Nile Birdwatching

We boarded some smaller boats for a Nile River cruise up to the Aswan Dam. We went past the Aswan Botanical Garden but did not stop. This was the only portion of the cruise where having a full size camera was desirable. We elected not to carry them along for just this segment of our adventure. As a result all our photography was done with our phones, which was not great for bird watching.

The full complement of cruisers was divided into three groups and each group got into their boat.

Aswan River Cruise Boat
Aswan Dam Google Map

Cast Of Characters

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Hooded Crow  (Corvus cornix)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca)
Great Cormorant, Grey Heron and Egyptian Goose
African Swamphen (Porphyrio madaagascarienses)
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) and  spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
Great Egret 
Crested Lark

Scenery

Birds

1 thought on “Nile Birdwatching”

  1. WOW. WOW. WOW. Love these photos! Enjoyed the compositions that had a boat and birds at the shore line. 😍

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