From: chege wa kariuki <chege@birdwatchingeastafrica.com>
Date: 2012-12-30 08:07
Subject: Re: RE: [KENYABIRDSNET] Southern Ground Hornbills in Kijabe
Hi Fleur and Jeff
Just to note there are still atleast a family of 6 on leleshwa fields between Gilgil Toll Station and Naivasha turn off to Great Rift Valley Lodge
chege

jeff davis <nyamachoma@hotmail.com> wrote:

 

Thanks Fleur, good to know. Just realized I forgot to attach the photo.

Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:55:06 +0000
Subject: Re: [KENYABIRDSNET] Southern Ground Hornbills in Kijabe
From: fleur@africaonline.co.ke
To: nyamachoma@hotmail.com

Re: [KENYABIRDSNET] Southern Ground Hornbills in Kijabe Hi Jeff!

Very exciting. We used to see Southern Ground Hornbill regularly in the Rift, around Naivasha, Gilgil, Nakuru, but not recently. It’s great that they are in Kijabe again!

You know that they are now considered threatened? They are listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List.

With best wishes from Fleur


On 12/28/12 6:15 PM, "jeffrey davis" <nyamachoma@hotmail.com> wrote:

This spectacular bird has been on our school grounds for the past week, being very vocal as well. I have heard there are some others by the Kijabe Mission Hospital but have not confirmed it. I have not seen these here before, anyone else have records of them either in the Rift (near Longonot) or on the eastern escarpment?

A few weeks ago I also discovered 3 Cape Eagle-Owls roosting on some cliffs in the Forest.