South Africa 2010

Tembe Elephant Park - South Africa

Tembe Elephant Park

This park is in the far north of Zululand and forms a border with Mozambique. Of the big five present the Lion and Elephant population are the main species monitored. There are over 200 elephants and these animals have the biggest tusks in Africa. The Suni, a rare small antelope, is also monitored but difficult to see and photograph. The park contains a rare habitat known locally as Sand Forest. The area consequently contains many endemic plants and animals.

Here are some photos which I hope will give some idea of what it is like working as a volunteer on the reserve. A more detailed record of the birds and animals seen appears at the end.

Around Tembe Research Camp

Cilla and her team of volunteers

Cilla Barbara Angus Caroline Rob

Who knocked it down I wonder? Mozambique border

Wild Life seen

These are just a few of the hundreds of photos taken of the animals of the reserve. A more accurate and scientific record may be found by following any links given.

Mammals

African Elephant

Blue Wildebeest

Buffalo

Burchell's Zebra

Bushbuck

Common Duiker

Common Waterbuck

Greater Kudu

Impala

Indigenous Mouse

Lion

Always the last word!

Nyala

Red Duiker

Samango Monkey

Scrub Hare

Slender Mongoose

Southern Giraffe

Southern Reedbuck

Suni

Tree Squirre

Vervet Monkey

Warthog

White Rhino

Wild Dog

Total 24

Birds (listed from the Thanda Bird List)

Bee-eater, Little

Boubou, Southern

(photo of a Southern Boubou can be seen in Thanda Reserve)

Bulbul, Dark-capped (Black-eyed Bulbul)

Bulbul, Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Bustard, Black-Bellied (Black-Bellied Korhaan)

Chat, White-browed Robin-chat (Heuglin's Robin)
Chat, White-throated Robin-chat (WT Robin)
Crow, Pied

Dove, Cape Turtle-dove

Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood-dove (GS Dove)

Dove, Red-eyed

Drongo, Fork-tailed
Eagle, African Fish

Eagle, Long-crested

Eagle, Brown Snake-eagle

Egret, Cattle

Flycatcher, African Paradise
Francolin, Crested
Goose, Spur-winged

Guineafowl, Crested

Gymnogene or African Harrier-hawk

Heron, Black-Headed

Hoopoe, African

Hornbill, Crowned

Hornbill, Trumpeter

Ibis, Hadeda

Kingfisher,Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Kite, Black-Shouldered

Kite, Yellow-billed

Lapwing, African Wattled (Wattled Plover)

Lapwing, Crowned (Crowned Plover)

Lapwing, Senegal (Lesser Blackwinged Plover)

Longclaw, Yellow-throated Longclaw

Lourie, Purple-crested Turaco
Myna, Common (Indian Myna)
Nicator, Eastern (Yellow-spotted Nicator)
Nightjar, Fiery-necked
Oriole, Black-Headed

Oxpecker, Red-billed

Pigeon, African Green
Quail, Common
Quelea, Red-billed
Roller, Lilac-breasted