boubou
364. Brubru
365. Eastern Black-headed Oriole
366. African Golden Oriole
367. Eurasian Golden Oriole
368. Square-tailed Drongo
369. Fork-tailed Drongo
370. Cape Rook
371. Pied Crow
372. White-necked Raven
373. House Crow
374. Red-winged Starling
375. Greater Blue-eared Starling
376. Rüppel’s Long-tailed Starling
377. Ashy Starling
378. Hildebrandt’s Starling
379. Superb Starling
380. Violet-backed Starling
381. Wattled Starling
382. Yellow-billed Oxpecker
383. Red-billed Oxpecker
384. Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
385. Swahili Sparrow
386. Kenya Rufous Sparrow
387. House Sparrow
388. Chestnut Sparrow
389. Yellow-spotted Petronia
390. Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
391. White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
392. White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
393. Rufous-tailed Weaver
394. Speckle-fronted Weaver
395. Grey-headed Social Weaver
396. Red-headed Weaver
397. Baglafecht Weaver
398. Black-necked Weaver
399. Spectacled Weaver
400. Yellow Weaver
401. Taveta Golden Weaver
402. Lesser Masked Weaver
403. Vitelline Weaver
404. Speke’s Weaver
405. Village Weaver
406. Thick-billed Weaver
407. Red-headed Quelea
408. Red-billed Quelea
409. Southern Red Bishop
410. Zanzibar Bishop
411. Black-winged Bishop
412. Yellow Bishop
413. White-winged Widowbird
414. Red-collared Widowbird
415. Fan-tailed Widowbird
416. Jackson’s Widowbird
417. Common Waxbill
418. Black-faced Waxbill
419. Red-cheeked Cordon-Bleu
420. Blue-capped Cordon-Bleu
421. Purple Grenadier
422. Green-winged Pytilia
423. Red-billed Firefinch
424. African Firefinch
425. Cut-throat Finch
426. African Quailfinch
427. Bronze Mannikin
428. Rufous-backed Mannikin
429. Java Sparrow
430. Pin-tailed Whydah
431. Eastern Paradise-Whydah
432. Straw-tailed Whydah
433. Village Indigobird
434. African Citril
435. Yellow-fronted Canary
436. White-bellied Canary
437. Somali Bunting
Not sure:
Square-tailed Nightjar
Pale Batis
African Silverbill
Mammal List TANZANIA March 2008
1. Black Rhino
2. Lion
3. Leopard
4. Serval
5. Hippo
6. African Elephant
7. African Buffalo
8. Masai Giraffe
9. Masai Zebra
10. Wildebeest
11. Olive Baboon
12. Blue Monkey
13. Sykes’s Monkey
14. Vervet Monkey
15. Black-and-white Colobus Monkey
16. Warthog
17. Waterbuck
18. Bushbuck
19. Impala
20. Grant’s Gazelle
21. Thomson’s Gazelle
22. Harvey’s Duiker
23. Kirk’s Dikdik
24. Dwarf Mongoose
25. Striped Mongoose
26. Topi
27. Kongoni
28. Eland
29. Hartebeest
30. Spotted Hyena
31. Bat-eared Fox
32. Golden Jackal
33. Dark-backed Jackal
34. Rock Hyrax
35. Tree Hyrax
36. Tanganyika Mountain Squirrel
37. Unstriped Ground Squirrel
38. Scrub Hare
39. Greater Galago (bush-baby)
40. Fruit-eating bats sp.
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