Ethiopia 16/11/12

Today was the long drive from Goba to Negele. It had rained all night and continued all through the morning, forming some magnificent flash floods in several villages. The first part of the drive was through a very large forest,  but soon habitat changed to sparse woodland then to acacia by the end of the day. For this reason, a huge array of species were seen, despite spending most of the time in the 4x4.

Bale Mountains NP
Spot-breasted Plover - 4
Wattled Crane - 2
White-cheeked Turaco- 1
Moorland Francolin - 2
Rouget's Rail - 2

Extensive Forest
Crimson-rumped Waxbill - 2
Yellow-bellied Waxbill - 3

Forest - Genale River
White-bellied Go Away Bird - many
Golden-breasted Starling - 10
Lesser Masked Weaver - 1
Eastern Chanting Goshawks - 5
Dark Chanting Goshawk - 3
Emerald Spotted Wood Dove - 2
Alpine Swift - 1
Lesser Striped Swallow - 1
Shelley's Starling - 1
Lesser Blue-eared Starling - 10+
Black-bellied Sunbird - 1

Nr Genale River
Prince Ruspoli's Turaco - 1
Brown Snake Eagle - 1
White-crested Helmet Shrike - 4

Genale - Negele
Ethiopian Swallow - 3
Grey-headed Kingfisher - 1
Black-billed Barbet - 2
Northern Black Flycatcher - 1

 Prince Ruspoli's Turaco - ENDEMIC

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill