Sightings for last night and this morning

30 October pm

1 x Selati male and Othawa female lions mating

Buffalos

kudus

Elephant bull

Impalas

Hlabankundzi Female leopard hunting

Water buck

31october am

Herd of Elephants

2 x Othawa female lionesses

Hippos

Crocodile

Buffalos

kudu

Impalas

Sightings:

 

29 October pm drive

We saw 3 female lions(Ximungwe pride) feeding on a young male Impala. They stole the kill from a female leopard(Hlaba’nkunzi). Hlaba’nkunzi was watching the lions from a save distance with her cub hidden.

Female leopard (Xikavi)

Waterbuck

Kudu

Impala

Nyala

Scrub Hare

 

30 October am drive

3 Male lions (Selati males) and 3 female lions (Ottawa pride)

Elephant herd

Hippo

Crocodile

Giraffe herd

Zebra herd

Kudu

Waterbuck

Nyala

Bushbuck

We also saw an Impala with a new born calf. First one that we have seen of the season.

 

Regards

Wessel

Sightings:

 

28 October pm drive

4 Male lions sleeping (Selati males)

Female leopard (Xikavi)

Elephant herd

Buffalo herd

Waterbuck

Impala

Kudu

Steenbok

Warthog

 

29 October am drive

Female leopard (Hlaba’nkunzi) with a cub

Young male leopard (Tai dam male)

Elephant herd

Zebra

Impala

Waterbuck

Hippo

Crocodile

Steenbok

Duiker

We also saw an old male leopard on foot but could not get an ID of the leopard

 

Regards

Wessel

sightings for last night and this morning

 

khaxaan male leopard

nhlabankunzi female leopard

three selati male lions

one otawa female lioness

herd of elephants

zebra

wilderbeest

water buck

impala

Sightings for last night and this morning

24 October pm

Metsi on a Duiker kill

Buffalos herd

4 x Selati male lions

Kudus

Water buck

Impalas

25 October am

4 x Selati male lions

3 x Othawa female lions on a hippo kill

Hippos

Crocodile

Zebras

Shangwa female leopard

water buck

Impalas

Nyalas

Warthogs

25 October pm

Buffalo herd

Kashane male leopard

Elephant herd

Impalas

kudus

Water buck

Hyena

26 October am

Zebras

Giraffes

Herd of Elephants

Water bucks

kudus

Impalas

Hippos

Hlabankundzi female leopard with a cub

Sightings:

 

23 October pm drive

Male leopard (Kashane) patrolling around idube camp

Elephant herd with a very small baby

Zebra

Impala

Duiker

Hippo

Wildebeest

Waterbuck

Scrub hare

 

24 October am drive

Female leopard (Metsi)

4 Male lions (Selati males)

Herd of Kudu

Impala

Waterbuck

Bushbuck

 

Regards Wessel

sightings for last night and this morning

ravenscourt female leopard

Bull elephant

water buck

kudu bull

impalas

zebras giraffe

hippos

hammerkop

giant kingfisher

pied wagtail

dung beetles

Sightings for last night and this morning

21 October

Xikavi  female leopard on an Impala kill

2x Othawa female lions

1 x  Elephant bull

Kudu

Waterbuck

Impalas

22 October

Herd of Elephants

2 x Selati males an 2 x shimungwe female lions

Herd of buffalo bulls

Giraffes

Steenbok

Duiker

Warthogs

Sightings for last night and this morning

19 October pm

Elephant herd

Four Selati male lions

kudus

White tailed mangoes

Hippos

Water buck

Impalas

20 October am

Four Selati male lions

Elephant herd

Hlabankundzi

water Buck

Impala

kudu

Nyalas

Grey Duiker

Sightings for last night and this morning

18 October pm

Elephants

Buffalos

kudus

Crocodile

White tailed mangoes

Genet

water buck

Impalas

Warthog

Ground hornbills

19 October am

Herd of Elephants

Selati male lions x4

Zebras

Giraffe

Reed buck

waterbuck

Kudus

Hippos

Metsi female leopard

warthog

Sightings for last night and this morning

17 October

Elephant

3 x Selati males

1 x Selati male and 3 x Shimungwe female lions walked through the camp

kudu

Impalas

water bucks

giraffe

18 October

Elephants

Zebras

giraffe

Day one male leopard

kudus

water bucks

Impalas

Sightings

16 Oct PM
Xikavi female leopard
2 Selati male lions
Hyena
Elephant herd
Impala
Giraffe
Waterbuck

17 Oct AM
Three Selati male lions
Elephant bulls
Hyena
Kudu
Waterbuck
Impala
Steenbok
Duiker


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Sightings

14 Oct PM
Ravenscourt female leopard going to fetch her cub, later both her and the cub at an impala kill
One Selati male lion and two Othawa lionesses, very full
Zebra
Elephant bull
Impala
Hyena
Hippo
Crocodile
Kudu
Bushbuck
Warthog
Waterbuck
Nyala

15 Oct AM
Elephant bulls
Buffalo herd
Hippo
Waterbuck
Impala
Wildebeest
Nyala
Kudu
Warthog

15 Oct PM
Shangwa female leopard looking pregnant
3 Selati male lions
Elephants
Hippo
Impala
Rock monitor lizard
Duiker
Bushbuck
Nyala
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Scrub hare
Python

16 Oct AM
Kashane male leopard outside the lodge
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Waterbuck
Nyala
Giraffe
Impala
Warthog
Leopard tortoise


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Sightings

12 Oct PM
4 Ximhungwe lionesses stalking impala
One Othawa lioness running around close to the lodge
Elephant herd
Impala
Giraffe
Waterbuck
Nyala
Lots of rain +/- 60mm

13 Oct AM
Four Ximhungwe lionesses
Buffalo herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Crocodile
Hyena
Zebra
Giraffe
Impala
Bushbuck
Waterbuck
Kudu

13 Oct PM
Dewane male leopard on patrol at the start of drive, he was at Scotia dam by the end of drive when we saw him again
Buffalo herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Impala
Steenbok
Duiker
Side striped jackal
Scrub hare

14 Oct AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with an impala foetus
Four Ximhungwe lionesses close to the leopard
Elephants swimming in Scotia dam
Hippo
Crocodile
Giraffe
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Nyala

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Sightings

11 Oct PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard watching impala
Four Selati male lions, joining up with the three Othawa lionesses outside the lodge
Hippo
Buffalo herd
Elephant bull
Hyena
Bush baby
Baboons
Impala
Kudu
Nyala
Bushbuck
Scrub hare

12 Oct AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard at her new den site
Four Ximhungwe lionesses
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Bushbuck
Nyala
Warthog
Impala
Waterbuck
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Sightings

10 Oct PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with her duiker kill
Dewane male leopard resting
4 Selati male lions sleeping close to the river
Hippo
Impala
Waterbuck
Kudu
Scrub hare
Dwarf mongoose
Nyala

11 Oct AM
4 Selati male lions listening out for sounds of the buffalo herd
Elephant bulls
Buffalo bulls
Giraffe
Nyala
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck

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Sightings

09 Oct PM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with a fresh duiker kill
4 selati male lions sleeping
Huge elephant herd with tiny babies
Normal size elephant herd
Hippo
Waterbuck
Impala
White tailed mongoose
Genet
Giraffe
Scrub hare

10 Oct AM
Hlab'nkunzi female leopard with her duiker kill up a tree close to the lodge
2 Ximhungwe lionesses
Pack of 13 wild dogs resting in the shade
Hippo
Elephant bull
Impala
Kudu
Waterbuck
Duiker
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Sightings

08 Oct PM
Selati male lions chasing buffalo
Big buffalo herd
Buffalo bulls
Elephant bulls
Impala
Waterbuck
Reedbuck
Genet
Hyena
Scrub hare
Hippo

09 Oct AM
4 Selati male lions walking south
Wild dog pack with pups and impala kill
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Waterbuck
Impala
Nyala
Kudu
Duiker
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Sightings

07 Oct PM
Tlangisa female leopard stalking guinea fowl
4 selati male lions in the river
2 Ximhungwe lionesses with a kudu kill
2 very thin Mapogo male lions watching buffalo in the dark
Hippo
Elephant herd
Buffalo bulls
Impala
Waterbuck
Nyala
White tailed mongoose
Scrub hare

08 Oct AM
3 Selati male lions resting
Buffalo herd
Lone buffalo bull
Elephant bull
Hippo
Impala
Nyala
Bushbuck
Waterbuck

*the two mapogo male lions were again reported in the southern area
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Sightings

06 Oct PM
Dewane male leopard cleaning himself and running after impala
An unidentified male leopard covered in mud after catching catfish in a mudwallow, feeding on said catfish
Othawa lionesses
Crocodile
Hippo
Elephant herd swimming in ebony dam
Elephant herd swimming in the river
Impala
Bushbuck
White tailed mongoose
Waterbuck
Nyala
Warthog

07 Oct AM
Maxabeni male leopard
Dewane male leopard waiting for warthogs
Elephant herd
Elephant bull
Buffalo herd
Impala
Hippo
Crocodile
Warthog
Waterbuck

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Sightings

05 Oct PM
3 Selati male lions sleeping
Dewane male leopard
Buffalo bull
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Hippo
Crocodile
Waterbuck
Impala
Nyala

06 Oct AM
Four selati male lions sleeping, three later moving towards the river
Buffalo herd
Elephant herd
Elephant bulls
Zebra
Hippo
Crocodile
Warthog
Waterbuck
Impala
Kudu
Nyala
Bushbuck
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Sightings

04 Oct PM
Ravenscourt female leopard and cub drinking close to their kill, the area was surrounded by hyena
Dewane male leopard with a bushbuck kill
3 othawa lionesses resting
Elephant herd
Giraffe
Hippo
Crocodile
Impala
Rock monitor lizard
Kudu
Duiker
Steenbok
Scrub hare
Waterbuck

05 Oct AM
Ravenscourt female leopard and cub at their kill, Xikavi female leopard stealing the last scraps and hyenas watching
Dewane male leopard at his kill
Male cheetah chasing Steenbok
3 Selati male lions sleeping
Buffalo herd
Elephant herd
Giraffe
Impala
Kudu
Bushbuck
Waterbuck
Very fast Steenbok!


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Sightings

03 Oct PM
Ravenscourt female leopard going to fetch her cub, and later both at an impala kill.
A Selati male lion and a Ximhungwe lioness sleeping
Elephant bull
Giraffe
Impala
Waterbuck
Kudu
Scrub hare

04 Oct AM
Ravenscourt female leopard and cub at their kill, 3 hyena on site too
Elephant bull
Hippo
Crocodile
Impala
Bushbuck
Kudu
Giraffe
Waterbuck
Nyala

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