Since our report last week on the early progress of the wildebeest migration, small broken herds of wildebeest have continued crossing the Tanzanian border into the Maasai Mara. Herds continue to amass around the Sand River Gate and the area beneath the Naimalumbwa Hills, drawn by sporadic rainfall - and the promise of young grass beginning to shoot - along the Serengeti border. Although this rainfall has had the effect of slowing down the progress of the main migration, it is anticipated that the wildebeest will soon resume their northward movement.
The "second migration" of zebra and wildebeest from the Loita Hills also continues to enter the Mara from the Talek area and areas northeast of Mara Intrepids and east of Musiara Gate. To first-time visitors, this may look like the main migration, but more experienced migration-watchers will know that the real action has yet to begin! We will keep reporting to you from the "migration frontline" as the action progresses.
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