Malawi, September-October 2008
Page 10: Flycatchers, Chats & Robins
All dates between 22nd and 30th relate to September, all dates from 1st to 10th relate to October.
Pale Flycatcher (Pallid Flycatcher) Bradornis pallidus [2]
1 just inside the entrance to Nyika on 4th and 1 not much further into the park on 7th.
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Pale Flycatcher, Nyika, 4th October
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White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri [1]
1 on the edge of Zovo-Chipolo Forest (Nyika) 6th.
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White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher, Nyika, 6th October
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Boehm's Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens [1]
1-2 Dzalanyama 1st. I can't find any other photos of this species anywhere on the Internet; it's not nearly so richly coloured as the description and illustration in the Sinclair & Ryan field guide but apparently this is ok.
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Boehm's Flycatcher(s), Dzalanyama, 1st October
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Dusky Flycatcher (African Dusky Flycatcher) Muscicapa adusta [9]
1 Zomba Forest Lodge 27th, Satemwa Guest House (Thyolo) 29th, 2 Dzalanyama 1st-2nd (nesting just outside the Lodge) and at Nyika 2 4th and 3 7th.
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Dusky Flycatcher, Zomba Forest Lodge, 27th September
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Dusky Flycatchers, Dzalanyama, 1st-2nd October
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Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens [4]
2 Malosa 23rd, 1 Liwonde 24th-25th and 1 Dzalanyama 1st.
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Ashy Flycatcher, Dzalanyama, 1st October
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Grey Tit-Flycatcher (Lead-coloured Flycatcher) Myioparus plumbeus [1]
1 Dzalanyama 2nd.
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Grey Tit-Flycatcher, Dzalanyama, 2nd October
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White-starred Robin (Starred Robin) Pogonocichla stellata [4]
1 Ku Chawe (Zomba Plateau) 27th, 1 Ruo Gorge (Mulanje) 28th and a juvenile there 29th; another juvenile Thyolo Mountain 30th.
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juvenile White-starred Robin, Thyolo Mountain, 30th September
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Cape Robin-Chat (Cape Robin) Cossypha caffra [8]
3 Ku Chawe (Zomba Plateau) 27th and up to 5 Nyika (mostly around Chelinda) 5th-6th.
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Cape Robin-Chat, Ku Chawe (Zomba Plateau), 27th September
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Cape Robin-Chat, Chelinda (Nyika Plateau), 5th October
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White-browed Robin-Chat (Heuglin's Robin) Cossypha heuglini [11]
Very much a garden bird: 3 Malosa 23rd, 1 Zomba Forest Lodge 27th, singles Satemwa Tea Estate (Thyolo) 29th and 30th, 1 Dzalanyama 2nd, 1 Makuzi Lodge 8th and up to 3 Cool Runnings (Senga Bay) 9th-10th.
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Whtie-browed Robin-Chat, Malosa, 23rd September
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Whtie-browed Robin-Chat, Senga Bay, 9th October
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Red-capped Robin-Chat (Natal Robin) Cossypha natalensis [3]
1 Liwonde 25th and 2 Ruo Gorge (Mulanje) 28th.
Red-capped Robin-Chat, Ruo Gorge (Mulanje), 28th September
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Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata [9]
Up to 8 Liwonde 23rd-24th and 1 Makuzi Lodge 8th.
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Collared Palm-Thrushes, Liwonde, 24th-25th September
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Miombo Scrub-Robin (Central Bearded Scrub-Robin) Cercotrichas barbata [1]
1 Dzalanyama 1st.
White-browed Scrub-Robin (Red-backed Scrub-Robin) Cercotrichas leucophrys [1]
1 Lujeri Tea Estate (Mulanje) 28th and 1 Satemwa Tea Estate (Thyolo) 29th.
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White-browed Scrub-Robin, Lujeri Tea Estate (Mulanje), 28th September
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White-browed Scrub-Robin, Satemwa Tea Estate (Thyolo), 29th September
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African Stonechat Saxicola (torquatus) axillaris [54]
2 Zomba Plateau 27th, 2 Thyolo Mountain 30th, up to 20 daily Nyika 4th-7th (probably over 50 in total).
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African Stonechats, Nyika Plateau, 5th-6th October
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Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata [1]
1 beside the runway at Lilongwe Airport, seen from the plane on arrival 22nd and another (or perhaps the same) on departure 10th.
Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris [1]
1 beside the runway at Lilongwe Airport 22nd (seen from the plane) and 2 probables Dzalanyama 2nd (whose identity wasn't clinched as I was distracted by a Boulder Chat!).
Arnott's Chat (White-headed Black-Chat) Myrmecocichla arnotti [2]
2-3 Liwonde 25th.
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Arnott's Chats, Liwonde, 25th September
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Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus [2]
2 Dzalanyama 2nd. In Malawi this species only occurs in the extreme SW of the country and elsewhere it isn't found at many sites outside of Zimbabwe.
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Boulder Chat, Dzalanyama, 2nd October
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Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata [4]
1 Liwonde 23rd, 2 (an adult feeding a juvenile) Makuzi Lodge 8th and 1 Cool Runnings (Senga Bay) 9th.
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Black-throated Wattle-eye, Makuzi Lodge, 8th October
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Malawi Batis Batis dimorpha [3]
1 Zomba Forest Lodge 27th, 1 Ruo Gorge (Mulanje) 28th and 1 Chelinda (Nyika) 6th. Malawi Batis is sometimes treated as a race of Cape Batis Batis capensis.
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Malawi Batis, Zomba Forest Lodge, 27th September
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Chinspot Batis Batis molitor [5+]
1-2 pairs Liwonde 24th and 25th, 3 Dzalanyama 2nd and a probable Nyika 7th.
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Chinspot Batises, Liwonde, 24th-25th September
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Pale Batis (Mozambique Batis, East Coast Batis) Batis soror [2]
A pair Malosa 23rd.
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Pale Batis, Malosa, 23rd September
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Livingstone's Flycatcher Erythrocercus livingstonei [1]
One of the highlights of the holiday was finding this little gem just outside our chalet at Mvuu Camp: 1 Liwonde 24th. These photos don't do it justice, but I've searched several image databases and search engines and failed to find a single photo of this species on the internet, so I guess they'll do!
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Livingstone's Flycatcher, Liwonde, 24th September
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White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda [1]
3 Dzalanyama 2nd.
White-tailed Crested Flycatcher Elminia albonotata [2]
On Zomba Plateau 1 near Zomba Forest Lodge 26th and 27th and 1 Ku Chawe 27th.
African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis [9]
1 Malosa 23rd, singles Liwonde 23rd, 24th and 25th and at Dzalanyama 2 1st-2nd and 3 3rd.
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African Paradise-Flycatcher, Dzalanyama, 3rd October
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