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Mozambique
28th February - 21st March
2003
- With a coastline of 2700 km, Mozambique is
a huge country. Ornithologically, however, the River Zambezi effectively
divides the country into two, marking the boundary between the
avifaunas of Eastern and Southern Africa. With this trip being
the concluding stage of a seven-month birding extravaganza of
Southern Africa...Jos Stratford reports.
Central Mozambique: 12
– 23 December 2002 
- The road to Rio Savaan passes through some
spectacular floodplain habitat. Birds recorded along here included
numerous Rufousbellied Heron, Little Bittern, Wattled Crane and
Saddlebilled Stork. Approximately 11.7km down this road there
is a turn off to a new prawn factory and at a patch of coastal
thicket near this turn off we recorded a pair of Coppery Sunbirds
as well as large groups of Redheaded Quelea in the floodplain...Duan
Biggs reports.
South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
10-25 October 2001
- We then took a dhow out to the Archipelago,
a world heritage site and national park. We camped at Gabriels'
Camp for two nights. On the full day we went to Isla Bazuaruto
and on the way out we passed a small group of three Sooty Terns.
On the island Peter and I explored the dried out swamp in the
dune slacks. Here we saw Madagascar Bee-eaters, which were excavating
holes in the seaward face of the dunes...David Kelly reports
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