After taking more than two hours to get through the customs’ formalities at the Beit Bridge Border Post, we crossed the fabled Limpopo into Zimbabwe and travelled eastwards to our overnight stop at the wonderfully named Lion and Elephant Motel. Birding in the grounds was good and included a small party of Arrow-marked Babblers in the dappled afternoon light.
Country: Zimbabwe
Location: Lion and Elephant Motel, Bubi River
Family: Laughingthrushes (Leiothrichidae)
Species: Arrow-marked Babbler (Turdoides jardineii)
Date taken: 18/11/2012