Now this place is a real challenge...

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What a mess of singing birds! So far I have not identified any of them... Fortunately I saw 3 Red-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) in the backs of Impalas, but so far it's the only species that I have managed to identify...

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Later today I saw at least 10 Red-billed Buffalo Weavers (Bubalornis niger), 2 Egyptian Geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca) and heard singing Cape Turtle Dove (Streptopelia capicola) and House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). In addition to those I saw some unidentified Swallows and some Lapwing that had white in the upperside of the wings.

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