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Hi spanishwolf,

We were in KTP in December, and found Caracal 6 times !!!!!
There was a caracal hanging out around Leeuwdril, and we found him 3 times (as late as 10am in the morning). Everytime he was around 500m past the waterhole amounst the shrubs.
Then we also found caracal 3 times on the lower dune road. One we found hunting with a PCG (never seen this before, still need to ask KG about it), one we found in the road early one morning, and on our last morning we found two caracals in the road close to the turn off for KK.
We also found lion often, and leopard once on this road, so will recommend it any day !

Good luck - I hope you find what you are looking for.

Thank you anne-marie.

jb72: You are very lucky!!! 6 Caracals!! OH!
I, with half of luck .... I'm content
Thank you for your information.

A greeting.

Seems there is often a Brown Hyena drinking at Kieliekrankie waterhole in front of the bungalows at sunset or early in the Morning
I saw her last year a little before seven in the evening , but missed her this year a little before six in the morning because the door of the terrace didn't want to open,so i took my coffee inside and did'nt saw her
The camp manager said us he used to see her.

And for the Caracal,we saw one last year at Nossob on a morning walk eating a Bat eared Fox in a tree, in the Marie se draii area.
No Caracal this year and no Brown Hyeana in three weeks
But we had neighbours in the park who saw a Caracal at Kij-Kij waterhole.

Thank you very much for your information anne catherine.

Hi everyone, I have seen some incredible shots of owls and have read about many a sighting on the great trip reports, and I am desperate to see and photograph owls in the daytime.

I will be staying in KTP in June at Nossob, Kieliekrankie, Twee and Kalahari tented camp and wondered if anyone has any tips on where to spot these magnificent creatures...and when?

Your help and advice is much appreciated.

Marie

Hi Marie,

Barn Owls have a nest at the southern entrance of 14 Borehole. Just look into the big hole in the sociable weevers nest.

Spotted Eagle owls are seen regularly between Kalahari Tented Camp and Craig Lockhart waterhole

You have a good chance of seeing pearl spotted owlets and the white faced scops owl in Nossob camp.

Good luck

Wow Duke - Thanks for the tip about the barn owls. Will be looking out for them on our trip. I think that I must be the only bird watching Forumite to have to confess that I have been privileged to have seen the elusive Pels but not the barn owl

Thanks Duke! This is invaluable advice!

mariek - the tree in front of the reception building at Nossob usually has a couple of whitefaced scops owls lurking/sleeping in it - check it regularly and you WILL find them - also maybe consider taking a sunset or night drive - we have always been lucky with owl sightings on drives like this - enjoy your trip !!

Thanks Scouter

You welcome Marie and Gandalf

Gandalf you not suppose to mention that Pe...'s word here

This is what you looking for at the southern entrance of 14 borehole

Great pics Duke

The big tree outside the shop in MataMata usually habours a couple of owls

Just ask at the shop or the petrol station as sometimes they're in the tree next to reception.

Hi Mariek

We visited the KTP during April and were not that lucky with our owl-spotting. At Nossob we saw this lovely Pearl-spotted owlet in the big tree behind the laundry. Apparently this is a popular spot for these owlets as well as the Whte-faced Scops owlet



The smaller trees around unit 10A and 10B are also favourites for the Whte-faced Scops but they really do hide away making photos quite difficult.

We have had a lot more luck on the section between Urikaruus and Mata Mata over the years. We have heard much about the famous owl tree between Sitzas and Craig Lockhardt but have never found the tree. Apparently about 15km from Mata mata. The Spotted eagle owldls nest on top of the sociable weaver nests in a grey camelthorn tree. Good luck - hope you locate it.

The staff at Mata Mata were certainly not much help when we were there in April. I asked in the shop and at the filling station about the whereabouts of the owls and the best I got was "hulle is maar hier rond". I spent a morning walking around in the camp and found a whitw-faced scops in the tree in front of the shop (well hidden hence no pics) as well as this pearl-spotted owlet in the large camelthorn tree behind the old bungalows (against the Namibia fence). It was interesting to see a turtle dove continually harassing the owlet.



We were fortunate to have two sightings of the giant eagle-owl, the first on the Dalkeith loop and later on the 14de boorgat loop





The spotted eagle owls were difficult to spot but we did see one early one morning near the Leeudril waterhole. The sun was directly behind the owl hence the poor quality of the pic.



Good luck with your owl spotting. They are there - you just need to find them!

I saw this one on Dalkeith loop
this one of Nossob camp, sometime 2-3 trees further (right side)
good luck and welcome to the forum