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                      Namibia is ripe with a total of 706 species of birds, very few of which are specific to the nation. In fact, the only species that is known to exist only in Namibia is the Dune Lark. Other species you are likely to encounter during your visit to the country are the Ostrich, the Kingfisher, and the Kori Bustard. |  
              
                |  | Northern Namibia,
                      Okavango and Victoria Falls 15-28
                      October 2006  
                    We started this birding adventure
                        on the Namib Desert coast, where we found tons of shorebirds
                        plus some highly localized terrestrial species endemic
                        to Namibia and southern Angola. We then headed inland and
                        birded the Namib Escarpment for a plethora of other localized
                    endemics, before driving further east to Etosha...Chris
                    Lotz reports for Birding
                    Ecotours  |  Southern Namibia and the
                Northern Cape 25th November-9th December
              2006  
              Having enjoyed our previous trip to
                  Namibia in 2004 so much, we decided on a return to visit some
                  different parts of the country, primarily in the south. We also
                  ventured into South Africa, visiting the Kgalagadi Transfrontier
              Park...Richard Rae reports  Namibia in the wet season 
              Jan-Feb 2005  
              We (my husband Peter and myself) spent 
                3 weeks in Namibia from January 25th to February 16th. Our main 
                focus of the trip was birdwatching but we also intended to spend 
                time experiencing the unique scenery and also other forms of wildlife.....Rosemary 
                Royle reports 
               
                |  | Namibia and Northern 
                    Botswana 28th Nov– 18th 
                    Dec 2004  
                    This is a report on a trip to Namibia 
                      and northern Botswana by Richard Rae and 
                      Emer Callanan. The trip was based around the best birding 
                      sites, and most time was spent on birding....... we did 
                      have good views of most of the endemic and near-endemic 
                      species of Namibia. |  Cape, Namibia, Botswana, 
              Kruger, Swaziland and Kwazulu-Natal 22 
              August – 14 October 2003  
              As always, the goal of this trip was to see 
                as many species and especially (near-)endemics as possible. As 
                it is impossible to cover whole southern Africa in 7,5 weeks, 
                I skipped mid-South-Africa, Zimbabwe & Mozambique from the 
                itinerary. I saw 542 birdspecies (including 461 'lifers' and 117 
                southern Africa endemics,  and also 72 mammalspecies)...Eduard 
                Sangster reports. How to find the Namibian Endemics 
              09th January - 07th February 2003  
              This report is the result of the preparation 
                for and the experiences made on a 4 week trip to Namibia and Northern 
                Botswana. The major aim of the trip was, to find the Namibian 
                endemics and near-endemics. So the focus of this report is on 
                these species. I hope that it will be useful, in order to find 
                the Namibian specials...Christian Wagner reports Namibia 
              24th Nov-18th Dec 2002  
              We spent the period between 24th 
                November and 18th December 2002 birding in Namibia. 
                This was our first trip to sub-Saharan Africa - Namibia proved 
                to be an ideal and reasonably gentle introduction to the avifauna...We 
                followed a fairly standard itinerary but were able to get right 
                to the end of the Caprivi Strip which is now secure. This paid 
                off in terms of the number of birds we were able to see there...Phil 
                and Charlotte Benstead report Namibia July2002 
               
              A journey through 2,000 million year old 
                landscapes,with the world's oldest deserts, the second largest 
                canyon, highest dunes and biggest surviving iron meteorite. Not 
                to mention; 600 plus bird species; superbly designed tarmaced 
                and graded gravel roads; many rare  mammals including Gemsbok 
                ( Oryx ); plus good reptiles, insects and endemic flora; excellent 
                non-chemical organic local German beer...John Bannon reports. Namibia and South Africa 
              Birding Report October 2001 - March 
              2003 
              This report is based on the findings of two 
                complementary trips to Southern Africa - a ten-week trip to the 
                west of the sub-continent (Namibia and the Cape Province of South 
                Africa) and a fifteen-week trip to the eastern half of the region 
                (Botswana, the east of South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique). 
                In the first trip a total of 527 species were seen (433 in Namibia 
                and 268 in South Africa), including nearly all the endemics, near 
                endemics and specialities....Jos Stratford reports Namibia Safari 2001 
               
              Rock Martins greet our arrival at Windhoek 
                airport in the warm sunshine of a clear blue sky, quickly followed 
                by Little Swifts, while the drive out of town is interrupted by 
                stops for numerous Lesser Grey Shrikes, a Tawny Eagle and Blackshouldered 
                Kites, perching on wires, hovering by the roadside and occasionally 
                parachuting gracefully to ground...Alison & Christopher 
                Hall report. Namibia 24th 
              September to 6th October 2000  
              Our drive to Etosha took several hours, The 
                minute we stopped at the entrance to register we got out to stretch 
                our legs and immediately added three new birds for the trip, the 
                first, Secretary Bird, in flight high above us, was one of my 
                target species, and added to this we had a single White-backed 
                Vulture and also a brief view of a Barn Owl...Keith Shepherd 
                reports Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe 
              1998  
              This is a report on my visit to Southern 
                Africa this autumn. This was my third visit to the region, I visited 
                Zimbabwe in 1993 and Cape Town/Zimbabwe in 1996. On this trip 
                the first part was an overland tour of Namibia, followed by two 
                days in Botswana and finally a week in Zimbabwe...David Kelly 
                Reports Cape, Namibia and the Shakawe area 
              in Botswana 14th October - 12th November 
              1996  
              Namibia is a good choice for the serious 
                birder, even if you had birded elsewhere in Africa previously. 
                The country has a formal birdlist of 609 species of which 423 
                are resident. Namibia is one of two African countries (the other 
                being Kenya) with the highest degree of endemicity....Jan Vermeulen 
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