Monday, 20 October 2025

Madagascar: Andasibe Area

 The first thing to understand is that I made in error in publishing my posts. I posted Egypt before I had finished Madagascar, so the posts are out of sequence. Sorry about that.


It is the 1st October & we are walking down the road at dawn waiting for the Analmazoatra Reserve in Andasibe to open. It is quite birdy but birds are high up in the very large trees lining the road, so birding is not easy. However, birding is exciting as most birds seen are new species for me!

Hook-billed Vanga

My first Vanga!


However we do see Hook-billed Vanga & Nuthatch Vanga. Indris are calling from deep in the forest & this makes for a very evocative atmosphere. 

Delana


The reserve opens & we obtain our tickets & enter into the forest. The trails are well laid out & the various trails clearly marked. It is a beautiful reserve but we were not expecting the number of other visitors present here. This is the place to see Indri, which is a massive draw. However, we soon explore the less travelled trails & for the next couple of hours we are birding alone, which was great!

Not all the reserve is forest, there are more open
 areas as well.

Excellent trails made birding
 a pleasure.

My first Lemur!
Brown Lemur.

Pollen's Vanga

Our only ones of the trip!

Crested Drongo

 Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher 
(white phase).


Madagascar Magpie Robin

Common Newtonia


Nelicourvi Weaver
























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