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The rocky outcrops at Hadjer el Hamis, about 110 km north of N’Djamena are certainly well worth recommending. The rocks used to be on the southern shore of Lake Chad, but the lake has retreated and cannot be seen even by climbing up the rocks. A good time to visit is at the end of the rains in September when there are a lot of inundations along the road with good water birds. The rocks themselves attract several species of raptor and Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax, Beaudouin's Snake Eagle Circaetus beaudouini, Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis, Black Kite Milvus migrans and Fox Kestrel Falco alopex were all recorded there during one visit.