Sarasunga

This was a really peaceful site with the river Kavanga just outside the grounds and Angola across the river.

We made an enjoyable pre-breakfast drive to Klein Namutoni and onto Did-dik Drive before returning to the camp. After breakfast we made another visit to the waterhole (where my new 500mm camera lens stopped working and then a long drive to Sarasunga arriving with about an hour of daylight left spent in the gardens and along the river. Last few minutes of daylight alongside river.

Klein Namutoni

We probably arrived to early for large numbers of mammals to be drinking but two Giraffe gave good views and a Southern Pochard was seen.

Dik-dik Trail

Soon after entering the drive we found our target species with very close of a dozen or so Damara Dik-diks and a few Black-faced Impala and more Giraffe.

White-backed Vulture was seen at its nest, a Shikra dashed through and a cluster of small birds included Crimson-breasted Shrike, Blue Waxbill and Golden-breasted Bunting.

Namutoni grounds and waterhole

White-backed Vulture, Lanner Falcon and a European Bee-eater were overhead and a pair of Whiskered Tern came in to feed. Ruff and Little Stint were also feeding, White-bellied and Marique Sunbirds were feeding around the car park area, Two parties of Banded Mongoose were feeding unconcerned a few feet away.

This was the first spot where we saw large numbers of dragonflies. Common Orange, Blue Basker, dropwings                         

Drive

As we had a long drive we tried not to stop too often but Cape Vulture, Yellow-billed Kite and Lilac-breasted Roller and Red-faced Mousebird were noted.

Sarasunga

Our brief look around the grounds and river produced Striated Heron, Malachite and Pied Kingfishers, Lesser Honeyguide, Hartlaub’s Babbler, Wire-tailed Swallow and Kurrichane Thrush.

Yellow Mongoose.?????