Started
the day heading towards the entrance gate into the Serengeti, stopping to look
at a perched Long-crested Eagle and
a Flappet Lark. Once inside the
national park we saw our first Yellow-throated
Longclaw, as well as Black-faced
Sandgrouse and another Cheetah.
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| Black-faced Sandgrouse |
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| Yellow-throated Longclaw |
Moving on, a European Honey Buzzard
flew over, and at a big open area a flock of Caspian Plovers were seen, plus a Diederik Cuckoo.
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| Caspian Plover |
The weather
was warming up after a cloudy start so mammal activity was low, hence a group
of 3 Lions sunning themselves on
some rocks hardly moved. More interest from us came in the form of a Grey-headed Silverbill collecting
nesting material and frequently flying in front of us to its nest.
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| More Lions |
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| Martial Eagle |
We then drove for quite a long time to our
picnic spot and after eating, a random bit of owlet tape produced a pair of Red-throated Tits. We’d given up on
seeing this species so were elated to finally catch up with them. A pair of Long-tailed Cisticolas also came in and
that was also a big surprise, and our first Yellow-spotted Petronias were more expected.
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| Sooty Chat |
Continuing on to
another rocky area we saw 2 Verreaux’s
Eagles soaring in the clear blue sky, several Cinnamon-breasted Rock-Buntings, Long-billed Pipit, a perched Martial
Eagle and amazingly a pair of Sooty
Chats – another unexpected species.
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