Window to Wildlife

We met early again this morning at 5.45 for another walk around the grounds before breakfast, our last morning at this lodge, reconnecting with many species that had already become familiar to us around the gardens. We noted a flock of  Baywing were somewhat Dunnock-like in their behaviour and colouration. Dave spotted an Epaulette Oriole flitting amongst the branches of a small tree, with the tiny epaulettes, very difficult to spot, but just visible in certain poses. In a small tree a Green-barred Woodpecker clung tenaciously to a trunk, tapping in search of food. But probably the highlight of the morning, was the spectacle of thousands of egrets passing over the reserve, wave after wave of flocks flying low over the fields as they left their overnight roosting sites.  Green-barred Woodpecker We departed from our accommodation after breakfast, but there was more birding to be had from the entrance track, where a field with many termite mounds proved very productive. A Grassla...