5 February 2006


Dear Friends

Here is a list of the more interesting sightings made during the three-week Sunbird tour of Kenya from 11 January to 1 February 2006.

Western Reef Heron - 1, Lake Nakuru, 17/1/06
Black Heron - c.150, Lake Jipe, 31/1/06
Rufous-bellied Heron - 3, Ahero Rice Scheme, 22/1/06 and 6, Musiara Marsh, 23/1/06
Hamerkop - 60, Dunga Fishing Village, Kisumu, 22/1/06
Eurasian Honey-Buzzard - 1, Zimmerman Grid, Kakamega Forest, 21/1/06
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle - 1, Mungatsi, on road from Mumias to Busia, 21/1/06
Lizard Buzzard - 1, Masai Mara, 23/1/06
Eurasian Hobby - 1, Solio Plains, Naro Moru, 15/1/06
Buff-spotted Flufftail - 2 seen, Mountain Lodge, Mt. Kenya, 14/1/06
Denham's Bustard - 1, Solio Plains, Naro Moru, 15/1/06
Lesser Jacana - 2, small reservoir alongside Ol Joro Orok to Nakuru road, 16/1/06
Black-headed Gull - 1 adult, Lake Naivasha, 18/1/06
African Skimmer - 60-100 (distant resting flock), Lake Jipe, 31/1/06
Eurasian Hoopoe - 1, Lake Jipe, 31/1/06
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker - 1, Mungatsi, on road from Mumias to Busia, 21/1/06
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark - 150+, Malindi Pipit site, 12 km north of Sabaki River bridge, 29/1/06
White Wagtail - 1, Karatina Pond, 13/1/06 and 1, Mida Creek, 28/1/06
Bush Pipit - 3, near Siana Springs, 24/1/06
Sharpe's Longclaw - 2, Solio Plains, Naro Moru, 15/1/06
African Stonechat - 1 black-breasted male, road down from Mountain Lodge (same place as 2 last year), 14/1/06
Pied Wheatear - 1 white-throated 'vittata' form, nr. junction of Lake Baringo road with main road north, 18/1/06
Karamoja Apalis - 1, alongside road across Solio Plains, 25/1/06

Best wishes,

David


David Fisher
56 Western Way, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1DU, United Kingdom
Tel:  01767-220468  Fax:  01767-262916

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