Another early start and game drive which started on the 16km office loop and finished with the 9km semole loop. We started with stone partridge and an African cuckoo then Forbes plover and spotted thick knee - I took several photographs of both the latter particularly the plover as William wanted a copy and a video for his computer records. He was also happy that we had seen it twice now and the avid birding group were still looking for it - such is the competiti...

We started with another game drive into the park and were greeted by an unusually quiet group of stone partridges. Not long after William spotted a large roan on my side of the road with a few mates on the other side deep in the thicket. Robert guessed it would cross the road and it did - squeezing out of the minibus window and running the gauntlet of the horse flies I was able to click some photos and got a couple of reasonable ones - but was thwarted somewhat b...

Today we had our normal early start and I told William my target was to see Roan which have, bar a fleeting glimpse in Botswana eluded us. As they like wooded areas viewing them is difficult as the foliage makes it hard - at this time of the year in Mole most of the leaves have gone so wildlife is relatively easy to spot but it's amazing how many twigs your camera finds to focus on rather than the bird or animal so photographing them is very hard. Within in the ...

After our long day yesterday we had a long drive today as it took about 7 hours to get to Mole National park. Enroute we stopped to get a type of doughnut - crispy and hard on the outside doughy on inside - we have become quite partial to this roadside delight and definitely kept us going until lunchtime. Our destination was the Mole hotel, the only accommodation in the park until a much needed new lodge is completed by year end. The building is tired and in ne...