2872 An awkward view of a Meyer's parrot but he wouldn't come any lower

2873 Arnot's chat is a striking little bird living in the mopane woodlands with an open understorey where it can descend to the ground to forage

2874 The African Hoopoe is a common resident of woodland and savannah. It raises its crest when alarmed

2875 I love the name of this bird 'arrow-marked babbler.' They live in noisy groups of up to 15 or so

2876 The spur-winged goose is common in Moremi

2877 The wattled crane is classed as vulnerable with only about 8000 individuals globally, mostly in Botswana

2878 The blacksmith plover is widespread over most of southern Africa

2879 The rufous-bellied heron is a shy resident of marshland

2880 The kurrichane thrush is a widespread resident of woodland with an open understorey

2881 The long-toed plover is localised to Northern Botswana. Its the only plover with a white face throat and neck

2882 Lilac-breasted roller. Beautiful

2883 Red-billed hornbill. You hear them chattering in camp and everywhere you go

2884 The laughing dove is widespread and common throughout Southern and Eastern africa

2885 The crimson-breasted shrike is a near endemic type of boubou preferring acacia thickets in arid areas. Often seen in pairs

2886 My guide reckoned this is a Meves's starling but they are very difficult to distinguish from Burchell's starling

2887 The Southern ground hornbill is usually seen in family groups where several adults help to raise the young

2888 A sacred ibis looking very smart

2889 Spoonbill

2890 The yellow-billed hornbill is common throughout dry thornbush

2891 Meves's starling

2892 Yellow-billed hornbill

2893 Red-eyed bulbul, another common resident or dry arid areas

2894 A woolly-necked stork on its huge nest

2895 The swallow-tailed bee-eater is the only species with a deeply forked tail