From: Shailesh Kumar Patel <honeyguide_sk@yahoo.com>
Date: 2011-10-29 02:19
Subject: Re: [KENYABIRDSNET] Pringle's Puffback in Laikipia
Hi James,
 
Nice photos you took. The female puffback photo you took doesn't show a whitish loral spot. A female Pringle's would show a whitish loral spot or it could be a imm or juv, but i can't tell. The other photo, i don't think it is a Whydah as it does not show a supercillium as most females or juv would show or i could be wrong. The head colour looks more brown to me, the body size is quit small more like those in finchs family.
 
Keep an eye on it, if it does turn up again at the birdbath in a different stage.
 
Shailesh

--- On Wed, 26/10/11, James Christian <jc@james-christian.com> wrote:

From: James Christian <jc@james-christian.com>
Subject: [KENYABIRDSNET] Pringle's Puffback in Laikipia
To: kenyabirdsnet@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 26 October, 2011, 17:44

 
I found the following bird (attached photo) which appears to be a Pringle's. I got a photo of the female but I didn't get the male.  Anyway, I would love to hear if I got this wrong or, if it is a Pringle's where the closest known population is to here in East Laikipia. We are at over 1600 meters and the books say Pringle's only go up to 1200 meters.

A few other bird observations that we have had is:

Lizard Buzzard (about a week ago on the Ewaso Nyiro River across from Mpala)

Alpine Swift (2 months back with some mottled swifts above our offices)

Lastly, I have attached a bird that I can't seem to recognize. It has been coming to our birdbath and I feel like it is something common but wearing a plumage I'm just not recognizing. Whydah ? Thanks for any ideas.

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James Christian
Karisia Walking Safaris
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