Birdwatching

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Flying over the swamps

Southern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicoides

Cavity nesting along a river bank

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Hanging on it's host

Water Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

Mainly nocturnal resident

African Darter

Anginga rufa

Sunning after a swim

African Hoopoe

Upupa africana

A common but attractive bird

Double-banded Courser

Rhinoptilus africanus

A common regional Courser

Great White-Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Eye to eye

Great White-Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

A really large bird up close

Pygmy Falcon

Polihierax semitorquatus

A special in the dry regions

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotus

Can fly huge distances each day

Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

An avian opportunist