Open Africa is in the process of developing a birding route in south-western Zambia. This area is best known for the highly localised and endangered Black-cheeked Lovebird. Besides the lovebirds the area is well known for the Caprivi/Delta specials including Schalow's Turaco, Coppery-tailed, Senegal and Whitebrowed Coucals, Chirping and Luapula Cisticolas, White-backed Night-Heron, Rufousbellied Heron, African Pygmy-Goose, Slaty Egret, Lesser Jacana, Western Banded Snake-Eagle, Shelley's Sunbird, Three-banded Courser, Tropical and Swamp Boubous, Brown Firefinch, African Skimmer, Pel's Fishing-Owl and Long-toed Lapwing, to name a few. As part of the development and promotion of the route and local guides, Open Africa had approached Caprivi Birding Safaris/Tutwa Tourism and Travel to help organise and lead the first organised trip. They were sponsoring and covering a lot of the expenses for this trip. Caprivi Birding Safaris/Tutwa Tourism and Travel referred this to the Namibia Bird Club to try to find birders who might be interested in going.