Birds and Beasts for you to ID.
We failed to identify the following on our return from Namibia. Do you want to have a go? Add your comments at the end of this post. In some instances I have one or two more photos. Do ask if you think they will help.
What is it?, Phuduhudu, Botswana
Mystery Birds, Otjimuhaka – Kunene
UI Bird, Kunene River Lodge
Mystery Shrike, Hippo Pools, Ruacana
Mystery Lark, Hippo Pools, Ruacana
Mystery Lark, Hippo Pools, Ruacana
Mystery Lark, Hippo Pools, Ruacana
For You to ID, Goas Waterhole, Halali, Etosha
For You to ID, Goas Waterhole, Halali, Etosha
For You to ID, Goas Waterhole, Halali, Etosha
Fairy Circles – Not unlike Crop Circles – dotted everywhere – Brandberg
Cisticola – Rattling? Waterberg, Namibia
Black Mongoose for ID. Seen in Waterberg, Namibia
Black Mongoose for ID. Seen in Waterberg, Namibia
Black Mongoose for ID. Seen in Waterberg, Namibia
UI Pipit? African? , Mahango
UI Pipit? African? Mahango
Perplexes – for ID, Chobe NP, Botswana
Perplexes – for ID, Chobe NP, Botswana
UI Cisticola?? Chobe NP, Botswana
Flutter-bye of some kind? Brandberg
Brightly spotted headed Lizard – anyone?, Erongo
Sunbird – Which? Marico? Amethyst? a.n. other? Nunda, Caprivi.
Enjoy the challenge.
Paul Bartho
Outstanding article on Larking About in Namibia.
UI Birds. .
It is surely among the best that I’ve read in a long time
Herewith my best guesses (in order): Lark-like Bunting; (very poor pic of birds in flight ?Wattled Starlings in non-br plumage?);Cisticola chiniana;N race of Fiscal Shrike; Fawn-coloured Lark x3; Pale individual of White-browed Sparrow Weaver x3; Fairy Ring sans fairies!; Cisticola chiniana (again); Dwarf Mongeeses x3; 1st UI Pipt I think is a Lark, poss Rufous-naped, 2nd UI Pipit I think is a Woodland Pipit (but not checked any books); Perplexes is correctly identified as such! (I just love this new name!); Cisticola aridulus (I think – a great pic!). Yours Ian Macdonald