From: "Bishop, Richard (ILRI)" <R.BISHOP@CGIAR.ORG>
Date: 2009-01-16 22:07
Subject: Records from late 2008 and early 2009
Hello
Birders
A few recent
(and quasi-recent) records.
11/2/2009 Nairobi National
Park
We spent a few
hours during the midday hours in the NNP on
Sunday 11th Jan.
White Throated
Robin. One very nice male at the Ivory burning site at 12.30
pm, after some effort. A new bird for us in the park and yet
another great find by Brian Finch.
Other
interesting records;
Black stork, 2
different individuals in flight
Saddle billed
stork: 1 male Near Hyaena dam
Montagu's
Harrier; 2 males and I ringtail
Lesser
Kestrel: 7 (including 2 males) perched in trees near Ormanye
dam
Isabelline shrike:
10+ nominate and also 1 phoenicuroides (new for
us)
Wood Sandpiper:
10 together Nagolomon dam (left end view point)
Eurasian Roller:
2
Red throated pipit:
1 Nagolomon
Common Rock thrush:
1 just beyond Kingfisher picnic site
1/1/2009
Nairobi National Park
Best
species;
Crowned Crane; Flock
of 23 outer circuit
Northern
Shoveler; 2 Athi basin Dam
Pallid
Harrier; 2 Males, plus one ringtail
Booted eagle; 1
Langata forest
Shelley's francolin;
3
Temminck's
stint; 1 (seen well) at Athi Basin dam
Dusky turtle dove; 1
on road near main gate
Namaqua dove;
2 Nairobi end, only our fourth persona record
Verreaux's
Eagle owl; 1 on the Acacia loop circuit. Only our second personal record in
NNP and the first for us in over 20
years.
Mammals;
Lion- A pride of 9
sheltering underneath the palm trees at the dam just beyond the Mombasa road
gate (on the right as you proceed towards Nairobi from the
gate)
8/9/11/2008
Kapiti plains Estate
Generally disappointing for migrants. The best
sightings were;
Pallid Harrier;
1 male
Sooty Falcon; 1
Adult
African Marsh owl;
1
Eurasian Golden
Oriole; 2 females
Highlight Mammals
(spotlighted: also relatively poor by comparison with previous
trips)
Bat eared
fox: 3 seen well
Bushbaby
(Galago senegalensis-type)- 3 together- unusually stationary and some video
obtained
ILRI
(International Livestock Research Institute) compound- Most Interesting
Records in January 2009
1. Cape
wagtail; 4/1/2009. at the sewage ponds. Only the second documented
ILRI occurrence.
2. Bat Hawk: 1
5/1/2009 One seen well hunting on 5/1/2009. Only the
second record at ILRI. We have been looking out for it without success, so
I doubt tat it occurs regularly. The firs record was in April 2002.
discovered and identified by Brian Finch at dusk. Brian was
visiting with a Dutch birder whose name I forget, in order to try to
see a temporarily resident red-chested flufftail that came very close,
but unfortunately declined to show itself.
Good Birding to
all
Richard and Anne
Bishop