2016 International Waterbird Census reveals 42 species at Liwonde National Park
Posted on: Monday, February 29, 2016
On the 16th and 17th of January 2016, volunteers of the Central African Wilderness Safaris (CAWS) Mvuu Lodge took park in the 50th anniversary of the International Waterbird Count in Malawi’s Liwonde National Park. They were part of a global conservation effort with over 25,000 sites in more than 100 countries taking part. In each country national coordinators worked with a network of professional and amateur counters to provide waterbird counts to the IWC.
The count in Liwonde was divided into two sites – one downstream of Mvuu Camp and the other upstream. Despite experiencing some rain, visibility for the counters was still excellent and during the course of two early morning boat trips and one game drive a total of 1,345 Wetland birds of 42 Species spotted!
Notable sightings included 87 African Skimmers, 35 Spur-winged Lapwing, 3 Blacksmith’s Lapwing, 2 Osprey, 4 African Darter, 4 Whiskered Terns, 55 Gall-billed Terns, 7 Grey headed Gulls, 348 Openbill Storks, 2 White backed Night Heron, 2 Goliath Herons, 4 Green backed Herons, 4 Woolly necked Storks and 20 Sanderlings.
Central African Wilderness Safaris would like to say a big thank you to the guests and Mvuu team for their support of this important activity.
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Central African Wilderness Safaris (CAWS) has been in Malawi since 1987 and its founders, Chris and Pam Badger, have been in travel in a number of different fields since 1980. Between 1987 and 1992 they conducted over 60 safaris throughout Malawi and gained the knowledge and passion for the country, which remains the foundation of the business today. Originally the well-known and highly respected Wilderness Safaris Group owned the company, and in 2014 the Badgers became the sole owners.
Their roots are in diverse mobile safaris throughout Malawi and into Zambia, but in 1993 they branched out with the awarding of the first government tender for a private company to manage facilities within a National Park with the development of Mvuu Lodge and Camp in Liwonde National Park.
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