Trips to Zululand (Hluhluwe, Umfolozi, Mkuzi, Ndumu)

Trip to Zululand with Dad (1988)

• A wonderful trip to Umfolozi and Mkuzi with dad. The highlight bird was enticing a Green Coucal into view using bird calls.

Trip with Tony (1989)

• At the end of 1st year university, I drove to Durban where I met up with Tony and we went to Mkuzi and Ndumu. The highlight birds were Crowned Eagle near Durban and Narina Trogon and Pels Fishing Owl in Ndumu.

New birds seen during these two trips

Durban

• Crowned Eagle

Mkuzi

• Black widowfinch
• Buffspotted Flufftail
• Crested Guineafowl
• Greater Scimitarbill
• Green Coucal
• Lappetfaced vulture
• Lesser striped swallow
• Longcrested Eagle
• Martial Eagle
• Melba finch
• Olive Bee-eater
• Paradise whydah
• Pinkthroated twinspot
• Redbilled firefinch
• Rudd's apalis
• Southern banded snake eagle
• Striped Kingfisher
• Tambourine Dove
• White-eared barbet

Ndumu

• Narina Trogon
• Pel's Fishing Owl

Umfolozi

• Lizard Buzzard
• Yellowthroated longclaw

Zululand

• Rattling cisticola
• Yellow weaver