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Angola – BA2579 : August 2025 – all endemics, plus newly-available specials such as Grimwood’s Longclaw, Congo Moor Chat, Chestnut-mantled Sparrow-Weaver & Dambo Cisticola. Black-tailed Cisticola, plus soon-to-be-described Bateke Plateau Cisticola. We equaled our record of 577 species!
Angola Comprehensive – BA2302 : Aug – Sep 2023 – we logged a record 577 species!
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Angola – BA2279 : August 2022 – 561 species. Top five birds were White-headed Robin-Chat, Margaret’s Batis, White-bellied Barbet, Eastern Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye, Bocage’s Weaver
Angola Comprehensive – BA2202 : September 2022 – 569 species. We spent 18 days visiting the key birding sites, recording all endemics.
Angola Comprehensive : August 2019 – 559 species. White-headed Robin-Chat
Angola : September 2018 – 550 species. Angola White-bellied Barbet
Botswana Okavango : June – July 2019 – 209 bird, 34 mammal and 5 reptile species
Comoros : October 2018 – Mohéli Scops Owl, Comoro Blue Vanga
Seychelles, Mauritius & Reunion : October 2018
Ethiopia : April 2019 – 500 species
Ethiopia : March – April 2016 – 540 species – bird list & trip report
Ethiopia : April 2014 – 500+ bird species, including all Ethiopian & Eritrean endemics
Ethiopia : February 2013 – 515 species, located all the Ethiopian & Eritrean endemics
Gabon : Sep – Oct 2021 – Top 5 birds – African River Martin, Grey Ground Thrush, White-crested Tiger Heron, Vermiculated Fishing Owl, Black Guineafowl
Ghana : January 2022 – 430 species, including Yellow-headed Picathartes, Ghana’s star bird.
Upper Guinea : 5 January 2023
Upper Guinea : 23 January 2023
Upper Guinea : January 2020 (our very 1st tour to the Upper Guinea region)
Madagascar & Masoala : November 2024 – 182 species
Madagascar & Masoala : November 2022 – All species vanga, mesite, ground roller and coua, three asities, and more…
Madagascar & Masoala : November 2017 – 189 species, all 5 species of ground roller, all 3 mesites, all species of vanga & all 10 couas
Malawi : October 2018. Top birds as voted for – White-winged Apalis, White-winged Babbling Starling, Thyolo Alethe, Shelley’s Sunbird, Souza’s Shrike, Pel’s Fishing Owl & Pennant-winged Nightjar.
Morocco : April 2015 – Top 5 birds: Northern Bald Ibis, Houbara Bustard, Tristram’s Warbler, Dupont’s Lark, Cream-coloured Courser
Namibia & Okavango : September 2019 – 307 bird species; 46 mammal species
Uganda: June 2021 – 560 species – Green-breasted Pitta
Uganda & Rwanda: Jun – Jul 2018 – Red-collared Mountain Babbler, African Green Broadbill, Green-breasted Pitta & Shoebill
Socotra Island : March 2024 – notched up all endemics within the first 48 hours
Socotra Island : December 2021 – 100+ species incl. the 11 strict endemics
Fellows Cape to Kruger : Oct – Nov 2024 – 358 species – Highlights: Giant Kingfisher, Blue Crane,
Knysna Turaco, Kori Bustard, Southern Ground Hornbill, African Skimmer, White-backed Vulture
Cape to Kruger : October 2023 – ebird species list & photos from tour participants
Cape to Kruger : February 2020
Cape to Kruger : October 2018
Cape to Kruger : February 2018
Uganda: June 2021 – 560 species – Green-breasted Pitta
Uganda & Rwanda: Jun – Jul 2018 – Red-collared Mountain Babbler, African Green Broadbill, Green-breasted Pitta & Shoebill
Ultimate Zambia : Nov – Dec 2019 – Top 5 birds: African Pitta, Black-cheeked Lovebird, Chaplin’s Barbet, Bar-winged Weaver, Bamboo Warbler
– trip reports are ongoing. Here are a couple of samples, but please email us for the latest.
Kogelberg Biosphere (e-bird species & checklists) – 28 October 2025 – 45 species observed
West Coast (e-bird species & checklists) – 3 October 2025 – 66 species observed
Cape Peninsula (e-bird species & checklists) – 29 September 2025 – 89 species observed
Cape Peninsula : 7 August 2025 – 77 species – 12 Species of Duck, African Penguin, Klaas’s Cuckoo
Kogelberg Biosphere : 13 June 2021 – 54 species – Cape Rockjumper, Ground Woodpecker
Kogelberg Biosphere & West Coast : 9 & 10 May 2021 – 122 species – Cape Rockjumper, Ground Woodpecker, Southern Black Korhaan, Black Harrier
Kogelberg Biosphere : 26 April 2021 – 55 species – Cape Rockjumper, Cape Siskin, Victorin’s Warbler
– trip reports are ongoing. Here are a couple of samples, but please go to Cape Town Pelagics for the latest.
30 May 2021 – Southern Fulmar, Spectacled Petrel
23 May 2021 – SOUTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS
2 May 2021 – Black-bellied Storm Petrel