August 5th, 2010: Two new trips are planned for this year. The first trip will be to Uganda, East Africa in September. No other country in Africa can match it’s amazing diversity of habitats. This richness is reflected in a birdlist of more than 1000 species, including 29 of the 43 Albertine Rift endemics, as well as chimpanzees and gorillas. I will be traveling with my friends, Alberto Garcia from Ibiza, Spain and Daniel Jeminez from Holland. Our transportation will be in a 4-wheel drive vehicle driven by a professioinal bird guide. Our plan is to visit 14 sites, which is a good amount to cover in 4 weeks time. Most of the sites we plan to visit are in the western part of the country. As a site guide, I use Where to Watch Birds in Uganda by Roussow et al, and my field guide is Birds of East Africa. My expectations during our 4 week trip is to see at least 600 species . Another journey will bring me to Cambodia in December. Our focus there is the northern plains close to the border to Thailand and Laos. The northern and eastern plains of Cambodia form the largest remaining block of decidous dipterocarp forest that once spread across much of Indo-China and Thailand. The area is a last refuge for 13 globally threatened and eight near-threatened bird species, including four listed as critically endangered. The Giant Ibis(Thaumatibis gigantea) is one of them. The northern plains support one of the largest remaining population of White-shouldered Ibis(Pseudibis davisoni) and is the only known nesting area in mainland Asia. The northern plains are also an important refuge for many other threatened species: the Greater Adjudant(Leptoptilos dubius), Lesser Adjudant (Leptoptilos javanicus), White-winged Duck(Cairina scutulata), Sarus Crane, and Green Peafowl(Pavo muticus). I sold my Sony FX7 and now I film and take pictures with a Canion 7D.
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