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September 24, 2012
A landmark bird count took place in July along the Okavango River. What made this count so unique, was the fact that it was the first […]
September 12, 2012
Pale chanting goshawk Melierax canorus Roberts’ No 162 by Pompie Burger Would you expect a bird that hunts with a honey badger and dances in the […]
September 3, 2012
By Pompie Burger Crimson-breasted Shrike, Laniarius atrococcineus Roberts No 739 People often say the Crimson-breasted Shrike looks like the German flag. I must confess that I have […]
September 3, 2012
Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis Roberts’ No. 428 by Pompie Burger When travelling in a boat on one of the rivers in Namibia’s far north-eastern regions, the […]
September 3, 2012
Paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Roberts’ No 710 by Pompie Burger Some people have big cars, some have holiday houses in Swakopmund, and others are privileged to […]
September 3, 2012
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Roberts No 146 by Pompie Burger The fact that the Bateleur probably has the shortest tail of all the raptors doesn’t mean that […]
September 3, 2012
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis Roberts No 810 by Pompie Burger For various reasons the spectacled weaver bird is probably my favourite of all the weavers found […]
September 3, 2012
Blackshouldered kite Elanus caeruleus Roberts’ No. 299 by Pompie Burger Blackshouldered kites are fairly common roadside raptors in Namibia in terms of distribution as well as […]
September 3, 2012
European bee-eater Merops apiaster Roberts’ No 438 by Pompie Burger Does “kwirri-kwirri-kwirri” sound familiar? Does it herald springtime in Namibia? The first rains? Yes indeed, this […]
September 3, 2012
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus Roberts No 247 By Pompie Burger Reading an article written some years ago by well-known ornithologist Tony Williams on Namibia’s coastal birds, […]
September 3, 2012
Lappet-faced Vulture Aegypius tracheliotus Roberts No 124 by Pompie Burger Since the Lappet-faced Vulture with its wingspan of over two metres is the largest of all […]
August 31, 2012
by Pompie Burger African Purple Swamphen Porphyrio madagascarienses Roberts No 223 This colourful bird was formerly known as the Purple Gallinule, an impressive name indeed. You […]
August 31, 2012
Bare-cheeked Babbler Turdoides gymnogenys Roberts No 564 by Pompie Burger The babblers are definitely one of my favourite groups of birds. They are extremely vocal, so […]
August 31, 2012
Rüppell’s Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii Roberts No 365 by Pompie Burger South African writer Chris Barnard once wrote a story about a boy who tried to keep […]
August 28, 2012
Lilacbreasted roller Coracias caudate Roberts No 447 by Pompie Burger This is one of Namibia’s most common roadside birds, and it is definitely one of the […]