NFX 0041 ZIMBABWE 3

01. Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus ) 2'34"

CU song , other birds in distance, African Masked Weaver in b/g at times. USE: Sub-Saharan Africa. TIME: Spring.

02. Dry woodland, lodge garden atmosphere 5'11"

Common Bulbul, Senegal Coucal, African Turtle Doves, Gre-backed Cameroptera, White-browed Robin-Chat, African Masked Weaver, Tropical Boubou and other birds, ocassional distant chickens. USE: E & C Africa, NE southern Africa. TIME: Spring , early morning.

03. Dry or scattered Acacia woodland, lodge garden 1'53"

Common Bulbul, distant Tropical Boubou and other birds, crickets and flies. USE: As track 2. TIME: Spring , evening / dusk.

04. Southern Grey-headed Sparrow ( Passer diffusus ) 2'00"

Grassland with scattered Acacia atmosphere MCU song , African Turtle Doves and other birds in distance, ocassional faint chicken. USE: Southern Africa. TIME: Sept-Dec., early morning.

05. Brown Parrot ( Poicephalus meyeri ) 3'14"

CU-distant calls from a pair, Greater Blue-eared Starlings also calling , distant African Turtle Doves, Crested Barbet and other birds. USE: Angola & N. Namibia to Tanzania and south to N & E Botswana, Zimbabwe & NE South Africa. As spots: From S. Chad, NE Cameroon to W. Ethiopia, E & C Africa. TIME: Any.

06. Rattling Cisticola ( Cisticola chiniana ) 0'28"

CU alarm calls from a pair, wind in bushes and distant dove. USE: E and E & S Central Africa, N & E southern Africa. TIME: Any.

07. Swainson's Francolin ( Francolinus swainsonii ) 0'31"

MD calls, doves, Grey Go-away-bird and other birds in b/g , slight wind in trees. USE: NE Namibia eastwards to Zimbabwe and NE South Africa. TIME: Any.

08. Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana ) 2'46"

Grassland with scattered Acacia atmosphere MD song , with bulbuls, coucals, doves and other birds in b/g , crickets and slight wind in grass. USE: E and EC Africa, N & E southern Africa. TIME: Any.

09. Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana ) 2'16"

Grassland atmosphere MCU calls, other birds in b/g , Flappet Lark song and wing-beats near end, insects and slight wind in grass at times. USE: From Guinea to Cameroon and E. Africa, EC Africa, NE southern Africa. As spots: N & E southern Africa. TIME: With Flappet Lark - Spring , Calls - any.

10. Long-tailed Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca ) 3'29"

CU calls from several at start, then mainly calls from one, alarm calls and call with bill-snapping , cricket in b/g prominent at times, distant doves, and distant voices and cattle at times. USE: Restricted to a few locations in S. Kenya and Tanzania. NE Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and NE South Africa. TIME: Any.

11. Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus ) 1'02"

MD calls, wind in trees, crickets, other birds in distance. USE: W, E & EC Africa, southern Africa except south, W & S Saudi Arabia. TIME: Any.

12. Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus ) 1'19"

Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea ) CU Quelea flock take-off with a few weavers, CU display song and calls from weavers, Egyptian Goose calls softly in b/g. USE: Quelea: Senegal east to Somalia, C & E Africa, southern Africa except SW. Weavers: W, E & C Africa, E. southern Africa. TIME: Song - Spring , calls - any.

13. Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus ) 1'28"

CU display song from several as they hang under nests, some distant voices near end. USE: W, E & C Africa, E. southern Africa. TIME: Spring.

14. Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus ) 2'58"

CU display song and calls from several, not quite full song , other birds in distance. USE: As track 13. TIME: Song - Spring , calls - any.

15. Egyptian Goose ( Alopochen aegyptiacus ) 2'46"

Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus ) CU calls from female, and both male and female at times, weavers CU display song and calls at times, other distant birds. USE: As track 13. Goose as spots: E. North Africa, W. southern Africa, introduced in UK. TIME: Goose - any, weavers - as track 14.

16. Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus ) 2'46"

CU display song from one and several, Egyptian Goose calls in b/g at times, calls from Red-billed Queleas in b/g. USE: Senegal east to Somalia, E & C Africa, E. southern Africa. TIME: Spring.

17. Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus ) 2'35"

CU display song from several while female present, flock wing-beats and calls from Red-billed Queleas in b/g , distant doves and ocassional song from White-browed Robin-Chat. USE: E & C Africa, E. southern Africa. Without Robin- Chat: As track 16. TIME: Spring.

18. Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus ) 2'36"

CU display song from several to female, flock wing-beats and calls from Red-billed Queleas in b/g , distant doves and White-browed Robin-Chat, squabble between two males near end. USE & TIME: As track 17.

19. Village Weaver ( Ploceus cucullatus ) 1'13"

CU display song from several, flock wing-beats from Red-billed Queleas, doves and White-browed Robin-Chat in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 17.

20. Red-billed Quelea ( Quelea quelea ) 0'12"

MCU small flock take-off, some soft flight calls at end. USE: Senegal east to Somalia, C & E Africa, southern Africa except SW. TIME: Any.

21. Blacksmith Plover ( Vanellus armatus ) 0'24"

MCU flight calls from two, insects in b/g. USE: Rift Valley lakes in Kenya to Tanzania and south to southern Africa. TIME: Any.

22. Levaillant's Cisticola ( Cisticola tinniens ) 1'41"

CU song , Tawny-flanked Prinia at end, Common Bulbul, doves and other birds in b/g. USE: Near water, restricted to two areas in C. Kenya; E. Zaire, NE Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe and SE South Africa. TIME: Spring.

23. Lakeside, riverside, pond atmosphere 3'20"

African Jacana ( Actophilornis africanus ) MD calls from jacanas, flight song from Rattling Cisticola, Swainson's Francolin calls in distance, wind in reeds, some distant noise at times. USE: NE Namibia eastwards to Zimbabwe and NE South Africa. TIME: Spring. Jacana as spots: Sub-Saharan Africa. Anytime.

24. Lakeside, riverside, pond atmosphere 3'10"

Wind in reeds, crickets, calls from African Jacana, other distant birds. USE: Sub-Saharan Africa. TIME: Any.

25. African Fish Eagle ( Haliaeetus vocifer ) 0'13"

MD calls, other birds in b/g. USE: Sub-Saharan Africa. TIME: Any.

26. Lakeside, riverside atmosphere 2'35"

Helmeted Guineafowl, Senegal Coucal, African Turtle Doves, African Fish Eagle and other birds, hum from insects. USE: Tanzania, C Africa, NE Namibia, N Botswana, Zimbabwe. TIME: Early morning , Spring.

27. Scarlet-chested Sunbird ( Nectarinia senegalensis ) 1'51"

CU song and calls from one with another in b/g , Senegal Coucal, Common Bulbul and other birds in b/g , hum from insects. USE: Senegal to Sudan, Tanzania, C. Africa, NE Namibia, N Botswana, Zimbabwe. TIME: Spring.

28. Lakeside, riverside atmosphere 3'55"

Sunbirds, African Turtle Doves, Common Bulbuls, Senegal Coucal, Helmeted Guineafowl, Giant Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Egyptian Geese and other birds, insects, seed pods popping in sun. USE: As track 27. TIME: Sept-Feb., early morning.

29. Lakeside, riverside woodland atmosphere 2'44"

Hum from bees and other insects, calls from Kurrichane Thrush, flock calls from Helmeted Guineafowl, doves, Giant Kingfisher and other birds. USE: EC Africa, N. Botswana, E southern Africa. TIME: Spring , early morning.

30. Giant Kingfisher ( Megaceryle maxima ) 0'54"

MCU calls, Common Sandpiper, doves, Striped Kingfisher and other birds in b/g , hum from insects. USE: W & C Kenya, Tanzania, C. Africa, N. Botswana, E & S southern Africa. TIME: Sept-Feb, without sandpiper - any.

31. Giant Kingfisher ( Megaceryle maxima ) 2'51"

CU calls and display calls from a pair, mainly male calling , a variety of calls, calls in flight towards end and another with other birds in distance. USE: W, E & C Africa, in Kenya mainly W & C, N. Botswana, E & S southern Africa. TIME: display - Spring , calls - any.

Recorded: Imire Safari Ranch, Zimbabwe, September 1998.
Recorded by Nigel Tucker.
Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo.