by Zambezi
16 August 2011
A laughing dove, our latest fan, dropped into the Victoria Falls office to take the term "landing page" to another level...or perhaps he was just figuring out how to "tweet". Follow the story on Facebook.
There's even more fun to be had - how Ridgebacks deal with the cold; the "lions" miss all their tackles... 
Migration updates in Tanzania, Kenya and Kasanka (Zambia)
A "Gooney Bird" over Kenya: One of the world's best known aircraft, an iconic DC3 registered as "5Y WOW" and named "Furahah" (Swahili for Happiness) is now based on Mombasa.
by Zambezi
15 August 2011
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An invitation to the BirdFair
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Hi everyone, not long before BirdFair...
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...we're looking forward to seeing old friends and new faces, Friday to Sunday 19 to 21 August
Join us in Marquee 1, stands 59 and 60
- Get updated on some African news ... from East Africa (the migration is now well and truly on the move), southern Africa (where we've just had snow in Namibia!; the 3rd year of flooding in the Okavango and both the upper and lower Zambezi) and from central Africa (where we're running new expeditions)
- We have some unbeatable packages on offer - here's a sample:
- An unbeatable package at Victoria Falls – get into the wilder birding habitats in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia and use this package at the start and/or end of a safari – 3 nights, 4* comfort
- A week-long safari in Zambia's Luangwa during the green period (November to April)
- Lower Zambezi “summer migrants” and residents: Lilian's lovebirds, Pel’s fi5hing owls, Crested guineafowl, African skimmers and more!
- Madagascar “Vanga Triangle” from the very end of August to December visit at least one site in each of Madagascar’s three chief climatic/floristic zones: eastern rainforest, southern spiny bush and western tropical deciduous forest.
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- The Mafuri Safari - a 4 night package exclusively available from Wilderness Safaris - combines Mashatu (350 species) and Pafuri region, Kruger NP (400 species) November to April
If you can't join us at Rutland then
We hope you can join us!
John, Trish, Jackie, Mark and the Zambezi gang
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Tags: birding safaris, Botswana, Mana Pools, Newsletters, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Northern Mozambique, Okavango, Madagascar, Kenya
by Zambezi
4 August 2011
In preparation for the Birdfair at Rutland later this month (19-21 August), the team have been all a twitter with ideas for some of the best birding trips in Africa.
We're particularly excited about a new itinerary featuring Madagascar's 'Vanga Triangle', taking in the country's three chief climatic zones. We've also revised perennial favourites such as the Lower Zambezi, great for summer migrants as well as resident Pel's owls, and Zambia's Luangwa in the green season.
Not to mention two exceptional offbeat trips with some of our favourite guides:
Gorongosa National Park and Mozambique's beaches - exploring the river estuaries of the Quirimbas, of which the beautiful mangrove kingfisher is a highlight. The riparian forest is a great habitat for black-bellied starlings and other birds. The mangrove forest provides roosting spots with sightings of Dimorphic egret, great white egret, pink-backed pelican, yellow-billed stork, crab plovers and woolly-necked storks.
And a privately guided mobile safari into the wilds of Western Kenya for some of the best birding on the African continent.
