Wow John,
This is very impressive, it should be a bird reserve that tolerates golfers!
Best for now
Brian

On 2/19/15, John Dawson johndawson.jd@gmail.com [kenyabirdsnet]
<kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> *Karen Country Club bird walk, 23 January 2015*
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>
> On a glorious, sunny, mild morning, myself, Alastair Campbell, Karen
> Plumbe, Sarah Chiles and Barb Schlegel set off to explore the avian
> delights of Karen Country Club. The first sighting was a Silvery-cheeked
> Hornbill, and other “big birds” were to follow.
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>
> The wetlands were alive with birds, and it was hard to know where to look
> next. We had clear views of Tropical Boubou, Rueppell’s Robin Chat, Willow
> Warbler and African Citril, and a good sighting of a Grey-headed Kingfisher
> was soon followed by a Giant Kingfisher flying across the reedbeds. Two
> Grey Crowned Cranes flew past emitting their distinctive call. The
> highlight, though, was an immature Purple Heron, the first sighting of that
> species for Karen Club.
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>
> At the dams, the usual Reed Cormorant, Common Sandpiper and Three-banded
> Plovers were joined by three Black-winged Stilts, which treated us to a
> flying display, and a single Green Sandpiper, the first of the season at
> that site. And intriguingly, there were two Yellow-billed Ducks sitting
> next to each other in perfect light, at the same angle to the sun, one with
> an obvious green speculum and the other with an obvious blue speculum. I am
> convinced there are real differences out there, and not just tricks of the
> light.
>
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>
> On our walk, a number of the “usuals” were strangely absent – no
> Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, or Hamerkop, or Great Cormorant, or barbets, or
> Streaky Seedeater. But we did get excellent views of a flock of 20+ Rock
> Martins mixed with some Plain Martins, as well as Hartlaub’s Turaco, Cape
> Robin Chat and Pale Flycatcher.
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>
> The total of 48 species was very satisfying, and we thoroughly deserved our
> bacon and egg baps washed down with coffee.
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>
>
> *Birds seen and heard on Karen Club bird walk, 13 February 2015*
>
> Egyptian Goose
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> Yellow-billed Duck
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> Little Grebe
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> Sacred Ibis
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> Hadada Ibis
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> Purple Heron
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> Reed Cormorant
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> Black Kite
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> Black Crake
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> Grey Crowned Crane
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> Black-winged Stilt
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> Three-banded Plover
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> Green Sandpiper
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> Common Sandpiper
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> Red-eyed Dove
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> Hartlaub’s Turaco
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> Speckled Mousebird
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> Grey-headed Kingfisher
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> Giant Kingfisher
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> Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
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> Black-backed Puffback
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> Tropical Boubou
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> Black-headed Oriole
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> African Paradise Flycatcher
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> Pied Crow
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> Plain Martin
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> Rock Martin
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> Lesser Striped Swallow
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> Singing Cisticola
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> Yellow-breasted Apalis
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> Grey-backed Camaroptera
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> Common Bulbul
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> Willow Warbler
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> Olive Thrush
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> Cape Robin Chat
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> Ruppell’s Robin Chat
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> White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
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> Pale Flycatcher
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> Collared Sunbird
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> Bronze Sunbird
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> Variable Sunbird
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> Kenya Rufous Sparrow
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> Grosbeak Weaver
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> Baglafecht Weaver
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> Spectacled Weaver
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> Holub’s Golden Weaver
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> African Pied Wagtail
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> African Citril
>
> (48 species)
>