This trip was a part of my teacher-training program and not a pure birding trip. My time in Tanzania began with three weeks of work in a secondary school in Marangu. After this, I went on a four-day safari visiting Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara. After a few more days back in Marangu I went out travelling again, mostly in the Zanzibar Islands. One condition for my backpacking was to minimise the baggage, so I left my scope in Sweden. Therefore, all my birding was done with just binocular (8x30) and hence I missed many birds, especially birds of prey, larks and pipits. If you join an organised safari to Tanzania, I can really recommend a scope.

Tanzania is a beautiful and friendly country that I without doubt can recommend a visit to.

The currency is Tanzanian shilling. When I was there, the rate was 1 US$ = 900 Tz. shilling or 1000 Tz. shilling = 11 Swedish crowns. I brought travellers checks and US dollars.

During my eight weeks in Tanzania I spent 1200 US$ in pocket money. The flight ticket from Sweden was 700 $.

Marangu

Marangu is a small village at 1600 meter on the slopes of Kilimanjaro. It is situated 35 km from Moshi and just 4 km from the gate of Kilimanjaro National Park. The nature in Marangu is wonderful, and worth mentioning are the beautiful waterfalls. Every morning between 6.15 and 7.30, I went birding in the surroundings, and during my three weeks I managed to see about 100 different species of birds. The melt water from Kilimanjaro gives rise to many brooks and waterholes, and as you find them almost everywhere, there are no real hotspots. On the other hand, this gives you the possibility to enjoy a bath in the cold and clean water.

There are just two hotels in Marangu, and they are both luxury and very expensive. To avoid this problem, one could stay in Moshi and make daytrips to Marangu. It takes 45 minutes with a dala-dala (Tanzanian taxi) and costs 500 shilling.

Kilimanjaro National Park

To see real rainforests and high altitude birds you must enter the national park, which costs 25 US$ a day. Many tour companies offer excursions to the peak (5895m). The tour will take you 5 or 6 days and costs around 500 US$ or 600 US$, all are inclusive (guide, porter, cook, food, water and night in huts). I planned to beat the peak and did some dealing at the gate, however bad weather and the lack of money stopped my climbing dreams. The prizes I got for a five days tour were:

5 x 25 US$ entry fees

1 x 20 US$ rescue fee

4 x 50 US$ nights in huts

5 x 3 US$ guide and porter fees

or 348 US$ in total, so if you have time, dealing is worth while. For your own safety, make sure that you get a good guide. If you want to see high altitude birds and are out of money, you could sneak into the park through the village and then walk in to the rainforest. This is of course an illegal move. From my experience, the birds do became nicer and nicer with altitude.

Moshi

Moshi has no good birding places, but you can find nice, cheap hotels and restaurants. I went birding in YMCA’s garden and in the Umoja Lutheran Hostel`s garden. In the Umoja’s garden I found the rare Magpie-mannikin. The rural area outside Moshi is good for birding. Take a dala-dala and ask them to stop wherever it looks nice. I spotted my one and only Blue-naped Mousebird just outside Moshi.

Dar Es Salaam

If you like birds this enormous town will make you disappointed, but if you like shopping and noise it is heaven. Dar Es Salaam is hotter than hell and full of energetic people. I managed to stay here for two nights only.

Unguja (Zanzibar Island)

On Unguja I visited Stonetown, Paje and Nungwi. Stonetown is a nice town with a lot of good food and clinging salesmen. You should definitely visit the night market and eat barbeque food. In Stonetown I did no birding at all. Paje, on the other hand, was an excellent place for soft birding. During the midday heat, when the tide was high, there were hundreds of terns and waders roosting at the beach. It was perfect to sit there with a Hawaii-shirt and a cold drink, just watching all the lovely birds.

One day in Paje (13/11-01), I saw this at the beach:

Saunder`s Tern ~ 100
Grey Plover ~ 40
Ringed Plover ~ 200
Greater Sandplover ~ 150
Mongolian Sandplover ~ 15
Sanderling ~ 100
Curlew Sandpiper ~ 500
Terek Sandpiper ~ 20
Common Sandpiper ~ 5
Common Greenshank ~ 20
Ruddy Turnstone ~ 50
Whimbrel ~ 30
Crab-plover ~ 80

I spent hours just sitting there. From Paje we also went on a nice dolphin tour to the south coast. On the way back from Paje to Stonetown we stopped at Jozani Forest. The walk in the forest was an unforgettable experience. You should definitely go there, not only to see the forest but also the endemic Zanzibar Red Colabus Monkey.

I spent my last week in Nungwi, which is well known for its parties and nightlife.

The beach and the lighthouse were good places to watch birds, and for example, I saw a Masked Booby during my breakfast there. I wasted one evening watching TV with some Englishmen. Arsenal was struggling against Manchester United and of course, a Swedish player turned out to be the hero of the game. Fredrik Ljungberg was excellent and he scored the important 1-1 goal for Arsenal, who later won the game with 3-1.

Pemba Island

We arrived to Pemba early in the morning and decided to stay in Mkoani for three nights and make daytrips from there. It was perfect to walk around in Mkoani for birding. Especially the fields and tide shores were good.

We spent one day in Ngezi Forest. It offered nothing special, if you are not interested in herbs and spices. To hear the Pemba Scops Owl you should go there by nighttime, I did not. The Vumawimbi beach close to the forest was nice.

If you travel to Pemba you should definitely visit Misali Island. This island is beautiful and very quiet. The snorkelling in the corals outside the island is world-famous. I snorkelled for a whole day, and it was amazing.

We were at Pemba during Ramadan, so no restaurants were open during daytime. Things are a little bit more complicated on Pemba compared to Unguja, but the nature is more beautiful and you have the chance of spotting the four endemic species of birds. I managed to see all except for the owl.

The Safari

I went on the safari with a group of 24 swedish teachers. We started and finished the trip in Moshi. The schedule was:

Day 1 – Transport to Tarangire National Park where we spent the afternoon. We spent the night in tents at a campsite outside Tarangire.

Day 2 – Morning in Tarangire N.P. Then transports to Mto Wa Mbu were we stayed at Twinga Campsite and Lodge. Very nice rooms. Afternoon I was birding in the Mto Wa Mbu surroundings.

Day 3 – Whole day in the Ngorongoro Crater National Park. Night at Twinga.

Day 4 – Early morning birding in Mtu Wa Mbu, there were some good fields close to Twinga. Then we spent the morning in Lake Manyara National Park. On the way back to Moshi we made a stop at a Masai village.

This is the short safari. You could add two more days and continue to Serengeti or use one day in Arusha National Park instead of two days in Tarangire. In favour of your bird list, it is of course better to spend a few more days and visit as many Parks as possible. I regret not visiting Serengeti, but now at least I have something to look forward to when coming back.

The prize for the Safari was 60 US$ per day and person, all-inclusive. When you agree on the prize, make sure that everything you need really is included (a good 4-WD vehicle, breakfast-lunch-dinner, mineral water, tent, sleeping bags, entrance to national parks every day and so on.) It is normal to pay a tip to the crew. We paid 10 000 Shilling each for the whole trip. The normal prize for an all-inclusive safari is 75 US$ per day. The Ngorongoro Crater was the highlight of the safari. Do not miss it!

Accommodation

The prizes are what we paid for one night after some dealing.

It is easy to travel in Tanzania. The infrastructure is good and the prizes are low. Here are some prize examples during our journey.

Moshi ® Marangu: 35 km which takes 45 minutes with a dala-dala and costs 500 Sh.

Moshi ® Dar Es Salaam: 567 km which takes 7 hours and costs 16 000 Sh with the luxury Scandinavian Bus.

Dar Es Salaam ® Stonetown: 90 minutes with the catamaran Sea Star Services LTD. It costs 35 $.

Stonetown ® Paje: a tour operator takes around 25 000 Sh for the trip, so find many pals.

Stonetown ® Mkoani, Pemba: The slow ferry, Serengeti, took 8 hours and cost 20 $ for 1^st class.

Mkoani ® Konde: A local bus took 2 hours and cost 1000 Sh.

Konde ® Ngezi Forest ® Ras Kingomasha ® Vumawimbi beach ® Konde: Hired taxi (5 hours) cost 8 000 Sh.

Konde ® Chake Chake ® Mkoani: 2 hours with a Dala-dala and costs 1 100 Sh.

Stonetown ® Nungwi: 1.5 hours with a tour operator costs 3 000 Sh.

Dar Es Salaam ® Air port: We paid 12 000 Sh for two persons witch probably is far too much.
 
 

Bird/Mammal guides used on trip

Birds of Kenya & Northern Tanzania. Dale A. Zimmerman, Donald A. Turner, David J. Pearson

African Mammals. Jonathan Kingdon
 
 

List of Birds

The following birds were seen during the trip, Zanzibar = Unguja + Pemba.
 

	Birds	Comments.
1	Masked Booby Sula dactylatra melanops	1 ad. Zanzibar channel 10/11 and 29/11, 1 ad Kazim Kazi 13/11, 1 ad Nungwi 22/11
2	Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus	Fairly common at Pemba and Zanzibar Channel
3	Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata nubilosa	3 in Zanzibar Channel 10/11 and 1 at 29/11,  2 in Nungwi 25/11
4	Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica	Small numbers around Zanzibar, 1 in Ngorongoro  Crater 30/10
5	Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii bangsi	Small numbers around Zanzibar
6	Common Tern Sterna hirundo	Abundant around Zanzibar
7	Saunders Tern Sterna (albifrons) saundersi	Fairly common at Unguja, 100+ at Paje beach 13/11
8	Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis	1 at Lake Manyara N.P 31/10
9	Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis	Common at Zanzibar
10	Greater Creasted Tern Sterna bergii	Common in small numbers around Zanzibar
11	Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii	Almost daily seen around Zanzibar
12	Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis	10 in Lake Manyara N.P 31/10
13	Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis	1 ad. at Tarangire N.P 29/10
14	African Open-billed Stork Anastomus lamelligerus	1 at YMCA´s garden in Moshi 7/11
15	Marabou Stork Leptoptilus crumeniferus	Widespread and common in the mainland
16	Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum gibbericeps	4 in Mto Wa Mbu 29/10 and 15 in the Ngorongoro  Crater 30/10
17	Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	15 in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
18	Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash brevirostris	2 in Mto Wa Mbu 29/10, 3 in Mkoani, Pemba 17/11
19	African Spoonbill Platalea alba	10 in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10, 15 at Lake  Manyara N.P 31/10
20	Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus	Widespread and common in small numbers
21	Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus (ruber) roseus	Small numbers in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
22	Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	~4 000+ in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
23	Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	1 at Mto Wa Mbu 31/10
24	Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala	Fairly common
25	Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	Fairly common
26	Hamerkop Scopus umbretta	Almost daily seen in Marangu 9/10-27/10
27	Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	2 in Mto Wa Mbu 31/10
28	Striated Heron Butorides striatus atricapillus	1 at Kazim Kazi, Unguja 13/11 and small numbers  on Pemba 17/11-19/11
29	Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax	1 juv in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/11
30	Great Egret Casmerodius albus melanorhynchos	1 on Vumawimbi beach, Pemba 18/11
31	Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Daily seen
32	Little Egret Egretta garzetta	Common on Zanzibar
33	Dimorphic Egret Egretta (garzetta) dimorpha	Common on Zanzibar
34	Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca	Small numbers on Pemba 17/11-19/11
35	Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	10+ in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
36	Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens	1 flying over Moshi 28/10
37	Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus	2 in Mto Wa Mbu 29/10, small numbers in  Dar Es Salaam and Zanzibar
38	White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata	10 in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
39	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis	1 in Ngorongoro Crater 30/10, 5 in Ngezi Forest,  Pemba 18/11
40	Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus	Common in Tarangire N.P 28-29/10 and in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
41	Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis	25 in Mto Wa Mbu 29/10 and fairly common in the  Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
42	Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota	10+ in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
43	Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha	Common in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
44	Cape Teal Anas capensis	20+ in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
45	Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata	1 female in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
46	Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola foelleborni	1 at Mto Wa Mbu 29/10, 10+ in the Ngorongoro  Crater 30/10
47	Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus	Common in Tarangire N.P 28-29/10 and in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
48	Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus	2 in Tarangire N.P 29/10, common in the Ngorongoro  Crater 30/10
49	Long-toed Plover Vanellus crassirostris	10+ in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
50	Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	Common in small numbers at Zanzibar,  40+ at Paje beach 13/11
51	Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus venustus	1 ad at Lake Manyara N.P 31/10
52	Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula tundrae	Small numbers in the Crater 30/10, fairly common on Zanzibar, 200+ at Paje beach 13/11
53	Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris	15 in Mto Wa Mbu 29/10
54	Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii crassirostris	Common on Zanzibar, 150+ at Paje beach 13/11
55	Mongolian Sandplover Charadrius mongolus pamiresis	Common in small numbers on Zanzibar,  10+ at Paje beach 13/11
56	Little Stint Calidris minuta	Common in Tarangire N.P, in the Ngorongoro Crater and at Lake Manyara N.P
57	Sanderling Calidris alba	Common on Zanzibar, 100+ at Paje beach 13/11
58	Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	5+ at Lake Manyara N.P 31/10, fairly common on Zanzibar, 400+ at Paje beach 13/11
59	Ruff Philomachus pugnax	Common in Tarangire N.P, in the Ngorongoro Crater and at Lake Manyara N.P
60	Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	Small numbers on Zanzibar, 20+ at Paje beach 13/11
61	Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Common in the inland and fairly common on Zanzibar 5+ at Paje beach 13/11
62	Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Small numbers in the inland, common on Zanzibar, 20+ at Paje beach 13/11
63	Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis	5 in Tarangire N.P 28/10 and small numbers in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
64	Wood Sanpiper Tringa grareola	Common in small numbers in the mainland and on Zanzibar
65	Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	Common in small numbers in the mainland and on Zanzibar
66	Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Common on Zanzibar, 50+ at Paje beach 13/11
67	Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	Small numbers on Zanzibar, 30+ at Paje beach 13/11
68	Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	Small numbers on, 80+ at Paje beach 13/11
69	Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Small numbers in Tarangire N.P 29/10, in the Crater 30/10 and at Lake Manyara N.P 31/10
70	Pied Avocet Recurviostra avosetta	10+ in Lake Manyara N.P 31/10
71	African Jacana Actophilornis africanus	2 in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
72	Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus meridionalis	1 at Ngezi Forest, Pemba 18/11
73	Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena	20+ in Tarangire N.P 28-29/10
74	Red-necked Spurfowl Francolinus afer	Common at Tarangire N.P 28-29/10
75	Yellow-necked Spurfowl Francolinus leucoscepus	Common at Tarangire N.P 28-29/10
76	Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris	Fairly common at Tarangire N.P 28-29/10 and at Lake Manyara N.P 31/10
77	White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis canicollis	1 subad in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
78	Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri	7 in Lake Manyara N.P 31/10
79	Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius	1 in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
80	Common Ostrich Struthio camelus massaicus	10+ at Tarangire N.P 28-29/10 and 10+ in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
81	Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis	1 ad at Mkoani, Pemba 17/11
82	Rüppel´s Griffon Vulture Gyps rueppellii	Common at Tarangire N.P 28-29/10 and in the  Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
83	African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus	Common at Tarangire N.P 28-29/10 and in the  Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
84	Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus	10+ at Tarangire N.P 28-29/10 and small numbers in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
85	Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax	Common in small numbers at Tarangire N.P 28-29/10 and in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
86	Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis orientalis	1 juv at Marangu 20/10, small numbers in  Tarangire N.P 28-29/10
87	Wahlberg´s Eagle Aquila wahlbergi	1 at Tarangire N.P 28/10
88	Common (Steppe) Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus	1 at Marangu 5/11
89	Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus	Small numbers at Marangu 8/10-27/10(,) also uncommon in the Crater area 29/10-31/10
90	Augur Buzzard Buteo augur	Daily seen in Marangu 8/10-27/10
91	Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus	1 juv at Marangu 23/10, 1 juv at Tarangire N.P 2810
92	African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer	1 ad in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
93	Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus	Common at Tarangire N.P 28-29/10 and in the  Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
94	Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus	1 ad at Moshi 7/11 (known to species only because of distribution)
95	African Hawk-eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster	1 ad at Marangu 21/10
96	Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar aequatorius	1 ad at Marangu 17/10
97	Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus	2 ad in Tarangire N.P 17/10, 1 at Mto Wa Mbu 28/10
98	Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus	1 ad at Moshi 7/11
99	Black Kite Milvus migrans	Common in the mainland
100	Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	2 ad males in Tarangire N.P 29/10
101	Montagu´s Harrier Circus pygargus	1 female at the Campsite outside Tarangire N.P 29/10
102	Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis	1 north of Arusha 28/10, 1 in Lake Manyara N.P 31/10
103	African Hobby Falco cuvieri	1 seen at Marangu 9/10-25/10
104	Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiacus	1 at Tarangire N.P 28/10
105	Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	1 male at the campsite outside Tarangire 29/10
106	Fischer´s Lovebird Agapornis fischeri	5+ in Mto Wa Mbu 29/10. Hybrid lovebirds were fairly common at this place
107	Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus	Fairly common in Tarangire N.P 28-29/10 and at Mto Wa Mbu 29/10
108	Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus	2 at Mkoani, Pemba 17/11
109	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis saturatior	3 in Tarangire N.P 28/10
110	Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis	Small numbers in Moshi 27/10-28/10
111	Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola somalica	Common
112	African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens perspicillata	Common in the mainland
113	Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata	Fairly common
114	African Green Pigeon Treron calva gibberifrons	Common in Marangu 8/10-27/10
115	Pemba Green Pigeon Trereon pembaensis	Common at Pemba Island 17/11-19/11
116	Feral Pigeon Columba livia	Common around towns and on Zanzibar
117	Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix	2 in Marangu 23/10, 1 at Marangu 24/10, seen  migrating in the late afternoon
118	Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea	Fairly common in Marangu 8/10-27/10 and in Moshi
119	Namaqua Dove Oena capensis	Small numbers in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
120	Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos	Uncommon in Marangu 8/10-27/10
121	Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria	Uncommon in Marangu 8/10-27/10
122	White-bellied Go-away-bird Criniferoides leucogaster	5 in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
123	Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personata leopoldi	2 in Tarangire N.P 28/10
124	Hartlaub´s Turaco Turaco hartlaubi	5 in Marangu 13/10, 2 in Marangu 26/10
125	Schalow´s Turaco Turaco schalowi	1 in the highland around the Ngorongoro Crater area 30/10
126	Klaas´s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas	1 ad male in Marangu 13/10, 1 female in Marangu 26/10
127	Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius	1 ad in Marangu 4/11
128	Yellowbill Ceuthmochares aereus	1 at Nugwi, Unguja 23/11
129	White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus	Seen in Tarangire, Moshi and Nungwi
130	(Eurasian) Nightjar sp. Caprimulgus sp.	2 nightjars at dusk in Marangu 18/10 (Probably Eurasian Nightjar)
131	Little Swift Apus affinis	Fairly common
132	White-rumped Swift Apus caffer	5 in Lake Manyara N.P 31/10
133	Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus	3 in Marangu 23/10
134	African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus laemostigma	Common in the lowland
135	Alpine Swift Apus melba africanus	Daily seen in Marangu 8/10-27/10
136	Mottled Swift Apus aequatorialis	1 in Marangu 20/10
137	Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus pulcher	1 outside Moshi 27/10
138	Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus kikuyuensis	Fairly common in the mainland
139	African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta natalensis	1 ad at Ngezi Forest, Pemba 18/11
140	Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata galerita	1 at Mto Wa Mbu 31/10
141	Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti	1 in Tarangire N.P 28/10
142	Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala	1 ad at Marangu 9/10, 1 juv at Mto Wa Mbu 29/10
143	Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides	Seen at many places on Pemba 17/11-19/11
144	Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris orientalis	1 in Marangu 10/10, 2 in Marangu 26/10
145	Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis	1 in Tarangire N.P 29/10, common on Pemba  Island 17/11-19/11
146	Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus cyanostictus	Common in Tarangire N.P28/10-29/10
147	Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates	10 at the gate of the Ngorongoro Crater N.P 30/11, 2 at Kilimanjaro N.P gate (Marangu) 5/11
148	Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus	Common on Zanzibar 16/11-27/11
149	Eurasian Bee-eater Merops apiaster	40+ in Mto Wa Mbu 29/10
150	Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus suahelicus	Seen in Marangu, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and on Zanzibar, but in small numbers
151	Eurasian Roller Coracias garrulus	1 in Lake Manyara N.P 31/10
152	Liliac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata	Fairly common
153	Hoopoe Upupa epops	1 in Tarangire N.P 28/10
154	Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus	1 at Kazim Kazi, Unguja 13/11
155	Von Der Decken´s Hornbill Tockus deckeni	Common in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
156	Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus	10+ in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
157	African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus	5+ in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
158	Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus geloensis	Common in Marangu 8/10-27/10
159	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis	Uncommon in Marangu 9/10-27/10, numerous in Lake Manyara NP 31/10
160	White-eared Barbet Statolaema leucotis kilimensis	3 in Marangu 13/10, 1 at Marangu 18/10, 5 in Marangu 26/10
161	Brown-breasted Barbet Lybius melanopterus	Uncommon in Marangu 11/10-22/10
162	Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus	5 feeding on termite mounds in Tarangire N.P 29/10
163	Moustached Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax	Seen at 10 times in Marangu 13/10-26/10
164	Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens	1 in Marangu 12/10, 1 in Marangu 26/10
165	Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae rhodeogaster	2 in Tarangire N.P 28/10
166	Nubian Woodpecker Campethera n. nubica	1 in Marangu 14/10, 1 in Marangu 19/10
167	Eastern Honeybird Prodotiscus zambesiae ellenbecki	1 in Marangu 27/10
168	Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor teitensis	1 in Lake Manyara N.P. 31/10
169	Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava ssp.	Common in Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and Mto Wa Mbu
170	Grey Wagtail Motacilla c. cinerea	1 in Marangu 3/11, 1 in Marangu 5/11
171	Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara torrentium	Common in Marangu 8/10-26/10
172	African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp vidua	Common in Marangu 8/10-26/10
173	Grassland Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus lacuum	2 at Mkoani, Pemba 17/11
174	Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris	1 in Marangu 13/10, 5 in Marangu 14/10
175	Fischer´s Sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucopareia	1 at the campsite outside Tarangire N.P 29/10
176	Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea	5 in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
177	Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula fusciventris	Daily seen in Marangu 9/10-27/10
178	Banded Martin Riparia cincta suahelica	1 at the campsite outside Tarangire N.P 29/10
179	African Sand Martin Riparia paludicola ducis	10+ in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
180	Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica emini	Daily seen in small numbers in Marangu 9/10-27/10
181	Mosque Swallow Hirundo senegalensis saturatior	1 in Tarangire N.P 29/19, 2 S.W. of Mto Wa Mbu 31/10
182	Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica unitatis	Small numbers in the mainland, common on Zanzibar
183	Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii	Common in Tarangire NP 28/10-29/10, common on Pemba 17/11-19/11
184	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Common, 200+ in Marangu 24/10
185	Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne holomelas massaicus	Small numbers in the forests around  Marangu 13/10-26/10
186	Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus	That’s right - common
187	Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis	1 at Jozani Forest, Unguja 16/11
188	Mountain Greenbul Anadropadus nigriceps	2 in Marangu 22/10
189	Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus	Common on Zanzibar 15/11-27/11
190	Striped-cheeked Greenbul Andropadus milanjensis striifacies	2 in Marangu 14/10
191	Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris centralis	1 in the Ngorongoro Crater gate 30/10
192	Little Greenbul Andropadus virens	1 in Marangu 22/10
193	Fischer´s Greenbul Phyllastrephus fischeri	3 at Nungwi, Unguja 25/11
194	Hildebrandt´s Starling Lamprotornis hidebrandti	10+ in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
195	Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus	Common in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
196	Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus	Common in small numbers in Marangu 9/10-26/10
197	Black-bellied Starling Lamprotornis corruscus mandanus	Common on Zanzibar 11/11-25/11
198	Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea	Common in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10 and in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
199	Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus	2 in Tarangire N.P 29/10
200	Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio	Fairly common in Marangu 8/10-27/10
201	Waller´s Starling Onychognathus walleri	5 at Kilimanjaro N.P gate 29/10, 2 in Marangu 2/11
202	Kenrick´s Starling Poeoptera kenricki bensoni	Seen at many times in Marangu 13/10-20/10
203	Ashy Starling Cosmopsarus unicolor	Common in Tarangire NP 28/10-29/10
204	Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus	1 at Nugwi, Unguja 22/11
205	Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus rolleti	1 in Tarangire N.P 28/10, 2 in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
206	House Crow Corvus splendens	Fairly common in Dar Es Salaam and in Unguja
207	Pied Crow Corvus albus	Common
208	White-naped Raven Corvus albicollis	2 at high altitude in Marangu 12/10
209	Black Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga flava	Females seen at 5 times in Marangu 15/10-26/10,1  male at Marangu 2/11, 1 male+ 1 female in Moshi 7/11
210	Common Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis	Common in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
211	Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis emini	Seen at small numbers in Marangu 16/10-26/10
212	Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla hamatus	1 male at Marangu 17/10, 1 male at Marangu 22/10, 5 in Marangu 26/10
213	Slate-coloured Boubou Laniarius funebris	4 at the campsite outside Tarangire N.P 29/10
214	Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus	ambiguus in Marangu 9/10-26/10, 1 sublacteus, black morph at Nungwi, Unguja 25/11
215	Magpie Shrike Urolestes melanoleucus aequatorialis	20+ in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
216	Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi	Common in Tarangire N.P 28-29/10
217	Common Fiscal Lanius collaris humeralis	Daily seen in Marangu 9/10-26/10
218	Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis	1 seen from the buss close to Mkomazi 8/11
219	Northern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus rueppelli	Common in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
220	Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteria peltata	1 male at Marangu 15/10
221	Chin-spot Batis Batis molitor	2 at Kilimanjaro NP gate 5/11
222	Pale Batis Batis soror	1 female at Nungwi, Unguja 25/11
223	Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus murinus	Seen in small numbers at many places in the mainland
224	African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus	5 at a stop between Arusha and Tarangire 28/10
225	African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta interposita	1 in Marangu 15/10, 1 in Marangu 17/10
226	White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri nyikensis	Daily seen in Marangu 9/10-26/10
227	Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata neumanni	Common in Moshi 5/11-7/11 and also common on Zanzibar 11/11-26/11
228	African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis	Common in small numbers in Marangu 11/10-26/10 booth plumbeiceps and ferreti "rufous morph"
229	Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii emini	2 at YMCA´s garden, Moshi 6/11
230	Northern Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops cryptoleuca	15 in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
231	Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus deckeni	Common in Marangu 13/10-26/10
232	White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys	2 at the campsite outside Tarangire N.P 29/11
233	Cape Robin-chat Cossypha caffra iolaema	Seen at 10 times in Marangu 9/10-26/10
234	Spotted Morning Thrush Cichladusa guttata	2 outside Moshi 27/10
235	Rüppell's Robin-chat Cossypha semirufa intercedens	1 in Marangu 22/10 and 1 in Marangu 24/10
236	Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata axillaris	Common on the slopes of Kilimanjaro above 1800 m 18/10-25/10
237	Brown Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens mackenzianus	1 in Marangu 15/10
238	Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	1 in Marangu 26/10
239	Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida elaeica	2 on Misali Island, Pemba 19/11
240	Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans pictipennis	Common in small numbers in Marangu 16/10-26/10
241	Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes	5 outside Moshi 27/10
242	Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus	1 at Paje, Unguja 15/11
243	Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis uropygialis	Common in Nungwi, Unguja 22/11-26/11
244	Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida golzi	1 male in Marangu 26/10
245	Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella	3 at the campsite outside Tarangire N.P 29/10
246	Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex	1 in Marangu 14/10
247	Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava melanorhyncha	1 in Marangu 21/10
248	Dark-capped Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis massaica	1 in Marangu 18/10
249	Montane White-eye Zosterops poliogaster	Common on higher (1700+m) slopes of Kilimanjaro  18/10-25/10
250	Abyssininan White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus flavilateralis	Daily seen in Marangu 11/10-25/10
251	Pemba White-eye Zosterops vaughani	20+ in Mkoani, Pemba 17/11
252	Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura erlangeri	Seen at 5 times in Marangu 14/10-26/10
253	Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	Common in Marangu 9/10-26/10
254	Beautiful Sunbird Nectarinia pulchella	5 in Mto Wa Mbu 29/10
255	Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris garguensis	Common in Marangu 9/10-25/10
256	Variable Sunbird Nectarinia venusta	Common in Marangu 8/10-26/10
257	Marico Sunbird Nectarinia mariquensis suahelica	5 in Mto Wa Mbu 29/10
258	Purple-banded Sunbird Nectarinia bifasciata	5+ in Nungwi, Unguja 22/11
259	Amethyst Sunbird Nectarinia amethystina kalckreuthi	1 in Marangu 12/10, 18/10 and 26/10
260	Scarlet-chested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis lamperti	Common on Zanzibar and also seen in Moshi 27/10
261	Olive Sunbird Nectarinia olivacea changamwensis	Common in Marangu 15/10-26/10
262	Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Nectarinia mediocris	5 at the Kilimanjaro gate (2000m) 5/11
263	Pemba Sunbird Nectarinia pembae	Common on Pemba 17/11-19/11
264	Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey	Common in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
265	House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus	Common
266	Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus	5 outside Moshi 27/10
267	Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus	Common
268	Grey-capped Social Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi	2 at the campsite outside Tarangire N.P 29/11
269	Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps leuconotus	2 in Marangu 13/10, 5 in Marangu 26/10
270	White-headed Buffalo-weaver Dinemellia dinemellia bohemi	Common in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10 and in  the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
271	Red-billed Buffalo-weaver Bubalornis niger intermedius	Common in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
272	Rufous-tailed Weaver Histurgops ruficaudus	1 in Tarangire N.P 28/10, 10 in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
273	Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura	1 male in breeding plumage and 15 females at Marangu 12/10 (uncommon in Marangu 12/10-26/10)
274	Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea aethiopica	100+ at a stop between Arusha and Tarangire 28/10
275	Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris phoeniceus	30 in the Ngorongoro Crater 30/10
276	African Golden Weaver Ploceus subaureus aureoflavus	Common on Zanzibar 13/11-25/11
277	Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor	15 in Jozani Forest, Unguja 16/11
278	Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	Daily seen in Marangu 8/10-26/10
279	Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus	A big colony with 50 nests in Marangu, daily seen in  Marangu 8/10-26/10
280	Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus uluensis	10+ at the campsite outside Moshi 29/10
281	Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis suahelicus	Uncommon in Marangu 12/10-25/10
282	Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus	3 in Marangu 3/11
283	Zebra Waxbill Amandava subflava	5 in Mto Wa Mbu 31/10
284	Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild	20 in Mto Wa Mbu 31/10, 5 in Nungwi, Unguja 26/11
285	Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga centralis	Common in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
286	Yellow-bellied Waxbill Estrilda quartinia kilimensis	2 above 1800 m in Marangu 5/11
287	Grey-headed Silverbill Lonchura griseicapilla	2 at Umoja Lutheran Hostel, Moshi 8/10
288	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus	Seen in Moshi, Tarangire and in the Ngorongoro crater
289	Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus	10+ in Tarangire N.P28/10-29/10
290	Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba soudanensis	20+ in Tarangire N.P 28/10-29/10
291	Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala ruberrima	Common
292	Black-and-white Mannikin Lonchura bicolor	Common in Marangu 10/10-26/10
293	Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata scutata	Common in Marangu 8/10-26/10
294	Magpie-Mannikin Lonchura fringilloides	1 seen at Umoja Lutheran Hostel’s garden in Moshi 8/10 and 28/10
295	Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora	15 in Mkoani, Pemba 18/11
296	African Citril Serinus citrinelloides	Common in Marangu 11/10-26/10
297	Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus	1 at Marangu 10/10, 5 at Marangu 26/10
298	Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus canicollis flavivertex	1 at Kilimanjaro N.P gate (2000m) 5/11
299	Yellow-rumped Seedeater Serinus reichenowi	2 outside Moshi 27/10
300	Streaky Seedeater Serinus striolatus	Seen at 10 times in Marangu 16/10-26/10
301	Thick-billed Seedeater Serinus burtoni	2 at Ngorongoro Crater N.P gate 30/10
302	Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris kalaharica	2 between Marangu and Kilimanjaro gate 4/11

List of Mammals during the Safari

Olive Baboon
Vervet Monkey
Gentle Monkey (Blue Monkey) – Lake Manyara
Common Jackal – 1 in the Ngorongoro Crater
Spotted Hyaena – 2 in the Ngorongoro Crater
Leopard – 1 in Tarangire
Lion – 6 in the Crater and 1 at Lake Manyara
Cheetah – 1 in the Crater
African Elephant
Common Zebra
Browse (Black) Rhinoceros – 3 in the Crater
Hippopotamus – in the Crater
Common Warthog
Giraffe
African Buffalo
Kirk’s Dikdik
Thomson’s Gazelle
Grant’s Gazelle
Impala
Wildebeest
Rode Hyrax
Banded Mongoose
Also, Zanzibar Red Colabus in Jozani Forest, Unguja and in Marangu one Red-legged Sun Squirrel.

As you can see my priority during the trip was not the mammals.

Don’t hesitate to contact:

Henrik Gustafsson 0954

E-Mail: mongolpip@hotmail.com