Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Date: 27 August 2012.
[Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, Family Ciconiidae, Order Ciconiiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Saddle-billed stork]
Category Archives: Botswana
Grey Herons in Botswana
Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date: 25 August 2012.
Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Date: 30 August 2012.
[Ardea cinerea, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Grey heron]
The sound of the grey heron (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)
Distribution and sightings of the grey heron across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Lappet-faced Vulture / White-backed Vulture
Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Dates: 24 August 2012.
[Torgos tracheliotos, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Lappet-faced vulture]
[Gyps africanus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: White-backed vulture]
The sound of the white-backed vulture (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)
African Darters
Place: Okavango River, Botswana
Date: 19 August 2012.
[Anhinga rufa, Family Anhingidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: African darter]
The sound of the African darter (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Candice Swarts)
Sacred Ibis
Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date: 25 August 2012.
[Threskiornis aethiopicus, Family Threskiornithidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: African sacred ibis]
The sound of the sacred ibis (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Lynette Rudman)
Distribution and sightings of the sacred ibis across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Black Egret
Place: Okavango River, Botswana
Dates: 21 August 2012.
[Egretta ardesiaca, Family Ardeidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Black heron]
The sound of the black egret (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)
Blacksmith Plover
Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Dates: 24 August 2012.
Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Dates: 30 August 2012.
[Vanellus armatus, Family Charadriidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Blacksmith lapwing]
The sound of the blacksmith plover (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)
Distribution of the blacksmith plover across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Glossy Ibis
Place: Okavango River, Botswana
Dates: 19 August 2012.
Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Dates: 25 August 2012.
[Plegadis falcinellus, Family Threskiornithidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Glossy ibis]
The sound of the glossy ibis (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stein Ø. Nilsen)
Distribution and sightings of the glossy ibis across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
African Darter
Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Dates: 25 August 2012.
[Anhinga rufa, Family Anhingidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: African darter]
The sound of the African darter (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Candice Swarts)
Red-billed Buffalo Weaver
Place: Maun, Botswana
Dates: 1 September 2012.
[Bubalornis niger, Family Ploceidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-billed buffalo weaver]
The sound of the red-billed buffalo weaver (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Andrew Spencer)
Marnix's Bird Gallery 