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A Report from birdtours.co.uk

Kenya [Coast and Tsavo], 19th Oct - 4 Nov 2005,

Bob Biggs

SPECIES SEEN

TE –Tsavo East
TW - Tsavo West
MC – Mida Creek
V – Voi Lodge area
Ng – Ngulia Lodge area
TBB – Turtle Bay Beach area
TB – Bushes/Scrub opposite hotel
N – Nairobi Airport

LONG TAILED CORMORANT – Mzima Springs
LITTLE EGRET – seen occasionally
GREAT EGRET – MC; TB
GREY HERON – seen occasionally
PURPLE HERON – TBB
WOOLLY-NECKED STORK – V; TBB
SADDLE-BILLED STORK – pool near Ng
MARABOU STORK – several at and near Lodges
YELLOW-BILLED STORK – MC; near V
SACRED IBIS - MC
HADADA IBIS – Wildwoods; MC
AFRICAN SPOONBILL - MC
GREATER FLAMINGO - MC
EGYPTIAN GOOSE - V
SECRETARY BIRD – 2 near V
OSPREY - TBB
BLACK KITE - TB
BROWN SNAKE EAGLE - TE
BATELEUR – TE; TW
PALLID HARRIER – near V
EASTERN PALE CHANTING GOSHAWK - TW
AFRICAN FISH EAGLE – TBB, TE
TAWNY EAGLE - TE
WAHLBERG’S EAGLE - TB
MARTIAL EAGLE – c.5 TE
LANNER FALCON – 2 at N
CRESTED FRANCOLIN – 2 at TE
YELLOW-NECKED SPURFOWL – several TE
VULTURINE GUINEAFOWL – 1 group at TE and TW
HELMETED GUINEAFOWL – c.35 V
BLACK CRAKE – pool near Ng
BLACK-BELLIED BUSTARD – 3 near Mzima
AFRICAN JACANA – Sala Gate,TE
CRAB-PLOVER – c.30 MC
RINGED PLOVER – TBB; MC
THREE-BANDED PLOVER – MC; V
GREATER SANDPLOVER – TBB, MC
GREY PLOVER – MC; TBB
BLACKSMITH PLOVER – 2 at pool near Ng
SPUR-WINGED PLOVER – Sala Gate area, TE
CROWNED PLOVER – seen twice TE
LITTLE STINT – several at MC
CURLEW SANDPIPER – seen occasionally throughout
SANDERLING - TBB
WHIMBREL – TBB; MC
CURLEW - MC
GREENSHANK – TBB; V
WOOD SANDPIPER – near and at V
COMMON SANDPIPER – V; TBB
TEREK SANDPIPER - MC
TURNSTONE - MC
GULL-BILLED TERN - MC
EMERALD-SPOTTED WOOD DOVE – TB; TE
NAMAQUA DOVE – seen regularly TE and TW
SPECKLED PIGEON – 4 at N
FERAL PIGEON – c.20 near Mombasa
RED-EYED DOVE – seen occasionally
RING-NECKED DOVE – TB; MC
LAUGHING DOVE – several at TE
WHITE-BELLIED GO-AWAY BIRD – 3 at TW
YELLOWBILL - TB
WHITE-BROWED COUCAL – TB; MC
SOKOKE SCOPS OWL – 2 at Forest
VERRAUX’S EAGLE-OWL - V
AFRICAN PALM SWIFT – seen occasionally
LITTLE SWIFT – 100s at Lodges
SPECKLED MOUSEBIRD – 4 at N; TE; TB
BLUE-NAPED MOUSEBIRD – c.10 TE
GREY-HEADED KINGFISHER – 2 at V
MALACHITE KINGFISHER – 2 at pool near Ng
GIANT KINGFISHER - Mzima
PIED KINGFISHER – Mzima; MC
CARMINE BEE-EATER – 2 en route to hotel; 2 MC; 2 near Sala
WHITE-THROATED BEE-EATER – 3 MC
LITTLE BEE-EATER – 4 TW; V
LILAC-BREASTED ROLLER – several TE; TB
SOUTHERN GROUND HORNBILL – 4 TE
RED-BILLED HORNBILL – seen regularly in Tsavo
VON DER DECKEN’S HORNBILL – several at Tsavo
AFRICAN GREY HORNBILL – less common than above
RED-FRONTED TINKERBIRD – 1 at hotel; 1 in bushes 200m away
RED AND YELLOW BARBET - TE
D’ARNAUD’S BARBET – TW; Ng
CHESTNUT-BACKED SPARROW-LARK – several near V
CHESTNUT-HEADED SPARROW-LARK – a few with the above
BARN SWALLOW – seen occasionally
RED-RUMPED SWALLOW – 2 at V
LESSER-STRIPED SWALLOW – a few at TE
ROCK MARTIN - N
AFRICAN PIED WAGTAIL – 2 at hotel most days; V
GREY WAGTAIL - TE
GRASSLAND PIPIT – a few seen in Tsavo
YELLOW-THROATED LONGCLAW - MC
ZANZIBAR SOMBRE GREENBUL - Wildwoods
COMMON BULBUL – Everywhere!
SPOTTED MORNING THRUSH – TE; TW
NORTHERN WHEATEAR – 2 TE
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER – 2 TE
TAWNY-FLANKED PRINIA – 4 TB
GREY-BACKED CAMAROPTERA - TB
NORTHERN CROMBEC – V; Mzima
ABYSSINIAN WHITE-EYE - Mzima
AFRICAN PARADISE FLYCATCHER - MC
WHITE-CRESTED HELMET-SHRIKE – 4 TE
NORTHERN WHITE-CROWNED SHRIKE – regular in Tsavo
LONG -TAILED FISCAL – regular TE
TAITA FISCAL - TE
BRUBRU - TE
BLACK-CROWNED TCHAGRA – 2 MC
GREY-HEADED BUSH-SHRIKE - TB
ROSY-PATCHED BUSH-SHRIKE - TE
TROPICAL BOUBOU – from bus in Forest
BLACK CUCKOO-SHRIKE – pair TB
COMMON DRONGO - regular
EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE – TB on 3 occasions
BLACK-HEADED ORIOLE - MC
HOUSE CROW – Common from Mombasa to Hotel
PIED CROW – seen occasionally
WHITE-NAPED RAVEN - V
RED -WINGED STARLING – N and both lodges
BLACK-BELLIED STARLING – seen near hotel on several occasions
GREATER BLUE-EARED STARLING - TW
SUPERB STARLING – N and Tsavo
GOLDEN-BREASTED STARLING – 5 TE
FISCHER’S STARLING – several seen in Tsavo
WATTLED STARLING – TW
RED-BILLED OXPECKER - TE
YELLOW-BILLED OXPECKER - TW
EASTERN VIOLET-BACKED SUNBIRD – pair at V
MOUSE-COLORED SUNBIRD - TB
AMETHYST SUNBIRD – seen on 4 or 5 occasions
PURPLE-BANDED SUNBIRD - TB
HOUSE SPARROW – seen a couple of times
GREY-HEADED SPARROW – Ng; TB
WHITE-HEADED BUFFALO-WEAVER - TE
RED-BILLED BUFFALO-WEAVER - TE
WHITE-BROWED SPARROW-WEAVER – several at TE
AFRICAN GOLDEN WEAVER – TB hotel
GOLDEN PALM WEAVER – TB hotel
LESSER MASKED WEAVER - TB
BLACK-HEADED WEAVER – TB hotel; both lodges
RED-BILLED QUELEA - TB
RED-CHEEKED CORDON-BLEU – TE; TB
GREY HEADED SILVERBILL – 3 at Sala, TE
BLACK AND WHITE MANNIKIN – MC;TB
PIN-TAILED WHYDAH – TB on 2 occasions
STRAW-TAILED WHYDAH – 3 dull birds at Ng
YELLOW-FRONTED CANARY – MC; TB
YELLOW-RUMPED SEEDEATER – 3 NG; 2 MC
CINNAMON-BREASTED ROCK BUNTING Ng

SPECIES HEARD

NORTHERN BROWNBUL
EASTERN NICATOR
SCALY BABBLER
EAST COAST AKALAT

POSSIBLES

INTERMEDAITE EGRET
LESSER SANDPLOVER
SOOTY GULL
FLAPPET LARK
PIED WHEATEAR
OLIVACEOUS WARBLER
BLACKCAP
RATTLING CISTICOLA
RUFOUS BUSH CHAT
OLIVE SUNBIRD
PLUS…AS MANY BIRDS OF PREY AS YOU LIKE AT TSAVO!

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