Today Angela and I go with our guides to the coast, at Kortong. It is a marshy area behind the gardens where there are many birds. Both small and large water birds as well as songbirds and birds of prey. A good way to get acquainted with the area where I will come later on this trip. We see pelicans and Spur-winged geese, but also small ones such as kingfishers. Omar sets a trend and also does a round with camera, and that produces a number of new species. Fortunately I saw them myself later, this was only day 3.
We also walk a long way along the coast, where we see beautiful bee-eaters and swallows. Other species than we know in the Netherlands of course. Cows also walk on the beach, with an oxpecker. But for a Dutch person it is especially great to see how many nets are lying on the beach. Actually nothing is cleaned up anywhere. They do sweep their own piece in front of the house, but otherwise there is a lot of plastic waste everywhere. With goats looking for something to eat in the garbage. The drive back is also 2 hours. In a car without air conditioning 2 hours driving is quite tiring.
