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| St Lucia to Hilton |
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| Palm-nut Vulture - A brief stop to see this bird by the side of the road. |
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| Rufous-winged Cisticola - Seen at a wetland site on route to Hilton. A near endemic. (Photo NF) |
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| White-eared Barbet - Only seen at two sites during the trip. |
Dlinza Forest Photos
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| A superb walkway in the Dlinza Forest reserve. |
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| The birds-eye view from the walkway. |
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| Neil and some impressive tree roots! |
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| Narina Trogon - Just under the canopy. |
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| Chorister Robin Chat - Seen in poor light in the dark forest. An endemic species. |
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| Spotted Ground Thrush - A hard to find endemic species |
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| Our Hilton accommodation - very comfortable. |
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Hilton Sunset
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| Hilton to Underburg |
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| Black-winged Lapwing - A small flock we located in a field on the way to the Karkloof area. |
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| Benvie Gardens, Karkloof - Nice surroundings -Excellent birding. |
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| Speckled Pigeon - Perched high above us at the gardens (photo NF) |
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| Orange Ground Thrush - We only saw this species in the gardens where it was relatively tame. We also saw Olive Thrush here. (photo NF) |
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| Southern Double-collared Sunbird - This endemic species was only seen on two days |
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| A late afternoon visit to Marutswa Forest to try and see Cape Parrot coming to roost. |
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| Marutswa Forest - Unfortunately the Parrots did not appear despite being seen the previous day. (photo NF) |
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| African Hoopoe - Seen on the edge of the forest. |
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Also seen in Kwazula Natal
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| Wattled Crane - A rare endemic species seen at an undisclosed private site. Only a few hundred individuals survive. |
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| Some of the Cranes were colour ringed |