Our little Biodiversity group decided to visit Amangwe Forest. Richard arranged a key for us. We met at Alen`s house at 08h00.
We travelled to Kwambonambi and turned off left, then right across the bridge towards Amangwe Village. The turnoff is a kilometre pass the village. Alen could not get over the beauty of the forest. We parked in the middle of the forest and were greeted by a forest choir. We got our gear and slowly walked through the forest. Big tree giants enfold the sky. The forest has a lush of green undergrowth.
Birds can be tricky to see with the dense forest canopy. The pathways form a circle route.
Alen spotted a dove and to our delight it was an Easter Bronze-naped Pigeon. This was a lifo (First time seen) for him and me. (He has 730 bird species on his list). Richard was delighted and pointed out that was a special sighting. Sadly, in the excitement we did not get a photo.
A few other birds heard or seen: Olive Sunbirds, Rudd`s Apalis, Olive Sunbird, Sombre Greenbul, Livingstone’s Turaco, Lesser Honeyguide, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird and the African Green Pigeon.
We saw a great variety of plants. A new one for me was the Grass Cycad.
After a few hours, hungry and thirsty we drove to the Kwambonambi Golf Course. This is also, a nice spot for birding. The Black-headed Heron surprised us here. We had a hearty breakfast and departed home.
Bird Species: 30
Butterflies Species:5
Some Fotos of the trip: