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Tanzania Trip Report  – by Sue Bryan

March 28th – April 14th 2022

Sue Bryan and John Geeson

John Cranmer and Pat Cranmer

Ken Williams

 

Introduction

I have wanted to visit Tanzania for many years partly because I have an interest in volcanoes as well as my main interest in birds and mammals of the world. Over the years I have chosen countries where there are iconic volcanoes that are famous for one reason or another. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact caldera in the world and one I very much wanted to see. It is also an amazing place to see birds and mammals. Six years ago I proposed a trip to go to Tanzania but events overtook me and I knew I wanted the trip to be with other experienced birders and not having to endure general tourists in the vehicle. As virtually all trips to Tanzania are done in 8-seater Landcruisers (driver, guide and 6 participants) it was important to me that the participants were birders as having a non-birder in the party only wanting to see and photograph Lions etc is infuriating and a drain on precious birding time. Birding Africa www.birdingafrica.com seemed to have the ideal trip, taking in not only the crater but concentrating on the Serengeti seeing the Wildebeest migration. It would also visit areas for the specialist larks that I had missed on my visit to Kenya and include other national parks where I could see the birds that I wanted for my world list. The trip was booked for Easter 2020. However the pandemic struck and the trip was put back a year to 2021. Unfortunately this was cancelled again but after re-booking flights, John and I enjoyed the trip just before Easter 2022.

I also wanted to see a Crab Plover and Zanzibar was only an hour’s flight away. We knew that if we searched the east coast of the island we would hopefully find a bird on migration. I booked a hotel in the north of the island and with a car and an extra flight, spent a pleasant 3 days on our own exploring and enjoying the delights of a holiday island.

Guide: Michael Mills

Itinerary

28th March  Heathrow – Doha

29th March   Doha – Kilimanjaro

30th  March Kilimanjaro – Arusha NP – Ndutu

31st March   Arusha NP – Engikaret  – Tarangire NP

1st April  Tarangire NP

2nd April  Tarangire NP + Manyara Lake –Ngorongoro Conservation Area

3rd April  Ndutu – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

4th April Ndutu – Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Serengeti NP

5th April Serengeti NP

6th April Serena Lodge Serengeti

7th April Serengeti NP – Olduvati Gorge – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

8th April  Ngorongoro Crater

9th April  Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Arusha Serena Lodge – Kilimanjaro

10th April Kilimanjaro -Zanzibar – Nungwi

11th April Nungwi – Pongwe – Michamvi – Nungwi

12th April Nungwi – Muyuni – Pongwe – Nungwi

13th April Nungwi –Zanzibar – Doha

14th April Doha – Heathrow

 

Flights

International flights from Heathrow to Doha to Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar to Doha to Heathrow using Qatar Airways and Precision Air from Kilimanjaro
to Zanzibar cost £611 each which we booked through Trailfinders www.trailfinders.com

Costs

Birding Africa Tanzania tour £4850 fully inclusive

Zanzibar Aluna Beach Lodge booked via www.booking.com  £315 for bed and breakfast (because of an issue with changing rooms twice and an altercation with our suitcases the hotel refunded all our food and drink costs which we thought was a very fair result)

Car Hire with Green Motion www.greenmotion.com £110

Visa

A visa is necessary for Tanzania and Zanzibar. My online visa cost £37.15. However John’s online application never completed the various stages despite applying in time and numerous phone calls to the Tanzanian embassy. He had to apply again at Kilimanjaro airport and repay, delaying us for about an hour.

Money

We used no local cash at all during our time in Tanzania paying our guide in American dollars for an accumulated alcoholic drinks bill.

In Zanzibar all petrol has to be paid in cash so we used ATMs in Zanzibar town and Nungwi.

Climate

From November to April Tanzania has a subtropical or tropical climate with the thin coastal stretch being hot and humid throughout the year.

The June to August period (kipupwe) is the coolest part of the year being dry almost everywhere.

In the north and the east, except in the region of Lake Victoria, there are two rainy seasons: one between October and December, and the other more intense, known as long rains season (masika), from March to May, with a peak in April. In January and February, in the period between the two rainy seasons (kiangazi), the weather is hot and sultry.

It was hot and sunny for most of our holiday with just a few hours of rain during the whole time we were in Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Habitat

The habitat that we encountered is best summed up by Birding Africa’s promotional leaflet:

‘The plains afoot Mt Kilimanjaro, explore the lush and little known forests of Mount Meru, descend into the vast crater of the Ngorongoro, stay in the scenic palm savannah of Lake Manyara, bird the Baobab dotted woodlands of Tarangire, visit our ancestor’s lands of Oldupai Gorge, drive through the endless plains of Serengeti, home to some of Tanzania’s endemics, and be based in the woodlands of Ndutu, where predators lurk underneath flat-topped Acacias’.

Daily Log

28th March

John and I flew from Heathrow to Doha in Qatar.

29th March

After flying from Doha to Kilimanjaro, John had to re-apply for a Tanzanian visa at Kilimanjaro airport. We were then picked up and taken to Kia Lodge where after a short sleep, lunch and a swim in the pool because it was so hot, John and I met up with the others in our group and went birding in the grounds and along the lane to the airport. My notebook was busy with many familiar species as I added Superb Starling, Pied Crow, Black-headed Heron, Speckled Mousebird and Spotted Palm Thrush. Buff-bellied Warbler was a world tick for me as several called in a tree at the hotel’s entrance. It was good to see Yellow-breasted Apalis again as I added Reichenow’s Seedeater to my world list

Spotted Palm Thrush
Yellow-breasted Apalis

Long-tailed Fiscal

 

Further along the road after watching Little Bee-eater, Fischer’s Sparrowlark, Blacksmith’s Plover and Brown-throated Martin I added another world tick, Pagani Longclaw. Black-winged Kite and a Slender-tailed Nightjar were good to see as were Long-tailed Fiscal and Scarlet-chested Sunbird. It was only a couple of hour’s birding but it felt good to be back in Africa in the sun and heat. I was looking forward to the coming days ahead.

30th March

The group met for a 6am breakfast and we became familiar with our 8-seater Landcruiser. I felt cramped with little room for all my gear but with a bit of negotiation and re-shuffle soon had it worked out. We set off in some rain and gloom for Arusha National Park for mainly forest birding, where stopping at a roadside marshy area added Taveta Weaver and Speke’s Weaver to my world list. My pen and notebook were kept busy as I amassed 132 species for the trip by the end of the day. I enjoyed watching Hartlub’s Turaco, Broad-winged White-eye, Kenrick’s Starling, Placid Greenbul, Waller’s Starling, Red-backed Mannikin,  Forest Batis and Brown-breasted Barbet, all of which were world ticks. It was clear that I was going to add more to my world list than I expected. Our guide clearly knew his calls.

 

Taveta Golden-Weaver

 

Forest Batis

 

Moustached Tinkerbird

 

White-fronted-Bee-eater

Some birds will always be favourites as they come from families that are always a joy to watch. A perched White-fronted Bee-eater that was catching insects and constantly returning to the same perch caught my eye as by now the rain had stopped and the sun had come out. Photography is always better in good light and makes for better photos. Another favourite family is that of trogons and my first one many years ago was a Narina Trogon, so I was pleased to see one today as a reminder of that bird.  I added Broad-tailed Warbler and Southern Citril to my list when we stopped by another marshy area as an African Harrier Hawk glided overhead. A shrike was perched in a bush up ahead as we crept forward to try and get better photos and to sort out its identification.

I was thrilled to see a Red-tailed Shrike at long last. Many familiar species were added as the day progressed including: Greater Flamingo, Lesser Flamingo, Black-crowned Tchagra, Red-faced Crombec, Lanner, Spur-winged Plover, Broad-billed Roller, Crested Francolin, Black Sparrowhawk and Grey-headed Kingfisher.

Michael was clearly good on his calls and helped pointing out the various cisticolas too. Singing Cisticola, Short-winged Cisticola, Croaking Cisticola and Trilling Cisticola were all added to the trip list today.

 

Narina Trogon

 

Red-tailed Shrike

Of course being Africa and being in a national park we were confined to the vehicle as there are many wild animals about including Lions. Although we mainly concentrated on the birds we did stop to take animal photos too but did not linger too long and fortunately although we had a first-time to Africa birder on board he was not interested in animals so we did not have to stop for every Lion or Elephant which can be very annoying for a birding group. However we did see: Syke’s Monkey, Olive Baboon, Black and White Colobus, Banded Mongoose, Zebra, Warthog, Giraffe, Cape Buffalo, Bushbuck and Common Waterbuck today.

31st March

After an early breakfast we left the lodge to drive to Engikaret. This is a specialist area where some rare larks are to be found. Our guide had paid two local Africans to find and stake them out for us. After a bit of search to find the chaps we got out of the Landcruiser and trekked across the plain and after a bit of a search we were watching Athi Short-toed Lark, Singing Bush Lark, Beesley’s Lark, Southern Red-capped Lark, Short-tailed Lark and Foxy Lark. Two Montagu’s Harriers flew by as we were searching as well as seeing an amazing display by a Rosy-patched Bushshrike. A Kori Bustard strutted along with a Capped Wheatear and John was pleased to see a Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse.

 

                 Beesley’s Lark

 

                      Foxy Lark

 

Short-tailed Lark

 

Rosy-patched Bushshrike

 

Capped Wheatear

After our trek across the plains it was now very hot and we moved position across the road into a piece of scrubland. Given that it was now the middle of the day birds were everywhere and I wasn’t too sure what to look at first. Trying to contend with taking photographs, write in my notebook and listen to Michael calling out birds and finding my own birds to identify was a challenge!

White-bellied Go-away-bird was familiar to me as was Eastern Chanting Goshawk but Straw-tailed Whydah, Grey-headed Silverbill, Red-fronted (Prinia) Warbler, Taita Fiscal, Banded Parisoma, Blue-capped Cordon-bleu, Pygmy Batis, Black-throated Barbet and Yellow-throated Petronia were all lifers. Having birded in Kenya not far from where we were, my expectations for lifers was not huge but the way things were going this trip was going to far exceed my expectations. The birding was superb and the light was fantastic for photography. I was in my element!

 

White-bellied Go-away-bird

 

Blue-capped Cordon-bleu

 

Red-fronted-(Prinia)-Warbler

Pygmy Falcon

We were also treated to a very showy Pygmy Falcon, Hildebrandt’s Starling, Red-fronted Barbet, Southern Fork-tailed Drongo and a hard to see Golden-breasted Bunting that was not keen to have its photo taken as it flitted from bush to bush. Another lifer came in the form of Southern-Grosbeak-Canary as I watched Gabar Goshawk, Eastern Crombec, Ashy Cisticola, White-headed Buffalo Weaver, Black Cuckoo and a host of other birds. All too soon it was time to move on and we boarded the Landcruiser and drove on our way stopping where necessary to add to our list.

Golden-breasted Bunting

 

Hildebrandt’s Starling
Red-fronted Barbet

 

Southern Fork-tailed-Drongo

 

Southern Grosbeak-Canary

 

Southern Red Bishop

It was a 3 hour drive to Tarangire but at somewhere near Monguli we stopped at a large puddle where we added Southern Red Bishop and Spur-winged Goose to our list. A Jackson’s Golden Weaver was another lifer at Mbyuni as well as adding Cardinal Quelea and White-winged Widowbird.

Eventually after a long hot sticky drive we arrived at our lodge at Manyara Lake near Tarangire National Park. Our cabin was set on the lakeside and once our suitcases were installed we watched all the animals from our terrace. It was a wonderful setting. We watched an African Hoopoe, Lilac-breasted Roller, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, African Palm Swift, Grey-crowned Crane, Yellow collared Lovebird and a Red-backed Shrike which were all species that I was familiar with but what a treat! Our evening meal was taken on the terrace of the lodge as we watched the sun set. It was stunning!

1st April

We had a pre-dawn drive around the lodge where we added many familiar species to our list. Magpie Shrike, Maribou Stork, Pearl-spotted Owlet, White-faced Whistling Duck, Long-crested Eagle, Bare-faced Go-away-bird, Pied Kingfisher, African Jacana, Brown Snake Eagle, Village Indigobird, Ostrich and Namaqua Dove were all seen. We also saw some birds that were not so familiar to me too; Black-faced Waxbill, Desert Cisticola, Winding Cisticola, African Red-bellied Parrot, Northern Pied Babbler, Nubian Woodpecker, Bearded Woodpecker. John was pleased to see Black-faced Sandgrouse as well another Double-banded Courser. I added D’Arnauld’s Barbet as a lifer.

 

Black-faced Sandgrouse (m)

 

D’Arnauld’s Barbet
Double- banded Courser

After breakfast we drove to Tarangire National Park entrance where we had problems getting in as there were no staff to take our money or give us permits. The security staff would not let us pass as they sat there with their rifles. It was way past the opening time by the time the staff woke up and arrived! However we eventually we made it through the barrier and I added my first lifer of the day; an Abyssinian Scimitarbill. Once again a few familiar species were added, Striped Kingfisher, Woodland Kingfisher, Meyer’s Parrot, Mosque Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, Arrow-marked Babbler, African Fish Eagle, Wahlberg’s Eagle and White-bellied Bustard.

Woodland Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher

 

Red-rumped Swallow

Elephants

We stopped now and again to admire all the usual African animals but a bull Elephant blocked our way along a track where eventually a mother and baby Elephant crossed over in front of us as we admired a few Giraffes and Ground Hornbills. The area was alive with birds as well as birds flying overhead. A Bateleur and an African Hawk Eagle drifted overhead as we watched, Village Weaver, Blue-naped Mousebird, Northern Red Hornbill and a European Bee-eater. I added Swahili Sparrow and Eastern Grey Woodpecker to my life list.

We stopped to take photos of Tawny Eagle, Martial Eagle and Yellow-collared Lovebirds as we made our back to the lodge.

Martial Eagle
Tawny Eagle

 

Yellow-collared Lovebird

Watching the sunset from our cabin at Maramboi Lodge

We were now very tired, and felt like the Lions that we had seen loafing around in the park, as the day had been very hot and sticky and pleaded to return to the lodge a bit early to freshen up before our evening meal and sort ourselves out. However it was nice to have some time sitting on the terrace of our cabin to sit and watch Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Warthog and all the water-birds on the lake as the sunset. A Grey-crowned Crane came close to our cabin for us to admire it in all its glory.

2nd April

We had another pre-dawn drive today disturbing a few Lions and watching a few well-grown cubs play. John was pleased with his Heuglin’s Courser as I was, as this is a nocturnal species which is hard to see in the gloom as we added Grey Kestrel, Bare-eyed Thrush and Emerald Spotted Dove. A Straw-tailed Whydah gave a nice photo opportunity.

 

Sue by Manyara Lake

 

Straw-tailed Whydah

After a sumptuous breakfast on the terrace we wandered down to the lake edge in the sun and looked at the familiar water-birds. African Spoonbill, Whiskered Tern, Black Heron, African Sacred Ibis, Squacco Heron, Marsh Sandpiper, Glossy Ibis, Pink-backed Pelican, Curlew Sandpiper, Great White Egret, White-winged Tern, Kittlitz’s Plover, Grey-headed Gull were all added to the list. It was wonderful birding.

Pearl-spotted Owlet
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

 

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
I also took photos of Pearl-spotted Owlet, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater and Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

John and Sue at the view point overlooking the Ngorongoro crater

However we soon needed to be on our way to our next destination, one which I was very much looking forward to. I had longed to see Ngorongoro Crater as I have a fascination for volcanoes and being the largest intact caldera in the world I wanted to see this geographic formation. I nearly chose to study Geophysics at university and have spent many hours visiting volcanic areas of the world in my travels. So today I was very excited.

After we had passed through the entrance to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area entrance, where we saw Brown-headed Apalis and White-necked Raven we climbed up the road to the view point. I shed a tear or two as I was overcome with emotion at what an awe-inspiring moment it was. Another of my bucket-list wants achieved! John and I took a few photos and returned to our birding.

A small bird had caught my eye as we were having our photos taken. It was a White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher that was flitting about the bush at the side of the railings. We re-joined the group and watched an Eastern Double-collared Sunbird and Usambiro Barbet.

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

 

Eastern Double-collared Sunbird

Once again we boarded the Landcruiser but stopped for a Northern Anteater Chat posing at the roadside before making our way down the volcano down to the Serengeti plains. We stopped to admire a Black-chested Snake Eagle and a Black-winged Lapwing which was a lifer for me. A Yellow-throated Sandgrouse was on the roadside which pleased John as well as a few Secretarybirds which pleased us too as they strolled around.

We stopped to add a Pectoral-patch Cisticola and Grey-breasted Spurfowl, more lifers for me. Spotted Thick-knee and a Great Spotted Cuckoo completed our day list as we arrived at Ndutu and our lodge for a few days.

 

Black-chested Snake-eagle
Northern Anteater Chat

 

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

3rd April

Ndutu Lodge was lovely and after a few nibbles and a cup of tea we drove to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and across the plains where we admired Rufous-naped Lark, Pallid Harrier, Black-bellied Bustard, along with a Lappet-faced Vulture and a Grey-backed Fiscal. We watched Lappet-faced Vultures and Ruppell’s Vultures devour a Wildebeest which we found rather gruesome.

 

Rufous-naped Lark

 

Lappet-faced Vulture
Grey-backed Fiscal

 

Taita Fiscal

 

Secretarybirds

A Taita Fiscal and two Secretarybirds kept us entertained but it was the juvenile Tawny Eagle with a White-crowned Shrike on its back that was the most amazing sight!

 

Cheetah
Juvenile Tawny Eagle with a Northern White-crowned Shrike on its back!

 

Soon we saw the huge herds of Wildebeest and Zebra streaming across the plains. Although I have seen huge herds of these before I was mesmerised at the general non-stop flow of the animals as they crossed in front of us. There was no beginning to the stream of animals or no end. Thousands of animals were involved. All of a sudden our driver stopped as he thought he had seen a head crouched in the low-lying vegetation by the side of our vehicle.  We could not see anything at all. We crept a little nearer and out popped a Cheetah. John was thrilled as he had never seen one before. It was a magical moment as it prowled slowly around. It flushed out a Coqui Francolin, a lifer for me.

 

Coqui Francolin

 

Rufous Chatterer

 

Klaas’s Cuckoo

 

Black-lored Babbler

 

Red-throated Tit

After we had taken numerous photos we left the Cheetah in peace and added Plain-backed Pipit, White-bellied Canary and Cut-throat Finch to our lists. We watched a small flock of Fischer’s Lovebirds, Green Woodhoopoe, and a lifer of a Grey-capped Social Weaver. Purple Grenadier, Black-lored Babbler also added themselves to the list. I took a few photos of Rufous Chatterer, Red-throated Tit and a Klaas’s Cuckoo.

 

 

Fischer’s Lovebirds

 

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

 

Rattling Cisticola

We stopped by some pools and waited as more and more Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse flew in. A Painted Snipe was good to see too. Our day was nearing its end but we stopped at a tree full of birds and added Red and Yellow Barbet, Brown-crowned Tchagra and Abyssinian (Pale) White-eye. I took photos of Brubru, Chin-spot Batis and Steel-blue Whydah as well.

 

Brubru
Chin-spot Batis

 

Steel-blue Whydah

4th April

We had a pre-dawn drive to the airstrip where we saw a Chestnut-banded Plover, Green-winged Pytilia and a Dark-chanting Goshawk which were new for our lists. We dove to Lake Masek where I photographed Chestnut-banded Plover, White-bellied Canary, Dark-chanting Goshawk and African Cuckoo. We returned to the lodge for breakfast, packed up once again, bid goodbye to the owners, loaded the vehicle and drove to the Serengeti Park entrance. Here we had to wait a while but the birding was good as we added Northern Red-headed Weaver, Rock Martin and Wire-tailed Swallow. We did not want to enter too early because of peculiar rules meaning that we would have to pay for an extra day if we went in early and so we had an early lunch and waited for a while. Once formalities were completed we drove along the track stopping to photograph a Greater Kestrel.

Along the road to Serena Lodge the Wildebeest migration was once again in full swing and I could not see a gap in the long trail of Wildebeest and Zebra. We had to get through somehow. Luckily with a bit of a nerve and the animals watching us, we managed to squeeze through. The Lions on the rocks over-looking us, were waiting in the hope of a week animal or one that would falter crossing the road. Several Lions were in attendance!

 

Chestnut-banded Plover

 

White-bellied Canary

 

African Cuckoo

 

Dark-chanting Goshawk
Wildebeest
Greater Kestrel

We stopped on the way to the lodge to add Black Crake, Familiar Chat and a Tanzanian Red Hornbill, another lifer for me as well as take photographs of an Usambiro Barbet and a Lion Cub that was pretending to be shy. It was about the size of a 4 week-old cub that I held back in 2010 when I was in South Africa. It started to rain and we had to stop to put our roof over but luckily it did not last long as we arrived at the hill top and our lodge where we saw a Marico Sunbird. We had a beautiful cabin over-looking the plains where apparently Leopards prowled the grounds at night!

Lion Cub

 

Serena Lodge

 

Usambiro Barbet

5th April

We were up at 5am missing our breakfasts at the lodge yet again. We seemed to have got into a habit of having two pack-up meals a day, which would not be our preference. It did however give us long days in the field to see good birds. We headed for the Serengeti once again stopping to watch a Black-winged Kite, Red-breasted Swallow and a Karamoja Apalis.

Black-winged Kite

 

Red-breasted Swallow

 

Karamoja Apalis

Suddenly a small falcon flew overhead and an Amur Falcon was identified. I was very pleased as this had been a gap in my list for a long time. I was so keen to see it well that I forgot to take a  photograph!

A Black-bellied Bustard wandered across the track in front of us before we started the vehicle to thenext stop where we watched Buff-bellied Penduline Tit (a potential split), Spectacled Weaver, Purple-banded Sunbird and a lifer of Grey-olive Greenbul. The area was full of birds and a little further on by the river we admired a Black-headed Gonolek, Black-headed Oriole as well as an Orange-breasted Bushshrike. They were very colourful as we listed to all the Hippos in the river snorting. The birds kept coming as a Grey-crested Helmetsrike was found, another lifer for me as well as Levaillant’s Cuckoo. A Steppe Eagle flew overhead as a Lizard Buzzard landed in a tree.

We continued on our way but at my request stopped to watch a family of Lilac-breasted Rollers feeding a youngster. It was begging for food from its parent. It was such a delightful scene to watch.

Black-bellied Bustard
Black-headed Oriole
Buff-bellied Penduline Tit
Lilac-breasted Roller
Grey Kestrel

Further along the track we had a problem with Tsetse flies. I was in the back of the vehicle today and they all came my way. I begged to move on as I was getting badly bitten but my request fell on deaf ears. It was not a pleasant experience at all. Grrrr

I took a few photos before we stopped again to watch a Flappet Lark and a Grey Kestrel. A Ruppell’s Starling, African Pied Wagtail were also added to the list. A Yellow-throated Longclaw was another brightly-coloured bird that was good to see before we returned rather late up the hill back to the lodge.

6th April

I felt in need of a break as I was getting all behind with my diary, photos, and feeling tired from the heat and travel and after discussions on the day’s activities realised that I would not miss many birding ticks as the group were heading for an area that was close to where I had birded before. The day was going to focus on mammals so I thought it was a perfect opportunity for me to stay at the lodge and enjoy its facilities. I had also spoken to one of the camp staff who had promised to take me to see some Bush Babies.

After a bit of a lie-in I had a proper breakfast, which I had to defend from a Von-der-Decken’s Hornbill. I then enjoyed a wonderful massage and swim in the infinity pool over-looking the plains before meeting up with one of the camp guides. He took me around the gardens and showed me the Bush Babies.

Bush Babies
Von-der-Decken Hornbill raiding a roll

The guide also showed me a family party of Bare-faced Go-away-birds feeding young as well as a Chameleon. I enjoyed a leisurely lunch before sorting out my diary and photos in the afternoon. It was wonderful to have the lodge to myself in peace and quiet as I watched the weavers building their nests in the sunlight. Bliss! It was a wonderful relaxing day.

 

Bare-faced Go-away-birds
Ruppell’s Starling
Von-der-Decken’s Hornbill

7th April

Suitably refreshed we packed up and boarded our vehicle and left the lodge.  We drove towards a lake butstopped en-route to watch Rosy-throated Longclaw and Silverbird. We had breakfast at the lake watching Kittlitz’s Plovers and Greater Flamingos before once again driving through the Serengeti admiring all the animals en-route. Lions were sitting on rocks watching all the Wildebeest and Zebra on their migration. A Harlequin Quail was spooked out of the grass and ran alongside the track with us for a short while as a White-headed Vulture soared overhead in the clear blue sky. We found an amazing number of White Storks that had obviously all come down from the sky from their migration and were busy feeding on the plains too.

 

Silverbird
Kittlitz’s Plover

Grey-backed Fiscals

Greater Flamingo

I enjoyed watching a family party of Grey-backed Fiscals feeding their young on a bush top. There seemed to be quite a number of Grey-backed Fiscals here. A Pagani Longclaw posed nicely for the camera as continued taking photographs standing on the seat of the vehicle so that we could see out of the roof.

Pagani Longclaw
Serengeti White-bearded Wildebeest

 

John and Sue

Soon we were at the exit to the park. It was sad to say goodbye once again to the Serengeti but I was excited to be heading back to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area once again where we were headed for the Serena Lodge on the crater’s rim. We watched a Purple Roller before stopping to take a photo of a Black-winged Lapwing that was close to the roadside along with a Red-capped Lark and Eastern-chanting Goshawk.

Black-winged Lapwing
Red-capped Lark
Eastern Chanting Goshawk

During the day we added Brown Turtle Dove, Yellow-bellied Waxbill, African Quailfinch and Yellow Wagtail to our lists but bumping up and down on the rough track and taking photos by standing on and off seats meant that these birds were added to my list later in the day as I had no hope of writing them on my notebook and I have no idea exactly where I saw them! Why don’t tour leaders train their drivers not to set off before clients have a chance to write in notebooks! Grrr….

 

Abyssinian Wheatear

We started to climb back up the volcano to the rim of the Ngorongoro  Crater, stopping to watch an Abyssinian Wheatear at the side of the road before arriving at an amazing lodge over-looking the Ngorongoro Crater. Our room had an amazing view over it.

Sue
Ngorongoro Crater

It was glorious to have some time and watch the sunset.

8th April

Once again we were up early but managed to persuade our guide to let us have breakfast in the lodge. I was getting fed up with missing all our breakfasts and having pack-ups all the time. I know we were interested in seeing as many birds as we could but starting our days without refreshment was getting ridiculous. It was stunning watching dawn rise over the crater as we finished our breakfast. We drove down into the crater which was full of animals. We watched Lions on a kill, Spotted Hyenas on a kill, many Elephants, Grant’s Gazelles, Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Zebra, Giraffe, Warthog, Cape Buffalo, Black-backed Jackals, Olive Baboons, African Golden Wolf, Kongoni, Wildebeest, Thomson’s Gazelles, Bushbucks and Defassa Waterbucks. I took numerous photos and was in my element. One advantage of having waited two years because of the pandemic was that tourism here was still down which meant very few vehicles in the crater meaning that we could stay all day and not the half day that is more usual for tour groups.

Our view from standing on the seats of our vehicle in the Ngorongoro Crater

Our birding continued as we added a few more world ticks for my list. I saw Highland Rush Warbler, Hunter’s Cisticola, Cinnamon Bracken Warbler, Mbulu White-eye and Hildebrandt’s Francolin, which were all new birds for me.

A few birds strolled nonchalantly by us. A Kori Bustard had attitude as did a Grey-crowned Crane and an Ostrich.

 

Grey-crowned Crane
Ostrich

Kori Bustard

It was getting very hot but the birds just kept coming as we added Long-toed Lapwing, Banded Martin, Red-knobbed Coot, Grey-capped Warbler and Hartlub’s Golden Weaver. After watching a Red-faced Cisticola we went into a wooded area and watched a Lesser Honeyguide when Michael thought he could hear a Scaly-throated Honeyguide. I took a while to find it but we had good views in the end.

 

Scaly-throated Honeyguide

Amur Falcon

We approached a wet area where we watched Lesser Flamingos, and Yellow-billed Ducks as well as watching another Amur Falcon fly over our heads. Luckily I was ready with my camera this time!

 

Elephant

Lesser Flamingo

We neared the end of another wonderful day and headed back to the lodge where we bumped into Nik Borrow, another birder from Norfolk, who was leading another group of birders. We had a lovely meal and thought how lucky we were to experience being in such an amazing place.

9th April

 

Crowned Eagle

We had another breakfast in the lodge watching the sun rise and afterwards birded the gardens for an hour or so. Here we saw Olive Pigeon, Bar-throated Apalis and excellent views of Tacazze Sunbird which put on an excellent performance for us. A Crowned Eagle drifted over as we watched.

We loaded up the vehicle, said goodbye to the lodge and drove to an area around a village where we watched Red-collared Widowbird, Hunter’s Cisticola, Golden-winged Sunbird and Malachite Sunbird. We headed for an area where Michael knew to see an amazing display of Jackson’s Widowbirds where the males had a lek and were hopping up and down displaying for the females.

Malachite Sunbird
Golden-winged Sunbird
Hunter’s Cisticola
Jackson’s Widowbird
Brown Woodland Warbler

We watched the display for some time before moving off before stopping for another couple of world ticks for me. The Brown Woodland Warbler was not easy to get a photograph of as it was in a low light spot but we did see the African Hill Babbler after a bit of effort when we stopped at the view point once more. It was sad to say goodbye to the crater but we headed back to Arusha and a  lunch at the Serena Hotel where we walked the very smart grounds.

In the grounds we saw a couple of Silvery-cheeked Hornbills which were impossible to photograph as well as an African Green Pigeon and an elusive Ruppell’s Robin Chat.
After wasting far too many hours in the grounds we arrived back late to Kia Lodge once more where we said goodbye to the rest of the group as John and I were staying another night. We thanked Michael for his efforts during our meal, said goodbye to him and were looking forward to our flight to Zanzibar in the morning.

10th April

John and I requested an early breakfast and were taken to the airport nearby and flew to Zanzibar. Our hire car was waiting for us at the airport but we needed fuel and cash as all fuel here has to paid in cash. We found an ATM drove to a petrol station. We drove to the most northerly point on the island at Nungwi and checked into our hotel which I had booked and paid for 2 years ago. Luckily the hotel honoured my booking and transferred it to this trip. We had a few issues with locks and had to move rooms a few times with various issues. The assistant manager waived all our drink and food bills at the end of our stay which we thought was a fair result! However we had a lovely stay and luckily a sense of humour which we needed at times! After a swim in the pool, as it was so hot, we wandered along the beach where we watched a Dimorphic Heron, a life tick!

 

Sue at Nungwi
Dimorphic Heron

We watched Greenshank, Lesser-crested Tern and House Crow as well as Cattle Egret, Grey Plover and a Barn Swallow before enjoying a few drinks and a meal by the hotel pool.

11th April

Our trip to Zanzibar was always intended to be a ‘holiday’ giving us time to enjoy a few delights of being in the African sun whilst the UK shivered. However I have to confess it was booked with one thing in mind……seeing a Crab Plover, a much wanted wader species to my world list. I did not want ‘early starts’ and wanted to enjoy a leisurely breakfast sitting in the warm by the pool at the hotel. After this was achieved John and I had been advised to drive along the east coast of the island, stopping off at suitable beaches where Crab Plovers and waders would be stopping off on their migration north.

 

 

Sue in the rain at Pongwe

After a few fruitless stops we arrived at Pongwe where after all the wonderful weather that we had enjoyed over the last fortnight, we could see black clouds approaching. Umbrellas were sought and we ventured out onto the beach. I set up my scope and started scanning. I was thrilled as I found not one but three Crab Plovers! Result! The trouble was that this also coincided with the rain starting. Why does this happen after all the beautiful weather that we have enjoyed recently? We scurried back to the car and sat it out. Luckily the storm was short-lived and we ventured out to the beach once again to take some photographs of all the waders present. We watched many Ringed Plovers as well as Whimbrel and a Grey Heron. I was ecstatic at the sighting of seeing Crab Plover as sadly we had had to cut an opportunity to see one out of our Mozambique trip. What a fantastic wader they are!

 

Crab Plover
Crab Plover

 

We continued on our way to Jozani National park but stopped at Cheju en-route. Here we watched an Amur Falcon, African Pipit, Red-backed Shrike and many Wood Sandpipers on wet agricultural fields.

  Amur Falcon
Red-backed Shrike
African Pipit

We stopped once more at Pete where we added Dark-capped Bulbul, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Grey-backed Camaroptera, ( Zanzibar) Sombre Greenbul and Zitting Cisticola to our lists.

We approached Jozani National Park, a small forest which is home to the world’s only Red Colobus Monkeys. We had been warned that they were difficult to see but as we drove along the road we could see them in the trees and stopped to take some photographs. However several taxis stopped to tell us that we would be on camera and be fined for stopping. We looked up and indeed the road had several cameras trained on us! Oh dear. John was far along the road and I had to shout to him to return to the car. We pulled into the visitor centre paid our entrance fee and spoke to the receptionist who was a birder! He was very helpful and let us walk in the park without a tourist guide.

 

Red Colobus Monkey
Crowned Hornbill

Another guide was not happy that we were walking without a guide and forced us to return to the visitor centre but once he had spoken to the receptionist all was well as we set off once again. We watched Black-backed Puffback, Yellow-bellied Hyliota and a Crowned Hornbill. We were very hot and sticky and both longed to be back on the beaches so we returned to the car and continued on our way. We watched a Lilac-breasted Roller at Dongwe before arriving at Michamvi.

 

Sue at Michamvi watching Crab Plovers

We had a wonderful swim in the warm sea to cool down at Michamvi before paddling through the mangroves and into an area where I could see 30 Crab Plovers, Terek Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Marsh Sandpiper and Great-crested Tern. What a joy it was!

12th April

I was woken up early by a bird calling incessantly near our room and went to investigate. It was a White-browed Coucal that was perched just outside. It did not want its photo taken though! At breakfast we watched a Purple-banded Sunbird as it flitted on the hotel’s flowers.

 

Purple-banded Sunbird
John paddling to the boat

In tropical paradises I love to go snorkelling as I used to keep tropical fish many years ago and love to watch them now in their natural habitat. So with Zanzibar being surrounded by a warm sea John and I had arranged a private trip so that we could go snorkelling off Mnemba Island. We drove to Muyini and boarded the boat. We were taken to the island after watching some Bottle nosed Dolphins. We enjoyed our snorkelling time watching the many coloured species that were on the reef. Once back on board our boat we looked at the birds on the island’s spit where Saunders’s Terns, Sandwich Terns and a Brown Noddy were roosting.

 

Sue heading towards Mnembe

 

Bottle-nosed Dolphins

Ringed Plover

In the afternoon we returned to Pongwe after being accused of speeding, handed over US$10 to a policeman who put it in his pocket and watched a Little Stint and Ringed Plovers.  Sadly there were no Crab Plovers present as the tide was much higher than it was yesterday, covering most of the sand.

13th April

John and I found ourselves moving room yet again but the assistant manager had arranged to meet us after breakfast to pacify us over a few issues we had had throughout our stay at the hotel. He offered to waive all our food and drink bills which we thought was a generous settlement. We packed up and as we had an evening flight wanted to make the most of our day. We drove along the west coast stopping at Sea Cliff where we added Variable Sunbird to our list. Later at Kiomba Mvua we watched Bronze Mannikin and African Jacana.

I wanted to play tourist and visit the Freddie Mercury museum in Stone Town, which I enjoyed visiting as he was born in the room above the museum. I even got to play his piano which was badly out of tune.

Later we had a wonderful lunch overlooking the bay in a first floor open air restaurant where we enjoyed a delicious lunch and ice-cream watching a Fork-tailed Drongo, House Sparrow, African Palm Swift and Reed Cormorant. All too soon it was time to drive to the airport where after paying the car hire company some compensation for a bit of damage to the car after a Palm tree leapt out at John, we boarded our flight for home. It had been a wonderful birding holiday even if it was taken two years after we had originally planned!

Species Seen

Bird List

  1. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus             01/04/2022        Tarangire
  2. White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata    01/04/2022              Tarangire
  3. Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis             31/03/2022              Monguli
  4. Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 31/03/2022        Manyara
  5. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  6. Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata  08/04/2022        Ngorongoro Crater
  7. Cape Teal Anas capensis   30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  8. Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha     31/03/2022        Manyara
  9. Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  10. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris          30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  11. Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena     30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  12. Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui 03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  13. Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei     07/04/2022        Serengeti
  14. Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti 08/04/2022              Ngorongoro Crater
  15. Scaly Spurfowl Pternistis squamatus     30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  16. Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus   01/04/2022              Tarangire
  17. Grey-breasted Spurfowl Pternistis rufopictus       02/04/2022              Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  18. Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer    30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  19. Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus         29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  20. African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus            31/03/2022        Manyara
  21. Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis        30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  22. Nyanza Swift Apus niansae    30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  23. Little Swift Apus affinis       29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  24. Horus Swift Apus horus        31/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  25. White-rumped Swift Apus caffer        30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  26. Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer personatus        01/04/2022              Tarangire
  27. White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster        31/03/2022              Engikaret
  28. Schalow’s Turaco Tauraco schalowi            08/04/2022              Ngorongoro Crater
  29. Hartlaub’s Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi           30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  30. Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori     31/03/2022        Engikaret
  31. White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis 01/04/2022        Tarangire
  32. Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster    03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  33. White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus              30/03/2022              Arusha National Park
  34. Green Malkoha Ceuthmochares australis 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  35. Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius      02/04/2022              Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  36. Levaillant’s Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii       05/04/2022        Serengeti
  37. Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus 03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  38. Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius     31/03/2022        Engikaret
  39. Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas         03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  40. Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus           31/03/2022        Engikaret
  41. Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius           30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  42. African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis 03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  43. Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  44. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus            31/03/2022              Engikaret
  45. Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis        02/04/2022              Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  46. Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus       01/04/2022              Tarangire
  47. Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea              29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  48. African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix         09/04/2022              Ngorongoro Crater
  49. Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba delegorguei    30/03/2022              Arusha National Park
  50. Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens        07/04/2022        Serengeti
  51. Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens   01/04/2022              Tarangire
  52. Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  53. Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola     30/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  54. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis  31/03/2022        Engikaret
  55. Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos 02/04/2022 Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  56. Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria        30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  57. Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 01/04/2022        Tarangire
  58. African Green Pigeon Treron calvus    09/04/2022        Arusha Serena Lodge
  59. Moorhen Gallinula chloropus        04/04/2022        Serengeti
  60. Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata    08/04/2022        Ngorongoro Crater
  61. Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra       04/04/2022        Serengeti
  62. Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum      31/03/2022        Manyara
  63. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis    30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  64. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus           11/04/2022        Michamvi
  65. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  66. Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor     30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  67. Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis          02/04/2022              Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  68. Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus              11/04/2022        Michamvi
  69. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus            30/03/2022              Arusha National Park
  70. Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta  03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  71. Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris     08/04/2022              Ngorongoro Crater
  72. Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus           29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  73. Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus           30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  74. Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus 02/04/2022              Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  75. Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus        31/03/2022        Engikaret
  76. African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus        13/04/2022              Sea Cliff
  77. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola        10/04/2022        Nungwi
  78. Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula       30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  79. Kittlitz’s Plover Charadrius pecuarius    02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  80. Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris     29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  81. Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus 04/04/2022 Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  82. Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis              03/04/2022              Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  83. African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 01/04/2022        Tarangire
  84. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus     11/04/2022        Pongwe
  85. Curlew Numenius arquata         11/04/2022        Michamvi
  86. Ruff Calidris pugnax 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  87. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea          02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  88. Little Stint Calidris minuta 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  89. Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 11/04/2022        Michamvi
  90. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos          30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  91. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus              29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  92. Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis             02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  93. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola  29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  94. Greenshank Tringa nebularia             01/04/2022        Tarangire
  95. Crab-plover Dromas ardeola              11/04/2022        Pongwe
  96. Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus     01/04/2022              Tarangire
  97. Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus         02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  98. Brown Noddy Anous stolidus  12/04/2022        Muyuni
  99. Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus 02/04/2022 Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  100. Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica     02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  101. Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 10/04/2022        Nungwi
  102. Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis              12/04/2022   Muyuni
  103. Saunders’s Tern Sternula saundersi         12/04/2022        Muyuni
  104. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida         02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  105. White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 02/04/2022 Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  106. Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis      01/04/2022        Tarangire
  107. Abdim’s Stork Ciconia abdimii 31/03/2022 Arusha National Park
  108. White Stork Ciconia ciconia  07/04/2022        Serengeti
  109. Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  110. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer  01/04/2022        Tarangire
  111. Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus    08/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  112. White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus    02/04/2022   Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  113. African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus             02/04/2022   Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  114. Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash      30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  115. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus         02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  116. African Spoonbill Platalea alba      02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  117. Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii         30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  118. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides            02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  119. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis     29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  120. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea   29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  121. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala   29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  122. Great White Egret Ardea alba         02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  123. Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia           30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  124. Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca            02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  125. Little Egret Egretta garzetta              02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  126. Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis   30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  127. Dimorphic Egret Egretta dimorpha           10/04/2022        Nungwi
  128. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta            30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  129. Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus  01/04/2022        Tarangire
  130. Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens      02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  131. Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius               02/04/2022   Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  132. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus             29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  133. African Harrier-hawk Polyboroides typus        30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  134. Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus  31/03/2022        Manyara
  135. White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus 01/04/2022        Tarangire
  136. Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli   31/03/2022        Manyara
  137. White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis  07/04/2022   Serengeti
  138. Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos 03/04/2022 Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  139. Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis 02/04/2022 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  140. Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus          01/04/2022        Tarangire
  141. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus 01/04/2022        Tarangire
  142. Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus 30/03/2022 Arusha National Park
  143. Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus   01/04/2022        Tarangire
  144. Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis     01/04/2022        Tarangire
  145. Wahlberg’s Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi    01/04/2022        Tarangire
  146. Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus     30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  147. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax      31/03/2022        Engikaret
  148. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis            05/04/2022        Serengeti
  149. African Hawk-eagle Aquila spilogaster           01/04/2022        Tarangire
  150. Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus       05/04/2022   Serengeti
  151. Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar            31/03/2022        Engikaret
  152. Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates 04/04/2022 Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  153. Eastern Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus     31/03/2022   Engikaret
  154. African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro              30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  155. Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  156. Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 03/04/2022 Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  157. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 03/04/2022    Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  158. Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus 31/03/2022        Engikaret
  159. Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius             02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  160. African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer           01/04/2022        Tarangire
  161. Buzzard Buteo buteo      30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  162. Augur Buzzard Buteo augur      30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  163. Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum     01/04/2022        Tarangire
  164. Verreaux’s Eagle-owl Bubo lacteus     02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  165. Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus   29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  166. White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus     31/03/2022   Engikaret
  167. Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus     01/04/2022   Tarangire
  168. Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina        30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  169. African Hoopoe Upupa africana 31/03/2022        Manyara
  170. Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus 03/04/2022 Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  171. Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor   01/04/2022   Tarangire
  172. Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri     01/04/2022   Tarangire
  173. Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill Tockus ruahae 04/04/2022        Serengeti
  174. Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus   01/04/2022     Tarangire
  175. Von Der Decken’s Hornbill Tockus deckeni 31/03/2022        Engikaret
  176. Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus       09/04/2022   Arusha Serena Lodge
  177. African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus       29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  178. Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis            31/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  179. Purple Roller Coracias naevius             07/04/2022        Serengeti
  180. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus          31/03/2022        Manyara
  181. Roller Coracias garrulus 29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  182. Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus   30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  183. Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala    30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  184. Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris         30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  185. Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti             01/04/2022        Tarangire
  186. Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis     01/04/2022        Tarangire
  187. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis       01/04/2022        Tarangire
  188. Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus              29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  189. Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates         30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  190. White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides     30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  191. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus             31/03/2022   Manyara
  192. Bee-eater Merops apiaster             01/04/2022        Tarangire
  193. White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis      30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  194. Moustached Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax   30/03/2022     Arusha National Park
  195. Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus        05/04/2022   Serengeti
  196. Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata              31/03/2022   Engikaret
  197. Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  198. Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala 31/03/2022   Engikaret
  199. Brown-breasted Barbet Lybius melanopterus     30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  200. Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus 03/04/2022 Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  201. D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii             01/04/2022   Tarangire
  202. Usambiro Barbet Trachyphonus usambiro             02/04/2022   Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  203. Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor 08/04/2022        Ngorongoro Crater
  204. Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus       08/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  205. Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator          01/04/2022        Tarangire
  206. Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica       01/04/2022        Tarangire
  207. Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus 01/04/2022 Tarangire
  208. Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens 29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  209. Eastern Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos spodocephalus   01/04/2022     Tarangire
  210. Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus            31/03/2022        Manyara
  211. Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 31/03/2022        Engikaret
  212. Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides          04/04/2022        Serengeti
  213. Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus           02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  214. Amur Falcon Falco amurensis              05/04/2022        Serengeti
  215. Hobby Falco subbuteo 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  216. Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 30/03/2022 Arusha National Park
  217. Meyer’s Parrot Poicephalus meyeri        01/04/2022        Tarangire
  218. Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris  01/04/2022        Tarangire
  219. Fischer’s Lovebird Agapornis fischeri 03/04/2022 Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  220. Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus   31/03/2022   Manyara
  221. Forest Batis Batis mixta         30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  222. Chinspot Batis Batis molitor      02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  223. Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo      31/03/2022        Engikaret
  224. Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata          30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  225. Black-fronted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus nigrifrons   30/03/2022     Arusha National Park
  226. Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus   05/04/2022     Serengeti
  227. Rosy-patched Bushshrike Telophorus cruentus     31/03/2022   Engikaret
  228. Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis 03/04/2022 Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  229. Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus          30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  230. Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla           30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  231. Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris 01/04/2022        Tarangire
  232. Tropical Boubou Laniarius major 29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  233. Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster 05/04/2022   Serengeti
  234. Brubru Nilaus afer         31/03/2022        Engikaret
  235. Grey-crested Helmetshrike Prionops poliolophus    05/04/2022   Serengeti
  236. Magpie Shrike Urolestes melanoleucus 01/04/2022        Tarangire
  237. Northern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli   01/04/2022     Tarangire
  238. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio   31/03/2022        Manyara
  239. Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides  30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  240. Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor     02/04/2022        Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  241. Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides 03/04/2022 Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  242. Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi 29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  243. Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis  31/03/2022        Engikaret
  244. Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis            30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  245. Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus              05/04/2022        Serengeti
  246. Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis           31/03/2022        Engikaret
  247. House Crow Corvus splendens           10/04/2022        Nungwi
  248. Pied Crow Corvus albus     29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  249. White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis              02/04/2022   Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  250. Red-throated Tit Melaniparus fringillinus               31/03/2022   Engikaret
  251. Mouse-colored Penduline Tit Anthoscopus musculus 31/03/2022   Engikaret
  252. Grey Penduline Tit Anthoscopus caroli        05/04/2022        Serengeti
  253. Beesley’s Lark Chersomanes beesleyi 31/03/2022        Engikaret
  254. Fischer’s Sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucopareia 29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  255. Foxy Lark Calendulauda alopex     31/03/2022        Engikaret
  256. Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra Africana 03/04/2022 Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  257. Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea           05/04/2022        Serengeti
  258. Melodious Lark Mirafra cheniana            04/04/2022        Serengeti
  259. Singing Bush Lark Mirafra cantillans           31/03/2022        Engikaret
  260. White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda           05/04/2022        Serengeti
  261. Short-tailed Lark Spizocorys fremantlii     31/03/2022        Engikaret
  262. Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea        31/03/2022        Engikaret
  263. Athi Short-toed Lark Alaudala athensis           31/03/2022        Engikaret
  264. Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus             11/04/2022   Pete
  265. Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps   30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  266. Grey-olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus cerviniventris     05/04/2022   Serengeti
  267. Placid Greenbul Phyllastrephus placidus 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  268. Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor        29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  269. Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera          30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  270. Banded Martin Neophedina cincta         08/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  271. Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola           29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  272. Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula   04/04/2022        Serengeti
  273. Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii 04/04/2022        Serengeti
  274. Swallow Hirundo rustica 29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  275. Common House Martin Delichon urbicum           02/04/2022   Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  276. Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa          05/04/2022   Serengeti
  277. Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis    01/04/2022        Tarangire
  278. Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica        29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  279. Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica             01/04/2022        Tarangire
  280. Moustached Grass Warbler Melocichla mentalis       30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  281. Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura        31/03/2022        Engikaret
  282. Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii  30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  283. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus   29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  284. Brown Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens   09/04/2022     Ngorongoro Crater
  285. Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida     29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  286. Fan-tailed Grassbird Catriscus brevirostris     30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  287. Cinnamon Bracken Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus   08/04/2022     Ngorongoro Crater
  288. Highland Rush Warbler Bradypterus centralis    08/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  289. Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops         08/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  290. Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans             30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  291. Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami        30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  292. Hunter’s Cisticola Cisticola hunteri              08/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  293. Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana            29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  294. Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus 31/03/2022        Engikaret
  295. Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus       01/04/2022        Tarangire
  296. Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis         30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  297. Tiny Cisticola Cisticola nana    31/03/2022        Engikaret
  298. Short-winged Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus   30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  299. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis             04/04/2022        Serengeti
  300. Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus            01/04/2022        Tarangire
  301. Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens 02/04/2022 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  302. Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava  30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  303. Red-fronted Prinia Prinia rufifrons 31/03/2022        Engikaret
  304. Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella         29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  305. Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica              09/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  306. Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida     29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  307. Black-headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala   30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  308. Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae            05/04/2022        Serengeti
  309. Brown-headed Apalis Apalis alticola 02/04/2022        Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  310. Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida 08/04/2022        Ngorongoro Crater
  311. Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata   29/03/2022     Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  312. Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex   31/03/2022        Engikaret
  313. Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis   31/03/2022     Engikaret
  314. African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica             09/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  315. Banded Parisoma Curruca boehmi              31/03/2022        Engikaret
  316. Brown Parisoma Curruca lugens  07/04/2022        Serengeti
  317. Whitethroat Curruca communis         29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  318. Pale White-eye Zosterops flavilateralis  03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  319. Mbulu White-eye Zosterops mbuluensis   08/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  320. Broad-ringed White-eye Zosterops eurycricotus  30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  321. Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa             03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  322. Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii         01/04/2022   Tarangire
  323. Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei          03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  324. Northern Pied Babbler Turdoides hypoleuca     01/04/2022   Tarangire
  325. Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster 11/04/2022        Jozani NP
  326. Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea      31/03/2022        Engikaret
  327. Rüppell’s Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera       05/04/2022   Serengeti
  328. Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus 29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  329. Hildebrandt’s Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti 31/03/2022   Engikaret
  330. Ashy Starling Lamprotornis unicolor   01/04/2022        Tarangire
  331. Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio   31/03/2022        Engikaret
  332. Waller’s Starling Onychognathus walleri 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  333. Kenrick’s Starling Poeoptera kenricki         30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  334. Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus       31/03/2022   Engikaret
  335. Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus           30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  336. Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus       02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  337. White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys   31/03/2022     Engikaret
  338. White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri      30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  339. African Grey Flycatcher Melaenornis microrhynchus   31/03/2022     Engikaret
  340. Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus             01/04/2022        Tarangire
  341. Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata           29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  342. Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens              30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  343. African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta          30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  344. Cape Robin-chat Cossypha caffra              30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  345. Rüppell’s Robin-chat Cossypha semirufa         09/04/2022        Arusha Serena Lodge
  346. Collared Palm Thrush Cichladusa arquata        02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  347. Spotted Palm Thrush Cichladusa guttata          29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  348. African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus          30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  349. Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris   04/04/2022     Serengeti
  350. Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops 02/04/2022   Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  351. Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe      31/03/2022        Engikaret
  352. Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata            31/03/2022        Engikaret
  353. Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina       02/04/2022   Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  354. Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris       04/04/2022        Serengeti
  355. Abyssinian Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris         07/04/2022        Serengeti
  356. Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis   01/04/2022     Tarangire
  357. Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris          30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  358. Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea      30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  359. Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina            30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  360. Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis   29/03/2022     Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  361. Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze          09/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  362. Bronzy Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis      30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  363. Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa          09/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  364. Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi   09/04/2022     Ngorongoro Crater
  365. Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris mediocris 02/04/2022 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  366. Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus         31/03/2022        Engikaret
  367. Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis     04/04/2022        Serengeti
  368. Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus        05/04/2022   Serengeti
  369. Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus           29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  370. Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow Gymnoris pyrgita 31/03/2022   Engikaret
  371. Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey              01/04/2022        Tarangire
  372. Kenya Sparrow Passer rufocinctus          31/03/2022        Engikaret
  373. Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus   30/03/2022   Arusha National Park
  374. Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus           01/04/2022        Tarangire
  375. House Sparrow Passer domesticus          02/04/2022        Maramboi Lodge, Manyara Lake
  376. Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger             29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  377. White-headed Buffalo Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli   31/03/2022     Engikaret
  378. White-browed Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser mahali   01/04/2022     Tarangire
  379. Rufous-tailed Weaver Histurgops ruficauda 01/04/2022        Tarangire
  380. Grey-capped Social Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi 03/04/2022 Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  381. Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis      01/04/2022   Tarangire
  382. Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons   30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  383. Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht         30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  384. Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis              05/04/2022        Serengeti
  385. Holub’s Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops           08/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  386. Taveta Weaver Ploceus castaneiceps     30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  387. Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius      31/03/2022   Engikaret
  388. Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus            31/03/2022   Engikaret
  389. Speke’s Weaver Ploceus spekei  30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  390. Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus          01/04/2022        Tarangire
  391. Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni              31/03/2022   Mbuyuni
  392. Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus       01/04/2022        Tarangire
  393. Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps     04/04/2022        Serengeti
  394. Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis            31/03/2022        Mbuyuni
  395. Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii          01/04/2022        Tarangire
  396. Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix   31/03/2022        Monguli
  397. Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  398. Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris 04/04/2022        Serengeti
  399. White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus   31/03/2022   Mbuyuni
  400. Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens            09/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  401. Jackson’s Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni          09/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  402. Grey-headed Silverbill Spermestes griseicapilla 31/03/2022   Engikaret
  403. Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata     13/04/2022        Kiomba Mvua
  404. Red-backed Mannikin Spermestes nigriceps 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  405. African Silverbill Euodice cantans              29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  406. Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia 07/04/2022        Serengeti
  407. Grey-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus         30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  408. Black-faced Waxbill Brunhilda erythronotos 01/04/2022        Tarangire
  409. Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild   30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  410. Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga         31/03/2022   Engikaret
  411. Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis     07/04/2022        Serengeti
  412. Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata            03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  413. Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster 03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  414. Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus    01/04/2022   Tarangire
  415. Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus   31/03/2022     Engikaret
  416. Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba      04/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  417. Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala   01/04/2022        Tarangire
  418. Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata            01/04/2022        Tarangire
  419. Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura              29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  420. Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina         31/03/2022        Engikaret
  421. Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri    31/03/2022        Engikaret
  422. Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea           29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  423. Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava  07/04/2022        Serengeti
  424. Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara  30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  425. African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp            05/04/2022        Serengeti
  426. Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus          05/04/2022   Serengeti
  427. Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula  29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  428. Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae          07/04/2022   Serengeti
  429. African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus   31/03/2022        Engikaret
  430. Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys         03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  431. Southern Citril Crithagra hyposticta       30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  432. Reichenow’s Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi     29/03/2022        Kia Lodge Kilimanjaro
  433. White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata   03/04/2022        Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  434. Southern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra buchanani      31/03/2022   Engikaret
  435. Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  436. Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata          02/04/2022   Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  437. Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex          09/04/2022   Ngorongoro Crater
  438. Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris     31/03/2022   Engikaret

 

Mammal List

 

  1. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis 01/04/2022  Tarangire National Park
  2. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta Africana  01/04/2022 Tarangire National Park
  3. Olive Baboon Papio anubis     30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  4. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus 01/04/2022   Tarangire National Park
  5. Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis  30/03/2022  Arusha National Park
  6. Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza  30/03/2022              Arusha National Park
  7. Zanzibar Red Colobus Piliocolobus kirkii  11/04/2022   Jozani National Park
  8. Cape Hare Lepus capensis 01/04/2022 Tarangire National Park
  9. Unstriped Ground Squirrel Xerus rutilus 31/03/2022  Manyara
  10. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibious 03/04/2022  Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  11. Masai Giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi        30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  12. Cape Buffalo Syncerus caffer 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  13. Cape Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus 30/03/2022        Arusha National Park
  14. Common Eland Taurotragus oryx 02/04/2022   Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  15. Common Impala Aepyceros melampus 31/03/2022 Manyara
  16. Grant’s Gazelle Nanger granti 01/04/2022  Tarangire National Park
  17. Eastern Thomson’s Gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii 31/03/2022  Manyara
  18. Serengeti Thomson’s Gazelle Eudorcas nasalis 01/04/2022 Tarangire National Park
  19. Thomas’s Dik-dik Madoqua thomasi  01/04/2022  Tarangire National Park
  20. Cavendish’s Dik-dik Madoqua cavendishi  02/04/2022  Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  21. Bohor Reedbuck Redunca bohor  31/03/2022   Manyara
  22. Ellipsen Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus  30/03/2022  Arusha National Park
  23. Defassa Waterbuck Kobus defassa  04/04/2022              Serengeti
  24. Kongoni Alcelaphus cokii  01/04/2022   Tarangire National Park
  25. Serengeti Topi Damaliscus jimela  04/04/2022  Serengeti
  26. Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest Connochaetes albojubatus              31/03/2022        Manyara
  27. Serengeti White-bearded Wildebeest Connochaetes mearnsi 02/04/2022 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  28. Bush Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia              02/04/2022  Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  29. Harvey’s Duiker Cephalophus harveyi  30/03/2022 Arusha National Park
  30. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus  30/03/2022             Arusha National Park
  31. Plains Zebra Equus quagga 30/03/2022 Arusha National Park
  32. Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis  02/04/2022 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  33. Lion Panthera leo  01/04/2022  Tarangire National Park
  34. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus  03/04/2022 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  35. White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda  01/04/2022  Tarangire National Park
  36. Common Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguineus       07/04/2022              Serengeti
  37. Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo  30/03/2022  Arusha National Park
  38. Common Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula  01/04/2022  Tarangire National Park
  39. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta              01/04/2022  Tarangire National Park
  40. Black-backed Jackal Lupulella mesomelas  01/04/2022  Tarangire National Park
  41. African Golden Wolf Canis lupaster  02/04/2022  Ngorongoro Conservation Area
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