We were first at the gate at 6.30 am., and game driving through the Mara for the rest of the morning.

We were lucky with the early morning light, the migration, lions replete with the plentiful take away on their door step,

We were also lucky with a female rhino and calf, pictured in amongst the migration, a rare sight these days.

We also took in elephant and buffalo – making it four of the big five – as well as plenty of side stripped jackels, giraffe, zebras, topi, hartebeeste.  In between we also started to drive our bird tally up