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African Birdlife
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020

Introducing the 2020 Bird of the Year, the Southern Ground-Hornbill

MAIN FEATURES

Dying for a drink?
Arno Ellmer documents some of the daily struggles for survival that play out for birds that visit the
busy waterholes in the Kgalagadi National Park.

Eight of the best: Top birding sites in Uganda
Philip Briggs suggests prime locations throughout Uganda for visitors to maximise a birding trip to
that species-rich country.

Quick fix
The Sapphire Coast Birding Route on the lower South Coast in KwaZulu-Natal offers an amazingly diverse range of species, and all the locations are within easy reach of the province’s other birding hotspots.

Puffed Daddy
A male Kori Bustard in Hwange National Park struts his stuff while on the lookout for a partner.

Under cover
Hugh Chittenden and Tony Roberts report on the first Ayres’s Hawk Eagle breeding record for South Africa.

Kite flying
A chance sighting of mating Black-winged Kites prompted Steve Peck to monitor the birds throughout their breeding season.

Talking Tech: Equipment reviews
Grant Atkinson reviews the new Canon EOS 90D camera and Martin Benadie assesses the Olympus 8×42 Pro binoculars.