FROM THE CUCKOO’S NEST APRIL 2018
Chimpanzees
Just seen 2 big chimps strolling down the path near one of the tent-houses. Have been seeing them most days in the last month.
Other primates
Baboons, black and white colobus, blue, l’hoests and red-tailed monkeys all seen regularly in last month.
Birds
Notable sightings in the last month include:
Tullberg’s Woodpecker
Elliot’s Woodpecker
Dusky long-tailed cuckoo
Blue-headed sunbird
Equatorial Akalat
Double-toothed barbet -a pair seem to be resident at the moment, and have taken a liking to the avocado trees.
Yellow Bishop
White-browed crombec
Yellow-spotted barbet
Petit’s Cuckoo-shrike
Mountain Greenbull
Oriole Finch
Honeyguide greenbull
Buff-spotted woodpecker
Bamboo warbler
Yellow-eyed black flycatcher
African emerald cuckoo
Yellow-bellied waxbill
Dusky tit
Red-faced crimsonwing
Fruit of the Land
Plenty of avocados, a few guavas, pineapples and passion fruit.
In the garden, we are harvesting salad veg,, turnips, leeks and carrots.
Philip