Simon Thomsett

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A blog by sthomsett

Blog description:

rehabilitating and conserving large African eagles including Martial eagles and Crowned eagles, as well as falcons and hawks

Blog Rank:

Simon Thomsett ranks 960 in Africa and 69 in Kenya. According to site visitors it ranks 428, and 495 according to page views:

According to blogroll links it ranks 3913 and 3823 according to the amount of links within Afrigator blog posts

Mutt the Lammergeyer Release, Part II

Mutt the Lammergeyer flew into a border zone where security is not so good. The next five days were some of the toughest I have had for many years. I scrambled, slid, abseiled and climbed in search of an elusive “blip” on a radio receiver. I was scared because

Mutt the Lammergeyer Release, Part I

I was asked by Gabriele Schaden about the outcome of the Hell’s Gate Bearded Vulture re-introduction project. There is no way I could answer what took up years of my time in a few brief sentences and in replying I thought I could combine it with a blog. In

The Last Day

Some of my family and friends have asked why I have not contributed to my blog for months. The answer is that when the raptor expedition was over there was very little to report upon. I began this blog about the time I had frequent armed attacks

Indispensable Sheryl

For a whole year while we were on the expedition, Sheryl Bottner posted all our blogs, updated our Facebook group, Twittered and generally supported us. Without her, we would not have been able to maintain our online presence and for that, Simon and I are extremely grateful. Not

The End of the Road

It has been almost a year since I joined Simon Thomsett in Kenya to begin our African Raptor Expedition. Since then, we have spent extensive time in Kenya, assessing the current raptor situation. We also completed a successful trip to South Africa through Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia.

A Very Cheeky Leopard and An Unusual Vulture

by Laila Bahaa-el-din After our luxurious stay at Bateleur Camp, Kichwa Tembo, we were wondering how we would cope with our small tents and camping food. But we needn’t have worried, as the Mara pulled some magic out of the bag and we didn’t even have time to think

The Little Owl Sanctuary: Waddlesworth Update

by Sarah Higgins I am pleased to report that Waddlesworth is not only in fine feather but is also in perfect health. Thanks to the many responses that we had to our appeal for information on our ‘squishy’ bird, I can now report that Pelicans are supposed to feel

Call For A Forest To Be Protected

by Simon Thomsett (Photos by Laila) We were invited to spend three nights at a beautiful lodge called Kichwa Tembo in exchange for giving the guides a presentation about birds of prey. We were met by the manager, Niall Anderson, who asked if two tents at Bateleur Camp was

A Sick Vulture

by Laila Bahaa-el-din We joined the Peregrine Fund’s Munir Virani and University of Swaziland’s Ara Monadjem at Lake Naivasha to see how the Fish Eagles are doing with the receding of the lake. We spent a lovely morning on the lake throwing fish out for the eagles and watching

The Little Owl Sanctuary: Batelle

by Sarah Higgins of The Little Owl Sanctuary The Fish Eagle with the broken right wing that was brought in in July is recovering well. We have decided that she is probably a girl and have christened her ‘Batelle,’ because of her brave fight for survival. I

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