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September 2011 This journey was to the south of Ethiopia. The visit concentrated on the tribes around the Omo National Park. The most memorable part of the trip was the amount of rain we had and the effect this had on the trip. The trip members were fortunately able to accept this 'little' problem and we came to accept getting stuck in the mud as all in a days march. One day we managed to move camp about 200m within the park as the vehicles repeatedly became stuck. And this was a holiday I hear you say! The visit was arranged by Wild Frontiers and thanks must go to Mette and her team of supporters for which for me was a great adventure into a developing part of the world
These photographs are as a record and some of the photographs are not of a good quality.
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Birds of Ethiopia
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret Egretta gazetta
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
Goliath Heron Arlea goliath
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Hardada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus
Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
African Fish Eagle Haliaetus vocifer
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Yellow-necked Spurfowl Francolinus leucoscepus
Black-bellied Bustard Eupodotis gindiana
Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Emerald-spotted Wood-dove Tutur chalcospilos
African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens
White-bellied Go-away Bird Corythaixoides leucogaster
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinica
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Red-billed Hornbill Tokus erythrorhynchus
African grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis
Abyssinian Ground-hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus
Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
Abyssinian Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis chocolatinus
Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris
Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Grey-headed Sparrow Passer grieus
White-browed Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser mahali
White-headed Buffalo-weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht
Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
Abyssinian Waxbill (Fawn-breasted Waxbill) Estrilda ochrogaster
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
70 Identified birds seen but only 51 photographed
Other Animals
Young Monitor Lizard
Bushbuck
Colobus Monkey
African Nile Crocodile
Eland
Hippopotamus
Leopard Tortoise
Butterflies
Ants
Plants
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