Messing about on the river
4th December. Messing about on the river. We added another mode of transport to The Biggest Twitch when we took to the River Bhoreli by rubber raft. The fast flowing river was wide with boulder shores and occasional sandbanks. Two people per raft plus the two boatmen, we had to sit still to ensure no capsizing! Floating along we scanned the banks for birds and were richly rewarded, a pair of Great Thick-knee showed well once we saw them stood motionless amongst the rocks! A River Tern preened on a boulder mind channel, an Ibisbill fed only meters away, we just had to land to soak up amazing views. Scanning the skies also paid off when four massive Great Hornbills swept overhead in the afternoon sun! Boat ride over we transferred to our accommodation at Eco-camp only yards from the river, we were greeted by a lovely Oriental Hobby in a tree above the entrance, great stuff. Bird species total 4166
The Biggest Twitch website will remain online in 2009 to keep you up to date with our birding adventures and let you know how we settle back into normal life, if we do!! We will also share more of our adventures and lots of photos from The Biggest Twitch.