Garth Peacock
Tanzania Day 14 &15

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Some oldies re-edited

Monday 10th February 2025

Probably my last blog for few weeks.

Friday 17th January 2025

Tanzania Day 14 &15

Thursday 19th December 2024

Tanzania Day 13 - Ndutu

Monday 16th December 2024

Cambridgeshire this time

Thursday 5th December 2024

Friday 22nd November 2024

Tuesday 26th November 2024

Welney WWT Norfolk

Tuesday 19th November 2024

Tanzania Day 11 - Ndutu

Sunday 17th November 2024

The Canon R5 MK2 and Norfolk

Tuesday 29th October 2024

The new camera has arrived

Monday 21st October 2024

Somewhere new to visit

Monday 14th October 2024

Friday 4th October - North Norfolk

Monday 7th October 2024

Tanzania Day 8 - The Serengeti

Saturday 5th October 2024

Two trips out with little to show.

Wednesday 25th September 2024

Tanzania Day 7 - The Serengeti

Monday 23rd September 2024

Abberton Reservoir - again

Thursday 19th September 2024

Abberton Essex

Wednesday 11th September 2024

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Thursday 19th December 2024

The last full day of an exhilarating trip and we were leaving early again but this time travelling back to Arusha and onward to home.

On the way, we went to Lake Ndutu with loads of Greater Flamingos feeding although none close.

We than stopped at the tree we found yesterday where the Fischer's Lovebirds were making a nest.

and after a time with them, continued the journey, stopping off on the way for a Ruppell's Vulture drying out in the sunshine

and dark phase Augur Buzzard.

The aim was to drive cross the Ndutu plains to find Cheetah, the one major species that had eluded us except for a distant shot as we approached the Serengeti. Sadly, it was not to be with the bus getting stuck twice due to the soddened ground from the unusually heavy rainfall. Missing Cheetahs was the one major disappointment of the whole trip.

So we arrived at the hotel in Arusha for one more night, and a last dinner with my co-travellers.

In the morning after breakfast and while final packing, I noticed movement in the tree outside the window. A troupe of Vervet Monkeys were feeding on the fruit so out came the camera again.

and except for a few phone shots of Kilimanjaro on the way, it was time to go to the airport for the overnight flight home.

So what was the final result of the trip.

23000 or so photos of which over 1200 were keepers.

118 photographable bird species.

31 photographable mammal species.

My travelling companions were a delight and the guides excellent so a really great trip for me.