You've got a sharp eye, the terrapin is #9 instead of #7. Thanks for noticing that.
Anyways,
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You've got a sharp eye, the terrapin is #9 instead of #7. Thanks for noticing that.
Anyways,
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68. Carolina Wren
Righto - here we go.
Ethiopia vol. 1 - mammals and herps.
Awash National Park:
43. Common Warthog - Phacochoerus africanus
44. Olive Baboon - Papio anubis
45. Grivet - Chlorocebus aethiops
46. Eastern Guereza - Colobus guereza
47. Harar Dik-dik - Madoqua (saltiana) hararensis
48. Northern Lesser Kudu - Tragelaphus/Ammelaphus (imberbis) imberbis
49. Beisa Oryx - Oryx (beisa) beisa
50. Abyssinian Hare - Lepus fagani
51. Soemmerring's Gazelle - Nanger soemmerringii
52. Golden Jackal - Canis aureus
53. White-tailed Mongoose - Ichneumia albicauda
54. Hamadryas Baboon - Papio hamadryas
Near Lake Ziway:
55. Yellow-spotted Bush Hyrax - Heterohyrax brucei
Abijatta-Shalla National Park:
56. Bright's (Grant's) Gazelle - Nanger (granti) notatus
Bishangari Lodge, Lake Langano:
57. Senegal Galago - Galago senegalensis
58. Gambian Sun Squirrel - Heliosciurus gambianus
Bale Mountains National Park:
59. Mountain Nyala - Tragelaphus buxtoni
60. Starck's Hare - Lepus starcki
61. Ethiopian Giant Mole Rat - Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
62. Blick's Grass Rat - Arvicanthis blicki
63. Ethiopian Wolf - Canis simensis
64. Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat - Lophuromys melanonyx
65. Menelik's Bushbuck - Tragelaphus (sylvaticus) meneliki
66. Bohor Reedbuck - Redunca (redunca) bohor
67. Cape Rock Hyrax - Procavia capensis
Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary:
68. Swayne's Hartebeest - Alcelaphus (buselaphus) swaynei
69. Sudan Oribi - Ourebia (ourebi) montana
Debre Libanos Gorge:
70. Gelada - Theropithecus gelada
That list will be a lot easier to read when the world makes its mind up about ungulate taxonomy..!
As for herps, we saw various agamas, geckos and frogs, some of which I may be able to ID from photos but I think it unlikely. There are three solid additions for Reptiles though, all from Awash NP...
17. Nile Crocodile - Crocodylus niloticus
18. Nile Monitor - Varanus niloticus
19. Leopard Tortoise - Geochelone pardalis
(total herps for Chlidonias (
) - 35 )
Now to examine the birds...
Ethiopia vol. 1 - mammals and herps.
Awash National Park:
43. Common Warthog - Phacochoerus africanus
44. Olive Baboon - Papio anubis
45. Grivet - Chlorocebus aethiops
46. Eastern Guereza - Colobus guereza
47. Harar Dik-dik - Madoqua (saltiana) hararensis
48. Northern Lesser Kudu - Tragelaphus/Ammelaphus (imberbis) imberbis
49. Beisa Oryx - Oryx (beisa) beisa
50. Abyssinian Hare - Lepus fagani
51. Soemmerring's Gazelle - Nanger soemmerringii
52. Golden Jackal - Canis aureus
53. White-tailed Mongoose - Ichneumia albicauda
54. Hamadryas Baboon - Papio hamadryas
Near Lake Ziway:
55. Yellow-spotted Bush Hyrax - Heterohyrax brucei
Abijatta-Shalla National Park:
56. Bright's (Grant's) Gazelle - Nanger (granti) notatus
Bishangari Lodge, Lake Langano:
57. Senegal Galago - Galago senegalensis
58. Gambian Sun Squirrel - Heliosciurus gambianus
Bale Mountains National Park:
59. Mountain Nyala - Tragelaphus buxtoni
60. Starck's Hare - Lepus starcki
61. Ethiopian Giant Mole Rat - Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
62. Blick's Grass Rat - Arvicanthis blicki
63. Ethiopian Wolf - Canis simensis
64. Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat - Lophuromys melanonyx
65. Menelik's Bushbuck - Tragelaphus (sylvaticus) meneliki
66. Bohor Reedbuck - Redunca (redunca) bohor
67. Cape Rock Hyrax - Procavia capensis
Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary:
68. Swayne's Hartebeest - Alcelaphus (buselaphus) swaynei
69. Sudan Oribi - Ourebia (ourebi) montana
Debre Libanos Gorge:
70. Gelada - Theropithecus gelada
That list will be a lot easier to read when the world makes its mind up about ungulate taxonomy..!
As for herps, we saw various agamas, geckos and frogs, some of which I may be able to ID from photos but I think it unlikely. There are three solid additions for Reptiles though, all from Awash NP...
17. Nile Crocodile - Crocodylus niloticus
18. Nile Monitor - Varanus niloticus
19. Leopard Tortoise - Geochelone pardalis
(total herps for Chlidonias (
) - 35 )Now to examine the birds...
@Mauguari is Abijatta Shalla NP still heavily cultivated? When I went a year ago there were quite numerous herders and people growing small areas of crops within the NP.
@Mauguari is Abijatta Shalla NP still heavily cultivated? When I went a year ago there were quite numerous herders and people growing small areas of crops within the NP.
Yes, it's quite badly deteriorated from its original condition I understand. We actually only saw a tiny part as we called in to see the gazelles and do a little birding while our luggage was switched between buses.
I'll possibly try to put something together but it won't be straight away - I've got a lot on over the next week or so for various reasons.
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Finally, my 250th bird! And a very good and rare bird for Southern California.
250. Prothonotary Warbler
307. Wilson's storm petrel *
308. northern royal albatross *
309. Black Petrel *
310. wedge-tailed shearwater
311. flesh-footed shearwater
312. short-tailed shearwater
313. Hutton's shearwater
314. great winged petrel
315. artic jaeger
316. pomerine jaeger
Wollongong pelagic trip.
308. northern royal albatross *
309. Black Petrel *
310. wedge-tailed shearwater
311. flesh-footed shearwater
312. short-tailed shearwater
313. Hutton's shearwater
314. great winged petrel
315. artic jaeger
316. pomerine jaeger
Wollongong pelagic trip.
Ethiopian birds!
On the way to the airport on 'Day Zero', we went to the London Wetland Centre, which gave me a UK Ring-necked Parakeet sighting but nothing more. Except that as we crossed the Thames on the way to the airport we saw:
294. Egyptian Goose - Alopochen aegypticus
...which I'm noting here for the sake of accuracy, but as we saw dozens in Ethiopia anyone who wouldn't count the UK naturalised population has nothign to worry about!
Day One (of Eight)
Arrival and breakfast in Addis, followed by a drive to Awash NP via birding in Debre Ziyet and lunch in Nazret. Arrival in Awash with just enough time to bird-and-mammal-spot along the length of the road from the entrance to the lodge, then darkness fell!
Addis and Drive to Debre Ziyet:
295. Pied Crow - Corvus albus
296. Common Fiscal - Lanius collaris
297. Variable Sunbird - Cinnyris venustus
298. Yellow-billed Kite - Milvus aegyptius
299. Dusky Turtle Dove - Streptopelia lugens
300. Hammerkop - Scopus umbretta
301. Hooded Vulture - Necrosyrtes monachus
302. Lanner Falcon - Falco biarmicus
303. Rock Martin - Ptyonoprogne fuligula
304. Cape Crow - Corvus capensis
Debre Ziyet:
305. Marabou - Leptoptilos crumenifer
306. White-backed Vulture - Gyps africanus
307. Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava
308. Greater Blue-eared Starling - Lamprotornis chalybaeus
309. Mourning Collared Dove - Streptopelia decipiens
310. Tawny Eagle - Aquila rapax
311. Swainson's Sparrow - Passer swainsonii
312. Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus
313. European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster
314. Red-cheeked Cordon-Bleu - Uraeginthus bengalus
315. African Citril - Crithagra citrinelloides
316. Northern Red Bishop - Euplectes franciscanus
317. Ruppell's Weaver - Ploceus galbula
318. Yellow Bishop - Euplectes capensis
319. Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis
320. Fan-tailed Raven - Corvus rhipidura
321. Knob-billed Duck - Sarkidiornis melanotos
322. African Sacred Ibis - Threskiornis aethiopicus
323. Gull-billed Tern - Geochelidon nilotica
324. Squacco Heron - Ardeola ralloides
325. African Fish Eagle - Haliaeetus vocifer
326. Short-toed Eagle - Circaetus gallicus
Nazret:
327. African Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone viridis
328. Red-eyed Dove - Streptopelia semitorquata
Drive to Awash:
329. Speckled Pigeon - Columba guinea
330. White-browed Sparrow-weaver - Plocepasser mahali
331. Yellow-billed Stork - Mycteria ibis
Awash NP:
332. Ashy Cisticola - Cisticola cinereolus
333. White-browed Coucal - Centropus superciliosus
334. Long-tailed Paradise Whydah - Vidua paradisaea
335. Dark Chanting Goshawk - Melierax metabates
336. Helmeted Guineafowl - Numida meleagris
337. Fork-tailed Drongo - Dicrurus adsimilis
338. Crested Francolin - Dendroperdix sephaena
339. White-bellied Go-away-bird - Corythaixoides leucogaster
(and yes, Yellow Wagtail as a lifer is correct - sure I've seen one but have no photo and no noted sighting so it's a addition to the list!)
Bonus points to anyone who can guess which two of those species we went on to see on every day of the trip (including the high-altitude Sanetti day)!
On the way to the airport on 'Day Zero', we went to the London Wetland Centre, which gave me a UK Ring-necked Parakeet sighting but nothing more. Except that as we crossed the Thames on the way to the airport we saw:
294. Egyptian Goose - Alopochen aegypticus
...which I'm noting here for the sake of accuracy, but as we saw dozens in Ethiopia anyone who wouldn't count the UK naturalised population has nothign to worry about!
Day One (of Eight)
Arrival and breakfast in Addis, followed by a drive to Awash NP via birding in Debre Ziyet and lunch in Nazret. Arrival in Awash with just enough time to bird-and-mammal-spot along the length of the road from the entrance to the lodge, then darkness fell!
Addis and Drive to Debre Ziyet:
295. Pied Crow - Corvus albus
296. Common Fiscal - Lanius collaris
297. Variable Sunbird - Cinnyris venustus
298. Yellow-billed Kite - Milvus aegyptius
299. Dusky Turtle Dove - Streptopelia lugens
300. Hammerkop - Scopus umbretta
301. Hooded Vulture - Necrosyrtes monachus
302. Lanner Falcon - Falco biarmicus
303. Rock Martin - Ptyonoprogne fuligula
304. Cape Crow - Corvus capensis
Debre Ziyet:
305. Marabou - Leptoptilos crumenifer
306. White-backed Vulture - Gyps africanus
307. Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava
308. Greater Blue-eared Starling - Lamprotornis chalybaeus
309. Mourning Collared Dove - Streptopelia decipiens
310. Tawny Eagle - Aquila rapax
311. Swainson's Sparrow - Passer swainsonii
312. Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus
313. European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster
314. Red-cheeked Cordon-Bleu - Uraeginthus bengalus
315. African Citril - Crithagra citrinelloides
316. Northern Red Bishop - Euplectes franciscanus
317. Ruppell's Weaver - Ploceus galbula
318. Yellow Bishop - Euplectes capensis
319. Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis
320. Fan-tailed Raven - Corvus rhipidura
321. Knob-billed Duck - Sarkidiornis melanotos
322. African Sacred Ibis - Threskiornis aethiopicus
323. Gull-billed Tern - Geochelidon nilotica
324. Squacco Heron - Ardeola ralloides
325. African Fish Eagle - Haliaeetus vocifer
326. Short-toed Eagle - Circaetus gallicus
Nazret:
327. African Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone viridis
328. Red-eyed Dove - Streptopelia semitorquata
Drive to Awash:
329. Speckled Pigeon - Columba guinea
330. White-browed Sparrow-weaver - Plocepasser mahali
331. Yellow-billed Stork - Mycteria ibis
Awash NP:
332. Ashy Cisticola - Cisticola cinereolus
333. White-browed Coucal - Centropus superciliosus
334. Long-tailed Paradise Whydah - Vidua paradisaea
335. Dark Chanting Goshawk - Melierax metabates
336. Helmeted Guineafowl - Numida meleagris
337. Fork-tailed Drongo - Dicrurus adsimilis
338. Crested Francolin - Dendroperdix sephaena
339. White-bellied Go-away-bird - Corythaixoides leucogaster
(and yes, Yellow Wagtail as a lifer is correct - sure I've seen one but have no photo and no noted sighting so it's a addition to the list!)
Bonus points to anyone who can guess which two of those species we went on to see on every day of the trip (including the high-altitude Sanetti day)!
I'm guessing Pied Crow and Marabou (although it might have been the Mourning Collared Dove, the Fork-tailed Drongo, Helmeted Guineafowl, White-browed Coucal or Speckled Mousebird as they also have a wide distribution and are fairly common wherever they are found).
If Common Bulbul was on your list I would have said that.
Hix
If Common Bulbul was on your list I would have said that.
Hix
I'll post the answer when I do Day Two to stop the thread turning into a guessing game, but only one has been guessed so far. The second surprised us - so it's interesting to note that the two guessers so far, both with East African experience, have also not picked it! The high-altitude day (where birds had to appear either on the Sanetti plateau or on the drive to and from Goba) scuppered quite a few things.
I actually just checked my notes again and there are three species marked down for every day!
(Rob, if you read this, have you got ticks every day for number 251 on the checklist? Marked down for every day on mine but I don't think we noticed!)
I actually just checked my notes again and there are three species marked down for every day!
(Rob, if you read this, have you got ticks every day for number 251 on the checklist? Marked down for every day on mine but I don't think we noticed!)
Ethiopia Day Two, or As You Shrike It
(sorry, couldn't resist!)
Awash National Park:
340. Olive Bee-eater - Merops superciliosus
341. African Grey Hornbill - Tockus nasutus
342. Cut-throat Finch - Amadina fasciata
343. African Silverbill - Euodice cantans
344. Red-billed Quelea - Quelea quelea
345. Red-billed Firefinch - Lagonosticta senegala
346. Somali Bulbul - Pycnonotus somaliensis
347. Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus
348. Black-billed Barbet - Lybius guifsobalito
349. White-browed Scrub Robin - Erythropygia leucophrys
350. Rosy-patched Bush Shrike - Telophorus cruentus
351. Blue-naped Mousebird - Urocolius macrourus
352. Gillet's Lark - Mirafra gilletti
353. Isabelline Shrike - Lanius isabellinus
354. Nile Valley Sunbird - Hedydipna metallica
355. White-headed Buffalo Weaver - Dinemellia dinemelli
356. Northern White-crowned Shrike - Eurocephalus ruppelli
357. Pygmy Falcon - Polihierax semitorquatus
358. Little Bee-eater - Merops pusillus
359. Southern Grey Shrike - Lanius meridionalis
360. Ruppell's Vulture - Gyps rueppellii
361. Pallid Harrier - Circus macrourus
362. Buff-crested Bustard - Lophotis gindiana
363. African Grey Flycatcher - Bradornis microrhynchus
364. Abyssinian Roller - Coracias abyssinicus
365. Tawny Pipit - Anthus campestris
366. White-bellied Bustard - Eupodotis senegalensis
367. White-throated Bee-eater - Merops albicollis
368. Somali Fiscal - Lanius somalicus
369. African Cuckoo - Cuculus gularis
370. Lilac-breasted Roller - Coracias caudatus
371. Woodchat Shrike - Lanius senator
372. Grey Wren-Warbler - Calamonastes simplex
373. Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark - Eremopterix leucotis
374. Red-billed Buffalo Weaver - Bubalornis niger
375. Grey-headed Kingfisher - Halcyon leucocephala
376. Northern Puffback - Dryoscopus gambensis
377. Eastern Grey Plantain-Eater - Crinifer zonurus
378. Nubian Woodpecker - Campethera nubica
379. Black Stork - Ciconia nigra
380. Red-bellied Parrot - Poicephalus rufiventris
381. White-crested Helmetshrike - Prionops plumatus
382. European Golden Oriole - Oriolus oriolus
383. Emerald-spotted Wood Dove - Turtur chalcospilos
384. Von der Decken's Hornbill - Tockus deckeni
385. African Pygmy Kingfisher - Ispidina picta
386. Pearl-spotted Owlet - Glaucidium perlatum
387. Ethiopian Swallow - Hirundo aethiopica
388. Wire-tailed Swallow - Hirundo smithii
389. Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops
390. Bush Petronia - Gymnoris dentata
391. Pin-tailed Whydah - Vidua macroura
392. Beautiful Sunbird - Cinnyris pulchellus
393. Steel-blue Whydah - Vidua hypocherina
394. Straw-tailed Whydah - Vidua fischeri
395. Slate-coloured Boubou - Laniarius funebris
396. Slender-tailed Nightjar - Caprimulgus clarus
Answer: Speckled Pigeon, Tawny Eagle and (the one I forgot) Dusky Turtle Dove!
(sorry, couldn't resist!)
Awash National Park:
340. Olive Bee-eater - Merops superciliosus
341. African Grey Hornbill - Tockus nasutus
342. Cut-throat Finch - Amadina fasciata
343. African Silverbill - Euodice cantans
344. Red-billed Quelea - Quelea quelea
345. Red-billed Firefinch - Lagonosticta senegala
346. Somali Bulbul - Pycnonotus somaliensis
347. Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus
348. Black-billed Barbet - Lybius guifsobalito
349. White-browed Scrub Robin - Erythropygia leucophrys
350. Rosy-patched Bush Shrike - Telophorus cruentus
351. Blue-naped Mousebird - Urocolius macrourus
352. Gillet's Lark - Mirafra gilletti
353. Isabelline Shrike - Lanius isabellinus
354. Nile Valley Sunbird - Hedydipna metallica
355. White-headed Buffalo Weaver - Dinemellia dinemelli
356. Northern White-crowned Shrike - Eurocephalus ruppelli
357. Pygmy Falcon - Polihierax semitorquatus
358. Little Bee-eater - Merops pusillus
359. Southern Grey Shrike - Lanius meridionalis
360. Ruppell's Vulture - Gyps rueppellii
361. Pallid Harrier - Circus macrourus
362. Buff-crested Bustard - Lophotis gindiana
363. African Grey Flycatcher - Bradornis microrhynchus
364. Abyssinian Roller - Coracias abyssinicus
365. Tawny Pipit - Anthus campestris
366. White-bellied Bustard - Eupodotis senegalensis
367. White-throated Bee-eater - Merops albicollis
368. Somali Fiscal - Lanius somalicus
369. African Cuckoo - Cuculus gularis
370. Lilac-breasted Roller - Coracias caudatus
371. Woodchat Shrike - Lanius senator
372. Grey Wren-Warbler - Calamonastes simplex
373. Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark - Eremopterix leucotis
374. Red-billed Buffalo Weaver - Bubalornis niger
375. Grey-headed Kingfisher - Halcyon leucocephala
376. Northern Puffback - Dryoscopus gambensis
377. Eastern Grey Plantain-Eater - Crinifer zonurus
378. Nubian Woodpecker - Campethera nubica
379. Black Stork - Ciconia nigra
380. Red-bellied Parrot - Poicephalus rufiventris
381. White-crested Helmetshrike - Prionops plumatus
382. European Golden Oriole - Oriolus oriolus
383. Emerald-spotted Wood Dove - Turtur chalcospilos
384. Von der Decken's Hornbill - Tockus deckeni
385. African Pygmy Kingfisher - Ispidina picta
386. Pearl-spotted Owlet - Glaucidium perlatum
387. Ethiopian Swallow - Hirundo aethiopica
388. Wire-tailed Swallow - Hirundo smithii
389. Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops
390. Bush Petronia - Gymnoris dentata
391. Pin-tailed Whydah - Vidua macroura
392. Beautiful Sunbird - Cinnyris pulchellus
393. Steel-blue Whydah - Vidua hypocherina
394. Straw-tailed Whydah - Vidua fischeri
395. Slate-coloured Boubou - Laniarius funebris
396. Slender-tailed Nightjar - Caprimulgus clarus
Answer: Speckled Pigeon, Tawny Eagle and (the one I forgot) Dusky Turtle Dove!
I'm missing a couple of days for Dusky Turtle Dove, but that doesn't mean much as I didn't pay great attention to the countless doves on wires.
Interesting - I saw no Speckled Pigeons either in Tanzania or Uganda (or Uganda last year) despite them being widespread, and Dusky Turtle-doves only on one day on Kilimanjaro. Saw Tawny Eagle on a number of occasions though, but not every day.
Did you see any Steppe Eagles?
Hix
Did you see any Steppe Eagles?
Hix
mstickmanp
Well-Known Member
251. Green-tailed Towhee
252. Sanderling
253. Black Turnstone
254. Ruddy Turnstone
255. Dunlin
256. Common Tern
I was trying to as best I could - but I'm pretty sure that doves, corvids and hirundines are all under-recorded after about day three!
Interesting - I saw no Speckled Pigeons either in Tanzania or Uganda (or Uganda last year) despite them being widespread, and Dusky Turtle-doves only on one day on Kilimanjaro. Saw Tawny Eagle on a number of occasions though, but not every day.
Did you see any Steppe Eagles?
Hix
Speckleds were everywhere in Ethiopia! As for Steppe - keep watching the lists!
@Maguari Did you see black kite? I saw quite a few of these around Addis Ababa and North of Addis as well.
We saw hundreds of Yellow-billed Kites - these used to be considered a subspecies of Black Kite but are now considered a full species by IOC - but no 'true' Black Kites (that we noticed - with Yellow-billed so common it would have been very easy for us to overlook them).
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