From: Shailesh Kumar Patel <honeyguide_sk@yahoo.com>
Date: 2008-05-18 22:25
Subject: World Migratory Birding.
Hello Birders,
 
This year World Migratory Bird Day was celebrated from 10-11 May’08. On Sat 10, a group of 17 members from Nature Kenya did a trip for birding along the Magadi road, sorry that no migrants were seen on this day.
 
Our first stop was at Icross junction. Here species seen included Eastern Chanting Goshawk, Green-winged Pytilia, Short-tailed Lark, 3 species of Whydahs Straw-tailed / Pin-tailed and Eastern Paradise Whydah.
 
The last stop and our lunch break was at Ologesailie Prehistoric Site. A walk around the site, we had species like Black-chested Snake Eagle, White-throated Bee-eaters, Red-billed Hornbills, Black-throated Barbet and African Silverbill.