29 August 2023 - Ngwenya and Kruger National Park; Day 5
Although we were up early, there was a lot more traffic this morning at Croc Bridge Gate and it took us 30-minutes to get through. We headed west on the S25 with Afsaal our destination for coffee and roosterbrood. It was a long drive with very little to show in terms of wildlife, which was really surprising and disappointing, as this road is normally very productive.
We did have a Lesser Honeyguide perched out in the open
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| Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor) |
and in a burnt section a few Senegal Lapwing
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| Senegal Lapwing (Vanellus lugubris) |
At a river crossing, a family of Painted Snipe
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| Greater Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) |
The coffee couldn't come soon enough after a long drive. From Afsaal, we headed south to Malelane and made a detour on the S121 (we should have taken the S188 and S119 as we later found out) and again no game of significance seen. We exited the Park and drove back to Ngwenya on the N4.
Later in the afternoon, I enjoyed a walk around the Lodge grounds, finding Ashy Flycatcher
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| Ashy Flycatcher (Muscicapa caerulescens) |
A female African Paradise Flycatcher
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| African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) |
and Scarlet-chested Sunbird
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| Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) |
along with a few more White-browed Robin-Chat's as the sun started setting
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| White-browed Robin-Chat (Cossypha heuglini) |
I did find a few more invertebrates; Painted Lady
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| Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) |
One of the Brown's
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| Brown sp. |
A Dragonfly to be ID'd
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| Dragonfly sp. |
As well as this Damselfly
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| Damselfly sp. |
And a probable Paper Wasp
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| Paper Wasp tbc |
Near the hide, there were plenty Flies on the pathway - pretty colourful
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| Fly sp. |
As well as a few Ele's enjoying the river
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| African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
As you know by now, I cant resist the sunsets along with sundowners and a wood fire!
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| Fiery Ngwenya Sunset |
Ended the day still on 97 species for Ngwenya (it does get harder as the week progresses)
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