VS: [tanzaniabirds] Fw: birds on Bumbire

> From: tanzaniabirdatlas [tzbirdatlas@yahoo.co.uk]
> Sent: 2009-09-01 12:43:37 MEST
> To: tanzaniabirds@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [tanzaniabirds] Fw: birds on Bumbire
>
> our first list from Bob Mathews on Bumbire, our first real list from this
> island, the only other records are from the 95 waterbird count and these
> were only the waterbirds.
>
> African Grey Parrot is a real surprise but with B&W Casqued Hornbills there
> must be some good trees left.
>
> the lovebirds would have been Fischer's, I hope he's not using Von Perlo !!
> I do encourage folk to throw that book away !!
>
> Neil
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Matthews" <bdmatthews@aimint.net>
> To: "tanzaniabirdatlas" <tzbirdatlas@yahoo.co.uk>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 12:53 PM
> Subject: Re: birds on Bumbire
>
>
> > Hi Neil, OK, here's my first report, not quite sure how to do it, so
> > let me know if I can do better. For the month of August, here on the
> > north end of Bumbire Island, I have seen the following which I can
> > identify:
> > common fiscals, almost everyday
> > common bulbuls
> > black-headed gonolecks, almost daily
> > eastern grey plantain-eaters, all day long
> > black kites, ditto
> > white-browed coucals, often
> > black and white-casqued hornbills, although could be another species,
> > hard to tell for sure
> > African grey parrots
> > white-throated green bee-eaters, saw a flock of these one day
> > African harrier hawks
> > Vielots' black weaver
> > red-capped robin chat
> > snowy-headed robin chat
> > ring-necked dove
> > African paradise flycatchers
> > red-bellied flycatchers
> > Marico sunbird
> > African pied kingfishers, all day
> > Malachite kingfishers
> > black-headed weavers
> > Pied crows
> >
> > Of course, I see lots of yellow weavers and I think orioles also, but
> > difficult to type for sure. I hope this is ok. Thanks. Bob Matthews
> > oh, and when in Kahunda on the mainland near Sengerema early August I saw
> > some Lilian's lovebirds
> >
> >
> Neil and Liz Baker, Tanzania Bird Atlas, P.O. Box 1605, Iringa, Tanzania.
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