From: chege wa kariuki <chege@birdwatchingeastafrica.com>
Date: 2014-04-15 08:23
Subject: Re: [KENYABIRDSNET] Breeding Bee-eaters
Dear Otao
I have seen
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater breed along the Mutubio Climb of Aberdare National Park
Little Bee-eater go into holes carrying food on the roadside along the climb to Kisembe Forest in Nairobi National Park, The same carrying food and entering a hole along the Kichwa Tembo to Mpata Road in Mara just a few (like 20m) from the said junction
White-fronted Bee-eater at KWS Training Institute, Naivasha along the Maraingishu River and near Makalia Falls from the back road of Lake Nakuru Lodge in Lake Nakuru National Park. Also a population of them nesting at Menengai Crater. I pointed them to Prof. Steve Emlen and it's the same population he studied in the late 70's.

The same day we (Gregory Maina TBA, Anthony Kuria TBA and I)  found Friedmann's Lark nest in Shaba Game Reserve had a Somali Bee-eater twice pick some fly rub it on the branches and disappear down on the galley carrying but could dare not walk down as we had had a leopard some 15min ago and walked through the same galley.  I know the exact point if you interested.

That's the little i know for now.
cheers
chege



With Kind Regards

chege wa kariuki
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At 07:30 07/04/2014, gitau david wrote:

 

To all birders

In a few weeks a will have some students interested in filming breeding bee-eaters. I have a few spots that I have seen bee-eaters breeding specifically Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaters. Has any one while birding anywhere in Kenya recently seen any breeding clans of any species? any sightings with specific location would be greatly appreciated.

David Gitau