Tanzanian coast trip list 17th-24th February

Red indicates a lifer.
Blue indicates African lifer.

1. Masked Booby- at least three feeding offshore at Ras Kutani 
2. Long-tailed Cormorant- three at Chole, one in lagoon at Ras Kutani
3. Black-crowned Night-Heron- a remarkable tally of three in the heron roost at Chole
4. Cattle Egret- dozens on Mafia and one on Chole
5. Green-backed Heron- dozens at Chole, one at Ras Kutani
6. Dimorphic Egret- many dozens in roost at Chole
7. Black Egret- two at Chole
8. Black-headed Heron- three on the airstrip at Dar es Salaam
9. Grey Heron- several at Chole
10. Hamerkop- one at Ras Kutani
11. Yellow-billed Kite- one at Dar es Salaam, several on Mafia and at Ras Kutani
12. Black Kite- only one definite of this palearctic migrant- seen on the beach at Ras Kutani
13. African Fish Eagle- several very well at both Chole and Ras Kutani
14. Osprey- one seen at Chole on the beach and flying over
15. Palm-nut Vulture- two over Mafia and seen very well at Ras Kutani everyday
16. African Hawk-Eagle- one over Ras Kutani
17. Gabar Goshawk- one at Ras Kutani, flushed by Ring-necked Doves
18. Common Kestrel- 7 at Dar es Salaam airstrip
19. Crab-plover- just seen once- a flock of C.25 on Mafia Island
20. Water Dikkop- two seen once on Chole
21. White-fronted Plover- one among plover flock at Ras Kutani
22. Ringed Plover- about 8 at Chole and 5 at Ras Kutani
23. Lesser Sandplover- 6 at Ras Kutani
24. Greater Sandplover- at least 12 at Ras Kutani
25. Grey Plover- at least 10 at Chole, 5 at Ras Kutani
26. Common Sandpiper- about 15 at Chole, two in lagoon at Ras Kutani
27. Greenshank- ten at Chole, one on Mafia
28. Little Stint- one with Sanderlings at Ras Kutani
29. Sanderling- a group of C.20 seen regularly at Ras Kutani
30. Turnstone- one with Sanderlings at Ras Kutani
31. Curlew Sandpiper- three on sandbank in Chole Bay
32. Curlew- one on sandbank in Chole Bay
33. Whimbrel- abundant at Chole- present in their hundreds, about 10 at Ras Kutani
34. Greater Crested Tern- C.15 seen off Mafia, five seen flying past Chole and three at Ras Kutani
35. Lesser Crested Tern- 3 seen off Mafia
36. Saunder's Tern- five off Mafia and one over the beach at Ras Kutani
37. Green Pigeon- a single bird and a group of 9 at Chole
38. Feral Pigeon- several at Dar es Salaam and 6 on Chole
39. Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove- common around Chole and two at Ras Kutani
40. Tambourine Dove- one at Chole
41. Ring-necked Dove- very common at Ras Kutani
42. Red-eyed Dove- very common at Chole
43. Laughing Dove- several seen at Chole
44. Diederik Cuckoo- single birds seen twice at Chole
45. Palm Swift- very common in the palm plantations on Chole
46. Eurasian Swift- several at Ras Kutani feeding over the lagoon
47. Pied Kingfisher- a pair seen twice at Chole, at least five in the lagoon at Ras Kutani
48. Giant Kingfisher- a single bird seen twice in the lagoon at Ras Kutani
49. Mangrove Kingfisher- singles seen regularly at Chole and a pair seen once
50. Malachite Kingfisher- one in the lagoon at Ras Kutani
51. White-throated Bee-eater- a group of 10 at Ras Kutani
52. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater- common in the palms on Chole and a group of six at Ras Kutani
53. Broad-billed Roller- seen twice on Mafia
54. Lilac-breasted Roller- common on Mafia
55. Lesser Striped Swallow- common over the lagoon at Ras Kutani
56. Wire-tailed Swallow- one at Chole, common at Ras Kutani
57. Barn Swallow- several at Ras Kutani
58. Common Bulbul- very common at Chole and Ras Kutani
59. (Zanzibar) Sombre Greenbul- one at Chole
60. Red-capped Robin-Chat- at least two on Chole
61. Green-backed Camaroptera- two on Chole
62. Spotted Flycatcher- very common on Chole
63. Paradise Flycatcher- two on Chole
64. Amethyst Sunbird- common on Chole
65. Olive Sunbird- seen regularly on Chole
66. Purple-banded Sunbird- one on Chole
67. Collared Sunbird- abundant on Chole, five at Ras Kutani
68. Black-backed Puffback- common on Chole
69. House Crow- abundant in Dar es Salaam and on Mafia- strangely absent from Chole
70. Pied Crow- common everywhere we went
71. Black-bellied Starling- common on Chole, a flock of 6 at Ras Kutani
72. House Sparrow- very common in Dar es Salaam
73. Southern Grey-headed Sparrow- common on Chole
74. Black-headed Weaver- very common on Chole
75. African Golden Weaver- very common on Chole
76. Fan-tailed Widowbird- one on Mafia
77. Black-winged Red Bishop- male and female in reedbed at Ras Kutani
78. Bronze Mannikin- large flocks on Chole and at Ras Kutani
79. Red-billed Firefinch- a group of 6 at Ras Kutani
80. Pin-tailed Whydah- a female at Ras Kutani