Good question Brian.

Clive

On 21 April 2013 16:35, Brian Finch <birdfinch@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks Clive I found it after I had posted it. But why is the nominate
in China and not first described in Europe?
Best for now
Brian

On 4/21/13, Clive Mann <clivefmann@gmail.com> wrote:
> Brian,
>
> Not sure what you meant by (Strangely whilst there are several races of
> daurica, there does not appear to be a nominate daurica daurica!). Nominate
> occurs in W China & C Asia.
>
> Clive
>
> On 21 April 2013 08:44, Brian Finch <birdfinch@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> CIRCUIT.. KISEMBE-NGONGS-KISAMESE-NGONG TOWN-KISEMBE 20th April 2013.
>>
>> Dear All,
>> On the early morning of 20th April, Simon Ball, Mike Davidson and
>> Nigel Hunter met up at my house. There were single Red-backed Shrike
>> and Willow Warbler in the garden so migrants were still going through.
>> We all set off for a day in the rift below the  Ngong Hills. There had
>> been very heavy rain on the Ngongs, and places were flooded and the
>> rivers very full. On Leakey’s Road lookout, just before Corner Baridi,
>> Simon suggested we stop as he had seen migrant raptors using this
>> valley as a fly way in the past. We got out, and there were numerous
>> White-rumped Swifts flying back and forth along the slopes below us,
>> with them were twenty or so Barn Swallow, a few resident Red-rumped
>> Swallows, but the best was a very small palearctic Red-rumped Swallow
>> of the race rufula, (Strangely whilst there are several races of
>> daurica, there does not appear to be a nominate daurica daurica!).
>> The only East African record to date, for the palearctic race was one
>> trapped at Ngulia on passage in the autumn of 2011.
>> Other migrants here consisted of one Eurasian Hobby, two Lesser Grey
>> and one Red-backed Shrike, several Willow Warblers, two Tree Pipits
>> and a Sand Martin.
>>
>> Barn Swallows were really on the move most of the morning and we saw
>> many on our circuit. Also a few more Willow Warblers, but just two
>> more Lesser Greys and one more Red-backed Shrike. Corner Baridi failed
>> to produce anything but the Lyne’s Cisticolas were very vocal. At the
>> bottom of the hill below Kisamese the road had washed away, but we
>> negotiated our way across, with some local “volunteers” trying to
>> charge Ksh500 to help us across! That’s what I call inflation! At the
>> large Dam, the water had flooded all the margins and it was not
>> possible to walk along the shore, there were a couple of Common
>> Sandpipers, and nominate White-headed Barbets calling from the figs.
>> Circling around to the Ngong road, there were many very noisy and
>> extravert Lynes’ Cisticolas, and of much interest a pair of
>> White-headed Saw-wings investigating some Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
>> nesting holes in the bank of the road. All records of this species
>> east of the Rift Valley are interesting, but if these birds do choose
>> a hole and raise a family as it looks like they have every intention
>> of doing so, it may be the first ever case of proven breeding east of
>> the Rift in Kenya, but at present they are prospectors. The site is
>> about 100m down from the Savannah Club, in the road bank.
>>
>> The only other bird of interest was a male Harlequin Quail flying low
>> past the Karen Roundabout whilst we were on it!
>>
>> Best to all,
>> Brian
>>
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