Animals, birds and scenery survey of Somaliland

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Madaxkuti

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Rabshie or Maydh Island lies some 13 km offshore and is covered with huge numbers of Bridled and Sooty Terns, Masked Booby and a few Red-billed Tropicbirds

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The end of the Ban Cade Plains as we neared Ceerigaabo


Speke's Gazelle, Somaliland
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Speke's Gazelles coexist alongside the sparse human population.


African Golden Wolf, Somaliland
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We had numerous sightings of African Golden Wolf in Somaliland.

Beira, Somaliland
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We had some excellent looks at a small group of six Beira.

Aardwolf, Somaliland
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A young Aardwolf in its fox hole on the Qoyladey Plains.

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Ostriches in the distance between borama and zeila.



Archer's Francolin, Somaliland
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We were incredibly fortunate to get some close looks at a covey of shy Archer's (split from Orange River) Francolins on the Daallo escarpment. Photo by tour participant Werner Müller.

Arabian Bustard, Somaliland
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An amazing shot of an Arabian Bustard in flight by tour participant Werner Müller.

Masked Booby, Somaliland
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Masked Boobies were also breeding on Rabshie Island


Bridled Tern, Somaliland

Bridled Terns were amazingly numerous and a visit to their colonies on Rabshie Island was a fantastic experience.
@Duke of Bohol There's hundreds more photos of the survey here
https://tinyurl.com/ydcnaevo
 

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I saw loads of Sakaaros (Dikdiks) in miiga. They are really fast but we caught soo many of them :manny:all you have to do is flash a torch at it and it wont move
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