overseas birds

I've just come back from a trip to southern Africa visiting a number of countries but the very best bird watching was in Botswana.

Although we saw lots of birds over the land - dry, arid, mountainous, swamp, urban - it was the Chobe National Park near Kasanne in Botswana that was unbelievable bird watching. You could go up/down the Chobe River at sunrise or sunset, travel the land sections of the park morning or night or go over to the island and bird watch.

I took hundreds and hundreds of photo's and bought a 'safari' bird book which l ticked off all the birds l saw. I'm now slowly working my way through the other birds l photographed that were not in the book.

If you ever get the chance to go to Africa, make sure the Chobe River National Park is on the visit list.

Birdlife Botswana is like our Birdlife Australia and they too have a list of endangered birds.

Birding is really a worldwide activity.