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Willie and I became addicted to bird watching in 1988 when we lived in South Africa.We moved to Swakopmund in Namibia and a sky of birds opened to us. We spent timeless hours watching, listening,calling and identifying  birds and our excitement never waned. We had the best of two worlds: African nature and 800 species to find! 
When we left Africa in 1994 we've identified 330+ different species.
Our hobby shifted to the back burner for almost 16 years until 2 years ago when we spent 3 weeks in Uganda and our bird-watching flame was kindled to its former passion.
We are ready for our birds on this trip. We have the different regional books and are excited to share our collection with you - and maybe kindle another little flame of interest into a hobby-love-interest that you will never tire of. 

13. House Sparrow,
Cairo, Egypt
 

12. Carrion Crow
Cairo, Egypt

11. Barn Swallow,
Cairo, Egypt

10. Stone Curlew,
Cairo, Egypt

9. Reef Egret,
Ras Muhammed, Egypt

8. Little Egret,
Ras Muhammed, Egypt

7. Cattle Egret,
Dahab, Egypt

*6. Pied Wagtail *(new)
Aqaba, Jordan

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Common breeder in various habitats, close to habitation and water.

Personal Notes:
March 2011
At our campsite in Aqaba, Jordan. Common, not shy.


*5. Pied Wheatear (*new)
Petra, Jordan

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Breeds on barren mountain slopes with low vegetation, high plateaux's and grassland.

Personal Notes:
March 2011
We saw the wheatear perched on a rock several times when we were hiking up the mountain at Petra, Jordan.

4. Spectacled Bulbul
Amman, Jordan

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3. Rock Dove
Jordan

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2. African Hoopoe (Hoep-hoep in Afrikaans)
Amman, Jordan

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:    
    
The Hoopoe (pronounced
/ˈhuːpuː/), Upupa epops, is a colourful bird that is found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive 'crown' of feathers. It is the only extant species in the family Upupidae. One insular species, the Giant Hoopoe of Saint Helena, is extinct, and the Madagascar subspecies of the Hoopoe is sometimes elevated to a full species. The English name is derived from Latin upupa, which imitates the cry of the bird.


*1. Azure-winged magpie (new bird)
Amman, Jordan

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The Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyana) is a bird in the crow family.

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