We go to the shrimp farm, an area with many ponds. It is no longer operational after the foreign company left a few years ago. They had not paid taxes, and had no intention of doing so. So the government closed the company. What is left is a large mudflat and water area with sandpipers, terns, pelicans and spoonbills.
The next stop is the Bonto Forest where there is a bird watching spot. No hide, but a bench 10m from a pool. The birds are so thirsty that they come anyway. Guide Omar has an assistant here, she knows how to find a sleeping owl. She always starts the day by finding the tree where the owl is sleeping, to point out the owl to passing guides. A very large owl, a Verreaux's Eagle-Owl. With the guide we walk through the forest where, with the help of my speaker, we take beautiful pictures of honeysuckers.
