Birding in Marondera

I spent some time recently in Gosho Park and a similar park next to Peterhouse Boy's School, assisting with an Outward Bound course. I didn't have much time to spare for birding - only a couple of afternoons really.
The miombo woodlands replace their leaves at this time of year, resulting in a fantastic display of colours.

Looking over part of Gosho Park

In the Peterhouse School game park there are a couple of dams, much bigger than in Gosho, so I saw a few extra waterbirds here too. My list for this park includes White-breasted Cormorant, Great Egret, Klaas's Cuckoo, White-rumped Swift, Giant Kingfisher, Cardinal Woodpecker, Rufous-naped Lark, Grey Penduline-tit, Groundscraper Thrush, Miombo Rock-thrush, African Stonechat, Southern Hyliota, Red-faced Crombec, Yellow-bellied Eremomela, Stierling's Wren-warbler and Yellow-throated Petronia.

I spent more time in Gosho Park, so the list is slightly longer: Wahlberg's Eagle, Coqui and Shelley's Francolins, Three-banded Plover, African Green-pigeon, Meyer's Parrot, Klaas's Cuckoo, African Wood-owl, Spotted Eagle-owl, Fiery-necked and Freckled Nightjars, Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, Whyte's Barbet, Green-backed Honeybird, Golden-tailed Woodpecker, Rock Martin, White-breasted Cuckooshrike, Miombo Tit, Grey Penduline-tit, Miombo Rock-thrush, Mocking Cliff-chat, Southern Hyliota, Green-capped Eremomela, Red-faced Crombec, Stierling's Wren-warbler, Ashy Flycatcher, Striped Pipit, White-crested Helmet-shrike, Violet-backed and Miombo Blue-eared Starlings, nesting Yellow-throated Petronia and Golden Weaver, Red-headed Weaver, Black-eared Seedeater, Golden-breasted Bunting and more...

My total count for both parks combined was 95 species.

Fork-tailed Drongo.

Male Golden-breasted Bunting.

Green-capped Eremomela, carrying nesting material?

Lesser Honeyguide.

Miombo Rock-thrush. At this time of year, its bright orange plumage makes sense!

Miombo Tit.

Red-faced Crombec - very tricky to photograph.

A scruffy-looking Striped Pipit.

Yellow-throated Petronia carrying a feather to its nest.