All,
Neil Baker has kindly gathered up
some information on the current status of White-fronted Bee-eaters in Tanzania
and contacts of his have provided the following:
Fred Nelson:
"I get about 5 to 15 birds coming
through foraging above my yard every few days here in Ilboru and havent noticed
any strong variation in their presence."
Paul Oliver:
"White-fronted Bee-eaters around our
Kisongo plots this past month. And usually seen around the eastern slopes
of Meru in ANP - never in numbers just a few birds."
Marc Baker:
"Last
week at least two pair of bullockoides around Braeburn School which is
usual."
So it
would seem that things are 'normal' with the Tanzanian populations (and
presumably the Amboseli-Tsavo one) and the absence is only from the Central Rift
in Kenya.
Best
wishes,
David
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