The national parks in Rwanda are each very different, Volcanoes is at the highest elevation, about 2,500 metres, with, obviously, volcanic geology, and even snow on one of the peaks at times. Nyungwe is old-growth rainforest, at a somewhat lower elevation, about 2000m, with a huge variety of bird life. Akegeba is Savannah, with some hills around, a place where you can do the classic Safari type thing, with zebras, giraffes, rhinos (white and black) and hippos.
We arrived in Nyungwe on the evening of day 2, it was already dark, so checked into the lodge and prepared for a full day birding on day 3. After a brief drive to the reception centre we headed off for a walk, with a local guide.
As we left the lodge, this Augur Buzzard was waiting
Chinspot Batis. This is the male, who does not have a chin-spot. This is one of the few birds named for a feature found only on the female! (I didn’t see a female)
A family of Black and White Colobus watched us carefully.
The Black-crowned Waxbills often travel in small flocks.
Like this one
Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
MacKinnon’s Shrike
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