Sightings from Zanzibar

Just back from Zanzibar from a trip with 85 students so didnt get too much birding done. Jozani had paradise flycatcher, tambourine dove, loads of BB starlings, olive sunbirds and little greenbul, striped kingfisher and a black and white cuckoo... fumba island had... lesser and greater sandplovers curlew sandpiper turnstones ringed plover grey plover whimbrel common terns little terns sand in front of Zanzibar beach resort green backed heron grey heron dimorphic egret greenshank crab plover grey plover whimbrel common sandpiper sooty gulls lesser crested terns anyway the reason for putting these down cos you know I am not a terribly reliable contributor is that I saw another instance of death of bird at this hotel fisherman spots cormorant on shallow pool, pulls in boat and walks quickly over to the pool. cormorant I suppose being a bit waterlogged is unable to get away from a walking man and is clubbed to death..and taken to boat. Is this for bait? I cant imagine they would be too tasty. It is also a worrying thought that they can be so easily taken. regards fiona