just got back from uk and saw your note . At the Junction near Dagoretti corner
, outside the front of the building there are at least  2 palm trees , into
which, at dusk, fly  many birds , say upto 50 or so and I  think they are
African Pied Wagtails. The Junction has only been open for 18 months or so ,
where were they before ?


Mike  D

Fleur Ng'weno wrote:

> Dear Heather and all
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> Yes, there have been other reports of large roosting groups of African Pied
> Wagtails, especially in August and September, and sometimes right in the
> Nairobi city centre or the industrial area.
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> Does anyone know whether such flocks are part of post-breeding dispersal of
> the young ones?
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> Speaking of flocks, Nature Kenya¹s Wednesday Morning Birdwalk observed a
> flock of Chestnut Weavers near a dam at Ruaka (at the junction of Limuru and
> Banana Hill roads) on 13 September.
>
> Wishing you good birding, Fleur
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> On 9/13/06 9:55 AM, "heather.elkins@cec.eu.int" <heather.elkins@cec.eu.int>
> wrote:
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> > At least 50 African pied wagtails on the ground at the Uchumi Ngong Road
> > enclosed carpark around 6.30 last evening.  In the dim light it was
> > difficult to see if they were  adult or many immatures.      Is it usual
> > to get such numbers together?
> >
> > Heather Elkins
>
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