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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
reports
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