We had a few hours to check out the Abrafo section
of Kakum NP again. A Red-faced Cisticola
showed well, and there were numerous White-throated Bee-eaters with several flocks
flying around, with some perching in full view nearby.
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| White-throated Bee-eater |
And a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird also posed
nicely over the track.
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| Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird |
But we spent probably way too long trying to get decent
views of Red-cheeked Wattle-eye that
seemed to have knack of eluding us pretty much every time we thought it was
just about to come into view. A few of the group had reasonable sightings but
it wasn’t a satisfactory experience overall. But what a stunning little bird!
There was also a few other previously seen species such as Black Bee-eater…..
However, we were all distracted somewhat by the
afternoon’s excursion to see Yellow-headed Picathartes. Arriving at the village
around 2.15pm we walked through the nearby forest and up a steep trail into the
hills, which took us about half an hour. Upon arrival we positioned ourselves
on the bamboo benches and waited. Well we didn’t have too long to wait as
within fifteen minutes this much-wanted species came into view and we spent a
fantastically enjoyable half an hour watching it preening, stretching and
feeding about 30 yards in front of us. What a bird this is and one of the
highlights of most people’s birding career.
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| Bird of the tour.... |
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