Where to Watch Birds in Africa

Acknowledgements ii

Introduction 12

Introduction to Birding in Africa 19

Conservation 29

General Tips 31

Glossary 33

Maps 34

ALGERIA 35

Djebel Babor 37

ANGOLA 39

Amboim 40

Kangandala National Park 40

BENIN 43

BOTSWANA 46

Okavango Delta 48

Chobe National Park 49

Gaborone 50

BURKINA FASO 52

Niangoloko-Kantchari road 53

La Guinquette 54

Kaya 54

BURUNDI 56

Ruzizi Delta 57

Ruvuvu National Park 58

Kibira National Park 59

CAMEROON 61

Limbe and Mount Cameroon 63

Mount Kupe 65

Bakossi Mountains 68

Korup National Park 69

Bamenda Highlands 70

Ngaoundaba Ranch 71

Benoue National Park 72

Waza National Park 74

CANARY ISLANDS, MADEIRA ISLANDS AND THE AZORES 77

Tenerife 79

Fuerteventura 80

Lanzarote 81

Gomera 81

Madeira Islands 82

The Azores 82

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS 84

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 86

Lobaye Prefecture 88

Haute Sangha Prefecture 89

Bamingui-Bangoran National Park 90

Manovo-Gounda-Saint Floris National Park 91

Birao 92

CHAD 93

Ouadi Rime-Ouadi Achim Reserve 94

COMOROS AND MAYOTTE 96

CONGO 98

Congo Coast 100

Pointe Noire-Sounda road 101

Koubotchi Forest 101

COTE D'IVOIRE 103

Grand Bassam 105

Orstom (lirsda) 105

Yapo 106

Lamto 107

Maraue National Park 109

Tai Forest National Park 110

Mount Tonkoui 112

Comoe National Park 112

DJIBOUTI 115

Djibouti City 116

Foret Du Day National Park 117

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 119

Fernando Po 119

EGYPT 120

Cairo 123

Sinai 125

Hurghada 125

Luxor 127

Abu Simbel 127

ETHIOPIA (AND ERITREA) 129

Addis Ababa 131

Lake Tana 132

Awash National Park 133

Ethiopia's Great Rift Valley 134

Wondo Genet 135

Bale Mountains National Park 135

Negele-Yabelo Area 137

GABON 139

Lambarene 141

Tondou and Pont Brule Forests 143

Colas and Nyanga 145

Port Gentil 147

Lekoni 147

Makokou 149

La Lope-Okanda Reserve 152

GAMBIA 153

Kotu Creek 156

Abuko Nature Reserve 159

Tendaba 160

Georgetown 161

Basse 162

GHANA 164

GUINEA BISSAU 167

GUINEA CONAKRY 169

Beyla 171

Macenta 171

KENYA 173

Lake Naivasha 177

Lake Nakuru National Park 179

Lake Baringo 180

Lake Victoria 181

Kakamega Nature Reserve 182

Masai Mara Reserve 185

Mount Kenya 187

Samburu Reserve 188

Marsabit Nature Reserve 190

Nairobi National Park 190

Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks 192

Arabuko-Sokoke Forest 194

Malindi 196

LIBERIA 199

Mount Nimba 201

Sapo National Park 202

LIBYA 203

MADAGASCAR 205

Ambanisana 208

Mahajanga 209

Lake Alaotra 209

Perinet Special Reserve 210

Ranomafana National Park 211

Toliara 213

Berenty Reserve 214

MALAWI 220

Lilongwe 222

Mzuzu-Nkhata road 223

Nyika National Park 223

Monkey Bay 225

Liwonde National Park 225

Zomba 226

Blantyre 227

MALI 229

Bamako-Koulikoro Road 231

The Niger Floodplain 232

MAURITANIA 233

Banc D'Arguin National Park 234

MAURITIUS, REUNION AND RODRIGUEZ 236

Mauritus 236

Reunion 237

Rodriguez 238

MOROCCO 240

Merja Zerga Nature Reserve 243

Sidi Bou Ghaba Nature Reserve 244

Ifrane 245

Merzouga 246

Boulmane 247

Oukaimeden 248

Sous Massa National Park 249

MOZAMBIQUE 252

Beira to Tica 253

Dondo North 254

Gorongoza National Park 254

Gorongoza Mountain 255

Vilanculos; 255

Panda 256

Inhaca Island 256

NAMIBIA 257

Daan Viljoen Reserve 260

Walvis Bay and Swakopmund 261

Namib-Naukluft National Park (North)263

Spitzkop 263

Erongo Mountains 264

Etosha National Park 264

Ruacana 266

Caprivi Strip 266

Waterberg Plateau National Park 268

Hardap Dam 269

Ai-Ais and Fish River Canyon 270

NIGER 272

W National Park 273

Air et Tenere National Park 275

NIGERIA 276

Falgore Reserve 278

Cross River (National Park) 279

Gashaka-Gumti Reserve 279

RWANDA 281

Akagera National Park 283

Nyungwe Forest Reserve 284

Gishwati Forest 285

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ISLANDS 287

Sao Tome 287

Principe 289

SENEGAL 291

Dakar 293

Djoudj National Park 293

Saloum Delta National Park 294

Niokola Koba National Park 295

Basse Casamance National Park 297

SEYCHELLES 298

Mahe 300

Fregate 300

Praslin 301

Cousin 301

Aride 302

La Digue 302

Aldabra 302

SIERRA LEONE 304

Freetown Peninsula 306

Gola Forest Reserves 307

SOCOTRA ISLAND 309

SOMALIA 310

Mogadishu Area 312

SOUTH AFRICA (INCLUDING LESOTHO AND SWAZILAND) 315

Johannesburg 317

Kruger National Park 318

Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve 321

Giants Castle Reserve 321

Sani Pass 322

Matatiele 323

Mtunzini and Umlalazi Nature Reserve323

Saint Lucia Lagoon 324

Mkuzi Reserve 325

Wakkerstroom 327

Kalahari Gemsbok National Park 328

Upington to Augrabies Falls National Park 328

Bushmanland 329

Cape Town 331

SUDAN 336

Khartoum 338

Immatong Mountains 339

Dinder National Park 340

Port Sudan and Suakin 341

TANZANIA 342

Usambara Mountains 345

Arusha 346

Tarangire National Park 346

Ngorongoro Crater 347

Serengeti National Park 348

Pugu Forest Reserve 349

Uluguru Mountains 349

Selous Reserve 350

Mikumi National Park 351

Mwanihana 353

Ifakara 354

Chita Forest 354

Ruaha National Park 355

TOGO 359

Southwest Plateau 360

TUNISIA 361

Tunis 363

Lakelchkeul 364

Tabarka to Tozeur 364

Douz 365

Lake Kelbia 365

UGANDA 366

Entebbe 368

Kabalega Falls National Park 369

Budongo Forest 370

Kibale Forest National Park 371

Ruwenzori National Park 372

Impenetrable (Bwindi) Forest National Park 373

Lake Mburo National Park 374

ZAYRE 376

Itombwe Mountains 378

Kahuzi-Biega National Park 379

Irangi and Itebero 380

Goma-Kibumba 381

Rumangabo 381

Djomba 383

Ituri Forest 384

Lac Ma Valle 385

ZAMBIA 387

South Luangwa National Park 389

Kasanka National Park 391

Bangweulu Swamp 391

Lochinvar Reserve 391

Kafue National Park 392

Mwinilunga District 393

ZIMBABWE 395

Harare 397

Lake Mcilwaine 398

Vumba Mountains 398

Rhodes Matopos National Park 401

Hwange National Park 401

Victoria Falls and Zambezi National Park 403

Lake Kariba 406

Mana Pools National Park 406

ISLANDS AROUND AFRICA 408

Ascension 408

St Helena 408

The Tristan da Cunha Group and Gough Island 409

Bouvet Island 410

The 'Southern Arc' 410

Amsterdam Island 410

Request 411

Calendar 412

Useful Addresses 413

Useful General Books 415

Bird Names Which Differ Between Clements and Southern African Field Guides 417

Index to Species 419